Tenebrous Liar

Tenebrous Liar (formerly known as Tenebrous) is a musical pseudonym of NME photographer[1] and Careless Talk Costs Lives (magazine) founder, Steve Gullick.

Tenebrous Liar
Current Tenebrous Liar lineup, Ben Edgar, Brendan Casey, Steve Gullick, Andy Whitehead
Background information
OriginEngland
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2005 –present
LabelsTV Records
Fire Records (UK)
Associated actsDuke Garwood
Headswim
BlackCar
Groop Dogdrill
Black Spiders
Ed Harcourt
Richard Warren
The Telescopes
Male Bonding (band)
Resurrection Men
Gunther Prague
Bender
Websitewww.tenebrousliar.com
MembersSteve Gullick
Ben Edgar
Brendan Casey
Past membersEd Harcourt
Richard Warren
Pete Spiby
Tom Glendining
Dan Glendining
James Maiden
Tony Ash
Duke Garwood
Alex Brown
John Arthur Webb
John Lynch

Tenebrous Liar started as solo home recording project, inspired by the onset of boredom and depression in between photoshoots.[2]

Since conception in 2005, the project grew in membership to become a four-part rock group and has gone on to record multiple studio albums. Throughout the years Tenebrous Liar has experienced frequent line up changes with Gullick remaining as the only constant member of the group. The band cites its musical influences to be acts such as Neil Young, Nirvana, The Stooges and The Velvet Underground.[3] In contrast to this, reviewers and critics often describe the music as having a darker tone, using terms such as grimy rock[4] and bleak [3] to describe the group's music.

Tenebrous Liar have released seven studio albums, the most recent four being released on TV Records, produced by labelmate Richard Warren.

Live

Tenebrous Liar have played live with many artists over the years including Foo Fighters, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Soulsavers, The Magic Numbers, Will Oldham, Richard Warren, Josh T. Pearson, Black Spiders, Oxbow (band), The Icarus Line, Arrows of Love, Blood Red Shoes, Underground Railroad (band), Cindytalk, John & Jen, Ed Harcourt and Scout Niblett.

Discography

Albums
  • Tenebrous (January 2006)
  • The Havering (April 2007)
  • Liar (June 2007)
  • Tenebrous Liar's Last Stand (October 2008)
  • Jackknifed and Slaughtered (January 2010)
  • Run Run Run (January 2011)
  • End of the Road (October 2012)

Singles
  • "Approaching Happy" (September 2007)
  • "No Guiding Light" (September 2009)
  • "Pretender EP" (November 2008)
  • "Yellow Moon" (August 2006)

References
  1. Adam Webb, "Tenebrous Liar Review", BBC Online, 29-06-2007
  2. Alex Denney, "Tenebrous Liar Are Floating In The Stars And Staring At The Gutter", The Quietus, 13-11-2008
  3. Andrew R Hill, "Exposure: The Tenebrous Liar", The List, 21-10-2009
  4. David Bowes, "The Tenebrous Liar - Run Run Run", The Skinny, 20-01-2011
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