Although initially lumped into the New York dance-punk scene of the early 21st century, they have come to be categorized by their dramatic stylistic shifts between albums, while retaining a consistent interest in rhythm and sound texture. Liars are one of the many contemporary bands to draw from the late 1970's British post-punk movement. Their first album, 2002's They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, bore some resemblance to the work of Delta 5 and Gang of Four, accenting their angular, acerbic punk with modern synths and drum machines. Liar's second album, 2004's They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, eschewed their debut's trendy post-punk aesthetic in favor of dissonant atmospherics and electronic soundscapes more akin to the sound of This Heat. That album stratified fans and critics alike, especially chafing with those who took to They Threw Us All for the clear dance/punk leanings of a number of that album's tracks (e.g. "We Live Northeast of Compton"). 2006 saw the release of Drum's Not Dead., which continued the direction they had taken with They Were Wrong but was met with a much more favorable critical reaction. 2007's self-tited LP, Liars, found the band once again shifting styles, this time towards 60's style garage rock and 70's proto-punk, all through the dark, effects-driven prism that Liars began channeling on They Were Wrong. While more straight-forward than their previous 2 LPs, the record contained the same focus on rhythm and experimentation with the deconstruction of traditional sounds. Similar to Drum's Not Dead. Liars was critically praised and found its way on to Best of 2007 lists. They released Sisterworld, in 2010, which continued in their experimental post-punk direction. Its deluxe edition came with a completely remixed version of the album, with tracks being remixed by artists such as Thom Yorke, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead and Carter Tutti. In 2012, they released WIXIW, which saw the band take an almost entirely electronic direction with their music.
On January 13, 2014, Liars premiered their single "Mess on a Mission" and announced the title of their 7th album as Mess, which was released on March 24 via Mute Records.[17]
TFCF
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On February 20, 2017, Liars updated their site with a short video clip titled TFCF.[18] Another video was later added, called TFCF H, and then TFCF E, and so on. When taking the last letter of each of these videos, the word THEME is spelled out. On June 2, the band released four more videos which spell out the word FROM.[19] On June 15 and June 24, more videos were released spelling the words CRYING and FOUNTAIN, respectively. On May 18, Andrew announced a new Liars album to be released sometime in August, along with the amicable departure of founding member Aaron Hemphill. He will go on tour from August with a new backup band.
The initialism TFCF was the title of the band's LP which was released on August 25, 2017. Liars have, as a matter of course, sounded radically different with each album, pursuing new concepts and occupying diverse mindsets. On this, Liars’ eighth studio album, the bustling backdrops of Los Angeles, Berlin and New York have been replaced with a presence far more intimate and autobiographical.[citation needed]
The Apple Drop
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On May 4, 2021, Liars announced the release of a new album, titled The Apple Drop, which was released on August 6.
Broken Witch
Liars Lyrics
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I WANT TO BE A HORSE.
MEN HAVE SMALL THOUGHTS.
I NEED A TAIL.
GIVE ME A TAIL.
TELL ME A TALE
OF THE CHILDREN THAT STOOD IN THE WAY
OF THE ENDLESS WINTER
I, I AM THE BOY.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE HE IS THE BEAR.
WE WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
I, I am the girl.
She, she is the girl.
He, he is the bear.
We, we, we want to be
Him(I), we(I), we(I) want to be a horse.
I, I AM THE BOY
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE, HE IS THE BEAR.
AND WE, WE WE ARE THE ARMY
YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
Wanna be a horse
I I I
Wanna be a horse
I I I
Wanna be a horse
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I
I
I
I, I AM THE BOY.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE, HE, HE IS THE BEAR
WE, WE, WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
Blood blood blood blood
Blood
The lyrics of the song "Broken Witch" by Liars express a powerful desire to escape the mundanity of human existence and take on the form of a horse. The singer bemoans the limited thoughts of men and yearns for a tail, a physical representation of the freedom and wildness that are associated with horses. The following lines speak of a tale - likely a myth or fairy tale - involving children who stood in the way of an endless winter and a malevolent white witch who seeks to hurt them. As the singer declares themselves to be the boy and the others (she and he) to be the girl and the bear, they all become the army that blurs together with the blood they shed, all seen through the red haze of violence.
Line by Line Meaning
I NO LONGER WANT TO BE A MAN.
I no longer want to be human.
I WANT TO BE A HORSE.
I aspire to be like a horse.
MEN HAVE SMALL THOUGHTS.
Human beings have limited thinking capacity.
I NEED A TAIL.
I desire to have a tail like a horse.
GIVE ME A TAIL.
I want a tail.
TELL ME A TALE
Narrate a story.
OF THE CHILDREN THAT STOOD IN THE WAY
A story about kids who faced obstacles.
OF THE ENDLESS WINTER
About an unforgiving winter.
OF THE WHITE WITCH WHO'S LONGING TO CRIPPLE IMPALE
A white witch seeking to harm others.
I, I AM THE BOY.
I am the male.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
That is the female.
HE HE IS THE BEAR.
That is the bear.
WE WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
We are the group of people seen in the midst of bloody chaos.
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
Repeated mention of blood.
WE, we, we want to be
We also desire to be similar to a horse.
Him(I), we(I), we(I) want to be a horse.
We all want to embody horse-like qualities in our actions and lives.
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
The group of people in the middle of the haze of chaos and violence.
Wanna be a horse
I want to become like a horse.
I I I
Repetition of self-identity as an individual.
I, I AM THE BOY.
I am a male.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
She is a female.
HE, HE IS THE BEAR.
He is a bear.
AND WE, WE WE ARE THE ARMY
We are the group of people in the army.
YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
The chaos and violence you witness.
Blood blood blood blood
Continued emphasis on blood and violence.
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