Mess (Liars album)

Mess
Studio album by Liars
Released	24 March 2014 (2014-03-24)
Recorded	No Gold Studios, Los Angeles, US [1]
Genre	Alternative dance, [2] dance-punk [3] electronica
Length	55:11
Label	Mute
Producer	Angus Andrew [4]
Liars chronology
WIXIW (2012) Mess (2014) TFCF (2017)
Singles from Mess
"Mess on a Mission" Released: 17 March 2014 "Pro Anti Anti" Released: 27 June 2014 "I'm No Gold" Released: 3 November 2014

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	C [2]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10) [6]
NME	(8/10) [7]
Pitchfork Media	(6.9/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]

Mess is the seventh studio album by music trio Liars, released on Mute Records on 24/25 March 2014. ^{[10] [11]} In a press release, singer Angus Andrew said the recording process had been "almost the exact opposite" of creating their last album WIXIW and that "instead of being doubtful, work on the new album has been immediate, fun, instinctual and confident". ^{[12] [13]} The record was largely recorded at the band's own No Gold Studios in Los Angeles. ^[14]

The first single from the album, "Mess On A Mission", was released on 17 March, backed with remixes from Silent Servant, SFV Acid, Black Bananas (Jennifer Herrema) and Nest Of Teens. ^[10] Regarding the single, a Mute press release quotes the band: "Mess On A Mission acknowledges some of the modern day issues of uncertainty, of being overwhelmed with possibilities, too many choices and it vocalises them. It's cathartic and a more positive spin on something our music has always dealt with: anxiety." ^[10]

Mess is the last studio album by Liars to feature long-standing members Julian Gross and Aaron Hemphill, who left the group in 2014 and 2017 respectively.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aaron Hemphill and Angus Andrew.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mask Maker"	4:07
2.	"Vox Tuned D.E.D."	4:31
3.	"I'm No Gold"	6:10
4.	"Pro Anti Anti"	4:16
5.	"Can't Hear Well"	3:26
6.	"Mess on a Mission"	4:05
7.	"Darkslide"	3:51
8.	"Boyzone"	4:41
9.	"Dress Walker"	4:01
10.	"Perpetual Village"	8:57
11.	"Left Speaker Blown"	6:59

References

1. Discogs.com entry for the album. Accessed April 9, 2014.
2. 1 2 Geffen, Sasha (March 27, 2014). "Album Review: Liars - Mess". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
3. Cohen, Ian (March 24, 2014). "Liars - Mess". Album Reviews. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved April 5, 2014.
4. "LISTEN: NEW LIARS!". thequietus.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
5. "Mess by Liars". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
6. Lukowski's, Andrzej (March 19, 2014). "Liars: Mess". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
7. Hewitt, Ben (March 24, 2014). "Liars - 'Mess'". NME . Retrieved April 5, 2014.
8. Sheffield-, Rob (April 4, 2014). "Album Reviews: Liars – Mess". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 5, 2014.
9. Birkut (March 2014). "Music Review: Liars – Mess". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 5, 2014.
10. "Release first single from new album, 'Mess On A Mission' – out 17 March. Listen to the Silent Servant remix & pre-order the new album 'Mess' – out 24/25 March". www.mute.com. February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
11. "Liars Announce New Album, Mess, Share "Mess on a Mission"". www.pitchfork.com. January 13, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
12. "Watch: Liars Preview New Album, Due in March". www.pitchfork.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
13. "Liars Return with new album – out in March 2014". www.mute.com. November 21, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
14. "Loud and Quiet feature" Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Daniel Dylan Wray, 'At Home With The Liars', Loud and Quiet magazine, February 22, 2014.(issue 56)

External links

• Liars homepage