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AMONGST LIARS – Single Review: “Wolf Machine”

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Amongst Liars

This past February, I introduced British rock band Amongst Liars to my readers when I reviewed their spectacular debut single “Over and Over”. The song has been streamed over 51,000 times on Spotify, and has spent more than two months on my Weekly Top 30. Based in the Brighton/Eastbourne area along the southern English coast, the band formed in September 2019 from the ashes of the bands Saint Apache and Katalina Kicks, and consists of Ian George (lead vocal, guitar), Leo Burdett (guitar, backing vocals), Ross Towner (bass, backing vocals) and Adam Oarton (drums). Drawing upon alternative rock, grunge and punk, they play a melodic and fierce style of aggressive hard rock. Now they return with their second single “Wolf Machine“, and it’s an appropriately-titled beast of a track.

While Amongst Liars don’t consider themselves a ‘political band’, they certainly don’t shy away from expressing their opinions and anxieties about what’s happening in the world. Band vocalist Ian George explains. “We’re not preaching at anyone or trying to change the world. We’re just saying these are the things that affect and concern us.” With that in mind, “Wolf Machine” speaks of “challenging those in a position of authority and power, not accepting that the hand that we’ve been dealt should define who we are, and calling out inept governments run by power-hungry politicians. The line ‘Bring down the wolf machine’ chanted throughout the song resonates with so many of our world’s population, who are tired of the ‘same old’ mentality.”

True to their hard rock roots, the guys deliver a volley of furious riffs, crushing bass and smashing drums to create a thunderous wall of sound. All experienced musicians, Amongst Liars are adept at pushing their respective instruments to their limits to achieve the heaviest sound possible, without going overboard. The result is a relentless barrage of intense, chest-thumping grooves that are the very definition of rock. Then there’s Ian’s raw and powerful vocals that perfectly fit both the hard-hitting music and song message. He sounds downright feral as he snarls the searing lyrics.

Count your blessings watch the other run
No one to listen? learn your lesson?
Blame the government
Turn the summer, to the rain and cold
Keep it close to your heart
Cash your life in before it’s sold

Just you try and stop us
Time to lock and load, now we’re letting go
Don’t get me wrong, I never needed you
Chase your shadow
They bleed and die for you

In this desert, we are the trees
I’m waiting patiently, will you take me please
I’m alive, not sad to see you go
I hope we make it back
Before it’s overgrown

Just you try and stop us
Time to lock and load, now we’re letting go
Don’t get me wrong, I never needed you
Chase your shadow
They bleed and die for you

Yeah

Bring it down
Bring it down
Bring it down
Bring it down
Bring it down

Bring down the wolf machine
Bring down the wolf machine
Bring down the wolf machine
Bring down the wolf

The fascinating and provocative artwork for the single was created by Pierre Engelbrecht.

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Stream “Over & Over:  Spotify / Soundcloud / Apple Music
Purchase:  Google Play / Amazon

Top 30 Songs for May 3-9, 2020

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1. CAUTION – The Killers (1)
2. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (2)
3. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (3)
4. LEVEL OF CONCERN – twenty one pilots (25)
5. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (7)
6. DELETER – Grouplove (14)
7. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (9)
8. OH YEAH! – Green Day (10)
9. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (12)
10. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (11)
11. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (13)
12. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (4) 20th week on list
13. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (5)
14. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (6)
15. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (8)
16. MARIA – Two Feet (17)
17. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (18)
18. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (19)
19. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (20)
20. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (15)
21. BEAUTIFUL FACES – Declan McKenna (21)
22. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (23)
23. HELL N BACK – Bakar (24)
24. LONELINESS FOR LOVE – lovelytheband (26)
25. RUN – Joji (27)
26. HOW WILL I REST IN PEACE IF I’M BURIED BY A HIGHWAY?// – KennyHoopla (29)
27. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (16) 18th week on list
28. HALF YOUR AGE – Joywave (30)
29. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (22)
30. LAY YOUR HEAD ON ME – Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 26-May 2, 2020

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1. CAUTION – The Killers (6)
2. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (1)
3. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (5)
4. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (2)
5. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (4)
6. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (3)
7. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (9)
8. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (7)
9. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (11)
10. OH YEAH! – Green Day (12)
11. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (13)
12. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (14)
13. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (15)
14. DELETER – Grouplove (16)
15. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (10)
16. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (8)
17. MARIA – Two Feet (18)
18. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (19)
19. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (20)
20. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (24)
21. BEAUTIFUL FACES – Declan McKenna (23)
22. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (17)
23. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (25)
24. HELL N BACK – Bakar (26)
25. LEVEL OF CONCERN – twenty one pilots (N)
26. LONELINESS FOR LOVE – lovelytheband (28)
27. RUN – Joji (30)
28. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (21)
29. HOW WILL I REST IN PEACE IF I’M BURIED BY A HIGHWAY?// – Kenny Hoopla (N)
30. HALF YOUR AGE – Joywave (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 19-25, 2020

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1. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (1)
2. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (4)
3. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (2)
4. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (5)
5. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (6)
6. CAUTION – The Killers (10)
7. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (3)
8. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (8)
9. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (9)
10. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (12)
11. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (13)
12. OH YEAH! – Green Day (14)
13. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (16)
14. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (17)
15. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (18)
16. DELETER – Grouplove (20)
17. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (7)
18. MARIA – Two Feet (25)
19. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (24)
20. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (22)
21. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (11)
22. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (15)
23. BEAUTIFUL FACES – Declan McKenna (26)
24. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (27)
25. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (28)
26. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (19)
27. HELL N BACK – Bakar (30)
28. LONELINESS FOR LOVE – lovelytheband (N)
29. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (21) 21st week on list
30. RUN – Joji (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 12-18, 2020

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1. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (1)
2. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (2)
3. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (3)
4. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (4)
5. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (6)
6. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (7)
7. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (5)
8. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (9)
9. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (11)
10. CAUTION – The Killers (22)
11. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (8)
12. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (15)
13. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (16)
14. OH YEAH! – Green Day (17)
15. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (10)
16. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (18)
17. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (19)
18. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (21)
19. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (14)
20. DELETER – Grouplove (24)
21. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (12) 20th week on list
22. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (23)
23. COLORS – Black Pumas (13)
24. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (26)
25. MARIA – Two Feet (27)
26. BEAUTIFUL FACES – Declan McKenna (28)
27. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (29)
28. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (30)
29. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (20)
30. HELL N BACK – Bakar (N)

Top 30 Songs for April 5-11, 2020

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1. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weekend (3)
2. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (1)
3. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (2)
4. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (4)
5. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (5)
6. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (9)
7. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (11)
8. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (7)
9. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (8)
10. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (10)
11. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (12)
12. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (6)
13. COLORS – Black Pumas (15)
14. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (16)
15. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (17)
16. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (19)
17. OH YEAH! – Green Day (20)
18. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (21)
19. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (22)
20. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (13)
21. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (25)
22. CAUTION – The Killers (30)
23. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (24)
24. DELETER – Grouplove (N)
25. WARS – Of Monsters and Men (14) 20th week on list
26. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (29)
27. MARIA – Two Feet (N)
28. BEAUTIFUL FACES – Declan McKenna (N)
29. LEMON DROP – Absofacto (N)
30. IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons (N)

Top 30 Songs for March 29-April 4, 2020

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1. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (1)
2. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (2)
3. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (27)
4. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (5)
5. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (6)
6. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (3)
7. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (9)
8. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (10)
9. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (11)
10. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (12)
11. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (13)
12. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (14)
13. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (8)
14. WARS – Of Monsters and Men (4)
15. COLORS – Black Pumas (16)
16. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (17)
17. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (18)
18. NOVOCAINE – The Unlikely Candidates (7) 23rd week on list
19. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (22)
20. OH YEAH! – Green Day (23)
21. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (25)
22. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (26)
23. HOW WE LIVE – Mandalan featuring Cadence XYZ (15)
24. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (28)
25. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (30)
26. MARINERS APARTMENT COMPLEX – Lana Del Rey (19)
27. GO EASY – Matt Maeson (29)
28. CAN’T STOP – Vox Eagle (20)
29. LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS (N)
30. CAUTION – The Killers (N)

Top 30 Songs for March 22-28, 2020

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We need some fun and exciting music to help rescue us from these rather depressing times, and Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” is the perfect song to do it! It leaps five notches to #1 this week.

1. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (6)
2. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (2)
3. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (3)
4. WARS – Of Monsters and Men (4)
5. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (5)
6. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (7)
7. NOVOCAINE – The Unlikely Candidates (1) 22nd week on list
8. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (8)
9. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (9)
10. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (12)
11. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (13)
12. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (15)
13. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (16)
14. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (17)
15. HOW WE LIVE – Mandalan featuring Cadence XYZ (11)
16. COLORS – Black Pumas (19)
17. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (20)
18. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (21)
19. MARINERS APARTMENT COMPLEX – Lana Del Rey (14)
20. CAN’T STOP – Vox Eagle (18)
21. MIGHT BE RIGHT – White Reaper (10) 20th week on list
22. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (24)
23. OH YEAH! – Green Day (25)
24. REASONS I DRINK – Alanis Morissette (23)
25. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (27)
26. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (28)
27. BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd (N)
28. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (29)
29. GO EASY – Matt Maeson (30)
30. YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals (N)

Top 30 Songs for March 15-21, 2020

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1. NOVOCAINE – The Unlikely Candidates (2) 21st week on list
2. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (1)
3. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (4)
4. WARS – Of Monsters and Men (3)
5. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (6)
6. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (7)
7. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (8)
8. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (9)
9. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (10)
10. MIGHT BE RIGHT – White Reaper (5)
11. HOW WE LIVE – Mandalan featuring Cadence XYZ (11)
12. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (12)
13. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (14)
14. MARINERS APARTMENT COMPLEX – Lana Del Rey (13)
15. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (17)
16. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (19)
17. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (20)
18. CAN’T STOP – Vox Eagle (18)
19. COLORS – Black Pumas (21)
20. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (22)
21. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (23)
22. YOU? – Two Feet (15) 22nd week on list
23. REASONS I DRINK – Alanis Morissette (26)
24. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (27)
25. OH YEAH! – Green Day (28)
26. ORPHANS – Coldplay (16)
27. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (30)
28. BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes (N)
29. ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975 (N)
30. GO EASY – Matt Maeson (N)

Top 30 Songs for March 8-14, 2020

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1. EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish (1)
2. NOVOCAINE – The Unlikely Candidates (3) 20th week on list
3. WARS – Of Monsters and Men (4)
4. THE BEST – AWOLNATION (5)
5. MIGHT BE RIGHT – White Reaper (2)
6. USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees (7)
7. DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa (8)
8. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam (9)
9. LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers (10)
10. LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers (18)
11. HOW WE LIVE – Mandalan featuring Cadence XYZ (14)
12. VAN HORN – Saint Motel (15)
13. MARINERS APARTMENT COMPLEX – Lana Del Rey (16)
14. ADORE YOU – Harry Styles (17)
15. YOU? – Two Feet (13) 21st week on list
16. ORPHANS – Coldplay (6)
17. UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian (21)
18. CAN’T STOP – Vox Eagle (20)
19. BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant (22)
20. LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala (23)
21. COLORS – Black Pumas (24)
22. TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (25)
23. HERO – Michael Kiwanuka (26)
24. UNEVENTFUL DAYS – Beck (11)
25. 2ALL – Catfish and the Bottlemen (12)
26. REASONS I DRINK – Alanis Morissette (28)
27. SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – The Black Keys (29)
28. OH YEAH! – Green Day (30)
29. WHITE LIES & PALM TREES – The Lovepools (19) 22nd week on list
30. OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars (N)