http://onethirtybpm.com/2009/11/02/liars-l...-released-soon/
http://thesisterworld.com/
exciting stuff
Full Version: Liars launch viral site for new album?
this is probably going to be very good if not great. liars are a very inspired/forward thinking band who tend to be ahead of the curve. i am pretty excited to hear what this is going to sound like.
Dude at onethirtybpm apparently has the album and has posted the tracklisting.
01. Scissor
02. No Barrier Fun
03. Here Comes All The People
04. Drip
05. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
06. I Still Can See An Outside World
07. Proud Evolution
08. Drop Dead
09. The Overachievers
10. Goodnight Everything
11. Too Much, Too Much
Posted a couple of first impressions on atease as well.
Sounds pretty mindblowing.
01. Scissor
02. No Barrier Fun
03. Here Comes All The People
04. Drip
05. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
06. I Still Can See An Outside World
07. Proud Evolution
08. Drop Dead
09. The Overachievers
10. Goodnight Everything
11. Too Much, Too Much
Posted a couple of first impressions on atease as well.
QUOTE
Scissor opens with backing vocals, that are reminiscent of a choir at a funeral, mourning the death of a powerful emperor. Lead vocals are then overlaid, mentioning lyrics of, "I found her with my scissor..." and the choir like vocals slowly disappear, and are replaced with strings. Not a quartet, but more of a lone cello and violin. Flute and piano begin softly clashing over the strings, leaving tiny droplets behind. Then it shatters, and all fucking hell breaks loose, guitars run rampid, the strings fuck off, and drums enter a stage of insanity. Then it stops abruptly, revisiting the first verse, however, it is now accompanied by an organ. Once more, Liars go insane with guitar and bass chords smashing together in unison, with lead guitar tremolo picking in and out of your ear.
Then it's over.
No Barrier Fun
This track is more obvious, with the instrumentation being all very clear and distinct. The song revolves a bass riff which could easily be a bass riff found on Beck's Modern Guilt or The Good, the Bad and the Queen. However, over the bass riff is a very subtle oscillation of a looped delay pedal. Very jazz like drums are then introduced, with a lone violin interjecting at the end of the songs bass riff. It's a very bare bones song in that regard. The chorus is simply the verse, but it has glockenspiel twinkling over the bass riff. It's one of the most immediate songs that Liars have ever made, but it still possesses their doom and gloom undertones, which, in this track, is conveyed mostly through the vocals, "I wanna make it up". The bass riff continues over and over, through out the whole song, but it never grows tired.
This is probably the most bass guitar orientated track on the album. There's nothing anywhere as dancy as Mr Your On Fire Mr or Grown Men Don't Fall In The River, Just Like That. There's a fair bit of experimentation, but it seems to be very conventional, when looked at on paper. However, upon hearing it, it's a different story. Ironic, I know, but it's just a bit difficult to convey.
Here Comes All The People
Musically, this track is simply as abstract as you've come to expect from Liars. It relies predominantly on the guitar, bass and drum formula that Liars have manipulated and distorted throughout their career, leaving room for strings in the bridge to rise maniacally. The bass lines that hides beneath the track is - for lack of a better world - evil. It teases and taunts at you, attempting to send you into a nightmare, and more than often succeeding.
Then it's over.
No Barrier Fun
This track is more obvious, with the instrumentation being all very clear and distinct. The song revolves a bass riff which could easily be a bass riff found on Beck's Modern Guilt or The Good, the Bad and the Queen. However, over the bass riff is a very subtle oscillation of a looped delay pedal. Very jazz like drums are then introduced, with a lone violin interjecting at the end of the songs bass riff. It's a very bare bones song in that regard. The chorus is simply the verse, but it has glockenspiel twinkling over the bass riff. It's one of the most immediate songs that Liars have ever made, but it still possesses their doom and gloom undertones, which, in this track, is conveyed mostly through the vocals, "I wanna make it up". The bass riff continues over and over, through out the whole song, but it never grows tired.
This is probably the most bass guitar orientated track on the album. There's nothing anywhere as dancy as Mr Your On Fire Mr or Grown Men Don't Fall In The River, Just Like That. There's a fair bit of experimentation, but it seems to be very conventional, when looked at on paper. However, upon hearing it, it's a different story. Ironic, I know, but it's just a bit difficult to convey.
Here Comes All The People
Musically, this track is simply as abstract as you've come to expect from Liars. It relies predominantly on the guitar, bass and drum formula that Liars have manipulated and distorted throughout their career, leaving room for strings in the bridge to rise maniacally. The bass lines that hides beneath the track is - for lack of a better world - evil. It teases and taunts at you, attempting to send you into a nightmare, and more than often succeeding.
Sounds pretty mindblowing.
QUOTE
Scissor opens with backing vocals, that are reminiscent of a choir at a funeral, mourning the death of a powerful emperor.
i really hope this is what it sounds like. if it does, then this will probably be one of the best albums of next year.
Fuck this band, I'm so sick of their pretentious bullshit.
QUOTE (plaid is rad @ Nov 7 2009, 03:14 PM) 
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Scissor opens with backing vocals, that are reminiscent of a choir at a funeral, mourning the death of a powerful emperor.
i really hope this is what it sounds like. if it does, then this will probably be one of the best albums of next year.
I don't have any idea what that would sound like, but yeah.
QUOTE (Backwards Art @ Nov 6 2009, 04:50 PM)
The song revolves a bass riff which could easily be a bass riff found on Beck's Modern Guilt or The Good, the Bad and the Queen.
THIS MUST BE SOME BASSLINE, HUH.
QUOTE (Backwards Art @ Nov 6 2009, 05:50 PM)
QUOTE
Scissor opens with backing vocals, that are reminiscent of a choir at a funeral, mourning the death of a powerful emperor. Lead vocals are then overlaid, mentioning lyrics of, "I found her with my scissor..." and the choir like vocals slowly disappear, and are replaced with strings. Not a quartet, but more of a lone cello and violin. Flute and piano begin softly clashing over the strings, leaving tiny droplets behind. Then it shatters, and all fucking hell breaks loose, guitars run rampid, the strings fuck off, and drums enter a stage of insanity. Then it stops abruptly, revisiting the first verse, however, it is now accompanied by an organ. Once more, Liars go insane with guitar and bass chords smashing together in unison, with lead guitar tremolo picking in and out of your ear.
Then it's over.
No Barrier Fun
This track is more obvious, with the instrumentation being all very clear and distinct. The song revolves a bass riff which could easily be a bass riff found on Beck's Modern Guilt or The Good, the Bad and the Queen. However, over the bass riff is a very subtle oscillation of a looped delay pedal. Very jazz like drums are then introduced, with a lone violin interjecting at the end of the songs bass riff. It's a very bare bones song in that regard. The chorus is simply the verse, but it has glockenspiel twinkling over the bass riff. It's one of the most immediate songs that Liars have ever made, but it still possesses their doom and gloom undertones, which, in this track, is conveyed mostly through the vocals, "I wanna make it up". The bass riff continues over and over, through out the whole song, but it never grows tired.
This is probably the most bass guitar orientated track on the album. There's nothing anywhere as dancy as Mr Your On Fire Mr or Grown Men Don't Fall In The River, Just Like That. There's a fair bit of experimentation, but it seems to be very conventional, when looked at on paper. However, upon hearing it, it's a different story. Ironic, I know, but it's just a bit difficult to convey.
Here Comes All The People
Musically, this track is simply as abstract as you've come to expect from Liars. It relies predominantly on the guitar, bass and drum formula that Liars have manipulated and distorted throughout their career, leaving room for strings in the bridge to rise maniacally. The bass lines that hides beneath the track is - for lack of a better world - evil. It teases and taunts at you, attempting to send you into a nightmare, and more than often succeeding.
Then it's over.
No Barrier Fun
This track is more obvious, with the instrumentation being all very clear and distinct. The song revolves a bass riff which could easily be a bass riff found on Beck's Modern Guilt or The Good, the Bad and the Queen. However, over the bass riff is a very subtle oscillation of a looped delay pedal. Very jazz like drums are then introduced, with a lone violin interjecting at the end of the songs bass riff. It's a very bare bones song in that regard. The chorus is simply the verse, but it has glockenspiel twinkling over the bass riff. It's one of the most immediate songs that Liars have ever made, but it still possesses their doom and gloom undertones, which, in this track, is conveyed mostly through the vocals, "I wanna make it up". The bass riff continues over and over, through out the whole song, but it never grows tired.
This is probably the most bass guitar orientated track on the album. There's nothing anywhere as dancy as Mr Your On Fire Mr or Grown Men Don't Fall In The River, Just Like That. There's a fair bit of experimentation, but it seems to be very conventional, when looked at on paper. However, upon hearing it, it's a different story. Ironic, I know, but it's just a bit difficult to convey.
Here Comes All The People
Musically, this track is simply as abstract as you've come to expect from Liars. It relies predominantly on the guitar, bass and drum formula that Liars have manipulated and distorted throughout their career, leaving room for strings in the bridge to rise maniacally. The bass lines that hides beneath the track is - for lack of a better world - evil. It teases and taunts at you, attempting to send you into a nightmare, and more than often succeeding.
This is hilarious.
"No Barrier Fun" really does sound like a Modern Guilt-era Beck song, which was really upsetting. Rest of the album is alright.
what's your take on "Houseclouds"? 'cause that sounds like Beck a bit too and it's awesome.
"Houseclouds" isn't boring. "No Barrier Fun" is. In fact this entire album is sort of "boring," though I'm hesitant to dismiss it so early because I love these fucking band and I'll probably grow to really like it and regret these words later.
interesting..
Dunno if I'm setting myself up for disappointment or what, but I'm fully expecting this to be my favorite Liars album, based on the trajectory they've had so far. Especially if they keep in line with the rock tendencies of the s/t. Here's hoping for some stuff to rival "Plaster Casts of Everything"
Dunno if I'm setting myself up for disappointment or what, but I'm fully expecting this to be my favorite Liars album, based on the trajectory they've had so far. Especially if they keep in line with the rock tendencies of the s/t. Here's hoping for some stuff to rival "Plaster Casts of Everything"
You've heard this Heretix?
I hope so, otherwise my posts would be pretty pathetic.
That was my snarky way of saying yes.
That was my snarky way of saying yes.
How?
Promo.
upload it
to LOPP, of course.
to LOPP, of course.
Are you on 130bpm now, Heretix? Or some other equally elite music reviewage site?
Would like to read some of your work. Even if it's for some Savage Garden solo album.
Would like to read some of your work. Even if it's for some Savage Garden solo album.
Some are more well-written than others. Thought it would be fun to have an outlet to write about indie rock. Writing on the new Shackleton atm actually.
QUOTE (Heretix @ Nov 10 2009, 06:07 AM)
http://onethirtybpm.com/author/andrew-ryce/
Some are more well-written than others. Thought it would be fun to have an outlet to write about indie rock. Writing on the new Shackleton atm actually.
Some are more well-written than others. Thought it would be fun to have an outlet to write about indie rock. Writing on the new Shackleton atm actually.
Oh man! Didn't think they wrote about that kind of thing over there. I've tried many times to put my feelings about Big Daddy Shack into words, but it always dissolves into a frothing mess of superlatives and overstretched fantastical metaphors. Same sort of thing when I write about Untrue, as you may have seen.
EDIT: Nice Annie review, btw. I feel the same about most of the songs on there and pretty much the same about the score.
quite happy for this band to be pretentious twats if they're making music as good as "Drums Not Dead" and their S/T one.
QUOTE (James D @ Nov 10 2009, 07:37 AM)
quite happy for this band to be pretentious twats if they're making music as good as "Drums Not Dead" and their S/T one.
oh word. Love those goddamn albums.
btw James speaking of music we both like: know anything about when Minus the Bear is releasing their next album?
QUOTE (James D @ Nov 10 2009, 10:37 AM)
quite happy for this band to be pretentious twats if they're making music as good as "Drums Not Dead" and their S/T one.
agree with this entirely, although i will say that i feel that they get labeled as being "pretentious" only because most people aren't used to musicians being artistic anymore.
don't get the pretentious label at all for this band.
Dunno but the two new songs on their myspace are pretty cool. Big fan of their 7-8 minute song "Lotus" off their last one so I hope they really embrace the epicness of that for the new one.
"lotus" was great
man music is so good
inbetween revisiting classic albums for the decade list, getting to grips with new releases as well as remembering underappreciated gems such as lotus, I'm having a great Autumn/Winter so far
inbetween revisiting classic albums for the decade list, getting to grips with new releases as well as remembering underappreciated gems such as lotus, I'm having a great Autumn/Winter so far
met a guy the other day who doesn't listen to music at all, thought that was a bit strange
QUOTE (Backwards Art @ Dec 8 2009, 02:06 AM)
Not what I expected at all. But then again you never really know with Liars.
I do like it though.
I can't figure out all the lyrics but they seem pretty cool. the ending,
"she was AAAAA------LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVEEEE" is kick-ass.
"she was AAAAA------LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVEEEE" is kick-ass.
I heard this thing at a party a few weeks back, and while I can't remember much about it specifically, I can remember really enjoying it.
The first track is all nice and good but some of this stuff really does sound like Modern Guilt. It varies between Liars-by-numbers and really really boring shit. I'm slowly warming up to it but it doesn't seem at all up to snuff to past albums, it feels like throwaway stuff.
QUOTE (Heretix @ Dec 8 2009, 08:40 PM)
The first track is all nice and good but some of this stuff really does sound like Modern Guilt. It varies between Liars-by-numbers and really really boring shit. I'm slowly warming up to it but it doesn't seem at all up to snuff to past albums, it feels like throwaway stuff.
gotta disagree on all counts.
Song sounds quite good to me... not as good as Drum's Not Dead probably, but it's too early to really say I suppose.
Heretix I'm never going to forgive if you don't upload this album for me.
Stop asking me that. I may be a third-tier internet personality but that doesn't make me any less responsible for leaking watermarked promos. Sorry Michael 
It's all good. All I really wanted was recognition of my whining.
you're top tier in my book.
you're top tier in my book.
This is fucking great.
Just downloaded, haven't had time to listen yet.
"Scarecrows on a Killer Slant" might be my new favorite song by them.
QUOTE (n.k @ Dec 24 2009, 11:46 PM)
Just downloaded, haven't had time to listen yet.
solid post.
Damn, I can't download anything over break
I guess I'll have this and Spoon to look forward to when I get back though.
I guess I'll have this and Spoon to look forward to when I get back though.
For those that do this kind of thing, ahem, there is a working link on Bolachas at the moment...
that song is rubbish like hail to the thief era radiohead.
boring and cheap.
boring and cheap.
Top draw shit on a first listen.
Band continues to be pretty perfectly tuned to my ears.
Band continues to be pretty perfectly tuned to my ears.
Album has leaked.
Months ago.
to be fair, the months-ago leak was of terrible quality. sounds much better now, but I'm still not thrilled w/ this.
This one is a lot more difficult to get into than their last two. It's a weird one. It's growing on me, definitely, but there's still something about it that seems distant... I dunno. hard to put into words. It's not as affecting as Drum's Not Dead, more of an abstract art performance. Like 154, but without the pop songs.
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