Founded: 2000
Location: United States
Liars is an Australian-American experimental rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2000. Angus Andrew is the founding and only constant member of Liars, currently joined by multi-instrumentalist Cameron Deyell and drummer Laurence Pike. Aaron Hemphill played with the band from its inception until his amicable departure from the project in 2017. Julian Gross joined the band for their second album They Were Wrong, So We Drowned in 2004, and played with the band until his departure in 2014. Liars have released ten studio albums and are signed to Mute Records. They combine elements of punk-rock with electronica, with Andrew inspired by artists such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), The Cure, PJ Harvey, Underworld, The Doors and Michael Franks.
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"Not many could physically manage to reach up and punch a part of The Curtin's ceiling, but Andrew does - emphatically, to punctuate the beat - and we momentarily fear he'll literally bring the house down."
No bullshit.
There’s no denying the group has a brilliant discography, but seeing the trio change between drum kits, keyboards, homemade glitch stations and guitars mid-song was something to behold.
The Liars live experience is so much more than a mere gig – it’s an exorcism.
"I mean we are a band that values the accident above all…"
"Liars have continually subverted genre, expectation and taste to carve out a truly unique niche within the music landscape."
"We felt that we had to be adamant about how we felt the word should be interpreted because we hadn’t created it to be obtuse. A lot of time could be wasted through misinterpretation, which isn’t the point here."
Wherever it heads, with WIXIW Liars have managed to deliver an intriguing, inventive, brave and ultimately very good record, one quite the departure from what you’ve heard from the band previously.
There’s no pressure valve track here designed to startle the listener with a cathartic release of energetic aggression – everything is tempered and densely textured.