Sisterworld

Liars' relentlessly tense new album finds the always excellent band focusing on detail and texture rather than stylistic schizophrenia.

As they’ve done previously with Berlin and Salem, Liars drew inspiration from a specific location for Sisterworld, cocking a wary eye at Los Angeles—though it’s hardly the L.A. Randy Newman would recognize. This is a place of profound alienation, a pothole-cracked parallel City Of So-Called Angels where the fringe…

Transient, experimental rockers continue to reward, evolve

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The rules get tossed right out the window when you’re dealing with a band like this.

After taking a break from concepts with their self-titled album, Liars return to themed songs with Sisterworld, an album about the alternate spaces people create to survive in Los Angeles -- and they’re just as weird, thought-provoking, scary, funny, and ambitious as ever.

Even taking into account the disappointing final act, Sisterworld adds up to a thrilling listen.

Album Reviews: Liars - Sisterworld

Liars - Sisterworld review: Sisterworld shows that behind every small and opaque locked door hides a disturbing storyline.