Tenebrous Liar (formerly known as Tenebrous) is a musical pseudonym of ''

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'' photographerAdam Webb
"Tenebrous Liar Review"

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, 29-06-2007 and Careless Talk Costs Lives (magazine) founder, Steve Gullick. Tenebrous Liar started as solo home recording project, inspired by the onset of boredom and depression in between photoshoots.Alex Denney
"Tenebrous Liar Are Floating In The Stars And Staring At The Gutter"
The Quietus, 13-11-2008 Since conception in 2005, the project grew in membership to become a four-part rock group and has gone on to record multiple studio albums. Throughout the years Tenebrous Liar has experienced frequent line up changes with Gullick remaining as the only constant member of the group. The band cites its musical influences to be acts such as

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

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and

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.Andrew R Hill
"Exposure: The Tenebrous Liar"
The List, 21-10-2009 In contrast to this, reviewers and critics often describe the music as having a darker tone, using terms such as grimy rockDavid Bowes
"The Tenebrous Liar - Run Run Run"
The Skinny, 20-01-2011 and bleak to describe the group's music. Tenebrous Liar have released seven studio albums, the most recent four being released on TV Records, produced by labelmate

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Live

Tenebrous Liar have played live with many artists over the years including

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, Will Oldham,

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, Black Spiders,

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The Icarus Line The Icarus Line was an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, active from 1998 until 2015. Career 1998–2003 The Icarus Line's roots started from a high school rock group, Kanker Sores. Tragedy struck the band in 1997, when ...

, Arrows of Love,

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John & Jen ''John & Jen'' (styled as ''john & jen'') is a musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Lippa and Greenwald. It is a two-person show about the relationships first between a brother and sister, John and Jen, and th ...

, Ed Harcourt and

Scout Niblett Emma Louise Niblett (born 29 September 1973), better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Niblett debuted in 2001 with her first full-length studio album ''Sweet Heart Fever'', and h ...

Discography

Albums

* ''Tenebrous'' (January 2006) * ''The Havering'' (April 2007) * ''Liar'' (June 2007) * ''Tenebrous Liar's Last Stand'' (October 2008) * ''Jackknifed and Slaughtered'' (January 2010) * ''Run Run Run'' (January 2011) * ''End of the Road'' (October 2012)

Singles

* "Approaching Happy" (September 2007) * "No Guiding Light" (September 2009) * "Pretender EP" (November 2008) * "Yellow Moon" (August 2006)

References

External links

Tenebrous Liar's official site
{{Authority control English alternative rock groups