The new Liars album, Sisterworld is getting serious consideration as my second favorite album (after MGMT’s Congratulations) of the year so far. Sisterworld’s dark musical textures call to mind Radiohead, Philip Glass, Faust and Megadeath simultaneously. It’s one of the most sonically “colorful” albums since Their Satanic Majesties Request, with a palette ranging from house-shaking electronic Krautrock drones to calm, syncopated oboe and bassoon ostinato, often in the same song. It’s an album that must be listened too fucking loud or else you’ll only understand half of its charms. This album wants to brutalize you. It wants to kick you in the head and leave you bleeding and puking in the gutter. But in a good way! Highly recommended.

The brilliantly packed version I have (w/ slipcover and hardback sleeve) also came with an alternate version of Sisterworld with remixed versions by Carter Tutti, Melvins,Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio, Alan Vega, Thom Yorke and Boyd Rice.
 

 
Thank you Iain Forsyth!