PRESS
“Let’s recall a couple of rock voices from awhile back: Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane/Starship and Annie Haslam of Renaissance. And then, with the power of those singers in the back of your mind, have a listen to Eliza Lutz and her band Future Scars as they perform “Dog Star,” the opener on their latest offering Harrow. Stick around for the next track, “Bad Faith,” and there you go – all hail Eliza, the new Grace/Annie!”
-Mark Scholl, Schizomusica (February 2020)
“At a point in time when too many artists and bands sound way too perfect and polished, this album has a nice organic sound that gives you the impression you're hearing a real band playing in real time with one another. Harrow is one nifty spin.”
“These gut-wrenching songs strike a nerve. They can make your heart flutter, your stomach sink, or your head spin. This music creates living scenes from the whole spectrum of human emotion.
-Cheryl Lynn, Undead Goathead (September 2019)
“Even in times of lush arrangement, every sonic touch serves the core premise, and Lutz' powerful, mercurial vocals reach far corners of emotion, from shivering sadness to full-blown roars of triumph.”
-Luke Henley, Santa Fe Reporter (August 2019)
“This isn't music you are going to hear in the dressing room at H&M, and thank God. This album is SO good. Singer-guitarist Eliza Lutz has a voice that immediately reminded me of a cross between Kate Bush and Karen Elson.”
"At five songs, Future Scars still provides us more than plenty of full-lengths do, plus it’s jam-packed with explosive and catchy post-punk ballads comprised of melodies that sound almost like what could have been if the mathy emo movement of the mid-to-late ’90s hadn’t gone by the wayside; this is evolution, for the band members and for the Santa Fe scene, and it is excellent. Think of Fear like a brief yet ever-ramping overview of everything Future Scars can do.."
-Alex De'Vore, Santa Fe Reporter (SFR November 2016)
Radio interview with Ira Gordon on KBAC - Eliza Lutz talks about Before, There Was Fear
Listen to the full interview here (KBAC November 2016)