Yeasayer, Liars Cover Fleetwood Mac on Rumours Revisited

Yeasayer, Liars Cover Fleetwood Mac on <i>Rumours Revisited</i>

It’s no surprise why Fleetwood Mac has received the cover treatment so much recently (read our review of this year’s tribute album here): artists are eager to try their hands at reinterpreting that classic sound and even more classic album. Music magazine Mojo‘s January issue features a free copy of Rumours Revisited which includes current artists covering the famous 11-song collection. The album’s opening track “Second Hand News” is reimagined by Yeasayer, Liars takes a stab at “The Chain” and nine other artists contribute to the cover album. Check out the album’s complete track list as well as two streaming...  read more

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A Day In The Life Of Liars

A Day In The Life Of Liars

Paste photographer Sean Edgar recently spent a day behind the scenes with Liars during their stop in Columbus, Ohio. The band, whose new album WIXIW came out earlier this year, performed at A and R Music Bar on July 28.  read more

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Liars: WIXIW

Liars: <i>WIXIW</i>

New York’s Liars have the much-coveted ability to hop between genres without sounding overextended or plagiaristic. Since their dance-punk debut They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top in 2001, the trio has spent more than a decade toying with standard song structure, never failing to perplex even their most loyal fans. This is ultimately what’s kept them interesting and relevant for so long in a comically fickle music industry. WIXIW is being called their “electronic” record, and while that’s accurate, it makes it sound more like a deliberate concept rather than what it really...  read more

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Portishead Picks Grinderman, Beach House, Swans for I'll Be Your Mirror Fest

Portishead Picks Grinderman, Beach House, Swans for I'll Be Your Mirror Fest

There is another Velvets-themed festival in town. The new two-day London-based I’ll Be Your Mirror’s lineup already includes Company Flow, Grinderman, Beach House and The Books, as curated by Portishead....  read more

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Photos Ft. Modest Mouse, Raekwon, Pavement, Best Coast, Many More

Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Photos Ft. Modest Mouse, Raekwon, Pavement, Best Coast, Many More

Photos by Gavin Paul...  read more

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Liars Announce More Tour Dates, Single Release

Liars Announce More Tour Dates, Single Release

Their U.S. jaunt will see them hit 11 cities...  read more

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Finalizes Lineup

Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Finalizes Lineup

We knew that Modest Mouse, Pavement and LCD Soundsystem had signed on to play this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, but late last week, the Pitchforkers announced the rest of the three-day fest’s lineup. Added were Broken Social Scene, Liars, Panda Bear, Wolf Parade, Big Boi, Beach House, Major Lazer and many more....  read more

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St. Vincent, Os Mutantes, Liars Join Beck's Record Club

St. Vincent, Os Mutantes, Liars Join Beck's Record Club

Beck’s Record Club project in which he collaborates with other artists to record an entire cover album in one day—is now on its fourth installment. This time, Beck’s getting help from St. Vincent, Liars and Os Mutantes, according to Spinner.com....  read more

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Liars: Sisterworld

Liars: <em>Sisterworld</em>

Transient, experimental rockers continue to reward, evolve Geography has always defined Liars. The band—which formed in Los Angeles with a menacing Australian frontman named Angus Andrew—first received attention after relocating to New York. Liars would later make an album in New Jersey that was loosely based on German witchcraft, only to actually move to Berlin for their next album....  read more

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Ten March 2010 Albums Worth Checking Out

Ten March 2010 Albums Worth Checking Out

March is a mysterious month with plenty of secrets...  read more

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