Water Liars preach idyllic concepts

The Mississippi outfit has heart.

By Beca Grimm Tuesday July 26, 2016 11:09 AM EDT

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Water Liars make music for making out in a pile of hay or dancing barefoot on the outskirts of a best friends’ wedding reception or kneading bread dough in a sunny kitchen. The Oxford, Mississippi outfit makes unpretentious folk music that celebrates life in its moments of private joy.

The alt-country trio echoes this sentiment in thoughtful lyrics. Their stand-out single, “Let It Breathe,” off 2014’s self-titled full-length, boasts lots of golden, vulnerable lines bedded in well-placed hums. “There’s a room inside my heart that no one ever goes,” it starts, setting the scene of a secure, romantic relationship, as reclined in bed one slow morning. It rings with a quiet sense of hope, a facet increasingly unique during this renaissance of booty texts and dating tech.

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