Liars

The ever mutating Liars have shifted to throbbing industrial on their latest and weakest album, Mess. The Eastern European dancefloor maneuvers of the album should be at home in the Mid, at least. Regardless of their current jones, the long-running art-rockers are an exhilarating presence live. The dark and heavy Vatican Shadow opens with miltary-grade goth-techno. This is an Urban Outfitters Pitchfork Music Festival after-party (because of course it is).