Liars is an experimental electro/rock band formed in 2000. Australian-born … Read Full Bio ↴Liars is an experimental electro/rock band formed in 2000. Australian-born Angus Andrew is the founding and only constant member with Aaron Hemphill (percussion, guitar, synth) leaving the project in 2017 and Julian Gross (drums) no longer is able to perform due to personal reasons. The band has released 8 studio albums since forming and remains one of the few bands still consistently active from the post-punk revival scene in New York of 2000s.

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.

Houseclouds
Liars Lyrics

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Shattered pieces on the stitches of our underfoot
You're impatient from the prophecies we undertook
Our plan to sacrifice this drive
You say goodbye
Goodbye

We should wait until they arrive
To open the door on another life

We've been waiting for this all our lives
We should wait until they arrive
I wont be gone

I wont be gone
We've just begun
I wont be gone

Do you think about the rubbish and intolerance?
Are you sick of shiny sabre-tooth ?
Our sights are right between our eyes
We say goodbye

We should wait until they arrive

Before we take these pills and end our lives
I wont be gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Liars' "Houseclouds" are cryptic and open to interpretation. One possible understanding of the song is that it is about a relationship that has become frayed and uncertain. The "shattered pieces on the stitches of our underfoot" could represent the remnants of the relationship that is struggling to hold together. The "prophecies we undertook" may refer to promises made by the couple that have not been fulfilled, leading to impatience and a desire to move on. The lines "our plan to sacrifice this drive, you say goodbye" suggest a mutual agreement to let go of the relationship and pursue other paths.

Despite the sense of finality, the singer is not ready to disappear completely. The repeated declaration "I won't be gone" suggests a determination to persevere, even in the face of uncertainty. The singer also questions the direction of society, wondering if the world is plagued by "rubbish and intolerance" and expressing frustration with "shiny sabre-tooth" perhaps a reference to superficiality and aggression. Ultimately, the song seems to be about the struggle to find meaning and purpose in the face of confusion and chaos.

Line by Line Meaning

Shattered pieces on the stitches of our underfoot
Our plans have failed and we are left with the remnants of broken hopes and dreams

You're impatient from the prophecies we undertook
You are frustrated by the predictions we made

Our plan to sacrifice this drive
Our plan was to let go of our ambitions

You say goodbye Goodbye
You are leaving and bidding goodbye twice

We should wait until they arrive To open the door on another life
Wait for something to happen before making major decisions about our future

We've been waiting for this all our lives We should wait until they arrive I wont be gone
We've waited too long for this, and we should not leave until it happens

I wont be gone We've just begun I wont be gone
I won't be gone, our journey has just started, and I am not giving up

Do you think about the rubbish and intolerance? Are you sick of shiny sabre-tooth ?
Do you care about the uselessness and prejudice in the world? Are you tired of the fake people you see every day?

Our sights are right between our eyes We say goodbye
We know where we are headed, and it is time to say goodbye

We should wait until they arrive Before we take these pills and end our lives I wont be gone
Wait for something to happen before making the ultimate decision about our existence

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