On the brink of releasing TFCF, Angus Andrew posted on Reddit giving the public a chance to ask them whatever questions they have in mind. One question that remained unanswered until now: Why did Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross decide to leave the band?
Of course, given the opportunity, fans asked the dreaded question, “Is Liars now a solo project? Why did Julian and Aaron depart?” Adnrew’s response was anticipated by many, but the answer that Andrew gave was a lot less dramatic. He simply responded saying that Aaron decided to leave because he just didn’t want to be a part of it anymore. No hard feelings. The split was amicable and the two remain friends.
Julian left Liars for a different reason. His bad back made traveling and performing difficult.
Now back to the Reddit forum. Andrew had an overwhelming stack of questions that he was able to have fun with and be completely honest. Fans asked about specific songs, experimenting with new music and even his creative inspiration for songs.
One person asked:
“Am I supposed to listen to “This Dust Makes That Mud” all the way through??”
Andrew was in good spirits and responded,
“bwahahahaha yes! and then get so fed up with it you kick the stereo in the face!”
This gave some fans a chance to share their opinions and interact with Andrew.
“I love this track! I can actually listen to it all the way through and it’s not enough even then. I don’t notice how those 20-30 minutes pass by, which is very uncommon for me because I usually get tired of long tracks pretty quickly.”
When asked about the new album cover, the answer was intriguing. Something that you may discover from the music is that creatively, Andrew and Hemphill were creatively in sync. With Hemphill leaving the picture, the album art reveals the emotions of Andrew. Andrew said in response:
“I felt like I was married to Aaron creatively and now that he is gone I am alone in my wedding dress. The record is basically the them music for our creative relationship deteriorating.”
By the way, the forum also cleared up another mystery about the album cover. It turns out after this shot was snapped, Andrew got to eat his cake too.
TFCF: Theme From Crying Fountain
01 The Grand Delusional
02 Cliché Suite
03 Staring At Zero
04 No Help Pamphlet
05 Face to Face With My Face
06 Emblems of Another Story
07 No Tree No Branch
08 Cred Woes
09 Coins in My Caged Fist
10 Ripe Ripe Rot
11 Crying Fountain
Andrew will continue to write punk rock mixed with electronica music. The Release of TFCF will be on August 25. Follow this link for a chance to win a free download of the first song “The Grand Delusional.” Andrews mentioned that although a new album is being launched this summer, he will play some of their older songs LIVE.
08/05 London, England – Visions Festival
08/07 Primosten, Croatia – Superuho
08/10 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Congés Annulés
08/12 Fordongianus, Italy – Here I Stay Festival
08/16 Bergen, Norway – Perfect Sounds Forever
08/18 Stirling, Scotland – Doune The Rabbit Hole
08/19 Brecon, Wales – Green Man Festival
08/24 Berlin, Germany – Pop-Kultur
09/13 Detroit, MI – El Club
09/15 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09/16 Columbus, OH – Ace of Clubs
09/18 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
09/20 Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at The Outer Space
09/21 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
09/23 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
09/24 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
09/25 Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
10/06 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
10/07 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
10/10 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
10/13-15 Joshua Tree, CA – Desert Daze Festival
10/28 Manchester, England – Transformer 2
10/30 Bristol, England – Colston Hall
11/01 Glasgow, Scotland – Art School
11/04 Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse
11/09 Utrecht, The Netherlands – Le Guess Who? Festival
11/10 Brussels, Belgium – Orangerie
11/11 Kortrijk, Belgium – Sonic City
11/13 Paris, France – Le Maroquinerie
11/14 Zurich, Switzerland – Salzhaus
11/15 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
11/16 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
11/17 Rome, Italy – Monk
11/18 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv
11/29 Bucharest, Romania – Control
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