Like their first two releases, The Lied To’s new record, The Worst Kind of New released in March 2022, explores the challenges of relationships with the duo’s trademark grit, honesty and harmony. But this time they also dig deep into the next stage of life, examining loss, grief, memory, and the desire for love and self-acceptance.  The album’s sonic landscape is both tastefully understated, yet also deep and cinematic. The Worst Kind of New received a host of stellar reviews and charted high on the national roots-rock and contemporary folk charts.  Goldmine Magazine says of the album, “The serendipitous sounds of The Lied To’s — Susan Levine and Doug Kwartler — ring with a resilience that’s hard to resist."

Levine and Kwartler were award-winning solo singer-songwriters when they first met at a folk festival in their home state of Massachusetts in 2009. After reconnecting at an open mic in 2013, Levine began recording in Kwartler’s recording studio. The two started sharing gigs and discovered that they were a match both musically and personally. Three albums and nine years later, the pair, who took their name from The Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved,” continues to share music and life. Between them, they have been finalists at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, and the International Songwriting Competition, among others. Kwartler is a respected music producer who owns and runs Hollow Body Recording Studios near Boston, MA.  His songs have been featured on network tv shows including CSI, All My Children, The Young and the Restless and Dark Blue.