Lukas Frank returns to original material with "Still Lying," breaking a stretch where his Storefront Church project cycled through covers of Sisters Of Mercy and Leonard Cohen tracks. The LA-based artist hasn't released new work since 2024's Ink & Oil, an album that deserved wider attention but landed quietly in the streaming void.
"Still Lying" arrives as a reminder of what Frank does best: constructing intricate indie rock that nods toward Grizzly Bear's orchestral precision and Radiohead's melodic unease without mimicking either. The song finds him threading needle-point arrangements and restless composition that justify revisiting his catalog, particularly Ink & Oil for listeners who missed it the first time.
The cover detour made sense as a holding pattern. But original songs suggest Frank isn't content staying there. Whether this marks the beginning of a new project or a standalone single remains unclear, but the quality argues for full attention. In a landscape where underground artists either maintain constant output or disappear entirely, Frank operates on his own timeline. That's either admirable or invisible depending on your vantage point. "Still Lying" tilts the needle toward the former.