Liars’ “WIXIW” Video Reminds You to Never Give Up Because You Are Awesome and Unique and Can Slam Dunk with the Best of Them

Liars’ WIXIW

Liars have been one of the most creative and excellent bands existent for over a decade. Each next move of the perennially shape-shifting, globetrotting trio, now ensconced in the fertile artistic soil of 21st-century Los Angeles, is forever surprising dedicated listeners.

You never know what you’re going to get: mathy noise rock, tribal dance beats, synth-pop masterpieces, disturbing minimalism. About the only predictable thing is the vocals, almost always world-weary to the point of being near-catatonic. The fun with Liars is enjoying all the risks and rewards that keep coming and then seeing what these freaks (and I mean that in the most admiring way) will do next.

What they’ve done next, or what they did next yesterday (chew on that), is release a spellbinding video for the title track of last year’s tremendous “WIXIW” LP. Liars videos are always a treat; you’re not likely to get straight performance videos out of these cats, and they work with top-flight directors. This one is no exception.

Ever have one of those dreams where you keep trying to accomplish something — finish a project, take a test, escape the clutches of someone bad… heck, breathe — and you just can’t get it done? Infinite frustration and failure to break through? This video is about that. Will there be a happy ending? It’s kind of excruciating. And awesome.

h/t Stereogum.