''They Were Wrong, So We Drowned'' is the second album by

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band Liars, released in 2004. The album is considered a massive departure from the

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-inspired style of their debut ''

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'', exploring a more freeform, tribal sound. The album takes the form of a very loose concept album concerning

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upon

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(a mountain) during

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, and tales of witch trials in the area around the

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. The recording coincided with the band's relocation from Williamsburg,

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to the woods of rural

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, which also inspired the initial direction of the album. The focus upon the Brocken legends came when one of the band members mistakenly entered "Brocken Witch" into a search engine while researching the first song's title (called "Broken Witch" at the time). A screenshot of the

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for "We Fenced Other Gardens with the Bones of Our Own" resulted on the band's eponymous

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. The album was included in the book ''

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''.

Track listing

# "Broken Witch" – 6:10 # "Steam Rose from the Lifeless Cloak" – 2:49 # "There's Always Room on the Broom" – 3:05 # "If You're a Wizard Then Why Do You Wear Glasses?" – 2:11 # "We Fenced Other Gardens with the Bones of Our Own" – 5:28 # "They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids" – 2:38 # "Read the Book That Wrote Itself" – 3:09 # "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway" – 4:51 # "They Took 14 for the Rest of Our Lives" – 4:09 # "Flow My Tears, the Spider Said" – 6:12

References

External links

* 2004 albums Concept albums Mute Records albums Albums produced by Dave Sitek Liars (band) albums Walpurgis Night fiction {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub