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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. 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.

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andover wrote:
8 hours ago

deep...

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YoungLayer wrote:
yesterday morning

indeed.

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Albert_Transom wrote:
yesterday morning

there is no best band

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andover wrote:
Friday evening

Deerhunter? hell no, they only have one good album (cryptograms, which i loved). Liars are consistent.

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sporadicbanana wrote:
Friday evening

Wait...those are samples from the album? HOLY SHIT THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO RULE

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sporadicbanana wrote:
Friday evening

best band of the 00's [2] well, it might be Deerhunter actually, but they're at least in the top three.

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andover wrote:
Friday afternoon

best band of the 00's

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Vtmsp510 wrote:
Wednesday evening

Yo the site has been updated again, this time with samples of actual songs!! Apparently, according to Stereogum, they are called "Drip" and "Proud Evolution." Also, according to Angus, the album is about "alternate spaces people create in order to maintain identity in a city like LA ... where outcasts and loners celebrate a skewered relationship to society."

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aznbriansux wrote:
Wednesday morning

you guys know where This Heat went?

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col_ide wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

This Heat needs to be there.

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curare_curare wrote:
Sunday afternoon

shit, this heat dissappeared from similiar artists

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Vtmsp510 wrote:
last week

Yeah those videos are pretty fucking creepy

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Vtmsp510 wrote:
last week

I. Love. Longer. Want. To be. A Horse.

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YoungLayer wrote:
last week

http://www.thesisterworld.com/ got updated again with some new creepy videos

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nigel_vs_shark wrote:
last week

less liars, more drum's not dead [5] [You need to ADD a number when you copy someone, Tarkov! :D]

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iouaywe wrote:
last week

more of everything they've ever done [1]

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Tarkov wrote:
13 days ago

less liars, more drum's not dead [3]

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iouaywe wrote:
13 days ago

<3

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Standingonair66 wrote:
16 days ago

Angus Andrew looks like Jim Carrey; at least he did at Coachella.

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KIDAmnesiacs wrote:
17 days ago

I'm looking to download the new album. Anyone want to give it to me?

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