Liars to Poets is a collaboration project between Marc Eswards and Aaron Masters that began in the spring of 2019. The band started to work on material and recently released their debut album entitled We Used To Live Here. To my ears this is a musical hybrid of an album that combines elements of electronic, alternative and experimental music.
“Night on a Wire” is the opener. The song contains a rumbling bass, electric guitar and inventive percussion. I was picking up on a lot of different elements. Some of the guitar work had an arena rock quality. I was impressed with the areas the song went into. There were a lot of surprises and unpredictability I enjoyed. On “Prisoner of the Year” we get some experimentation. The percussion elements were manipulated with effects which I thought was a major part of the song. There are also lush and ambient breakdowns. Similar to the previous song it goes in all sorts of different directions. I found the vocals to be well delivered and stood out against the instruments. “Cold Autumn Drive” is a high energy tune bursting from the seams and in my opinion one of the more single worthy tunes. The band does settle however from the piano led breakdown with intricate guitar work to the explosive last chorus with spliced vocals. “Deadbirds” is one of the emotionally resonant songs This song in particularly had a bit of darker quality. There are blaring lead guitars with a subdued foundation that proved to be a winning combination. By the time I got to “Seconds Before” their signature sound was starting to solidify for me. Some of the aesthetics from the previous songs were appearing in various forms. “Extended Stay (at the pink fountain motel)” is a hard hitting song on the verge of industrial while “Panic!” combines elements of pop-punk with a goth infused electronic quality. The vocal harmonies sound great on this song. “We Used to Live Here” is very cool and almost R&B sounding. The vocals soar here and the drum programming rivals some of their best songs. “A Night Cap?” has this slightly bluesy/rock guitar pattern with airy pads while “Still Waves” is a bit funky, slick and very groove based. They close with “Broken Reel” which is different from anything else. It’s a piano ballad with a great vocal performance and free of drums. The duo did a great job forming a unique and signature sound. Their blend of electronic and rock music felt seamless, This was a really good album I encourage you to listen to. Recommended.
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