Wednesday 2 June 2010

Liars @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, 27th May


It goes without saying that Liars are a band that enjoy the louder things in life. Their five studio albums are a maelstrom of ideas and concepts merged together, propelled by a ferocious appetite for unseating the listener with wildly unsettling dynamics. Psych, folk, garage rock and punk form an often inconsistent palette that yet never fails to impress. So tonight’s surprise inclusion of two extra band members begs the question: what more is needed?  
Solidity and a more polished performance prove to be fruits of this line up change,  with frontman Angus Andrewprowling the stage like a caged animal, free to let loose safe in the knowledge he has double the manpower behind him.

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