Liars
Self Titled
(Mute)
Entertainment Today Sep CD Review Series
From their 2001 debut, Liars were all over the board with a weird mixture of punk, noise, art-rock, experimental, and pop that often was too jumbled for me to get into. Last years Drum's Not Dead marked a glimpse of hope in me that this band was on the right path to honing in their sound into something that the world at large could get into. Their new album doesn't really strengthen my resolve that Liars are on the path to making commercially viable music, but it does prove that the group isn't playing to that crowd. After relocating to Berlin from Los Angeles, it seems that the trio has bee soaking up enough local culture to abandon a good chunk of their LA "make a pop album and ride the wave" mentality, which has left them to their own sinister devices. Ambient noise, falsetto singing, thick guitars, and random keyboard flourishes through this CD and helps create a sound similar to Seattle's Grizzly Bear, and at the same time reminds me of something The Stooges would have done if they were still around and began listening to the New Wave of Swedish Rock music. A definite must-spin. Get the Vinyl edition and be a hip indie kid.
Entertainment Today Sep’07 CD REview Series
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- June Panic Songs from Purgatory
- Phosphorescent Pride
- Cornelius Sensuous
- Klaxons Myths of the Near Future
- Micheal McDermott Noise from Words
- Bam Margera Presents: Viva La Bands (Volume 2)
- Five Finger Death Punch The Way of the Fist
- Framing Hanley The Moment
- Liars Self Titled
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