Liars is the fourth studio album by the band Liars

Liars (band)

Liars is a three-piece band formed in 2000 consisting of Angus Andrew , Aaron Hemphill , and Julian Gross...

, released on August 28, 2007. The album was recorded at Planet Roc, Los Angeles

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 and was produced by the band and Jeremy Glover.

The album was preceded by a week by the single release of "Plaster Casts of Everything". The single release of Plaster Casts was accompanied by a videoclip. The song "Leather Prowler" is played with the Moodswinger

Moodswinger

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, in many reviews confused with a piano. The song "Freak Out" was #91 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

"Plaster Casts of Everything" was listed in Pitchfork Media

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's "Top 500 songs of the 2000's" at #248.

Track listing

1. "Plaster Casts of Everything" – 3:56
2. "Houseclouds" – 3:21
3. "Leather Prowler" – 4:25
4. "Sailing to Byzantium" – 4:02
5. "What Would They Know" – 3:11
6. "Cycle Time" – 2:16
7. "Freak Out" – 2:30
8. "Pure Unevil" – 3:52
9. "Clear Island" – 2:38
10. "The Dumb in the Rain" – 4:21
11. "Protection" – 4:30

'Liars' Session EP

On October 24, 2007, four tracks were available for free download from Liars' MySpace page.
The tracklist is composed of demo versions of the following songs from the album:

1. "Cycle Time" – 2:24
2. "Houseclouds" – 3:27
3. "Pure Unevil" – 3:58
4. "Plaster Casts of Everything" – 4:02

External links

• Pitchfork: Liar's Fourth Album Revealed!