tuesday wake up call

Awesome 3D printed face melting video for "Pro Anti Anti" by Liars!

Liars: Pro Anti Anti on Nowness.com

thursday wake up call

"Mess on a Mission" by Liars (directed by Luis Cerveró), from the band's new record Mess, out now on Mute Records.

friday wake up call

Liars' Angus Andrew tries to dunk a basketball in the band's new video for "WIXIW".

thursday wake up call

Ultra bizarre video from Liars for the song "Brats".

song of the moment

The first song from Liars’ upcoming album, Sisterworld is available online! Download "Scissor" from the band’s gorgeous site here.

cover song(s) of the moment

David Shrigley released his songbook Worried Noodles in 2005; last September, 39 artists adapted Shrigley’s lyrics from it and interpreted them into music for a double-CD compilation album by the same title. Although David Shrigley never recorded these songs; he is however, responsible for the song lyrics, that is why I am calling the songs below covers.

Grizzly Bear: Blackcurrant Jam (David Shrigley cover)
Yacht: I Saw Gold (David Shrigley cover)
Liars: Panic Button (David Shrigley cover)
Scout Niblett The Bell (David Shrigley cover) [wicked-cool song]
Final Fantasy: Joys (David Shrigley cover)
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buy Worried Noodles here

out this week

No Age: Weirdo Rippers
While the rest of the world got to enjoy Weirdo Rippers for the last two months, people in North America had to wait till now to buy one of my favourite records of the year. The band’s approach of noise rock with a twist of 80s' hardcore punk, indie pop and Suicide influenced style projects wonderfully surreal/dreamlike sensations for the listeners.

Every Artist Needs A Tragedy [super-wicked-cool song]
My Life's Alright Without You [super-wicked-cool song]
Everybody's Down [wicked-cool song]

buy Weirdo Rippers here


Liars: Liars
Avant-garde undertone and an extensive range of musical ideas make Liars a highly sophisticated record.

Leather Prowler [wicked-cool song]
Cycle Time [wicked-cool song]
Freak Out [wicked-cool song]

buy Liars here


Scary Kids Scaring Kids: Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Snake Devil

buy Scary Kids Scaring Kids here


Atreyu: Lead Sails Paper Anchor
A typical hard rock album with a couple of good tracks.

Honor
Two Become One

buy Lead Sails Paper Anchor here


The Honorary Title: Scream And Light Up The Sky
A exceptionally enjoyable sophomore by The Honorary Title!

Stuck At Sea
Along The Way
The City's Summer [wicked-cool song]

buy Scream And Light Up The Sky here

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i wanna run away, i wanna bring you too

I have never been a fan of Liars (the band... and people who tell lies). I tried to listen to their previous albums, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned and Drum’s Not Dead when they first released, but I was not very trilled by them. If memory serves me right, I thought the albums were too disjointed and they lack a sense of direction. Nevertheless, for the past week, I have been listening to their upcoming self-titled record (out on August 28), and I must say, I am kind of in love with it at the moment. The album is driven by a slight avant-garde undertone; Liars applied multi-layers of experimental instrumentations in a bundle of the songs. For instance, "Leather Prowler" composes of heavily distorted basslines, bizarre sounding piano rhythms, and echoing vocal while a noisy rhythmatic background and again, echoing vocal is the foundation of "Pure Unevil". I might be crazy to think this: but the vocals on some of the tracks like "Plaster Casts of Everything" and "Sailing to Byzantium" sound very similar to the vocal style of Klaxons! Liars is an album that features a vast level of sophistication. It explores with a range of musical ideas from interplaying with multiple genres to experimenting with sound effects. Yet, the album as a whole does not feel scattered as the songs interlock with one another, creating a very cohesive sounding record.

Plaster Casts of Everything [wicked-cool song]
Leather Prowler [wicked-cool song]
Freak Out [wicked-cool song]
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Liars comes out on August 28, you can pre-order it here