ANITA CAZZOLA - Acoustic guitar, vocals, banjolele (track 4), harmonica (track 4)
LIV CAZZOLA - Vocals, accordion, ukulele, glockenspiel
Sam Boer - Drums, vocals (tracks 2, 9)
JILL SAUERTEIG - Cello, vocals (tracks 3, 9, 10)
JUAN UDARBE - Electric Bass
PETER KLAASSEN - Upright Bass
ANDREW GILL - Trumpet 
BRADEN PHELAN - Electric Guitar (tracks 2, 3, 8)
ISAAC BEATTIE-BOOTH - Mandolin (track 9)
ISAAC ENG - Violin (track 4)
JORDAN LITTLE - Electric guitar (track 10)
DAVE SILANI - Drums (track 10), additional percussion
GROUP VOCALS/CLAPS  - Anita, Liv, Sam, Juan, Jill

All songs written by Liv and Anita Cazzola

Produced by Dave Silani at Dungus Records (www.dungusrecords.com)
Engineering and Mixing by Dave Silani
Additional engineering by Dave Worthen, Matt Haché, and John Petingalo 
Mastered by Jay Hodgson at Roofless Creations (www.rooflesscreations.com)
Album artwork by Anita Cazzola
Recorded in Wiarton, Toronto and London, Ontario in 2015

Out and In

Where The Smoke Blows

This is Where I Feel At Home

The Burial

Jailbird

Three Sheets to the Wind

I've Got You

The Moon And The Stars

Listen To The Rain

Release date: January 16, 2017
On the surface, Front Door is about the struggle to identify with various spaces we call “home” - in the past seven years, Liv and Anita have lived in 10 different houses, whether together or apart. “I find a lot of comfort in objects that I’ve carried with me through the different places I’ve lived in.  They are the only constant things I have access to despite moving around,” says Anita.
At its heart, this song explores the emotional degradation that comes with damaging the earth through consumerism, planned obsolescence and object detachment. The sisters struggle to bring their consumption to a halt while living in a society that is based on wasteful and disposable practices.

Front Door

Sister - March 16, 2018
Sister is about working with family and touring the country for the first time while suffering from anxiety. This song epitomizes Liv and Anita’s relationship, allowing listeners to learn about them musically, lyrically and personally. Feelings of sadness, self-doubt, and fear of disappointment give way to self-honesty and forgiveness in this upbeat tune. 
“When Anita first played this song for me, I wept. Our relationship is so beautiful and complex, and Sister expresses this more clearly than we’ve ever been able to, in our many heart to hearts,” says Liv.

Sister

The Lifers are a sister-fronted post-folk six-piece, addressing sexual trauma and intergenerational pain through post-folk caresses and indie-rock bangers. Their music invites you to feel deeper, love gentler, and have fun despite all the shit.

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