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2001 studio album by Liars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top is the first album by dance-punk band Liars. The album was first released on October 30, 2001, by Gern Blandsten Records and later re-released in 2002 by English label Blast First. It displays the band in its original line-up with singer Angus Andrew, guitarist Aaron Hemphill, bassist Pat Noecker (currently in These Are Powers), and drummer Ron Albertson.
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Released | October 30, 2001 | |||
Recorded | June 30–July 1, 2001 | |||
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Length | 51:32 | |||
Label | Gern Blandsten, Blast First | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | 8/10[3] |
Blender | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
NME | 8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[8] |
Q | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
Underworld's album Beaucoup Fish (1999) was credited by Angus Andrew as the foremost influential album on They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top.[12]
The album received positive reviews from publications such as AllMusic and Pitchfork Media, which cemented the band's place in recent American music.[2][8] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a two-star honorable mention rating and remarked: "Not a bad trick—tension-and-release that never lets go."[13] The Yeah Yeah Yeahs covered the song "Mr. Your on Fire Mr.", which was released as a B-side of their single "Pin".
The LP version of "This Dust Makes That Mud" is approximately 8:30 and ends in a locked groove; the CD version goes to 8:05, digitally loops the same two-bar phrase until 30:00, and then simulates slowing to a stop.
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