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Amongst Liars
Against what their name suggests, they’ve taken it upon themselves to tell a few truths.
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“We want to discuss the modern world and what’s going on around us.”
Some people will tell you that timing is everything. Amongst Liars vocalist Ian George isn’t one of them. Having formed in November 2019, just months before lockdown, the Brighton quartet managed to play just one gig – apacked show at Camden Rocks Festival – before everything shut down. “It wasn’t the best time to form a band,” the singer admits with a self-deprecating laugh. “But we’ve got this ethic, we just want to write and work.”