Liars (Liars album)
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 28, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 at Planet Roc, Berlin | |||
Genre | Experimental rock | |||
Length | 39:06 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | Liars and Jeremy Glover | |||
Liars chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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Source | Rating |
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NME | (8/10)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[4] |
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Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stylus Magazine | B+[7] |
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Drowned In Sound | (9/10)[9] |
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Liars is the fourth studio album by the band Liars, released on August 28, 2007. The album was recorded at Planet Roc, Los Angeles and was produced by the band and Jeremy Glover.
The album was preceded by a week by the single release of "Plaster Casts of Everything". The single release of Plaster Casts was accompanied by a videoclip. The song "Freak Out" was #91 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[11]
"Plaster Casts of Everything" was listed in Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 songs of the 2000s" at #248.
The track "Leather Prowler" was used as the instrumental for "Leather Head" by Tyler, The Creator for his alternative hip-hop collective OFWGKTA's mixtape Radical.

Track listing
[edit]- "Plaster Casts of Everything" – 3:56
- "Houseclouds" – 3:21
- "Leather Prowler" – 4:25
- "Sailing to Byzantium" – 4:02
- "What Would They Know" – 3:11
- "Cycle Time" – 2:16
- "Freak Out" – 2:30
- "Pure Unevil" – 3:52
- "Clear Island" – 2:38
- "The Dumb in the Rain" – 4:21
- "Protection" – 4:30
Personnel
[edit]Liars
- Angus Andrew – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
- Julian Gross – drums, backing vocals, percussions
- Aaron Hemphill – guitars, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals
- Jeremy Glover – bass (track 4, 6 & 8)
'Liars' Session EP
[edit]On October 24, 2007, four tracks were available for free download from Liars' MySpace page.[12][13]
The track list is composed of demo versions of the following songs from the album:
- "Cycle Time" – 2:24
- "Houseclouds" – 3:27
- "Pure Unevil" – 3:58
- "Plaster Casts of Everything" – 4:02
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for Liars by Liars". Metacritic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Heather Phares (August 20, 2007). "Liars - Liars | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Nme.Com (August 14, 2007). "NME Reviews - Liars: Liars". Nme.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "| RFB". Rockfeedback.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Liars, 'Liars' (Mute)". SPIN. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Liars - Liars - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Mike Barnes. "CD: Liars, Liars |". The Guardian. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ [2] Archived July 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Liars - Liars | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ (December 11, 2007).""The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2009. . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21. Original link here [3]
- ^ "日光アレルギーについての専門医の受診の必要性 - 治療と予防【アレルギー】". May 25, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "LIARS - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Retrieved October 3, 2016.