"newcomers Young Liars rely on the kind of synth-fueled melodies that are all the rage these days. Fortunately, the five-piece do it better than most, as evidenced by their rock-solid debut EP" – Daily News (PA)
“outstanding” – Ology [Artist Spotlight]
"making school a lot more interesting!" - OwlMag.com
Available now, Young Liars’ debut EP Homesick Future is currently available to stream at AOL Spinner, Canada's MuchMusic, Exclaim! and others. The Vancouver-based quintet brilliantly blends synth-fueled indie rock with pop-friendly hooks and earnest, bright-eyed vocals.
Next month, the band will release their first official music video for lead single, “Colours.” In the meantime, check out the lyric video below.
It’s a story that’s almost too good to be true. The story of Young Liars began on a particularly cold winter afternoon in an Algerian basement bar tucked underneath the streets of Paris. Long before they rocked the effervescent rhythms of the Canadian band’s electrically angular, dance-in-your-underwear EP, Homesick Future, a bit of serendipity brought these five minds together.
The Canadian quintet, Young Liars, released their "Colours" single digitally and their new EP, Homesick Future, will hit shelves February 21 via Nettwerk Records.
This week, American Eagle Outfitters and Filter Magazine partnered up to premiere the band's debut visual offering - a lyric video for "Colours":
Together, these five guys are a band on the brink. To sample tracks from the forthcoming EP, including a "Colours" remix by fellow countrymen, Teen Daze, check out the soundcloud above.
Nettwerk Records is pleased to announce the signing of Vancouver’s latest indie rock sensation, Young Liars. Comprised of five multi-instrumentalists, Young Liars deftly experiments with synth-pop, electronic and indie rock to create catchy indie pop hooks.
Revered as an integral part of the local soundscape, the quintet’s compelling style has set them apart from indie rockers of the same flavor with driving, layered and thoughtful arrangements.
Young Liars is the latest addition to Nettwerk’s expanding label roster, which includes active artists like Ladytron, Peter Murphy, Angus & Julia Stone, William Fitzsimmons, as well as catalogue artists like Old Crow Medicine Show and fun.
In near infancy, the blog darlings have already garnered sold-out shows and a promising EP, Homesick Future (set for release February 21st). Today, Nettwerk Records shares lead track, “Colours,” from the forthcoming EP. Included in the release is a remix by fellow countrymen, Teen Daze.
Young Liars and Nettwerk co-founders snap a photo with the infamaous Spirit Bear in front of Nettwerk's Vancouve office. (From left to right: Andrew Beck, Jordan Raine, Angelo Ismirnioglou, Ty Badali, Wesley Nickel, Mark Jowett (Nettwerk), Ric Arboit (Nettwerk), Digory Smallz (Young Liars Managmeent)
Nettwerk Records is excited to announce the signing of Young Liars to its label roster. The Vancouver-based band, comprised of five multi-instrumentalists, is revered as an integral part of the ever-changing local soundscape, deftly experimenting with synth-pop, electronic and indie rock to create catchy indie pop hooks. Stay tuned for more news on Young Liars, including information on their upcoming debut full-length being released in 2012.
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