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Having traded in the ambitious concept albums for uncompromising yet well-crafted rock songs, Liars’ self-titled fourth album produced their most entertaining and critically acclaimed release yet. Returning to Ireland for Dublin’s Analog festival, frontman Angus Andrews and guitarist Aaron Hemphill discuss their drive to be different.

Each Liars album seems to be radically different from the last. Do you think that every release draws a different set of fans that like a particular type of music? Or do you think you a have a steady following that enjoys whatever you do? Continue Reading »

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Liars – ‘The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack’

The egoeccentric blog continue their excellent series of hangover mixes with an offering from Liars’ frontman Angus Andrew. Check back soon to read my interview with the band…

I just got back from their show in Andrew’s Lane Theatre and although the place was only about half-full, it left me feeling great. I previously saw them play a set at ATP’S Release the Bats last year, so it was nice to see them perform a longer set – and despite not playing ‘Pure Unevil’, they gave a great version of the above song…which has been in my head all weekend long.

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Brought to you by Stereogum, this is a mouth-watering line-up of indie faves worth checking out whether you dig Bjork or not. A fantastic idea and completely free, too! More of the same, please.

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Liars – ‘Your Not There’

Liars have just put a whole host of unreleased songs up on their MySpace site, once again demonstrating the sheer variety that these guys are capable of. As producer Jeremy Glover comments in the video below: “So much stuff is called avant garde these days because everything else is middle of the road.” But you have to love ‘em just for what they’re doing… Continue Reading »

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As one of the best albums of 2007, much of the attention that Liars’ fourth (and, arguably, best) album received centered on how the band had finally forsaken their conceptual efforts to simply focus on the art of the song, and the diversity that yet another stylistic U-turn displayed. No experimental electronic music with elaborate titles, just stripped down, visceral rock-pop with refined song structures.

But beyond the straight-ahead thrusts of the singles, the real heart of this album lies in two Aaron Helphill-penned tunes that showcase his incredible songwriting talents…

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