Liars - Plastic Casts of EverythingAlbum: Liars [2007]
liars were conceived in november 2000 after two friends and ex-los Angeles art students, aaron hemphill and angus andrew, reunited in new york city. combined, they write music - surprisingly formulated after the beats are laid down on the drum machine - exhibiting fundamental elements of punk rock. synthetic keypads, vocal modulation, and interspersed prearranged compositions, mixed with their guitar-bass-drums equation, create angular yet melodic songs. after making two densely packed, high-concept albums, the most experimental thing liars could do was make their version of a pop album. on their self-titled album, they strip away most of the concepts and some of the ornate sonics of the band's previous two albums, leaving a simpler, smaller-scale album with as much impact as their more ambitious work. each song here is focused - only a handful stretch past four minutes long - but it wanders wherever it wants to, touching on noise, prog, hard rock, punk, industrial, and other styles the band has flirted with in the past, as well as a few uncharted ones. the album begins with "plaster casts of everything," a flame-throwing rock behemoth that sounds even heavier compared to the largely atmospheric work of the album prior. check out the video for this song if you feel so inclined. wow!
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