{"id":1799,"date":"2021-02-01T21:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2021-12-08T20:29:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:29:57","slug":"new-album-liquids-life-is-pain-idiot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/01\/new-album-liquids-life-is-pain-idiot\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Liquids || Life Is Pain Idiot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please, if you ever hear someone exclaim that “Punk is dead,” put them in a chair, and let him or listen to all 27 tracks on the new Liquids record Life Is Pain Idiot<\/em>. Then ask whether they are sure.<\/p>\n

Liquids play relentless garagepunk with snotty vocals at a blistering pace. And yet, underneath that trashy sound, the band often sounds surprisingly melodic and musical. For example, listen to Don’t Wanna Get To Know You<\/em><\/a> or Think Too Much<\/em><\/a>. Both songs sound like lost Exploding Hearts tracks (I am aware this is my second Exploding Hearts reference of today<\/a>, but listen to those songs and tell me I am wrong). Or what about the r’n’r party track on speed Lemon Rice (Doomed To Live)<\/em><\/a>. Liquids even make Meatloaf sound good in their cover of Bat Out of Hell<\/em><\/a> – don’t worry, they cut the ten minute original<\/a> by almost 7 minutes with blunt force. Many of the songs on Life Is Pain Idiot<\/em> have surfaced before online, but digital only. If I am not mistaken, the songs have been rerecorded with\/by Erik Nervous. Anyhow, Liquids has never sounded this good before.\u00a0 A vinyl release of the record with alternate “scary” artwork is due this summer. It’s a must own.<\/p>\n