Released in 2005, Truths & Lies was Doug Spears’ first CD, marking the move from shorter projects recorded on two-inch tape and home-studio cassettes to a full professional studio production. Handcrafted chairs, thrift-shop treasures, riverbanks, and working lives become windows into the human heart, with songs exploring longing, memory, hardship, and the stories people leave behind.
Several songs were revisited on later albums; the recordings presented here are the original 2005 versions.
The physical CD is out of print. Listen to the original album below.
“…an impressive combination of economical wordplay and simple, evocative melodies.”
— Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel
“His approach is always subtle and artful. The musicianship and recording are uniformly well done.”
— J. J. Biener, The Muses Muse
Released 2005 • 12 original recordings
Doug Spears — rhythm guitar and vocals
Alan Stowell — guitar, mandolin and fiddle
Paul McCaskill — bass
Ally Smith — viola and vocal harmonies