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🔥 Four Witnesses, One Guilty Conscience: First Fifty Feet's Most Unflinching Song Yet🔥

First Fifty Feet has never been interested in easy answers, and "Four Truths and One Lie" is proof the Irvine, CA project is only getting sharper. Inspired by the shifting perspectives of Kurosawa's Rashomon, this new single trades the band's earlier meditations on time and inheritance for something more intimate: the stories we tell ourselves to survive our own history.

Sonically, "Four Truths and One Lie" sits at the intersection of Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, and Post-Metal, a sound that will resonate immediately with fans of Tool, Mastodon, and Gojira. Expect the same patient, atmospheric build those bands are known for, paired with First Fifty Feet's minimalist, narrative-first production style.

The track unfolds as four competing accounts of the same event, each voice convinced of its own innocence. Lines like "The truth is just a shape we make / To carry what we have done" capture the song's central idea: that memory isn't a record, it's a negotiation. The recurring imagery, steel, silk, forest, rope, grounds that psychological unraveling in something tactile and unshakable.

"We spend our lives curating the past to make it bearable," says James of First Fifty Feet. "'Four Truths and One Lie' isn't about finding the facts; it's about acknowledging that every story we tell ourselves is a version of what we need to believe to keep moving forward."

By the final refrain, the song offers no resolution, only the quiet, uncomfortable acknowledgment that truth may not survive contact with the people who lived it. "Four Truths and One Lie" is out now via SODEH Records on all major platforms.

For Fans of Tool, Mastodon, and Gojira

Biography

The vision of a single multi-instrumentalist, James, First Fifty Feet stands as a powerful and deeply personal project shaped by more than three decades of musical dedication. Based in Irvine, his journey began in the early 1980s after hearing the Ramones’ Rocket to Russia at just four years old, a moment that lit the fuse for everything that followed. From there, James carved his path through the Southern California hardcore punk scene, touring extensively from Los Angeles to Victoria, British Columbia. By the late ’90s, he had become a key presence in Northern California’s underground circuit, performing at the legendary Gilman Collective and helping cultivate the Humboldt County scene through his support of Arcata’s Placebo venue. After college, his focus shifted toward a professional career, but music never left his orbit. Working in isolation, he continued to experiment and create using tools like Impulse Tracker, Cubase, four-track recorders, and Reason, quietly building a vast catalog of material over the years. A layoff in 2024 became an unexpected turning point, pushing James back into full creative motion. The discovery of DistroKid in mid-2025 opened the door to finally releasing his work, sparking a renewed wave of writing and recording, including new material crafted on his own handmade guitars. Fueled by a drive to create heavy, uncompromising, and emotionally charged music, this resurgence led to First Fifty Feet signing with SODEH Records in 2026, bringing his raw, unfiltered sound to a wider global audience. Reflecting on his work, James keeps it simple and honest: “I pour myself into these songs. I strive to stay authentic and true to the heavy, semi-ironic music I hear and feel within me. If you like it, thank you. If you don’t, thanks for trying.”

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