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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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| FULL TRACK Army of Me | 4:40 |
| FULL TRACK Plaster Casts Of Everything (Demo) | 4:01 |
| FULL TRACK Pure Unevil (Demo) | 3:57 |
| FULL TRACK House Clouds (Demo) | 3:26 |
| FULL TRACK Cycle Time (Demo) | 2:24 |
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andover wrote:
The stuff happening on their website give me hope that something a bit more abstract and avant-garde is on the way from them. I think that's when they're at their best.
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andover wrote:
Damn I love it when you put on the right album at the right time. It sounds so good, so fresh, as you said; like listening to it for the first time.
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no-thanks wrote:
Although right now I feel like I'm listening to Drum's Not Dead for the first time. But why is "Drum's" possessive? To the drums own not dead? Hmmmm...
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no-thanks wrote:
They Threw Us All In a Trench... is still one of my favorites. Probably my favorite Liars record actually. I think it holds a special place in my heart for teenage punk, and does it incredibly well. S/T is probably second to that.
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andover wrote:
liarsliarsliars.com is looking interesting.
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n0umena wrote:
there actually is some recording info in the liner notes of drum's not dead, if i remember correctly
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Otacons_Nachos wrote:
With that said, probably one of the only modern post-punk bands that doesn't just rehash 'lol repetitive bass line and single note guitar playing' over and over. More 'No Wave' than anything. Great band.
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Otacons_Nachos wrote:
No idea how people wouldn't love s/t or Sisterworld. Those albums are incredibly crafted and have an eerie mastery of dissonant sounds and rhythm.
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panSmith wrote:
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tzeello wrote:
80s italian liars are the shit!
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FeelinZazzy wrote:
i can always be found
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fans of liars! check out http://hauntedhorses.bandcamp.com/
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Nepmess wrote:
this amazing!)
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tyzmatos wrote:
Amazing band
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SeanK262 wrote:
let's be real guys, their first two albums were far from flawless. drum's not dead was a masterpiece, you can't expect a band to make an album that great all the time. i think their last two albums were pretty solid honestly. i'd probably agree that the last two aren't as energetic as their earlier albums, but they're still really good, just in a different way.
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kylehlogan wrote:
Earlier stuff is much better. Remided me of This Heat a bit.
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andover wrote:
Word, nagsworth.
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Nagsworth wrote:
gah! their early stuff is so amazing, why'd they go so rubbish after drums not dead? s/t and sisterworld are boring, man. some of the non-album singles are incredible, as are the first two albums. proper disjointed minimal percussive weirdness.
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Pseudoperson15 wrote:
Sisterworld is so fucking good.
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GregOfTheOcean wrote:
v i agree. any info on recording?
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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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Liars Curate Sonic City
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