Liars

When I first saw the Liars I had no idea what I was getting myself into. They were opening up for Interpol, and I had just walked into the venue as Liars started. The performance of their music was so bizarre it frightened my Mom who was with me at the concert, but I loved every minute of it. I had never really seen an art punk band at the time before and their performance made me realize how interesting it could be for musicians to push the boundaries of conventions.
Liars put on a captivating performance live. At the show I was at the lead singer, Angus Andrew, was on stage wearing a white suit, waving his hands up in the air, and shaking around like he was an evangelical, charismatic preacher speaking in tongues and stirring up the audience. Liars perform with a reverberating and droning sound incorporating tribal like drumming and use of electronic synthesizers. Loud, monotonous rhythms are played on the guitar somewhat in the style of the shoegaze genre, and sometimes there are two drummers performing at the same time heavily playing the floor toms in order that the music focuses strongly on the rhythm allowing the audience to get caught up in a trance.
Liars have a diverse and interesting sound having created the album, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, which is an album influenced by witch hunting and is an album that focuses more heavily on atmospheric sounds rather then creating music in a more traditional melodic way. Liars is very progressive in their music making not being afraid to try something bizarre or unconventional. This attitude in making music has impressed many notable bands such as Radiohead and Portishead, who have asked Liars to tour with them.
At a Liars show you can expect an enthralling experience with Angus Andrew fervently entrancing himself into the electronic soundscapes of the music. They might console the audience with their beautiful song, “The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack” or they might play some more abrasive tunes from their most recent album.