I Love Liars!!!

Posted by Pariahjane

The band, that is. These guys are great and incredibly talented. From time to time I like to post about bands that I think deserve more coverage than they are receiving. There are too many untalented groups out there that are getting air play while those that are really making amazing music get pushed to the wayside.

From Pitchfork Media (http://www.pitchfork.media.com/), this review is of their latest album Liars and probably could do them more justice than I ever could.

Much of Liars is rhythmically simplistic-- even brutish-- giving it an unexpected caveman thrill after the more cerebral Drum. In some ways, it hearkens back to the beefy punk-funk of the band's earliest material, where they bulked up the skinny-legged skronk of the Gang of Four and James Chance on a meat-and-potatoes diet. But in other ways this heft feels totally new-- classic rock moves melted into a noisy reduction. "Clear Island" and "Plaster Casts of Everything" both throb to the kind of riffs and howling keyboards that go right for the American rock fan's lizard brain.

It's hard for me to pick a favorite album but I do have to say that Drums Not Dead would be a great first time album for someone who is new to Liars eclectic beats and raw sounds.


Check out the video for Houseclouds from their album Liars. Hope you enjoy!