The beginnings Liars were formed in 2000 by singer Angus Andrew and guitarist Aaron Hemphill in Brooklyn, New York, soon joined by drummer Ron Albertson and bass player Pat Noecker. The band's style was originally an experimental version of hardcore punk, and the band was soon welcomed in the New York City scene documented in
Meet Me in the Bathroom (film). The band started to get relevant in the scene, managing to open a Sonic Youth show.
They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck A Monument on Top and break up Liars released on October 30, 2001 their first album
They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top. After some studio transmission, participations, shows, and some EPs, the band broke up.
Sisterworld On November 2, 2009, Pitchfork reported that Liars had updated their MySpace page by posting links to the website. Upon clicking the door displayed on the website, three short clips are shown, all three of natural landscapes with amplified ambient sounds. However, when the word "SISTERWORLD" below the door is clicked, the viewer is taken to the Liars' merchandise page. On November 4, the band confirmed that
Sisterworld would be the new album, and would be released in early 2010 on Mute Records. According to the Pitchfork article, It was written and recorded in Los Angeles with
Jon Brion collaborator Tom Biller and much inspired by the city. The band were chosen by
Portishead to perform at the
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival that they curated in July 2011 at London's Alexandra Palace.
WIXIW The band released their sixth album entitled
WIXIW (pronounced 'wish you') on June 4, 2012. The first single from the album, No. 1 Against the Rush, was released on 28 May 2012. It was written in an isolated cabin north of Los Angeles with the aim of removing themselves from the influence of "extraneous things".
Mess On January 13, 2014, Liars premiered their single "Mess on a Mission" and announced the title of their seventh album as
Mess, which was released on March 24 via Mute Records.
TFCF On February 20, 2017, Liars updated their site with a short video clip titled TFCF. 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. 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 backdrops of Los Angeles, Berlin and New York have been replaced with a presence far more intimate and autobiographical.
The Apple Drop On May 4, 2021, Liars announced the release of a new album, titled
The Apple Drop, which was released on August 6. ==Discography==