Reverend’s Untimely Demise Opens Up About the Emotional Weight Behind Have You Tried Lying to Yourself
For Reverend’s Untimely Demise, music has never been just a hobby—it’s been a lifelong passion. After spending more than a decade performing in various bands, the artist has developed the skills to independently handle nearly every aspect of the creative process. From songwriting and performing to recording, mixing, mastering, and even video editing, Reverend’s Untimely Demise has embraced becoming a completely self-sufficient musician.
Building Experience Through the Independent Scene
Throughout the years, Reverend’s Untimely Demise has shared the stage with several well-known names in the indie rock scene while performing in previous bands. While recognition has never been the driving force, those experiences helped sharpen both the artist’s live performance and creative vision, ultimately leading to today’s independent approach.
Learning the Craft
One of the biggest challenges throughout the journey has been mastering the technical side of music production. Mixing and mastering require patience, practice, and years of training your ears to hear the smallest details.
Looking back on earlier work, Reverend’s Untimely Demise can appreciate just how much growth has taken place.
“I recently went back and listened to a few things I did when I first started and hoooo boy. It is not good. Lol.”
Rather than being discouraged, those early recordings serve as a reminder that improvement comes through consistency and dedication.
Music as an Outlet
For Reverend’s Untimely Demise, creating music is about much more than releasing songs. It’s a way to process emotions, experiences, and thoughts that are often difficult to express any other way.
“I really just want to keep making and releasing music. It really helps me process all the things that I wouldn’t be able to otherwise.”
That honesty has become one of the defining characteristics of the artist’s music.
Introducing Have You Tried Lying to Yourself
Reverend’s Untimely Demise is preparing to release a deeply personal six-track EP titled Have You Tried Lying to Yourself. The title is a direct response to the kinds of comments people struggling with depression often hear from those who don’t fully understand what they’re going through.
The project doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. Instead, it embraces them.
An Honest Look at Mental Health
Throughout the EP, Reverend’s Untimely Demise explores themes including mental health, suicidal ideation, addiction, trauma, and emotional pain. Each song reflects real experiences and emotions, creating an unfiltered look into the artist’s recent years.
Rather than writing from a distance, the lyrics were created by confronting feelings that had never fully been acknowledged before.
“I really tried to write the lyrics about things that I’ve never even really admitted to myself. Digging deep on this one.”
The result is a body of work built on vulnerability, honesty, and self-reflection.
Looking Ahead
While Reverend’s Untimely Demise continues to grow as an independent artist, the mission remains simple: continue creating authentic music that resonates with listeners facing similar struggles. With Have You Tried Lying to Yourself, the artist hopes to remind people that they are not alone and that even life’s darkest moments deserve to be spoken about openly.
The upcoming EP stands as Reverend’s Untimely Demise’s most vulnerable release to date—one that transforms pain into art and invites listeners into an honest conversation about mental health, healing, and the realities that too often go unspoken.
