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.

Pure Unevil
Liars Lyrics

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I know there is a someone
I know there is a someone
I know there is a someone for me

I know there is a someone
I know there is a someone
I know there is a someone for me

And you're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some
You're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some
And You're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some
You're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some oh

In time the two of us set fire in the evening.

In the tombs there are walking corpses and I'm yellowing
Die together,let's die together die together die together

In the tombs there are walking corpses and I'm yellowing
Die together,let's die together die together die together

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Liars' song "Pure Unevil" are somewhat enigmatic and open to interpretation. The repeated phrase "I know there is a someone for me" could refer to the search for a romantic partner or companionship, but the song takes a darker turn with the lines "And you're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some". The suggestion here is that the singer is seeking someone who is, in fact, pure evil, and is disappointed that their target does not fit the bill. This is reinforced by the later lines "In the tombs there are walking corpses and I'm yellowing/Die together, let's die together", which convey a sense of morbidity and perhaps a desire for violence or destruction.

The song seems to be about the singers' conflicted desires and search for meaning in a dark and uncaring world. The repeated refrain of "I know there is a someone for me" suggests a deep sense of loneliness or longing, but the lyrics also convey a sense of despair and nihilism, as with the lines "In the tombs there are walking corpses". Overall, the song is a haunting and unsettling take on the human search for connection and purpose.

Line by Line Meaning

I know there is a someone
I believe that there is a person out there meant for me

And you're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some
I recognize that you are not pure goodness and that even if you desired to be, it would not be possible

You're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some
Once again, I acknowledge that you are not purely good and that it is impossible for you to become so

And you're not pure unevil and even if you wanted some oh
I affirm yet again that you are not entirely good and that there is no way for you to achieve that state

In time the two of us set fire in the evening.
As our relationship develops, our passion and attraction for one another grow stronger

In the tombs there are walking corpses and I'm yellowing
I recognize that in some places, such as in tombs, there are undead entities and that I myself am deteriorating or fading away

Die together,let's die together die together die together
Let us remain together until the end, until we pass away together

In the tombs there are walking corpses and I'm yellowing
Once again, I acknowledge that in certain places, such as tombs, there are undead entities and that I myself am fading away

Die together,let's die together die together die together
I reiterate that we should stay together until the end, until we die in each other's arms

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