There are bands that can pull off acoustic renditions of their songs, and then there's Water Liars, a Mississippi trio for whom the live acoustic session seems to have been invented.
Last month, Isthmus was fortunate enough to have the band stop by its office to perform three songs, including "Tolling Bells," a eulogy for the late, great Jason Molina.
A soaring standout on Water Liars' eponymous 2014 release, "Tolling Bells" here is stripped nearly bare, allowing Justin Kinkel-Schuster's haunting lyrics to make themselves right at home in your eardrums.
Produced by Isthmus, this video was directed and edited by Justin Sprecher, with additional camerawork by James Kraus and audio by Manny Figueroa.
Be on the lookout for the next live session, which will feature Norwegian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter Mikhael Paskalev.