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Wednesday, January 19 2011

Part 2: From Meklit Hadero to the Old 97's

Slipped Discs continues with the return of a '60s pop heartthrob, the best underappreciated hip-hip album of the year, the resurrection of a legendary '80s band, some great beats from M.I.A. and many more. All records that missed our top 70 list last year.


Friday, August 1 2008

The Eccentrics

You need not be popular to break the rules, and you need not be popular to break your own conventions. Sometimes the very best music is being crafted right on the fringes of the mainstream, and it is for that reason that sometimes you will find some of rock music's greatest DETOURS.


Friday, December 21 2007

The Best Albums of 2007

From tech house to Radiohead and Americana to indie and everything in between, PopMatters picks the best 60 albums of 2007.


Reviews

Wednesday, July 7 2010

Liars: The Overachievers EP

"The Overachievers", the second single from Liars' Sisterworld, may be the most illusive song on the album.


Wednesday, April 28 2010

Liars + Fol Chen: 15 April 2010 - New York

Regardless of how spectacular a live set a band puts forth, sometimes the audience is all it takes to make or break a show.


Tuesday, March 9 2010

Liars: Sisterworld

Sisterworld is a paranoid, violent reaction to the social and artistic landscapes of Los Angeles. The album provides a forceful perspective on the nightmarish effects of the dream factory.


Monday, August 27 2007

Liars: Liars

After several years of challenging audiences with their bold and brash attempts to deconstruct everything you ever knew about rock music, Liars return with a remarkable new album that rebuilds it in their own image.


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Wednesday, December 9 2009

Liars - Sisterworld (new album / MP3)

Liars Sisterworld (Mute) Releasing: 9 March 2010 The follow-up to Liars' eponymous fourth album is entitled Sisterworld. The press release claims that the album delves…


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