''Liar'' is the third studio album by Vancouver

alternative Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (Kamen Rider), Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * Alternative comics, or independent comics are an altern ...

band,

Fake Shark – Real Zombie! Fake Shark (formerly known as Fake Shark – Real Zombie!) is a Canadian alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally formed in 2005, while their early musical style mainly combined elements of dance punk, post-hardcore a ...

released February 14, 2013 through Canadian record labels,

Light Organ Records Light Organ Records is a Canadian independent record label, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

and

Universal Music Canada Universal Music Group (UMG) owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here. According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Gra ...

. The album marks a change in sound from the band's previous albums for an eclectic mix of

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

, electro-pop, and

alternative hip hop Alternative hip-hop (also known as alternative rap and experimental hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising "hip-hop group ...

compared to

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

and

dance punk Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements.Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984.Simon Reynolds.Faber and ...

origins of their earlier work. The album is also the group's first release on Light Organ, after signing to the label in 2012. ''Liar'' was preceded by two singles, "Girls", featuring

Hot Hot Heat Hot Hot Heat was a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 1999. The band was signed to Seattle label Sub Pop in 2001 and Warner Records throughout the majority of their career. The band has released five full-lengt ...

's lead singer,

Steve Bays Steve Bays is a Canadian musician, audio engineer, and producer. He is a member of Canadian bands Left Field Messiah, Fur Trade, and Mounties. Bays was also the frontman and one of the founding members of Hot Hot Heat. Career Bays has worked w ...

and "Get Weird" while remaining singles, "Paint It Gold" and "Perfume" would be released following the initial release. Guests and collaborators for the album included Bays,

Dave Ogilvie Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician based in Vancouver. Ogilvie started his recording career as a mixing engineer at Mushroom Studios. He frequently collaborated with industrial band Skinny Puppy ...

Henry Rollins Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1 ...

Care Failure Care may refer to: Organizations and projects * CARE (New Zealand), Citizens Association for Racial Equality, a former New Zealand organisation * CARE (England) West Midlands, Central Accident Resuscitation Emergency team, a team of doctors & p ...

Die Mannequin Die Mannequin was a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, founded by guitar player and singer Care Failure (born Caroline Slezak Kawa) in 2005. The band toured across Canada several times, opening for Buckcherry, Guns N' Roses, Marilyn ...

Greig Nori Greig Andrew Nori (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is the frontman, co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger. In the late 1990s, he began working as a pro ...

Treble Charger Treble Charger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Greig Nori, vocalist and guitarist Bill Priddle, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Richard Mulligan. They began with a melo ...

Jimmy Urine James Euringer (born September 7, 1969), better known as Jimmy Urine, is an American musician. He is the lead singer, programmer, and primary songwriter of the electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence, which he co-founded in 1997. Early life Ja ...

Mindless Self Indulgence Mindless Self Indulgence (often referred to as MSI) is an American electropunk band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno, industrial, hip hop, and b ...

, Canadian singer/songwriter,

Adaline ADALINE (Adaptive Linear Neuron or later Adaptive Linear Element) is an early single-layer artificial neural network and the name of the physical device that implemented it.Youtubewidrowlms: Science in Action/ref> It was developed by professor ...

, Japanese Voyeurs, and members of

The Birthday Massacre The Birthday Massacre (abbreviated TBM) is a Canadian rock music, rock band formed in 1999 in London, Ontario and currently based in Toronto. The current lineup consists of lead vocalist Sara 'Chibi' Taylor, rhythm guitarist Michael Rainbow, lea ...

Track listing

Personnel

* Kevvy Mental - lead vocals, production , engineering , mixing , writing, programming, synths, guitar, bass, drums * Louis Wu - guitar * Mike Schlosser - guitar * Anthony Bleed - bass * Jason Pierce - drums * Steve Bays - production , engineering , mixing , vocals , prank call (skit) * Care Failure - vocals * Adaline - vocals * Cat Thompson - vocals * Jimmy Urine - vocals, production, engineering * Kristy Audette - trumpet * Matt Webb - prank call (skit) * Brett Jamieson - prank call (skit) * Henry Rollins - spoken word * Colin Janz - programming * Greig Nori - production , writing * David Henriques - engineering * Tino Zolpho - production, engineering , bass * Dave Ogilvie - mixing * Pedro Dzelme - mixing assistant * Greg Grimaldi - mastering

References

2013 albums Fake Shark albums {{2010s-punk-rock-album-stub