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New York, United States (2000 – present)

Liars is a three-piece band formed in 2000 consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar), Aaron Hemphill (percussion, guitar, synth), and Julian Gross (drums). Although initially lumped into the New York dance-punk scene of the early 21st century, they have come to be categorized by their dramatic stylistic shifts between albums, while retaining a consistent interest in rhythm and sound texture. Liars are one of the many contemporary bands to draw from the late 1970’s British post-punk movement. Their first album, 2002’s They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top, bore some resemblance to the work of Delta 5 and Gang of Four, accenting their angular, acerbic punk with modern synths and drum machines. Liar’s second album, 2004’s They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, eschewed their debut’s trendy post-punk aesthetic in favor of dissonant atmospherics and electronic soundscapes more akin to the sound of This Heat. That album stratified fans and critics alike, especially chafing with those who took to They Threw Us All for the clear dance/punk leanings of a number of that album’s tracks (e.g. “We Live Northeast of Compton”). 2006 saw the release of Drum’s Not Dead., which continued the direction they had taken with They Were Wrong but was met with a much more favorable critical reaction. 2007’s self-tited LP, Liars, found the band once again shifting styles, this time towards 60’s style garage rock and 70’s proto-punk, all through the dark, effects-driven prism that Liars began channeling on They Were Wrong.
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  • skcribbles

    it IS great and the best thing since drum's not dead by far.

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  • ColdGrandeur

    Alright people, wrap it up. Colton56 has informed us that 2012 is all about Animal Collective and no one else. Sucks to be all those other bands who play different music and shit!

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  • Colton56

    Hate to tell you guys, but 2012 belongs to Animal Collective

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  • Nagsworth

    it's not great but it's still the best thing since drum's not dead.

    yesterday evening

  • elephants

    WIXIW, album of the year? It has to at least be in the conversation.

    yesterday afternoon

  • dapaweu

    KŁAMCZUCHY KURWA.

    yesterday afternoon

  • steverhiggs

    I have a spare ticket for the manchester date , will sell for a tenner. message me if interested

    yesterday afternoon

  • Wasabi1992

    New album really sucks. :( Gonna listen to it tonight.

    yesterday afternoon
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  • Jun 22 Liars Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, United States

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  • Jul 5 Liars The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, United States

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  • Jul 11 Liars Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT, United States

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Liars Curate Sonic City

13 Oct 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars

On October 29 and 30 De Kreun (in Kortrijk, Belgium) organizes for the fourth time the Sonic City festival. Each year, a new band curates the festival. After Millionaire ('07) and Dälek …

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