Sisterworld

Sisterworld is the fifth studio album by experimental rock trio Liars, released on March 9, 2010. The album was written and recorded in Los Angeles with assistance from Tom Biller.[13] In early November, a link was posted on their official Mypace page directing users to www.thesisterworld.com,[14] where "Scissor", the premiere track from Sisterworld was made available for free download and streaming.[15] An expanded version of the album is being released with a bonus remix disc featuring remixes from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino, Deerhunter's Bradford Cox, Melvins and others.[16] The music video for "Scissor", directed by Andy Bruntel, won the Best Music Video award at the Vimeo Festival + Awards 2011. In October 2011, NME placed "Scarecrows on a Killer Slant" at number 68 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[17]

Sisterworld
Studio album by Liars
Released	March 9, 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Experimental rock, noise rock, indie rock
Length	42:11
Label	Mute
Producer	Tom Biller
Liars chronology
Liars (2007) Sisterworld (2010) WIXIW (2012)
Singles from Sisterworld
"Scissor" Released: 15 February 2010 "The Overachievers" Released: 26 May 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[1]
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A[4]
Billboard	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Spin	7/10[11]
Uncut	[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Angus Andrew; all music is composed by Liars.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scissor"	3:39
2.	"No Barrier Fun"	2:58
3.	"Here Comes All the People"	3:28
4.	"Drip"	4:15
5.	"Scarecrows on a Killer Slant"	4:15
6.	"I Still Can See an Outside World"	3:14
7.	"Proud Evolution"	5:03
8.	"Drop Dead"	3:37
9.	"The Overachievers"	3:16
10.	"Goodnight Everything"	4:33
11.	"Too Much, Too Much"	3:59

Deluxe edition bonus remix disc

No.	Title	Remixer	Length
1.	"Scissor"	Pink Dollaz, Lance Whitaker & Transformation Surprise	2:42
2.	"No Barrier Fun"	Duetonal aka Alan Vega of Suicide	3:00
3.	"Here Comes All the People"	Atlas Sound aka Bradford Cox	6:29
4.	"Drip"	Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead	4:07
5.	"Scarecrows on a Killer Slant"	Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio	2:30
6.	"I Still Can See an Outside World"	Boyd Rice aka NON	3:44
7.	"Proud Evolution"	Thom Yorke 500qd Remix	6:00
8.	"Drop Dead"	Fol Chen	3:52
9.	"The Overachievers"	Devendra Banhart and the Grogs	4:22
10.	"Goodnight Everything"	Melvins	5:05
11.	"Too Much, Too Much"	Carter Tutti of Throbbing Gristle	4:28

References

1. "Sisterworld by Liars reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
2. "Reviews for Sisterworld by Liars". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. Phares, Heather. "Sisterworld – Liars". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
4. O'Neal, Sean (March 9, 2010). "Liars: Sisterworld". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
5. McKnight, Connor (April 2, 2010). "Liars, "Sisterworld"". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
6. "Liars: Sisterworld". Mojo (196): 98. March 2010.
7. Turner, Luke (March 5, 2010). "Album Review: Liars – 'Sisterworld' (Mute)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
8. Masters, Marc (March 9, 2010). "Liars: Sisterworld". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
9. Dolan, Jon (April 8, 2010). "Sisterworld". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
10. Cole, Matthew (March 13, 2010). "Liars: Sisterworld". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
11. Hogan, Marc (March 1, 2010). "Liars, 'Sisterworld' (Mute)". Spin. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
12. "Liars: Sisterworld". Uncut (154): 89. March 2010.
13. "Liars' Sisterworld confirmed, tracklist revealed | Beats Per Minute". Onethirtybpm.com. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
14. "thesisterworld". thesisterworld. 2009-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
15. "New Liars: "Scissor" | News". Pitchfork. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
16. Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
17. "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". Nme.Com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

External links

• Album's Official Page
• Spinning Platters Review