Tracks:
Be Quiet, Mt. Heart Attack
Let's Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack
A Visit From Drum
Drum Gets A Glimpse
It Fit When I Was A Kid
The Wrong Coat For You Mt. Heart Attack
Hold You, Drum
It's All Blooming Now Mt. Heart Attack
Drum And The Uncomfortable Can
You Drum
To Hold You Drum
The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack

Performer Notes:

• A concept album based on fictional characters named Mt. Heart Attack and Drum, this mesmerizing record is the result of the art-rock ensemble Liars, formerly of Brooklyn, taking up residence in Berlin after the release of the critically divisive THEY WERE WRONG, SO WE DROWNED. Although DRUM'S NOT DEAD does rely heavily on pummeling percussion and chanted vocals, the undoubtedly challenging outing is quite nuanced and dynamic, with many of the Mt. Heart Attack tracks (particularly "Let's Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack") conveying a compulsive energy, and the Drum-related compositions (see the droning "Hold You, Drum") conjuring up a meditative dreaminess. The CD is accompanied by a DVD that presents three short films (two of which are directed by band members), each one following the arc of this fascinatingly strange excursion.

Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone (p.99) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The album is saturated with eerie guitar balladry for a hallucinogenic vibe that recalls Radiohead, Sonic Youth and Brian Eno..."

Uncut (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Liars still favour punishing percussion....Andrew attempts to write more conventionally structured songs, simultaneously revealing a new vulnerability."

The Wire (p.52) - "[T]heir rethinking of rock instrumentation grounds the music through a kind of unanswerable simplicity....These tracks are pinned down by a swampy battery of tom-toms and kick drums."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he trio's chanting, loops and metal-bashing framework is now fleshed out by some beautiful ambient-noise balladry."

Format: CD (1 Disc)

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 21 February, 2006

Label: Mute

Dimensions: 1 x 12.4 x 14.2 centimeters (0.12 kg)