You likely know Luke Temple as the voice behind New York quintet Here We Go Magic, but the Manchester, MA native had a brewing solo project for years before the band’s self-titled debut. When that record took off, Temple’s third solo effort was put way on the back-burner — on low — as HWGM dropped two more releases. Now, Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care is finally going to see light of day and CoS has the premiere of the album’s new single, “How Could I Lie”.

Conceived and recorded concurrently with HWGM’s debut, Temple crafted something during the day vastly dissimilar to the ambient dream-scape he formulated for his band at night. Under his own name, he lays down largely unplugged, lo-fi produced folk tunes (Don’t Act… was mostly recorded onto a four-track recorder). “How Could I Lie” is an outright country number, Temple’s twangy voice asking “I walked out of the swamp to find her trying not to cry/so how could I lie?” While there are hints at his other musical life when the keys plink away dreamily, there’s far more Neil Young than Animal Collective.

There’s still plenty of magic, as Temple continues to showcase a talent for songwriting, and the track exemplifies why the record was denoted “The Country Record”. You can hear this other side of Temple when Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care drops from Western Vinyl on September 6th. The full tracklist is below, right after your premiere of “How Could I Lie”.

Luke Temple – “How Could I Lie”

Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care Tracklist:
01. In The Open
02. More Than Muscle
03. How Could I Lie
04. Weekend Warrior
05. Ophelia
06. Ballad For Dick George
07. So Long, So Long
08. You Belong To Heaven
09. Luck Park