Deliciously thrilling experimental noise-rock.
āThere are very few bands around at the moment that possess the kind of wit, imagination and guts to make sure that every time they release a record it sounds nothing like their last. Thank God, then, for Liars.ā
(NME)
No more beautiful chaos imaginable than that of band Liars, from New York. Their debut 'They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top' was bursting with post-punk groove, avant noise, bizarre pop and minimal funk. Their shows laid the foundation for the renewed punk-funk revival led by LCD Soundsystem. But Liars wanted to shed themselves of their 'post-punk Brooklyn art-dance' label and radically changed direction.
Their latest album āSisterworldā (from ā10) made it into the end-of-year charts internationally and had a quite uncompromising sound. What's more, they have fans all over and in the highest echelons too. Beck invited them to his famous 'Record Club', where they covered āKickā by INXS together. As curator, Portishead also recently invited them to last year's ATPās āIll Be Your Mirrorā.
Then, suddenly, Liars are out on tour again. Without prior announcement. Hit and run. As always. āOur idol has agreed to produce this next Liars recordā was to be read on www.liarsliarsliars.com. There's also a series of reports - via youtube clips - with deliciously remarkable sounds. Or 'Six ā May 9ā, a Facebook post that presumably refers to the release date of their latest newcomer. Liars? You gotta love them.
Support-act will be new electronica child-prodigy Pomrad, from Antwerp. Pomrad conceals Antwerp's Adriaan Van de Velde, who is about to release his first EPāVlotjesā. According to De Standaard, everyone who hears this EP will be āamazed at Pomradās musical maturity, his fantastic drive to experiment and his un-Flemish feeling for black grooves.ā Add to that the comparison with Rustie and a dash of Flying Lotus and you should be fully triggered. Lefto, did you have something more to say? āYep, Can I already refer to him as our Hudson Mohawke?ā @ Lefto: please do!