Released February 24, 2004 Length 40:42 They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
(2004) Drum's Not Dead
(2006) Release date 24 February 2004 | Recorded May 2003 Producer David Sitek, Liars Artist Liars Label Mute Records | |
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Genres Dance-punk, Indie rock, Noise rock, Experimental rock, No wave Similar Liars albums, Indie rock albums | ||
Liars broken witch
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned is the second album by noise rock band Liars, released in 2004.
Contents
The album takes the form of a very loose concept album concerning witchcraft upon The Brocken (a mountain) during Walpurgis Night, and tales of witch trials in the area around the Harz Mountains in Germany. The recording coincided with the band's relocation from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the woods of rural New Jersey, which also inspired the initial direction of the album.
The focus upon the Brocken legends came when one of the band members mistakenly entered "Brocken Witch" into a search engine while researching the song "Broken Witch".
The album received extremely mixed reviews and sold poorly compared to their debut. However, after the following album, Drum's Not Dead, was released, this album received more attention and the opinion turned more positive.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Broken witch
Track listing
- "Broken Witch" – 6:10
- "Steam Rose from the Lifeless Cloak" – 2:49
- "There's Always Room on the Broom" – 3:05
- "If You're a Wizard Then Why Do You Wear Glasses?" – 2:11
- "We Fenced Other Gardens with the Bones of Our Own" – 5:28
- "They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids" – 2:38
- "Read the Book That Wrote Itself" – 3:09
- "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway" – 4:51
- "They Took 14 for the Rest of Our Lives" – 4:09
- "Flow My Tears, the Spider Said" – 6:12
Songs
1Broken Witch6:09
2Steam Rose From the Lifeless Cloak2:50
3There's Always Room on the Broom3:05