Hollywood Lies are the anthesis to the central LA party scene, the Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan’s of this world that descend on parties. In their own words, ‘LA is a good place to be when you’re a success’. So ‘Building An Empire’ is an album written from the small band’s point of view, a look in at the scene and the people that are within it. And to be fair it’s a decent effort. ‘Building An Empire’ is a predominantly catchy affair which proves the band can write a tune. And while their ideas don’t always come off effectively – the multi-layered vocals on ‘Southbound Train’ sound a little messy as the track progresses – at least they’re not afraid to give it a whirl. There are more hits than misses and while the band’s sound isn’t the most original around they do it in a way that doesn’t sound too tired.
Hollywood Lies are a pretty new band and I’m certain we’ll be hearing more of them in the future.