Liars

8 awesome album covers from March 2014

We scoured our music library and judged the shit out of last month's album covers, compiling a list of releases…

Best Albums: Animals as Leaders, Liars, Glenn Kotche, Owls

Animals as Leaders: The Joy of Motion Liars: Mess Glenn Kotche: Adventureland Owls: Two

Review: Liars’ WIXIW

To anyone who saw the video for Liars’ “No. 1 Against the Rush,” WIXIW always will be associated with the…

Video: Liars’ “No. 1 Against the Rush”

For a glimpse of Liars’ new album, the band provides an eerie visual interpretation of "No. 1 Against the Rush."…

Q&A: Young Widows

Young Widows: In and Out of Youth and Lightness (Temporary Residence, 4/12/11) Young Widows: "Future Heart" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/young-widows-future-heart.mp3|titles=Young Widows: "Future Heart"]…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Zorch’s Demo EP

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

Guest Spots: Disappears explains its key components

Disappears: Guider (Kranky, 1/17/11) Disappears: "Halo" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Halo.mp3|titles=Disappears: "Halo"] Chicago-based rock band Disappears feels pigeonholed. After having just released its second…

Alina Simone: Reviving the Sounds of a Soviet-Era Punk-Folk Icon

Ukrainian-born, American-raised singer-songwriter Alina Simone pays homage to underground Soviet-era songstress Yanka Dyagileva with an album that re-imagines her work.

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Contest: Win tickets and a Pop Hopper wristband for Pop Montreal

From September 29 to October 3, the ninth annual Pop Montreal international music festival runs in dozens of venues and…

Invisible: Overlooked Albums and Unseen Artists — in stores now!

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Liars: Channeling Overlooked Urbanism on Sisterworld

In the past decade, there have been few bands more surprising or compelling than Liars. Ruthlessly innovative and committed to…