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Liars “Cred Woes”

“Cred Woes” is built on the steady thud of an electronic beat, but the overall production feels wobbly and unstable, as if it could just crash or collapse at any moment. This is partly achieved by introducing musical elements that seem to fizzle out before they get a chance to resolve as they would in a more typical song. There’s a guitar solo that starts off about a minute into the track that sounds as though they shrugged and went “oh, never mind” after plucking out five notes. A minute later there’s a jaunty guitar riff that sounds as though they considered turning the song into “My Sharona” but then opted out of that too. I love these little moments because they indicate a conventional rock moves while the song itself lurches forward like a robot with bad wiring. Angus Andrew’s vocal performance adds to the effect by projecting a glib arrogance, like he doesn’t even know he’s riding this doomed machine.

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