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New Liars Video - "Plaster Casts Of Everything"

Liars may not be a thematically epic collection ala Drum's Not Dead, but we love it all the same -- wedding dance-punk to a darker post-Kraut vibe, including psych-pop freak-outs, and the odd Spector-styled wall of sound. Lift off comes via the raging "Plaster Casts Of Everything," the lead track and first single, which gets vid-treatment from indie-friendly director Patrick Daughters. All three of our young liars are projected into the driver's seat at the start, giving a Scanner Darkly-type facial effect to the proceedings, though things really get weird when Angus's mouth spews spectral visions onto the highway. NSFW set, there are some boobs in there -- though your co-workers will probably be more freaked by the visuals than offended by the mammaries. If they don't like it, call the karma police.

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Uh, Is that Karen O in the passenger seat?

Posted by: Dr. Christmas at 07/25/07 11:33 AM | Reply
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Sounds good.

Posted by: Eduardo at 07/25/07 11:55 AM | Reply
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i'm a negative creep. i'm a negative creep. i'm a negative creep and i'm stoned.

Posted by: five_oh at 07/25/07 11:58 AM | Reply
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It's like an even more fucked up version of Burning Down the House - http://youtube.com/watch?v=6oVuLJS_Eok

Posted by: faz at 07/25/07 12:20 PM | Reply
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That song is killer!! Crazy ass video. I agree with the Dr., that is definately Karen O. I gotta watch that again

Posted by: lil Sid at 07/25/07 12:53 PM | Reply
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actually it would make sense for it to be karen o -- i believe she gave patrick his start in video directing, and she still says patrick's her "best friend." plus there's the story about karen's real tears on the daughters-directed "maps" vid, all 'cause her then boyfriend angus was late!
http://www.nme.com/news/yeah-yeah-yeahs/29608

so, one degree of patrick daughters.

Posted by: amrit at 07/25/07 12:57 PM | Reply
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this band is turning into the VSS with a budget

Posted by: d at 07/25/07 4:09 PM | Reply
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That clip is quite deliciously fucked up.

Posted by: Christopher at 07/25/07 10:44 PM | Reply
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