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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Here Come the Lies
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| cover = Drones-HereComeTheLies.jpg
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| alt =
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| released = August 1st, 2002
| released = August 1, 2002
| recorded = December, 2000 - January, 2002
| recorded = December 2000 – January 2002
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*[[blues rock]]
*[[blues rock]]
| length = 72:07
| length = 72:07
| label = [[Spooky Records]] (AUS)<br>Undertow Recordings (EU)
| label = Spooky Records (AUS)<br />Undertow Recordings (EU)
| producer = Locki Lockwood<br>[[Gareth Liddiard]]
| producer = Locki Lockwood<br />[[Gareth Liddiard]]
| prev_title = [[The Drones (EP)]]
| prev_title = [[The Drones (EP)]]
| prev_year = 2001
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==Content==
==Content==


The album is made up of both covers and originals unlike their later releases which would consist almost solely of originals. ''Rockezine'' highlighted the noisiness and intensity of the album, writing: "The Drones overdrive their amps to a ridiculous level, strum their strings the hard way and beat the drums in a way unheard-of. This is blues from the gutter. Big city blues, although some call it noise [...] The sound [sways] between a chorus of dissonance and numerous tactical silences, only to emphasize the music even more." The review also made note of the lyrics which makes "the package truly a whole." The music was compared to [[The Immortal Lee County Killers]] in its use of "filthy blues to scare the purists away."<ref name="rockezine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockezine.com/asp/rez_areview.asp?ID=1069&review=The+Drones+-+Here+Come+The+Lies|title=Rockezine.com - CD review for The Drones - Here Come The Lies|website=www.rockezine.com}}</ref> ''[[Popmatters]]'' in their review of the band's [[Wait Long by the River...|follow-up]] quoted a review from a Spanish magazine which described the album as "dirty and authentic [...] pure rock!!".<ref name="popmatters.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/drones-waitlong-2495883198.html|title=The Drones: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By|date=11 January 2006|website=PopMatters}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'''s Brandon Stosuy noted that "[p]laying together for a half-decade has resulted in shivery tightness: Notes bend and expand just as a snare wakes up; the bass adds an exclamation to a vocal line." He went on to compare the band to [[X (American band)|X]], [[The Gun Club]], [[Scientists (band)|Scientists]] and [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2627-wait-long-by-the-river-and-the-bodies-of-your-enemies-will-float-by/|title=The Drones: Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> ''Collapse Board'' described the album as "dirty bluesy punk garage rock (if that’s what it is)" and described the lyrics as oscillating between "dark, despairing and plain disturbing [...] outlaw music for a time when outlaws are hung and quartered on the [[Internet]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collapseboard.com/a-different-kind-of-free-a-review-of-the-drones-feelin-kinda-free-tfs-records/|title=A Different Kind of Free: A Review of The Drones’ Feelin Kinda Free (TFS Records)|publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that the album was "designed to be almost unlistenable from start to finish."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/drone-still-baffled-by-his-popularity-20110208-1akix.html|title=Drone still baffled by his popularity|first=|last=Sydney|date=7 February 2011|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> According to Liddiard himself, the album was recorded "100% live".<ref name="andrewmcmillen.com">{{cite web|url=http://andrewmcmillen.com/2010/04/14/the-vine-interview-gareth-liddiard-of-the-drones/|title=The Vine interview: Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, April 2010|publisher=}}</ref>
The album is made up of both covers and originals unlike their later releases which would consist almost solely of originals. ''Rockezine'' highlighted the noisiness and intensity of the album, writing: "The Drones overdrive their amps to a ridiculous level, strum their strings the hard way and beat the drums in a way unheard-of. This is blues from the gutter. Big city blues, although some call it noise [...] The sound [sways] between a chorus of dissonance and numerous tactical silences, only to emphasize the music even more." The review also made note of the lyrics which makes "the package truly a whole." The music was compared to [[The Immortal Lee County Killers]] in its use of "filthy blues to scare the purists away."<ref name="rockezine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockezine.com/asp/rez_areview.asp?ID=1069&review=The+Drones+-+Here+Come+The+Lies|title=Rockezine.com - CD review for The Drones - Here Come The Lies|website=www.rockezine.com}}</ref> ''[[Popmatters]]'' in their review of the band's [[Wait Long by the River...|follow-up]] quoted a review from a Spanish magazine which described the album as "dirty and authentic [...] pure rock!!".<ref name="popmatters.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/drones-waitlong-2495883198.html|title=The Drones: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By|date=11 January 2006|website=PopMatters}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'''s Brandon Stosuy noted that "[p]laying together for a half-decade has resulted in shivery tightness: Notes bend and expand just as a snare wakes up; the bass adds an exclamation to a vocal line." He went on to compare the band to [[X (American band)|X]], [[The Gun Club]], [[Scientists (band)|Scientists]] and [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2627-wait-long-by-the-river-and-the-bodies-of-your-enemies-will-float-by/|title=The Drones: Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that the album was "designed to be almost unlistenable from start to finish."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/drone-still-baffled-by-his-popularity-20110208-1akix.html|title=Drone still baffled by his popularity|first=|last=Sydney|date=7 February 2011|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> According to Liddiard himself, the album was recorded "100% live".<ref name="andrewmcmillen.com">{{cite web|url=http://andrewmcmillen.com/2010/04/14/the-vine-interview-gareth-liddiard-of-the-drones/|title=The Vine interview: Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, April 2010|publisher=}}</ref>


Five tracks were previously released in 2001 on their limited release six-track extended play, ''[[The Drones (EP)|The Drones]]'', which includes two versions of "Dekalb Blues".
Two other songs were recorded during the album's sessions, "Mean Streak" and "The City", the latter of which even references the album title in its lyrics ("''Here come the lies/By land and by sea"'').<ref>{{Citation|title=The Drones – The City|url=https://genius.com/The-drones-the-city-lyrics|language=en|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref> Both these songs were later released on [[The Miller's Daughter (album)|''The Miller's Daughter'']].


==Release==
==Release==


The album was released in August 2002 on [[Spooky Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Drones-Here-Come-The-Lies/release/3015661|title=The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies|website=Discogs}}</ref> It was later released through Undertow Recordings in [[Europe]]. In 2015, the album was reissued as a double LP on the band's own Tropical Fuck Storm Records.<ref name="discogs.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Drones-Here-Come-The-Lies/release/7268948|title=The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies|website=Discogs}}</ref> Five tracks were previously released in 2001 on their limited release six-track extended play, ''[[The Drones (EP)|The Drones]]'', which includes two versions of "Dekalb Blues".
The album was released in August 2002 on Spooky Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Drones-Here-Come-The-Lies/release/3015661|title=The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies|website=Discogs}}</ref> It was later released through Undertow Recordings in [[Europe]]. In 2015, the album was reissued as a double 180g vinyl LP on the band's own Tropical Fuck Storm Records, which also included a free digital download of the album plus 12 live tracks.<ref name="discogs.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Drones-Here-Come-The-Lies/release/7268948|title=The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies|website=Discogs}}</ref> The album was reissued on vinyl again in August 2020 through [[Bang! Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=The Drones announce reissue of debut album 'Here Come the Lies' {{!}} NME Australia|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/the-drones-announce-reissue-of-debut-album-here-come-the-lies-2698227|access-date=2020-11-02|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-AU}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==


The album was selected as [[3PBS]] 106.7FM's 'Feature Album of the Week', [[3RRR]] FM's 'Album of the Week' and Beat Magazine's 'Album of the Week'. ''[[AllMusic]]'' wrote that the album "is now regarded as an Aussie garage band classic in the same way that recordings by [[The Scientists|Scientists]], [[Lime Spiders]], [[The Saints (Australian band)|the Saints]], [[Beasts of Bourbon]], [[Died Pretty]] (''[[Free Dirt]]''), and even [[Radio Birdman]] have been heralded."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wait-long-by-the-river-and-the-bodies-of-your-enemies-will-float-by-mw0000350539|title=Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By - The Drones - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref> ''[[PopMatters]]'' called the album "fierce and raw".<ref name="popmatters.com"/> The now defunct ''Rockezine'' gave the album an 8/10, criticizing the length as being "[a]bout 20 minutes too long [...] mainly due to the jam-like structure the band uses for songwriting" despite calling the album "a nice adventure".<ref name="rockezine.com"/>
''[[AllMusic]]'' wrote that the album "is now regarded as an Aussie garage band classic in the same way that recordings by [[The Scientists|Scientists]], [[Lime Spiders]], [[The Saints (Australian band)|the Saints]], [[Beasts of Bourbon]], [[Died Pretty]] (''[[Free Dirt]]''), and even [[Radio Birdman]] have been heralded."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wait-long-by-the-river-and-the-bodies-of-your-enemies-will-float-by-mw0000350539|title=Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By - The Drones - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref> ''[[PopMatters]]'' called the album "fierce and raw".<ref name="popmatters.com"/> The now defunct ''Rockezine'' gave the album an 8/10, criticizing the length as being "[a]bout 20 minutes too long [...] mainly due to the jam-like structure the band uses for songwriting" despite calling the album "a nice adventure".<ref name="rockezine.com"/>


[[Gareth Liddiard]] would later describe the album as "horrible depressing noise", despite singling out "I Walked Across the Dam" as a song he was the "most proud of" calling it "a good song. I think it’s just too long and too psychopathic for most people. I think it’s good. The band sounds good."<ref name="andrewmcmillen.com"/>
[[Gareth Liddiard]] would later describe the album as "horrible depressing noise", despite singling out "I Walked Across the Dam" as a song he was the "most proud of" calling it "a good song. I think it’s just too long and too psychopathic for most people. I think it’s good. The band sounds good."<ref name="andrewmcmillen.com"/>


Amanda Roff of Harmony, who would later perform with the band live and on the albums ''[[I See Seaweed]]'' and ''[[Feelin Kinda Free]]'', named it one the 10 best Australian rock albums of all time in a poll conducted by ''[[The Age (newspaper)|The Age]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/best-of-the-best-20080627-ge76ue.html|title=Best of the best|date=27 June 2008|website=The Age}}</ref>
Amanda Roff of Harmony, who would later perform with the band live and on the albums ''[[I See Seaweed]]'' and ''[[Feelin Kinda Free]]'', named it one the 10 best Australian rock albums of all time in a poll conducted by ''[[The Age (newspaper)|The Age]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/best-of-the-best-20080627-ge76ue.html|title=Best of the best|date=27 June 2008|website=The Age}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


# The Cockeyed Lowlife of the Highlands" - 3:41
# The Cockeyed Lowlife of the Highlands" - 3:41
# "Dekalb Blues" ([[Leadbelly]] cover^) - 5:06
# "Dekalb Blues" ([[Lead Belly]] cover^) - 5:06
# "[[Down Bound Train|The Downbound Train]]" ([[Chuck Berry]] cover) - 7:50
# "[[Down Bound Train|The Downbound Train]]" ([[Chuck Berry]] cover) - 7:50
# "I'd Been Told" - 7:02
# "I'd Been Told" - 7:02
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===Additional Credits===
===Additional Credits===
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*Engineering, Mixing – Dave McCluney
*Engineering, Mixing – Dave McCluney
*Engineering, Mixing, Production – Loki Lockwood
*Engineering, Mixing, Production – Loki Lockwood
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*Photography – Andrew Watson, Tim Hegarty
*Photography – Andrew Watson, Tim Hegarty
*Piano – Matt Heydon (track: 5/B2)
*Piano – Matt Heydon (track: 5/B2)
{{div col end}}


==References ==
==References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 27 May 2024

Here Come the Lies
Studio album by
The Drones
ReleasedAugust 1, 2002
RecordedDecember 2000 – January 2002
Genre
Length72:07
LabelSpooky Records (AUS)
Undertow Recordings (EU)
ProducerLocki Lockwood
Gareth Liddiard
The Drones chronology
The Drones (EP)
(2001) 		Here Come the Lies
(2002) 		Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By
(2005)

Here Come the Lies is the debut album released by Perth band The Drones.

Content

[edit]

The album is made up of both covers and originals unlike their later releases which would consist almost solely of originals. Rockezine highlighted the noisiness and intensity of the album, writing: "The Drones overdrive their amps to a ridiculous level, strum their strings the hard way and beat the drums in a way unheard-of. This is blues from the gutter. Big city blues, although some call it noise [...] The sound [sways] between a chorus of dissonance and numerous tactical silences, only to emphasize the music even more." The review also made note of the lyrics which makes "the package truly a whole." The music was compared to The Immortal Lee County Killers in its use of "filthy blues to scare the purists away."[1] Popmatters in their review of the band's follow-up quoted a review from a Spanish magazine which described the album as "dirty and authentic [...] pure rock!!".[2] Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy noted that "[p]laying together for a half-decade has resulted in shivery tightness: Notes bend and expand just as a snare wakes up; the bass adds an exclamation to a vocal line." He went on to compare the band to X, The Gun Club, Scientists and The Birthday Party.[3] Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the album was "designed to be almost unlistenable from start to finish."[4] According to Liddiard himself, the album was recorded "100% live".[5]

Five tracks were previously released in 2001 on their limited release six-track extended play, The Drones, which includes two versions of "Dekalb Blues".

Release

[edit]

The album was released in August 2002 on Spooky Records.[6] It was later released through Undertow Recordings in Europe. In 2015, the album was reissued as a double 180g vinyl LP on the band's own Tropical Fuck Storm Records, which also included a free digital download of the album plus 12 live tracks.[7] The album was reissued on vinyl again in August 2020 through Bang! Records.[8]

Reception

[edit]

AllMusic wrote that the album "is now regarded as an Aussie garage band classic in the same way that recordings by Scientists, Lime Spiders, the Saints, Beasts of Bourbon, Died Pretty (Free Dirt), and even Radio Birdman have been heralded."[9] PopMatters called the album "fierce and raw".[2] The now defunct Rockezine gave the album an 8/10, criticizing the length as being "[a]bout 20 minutes too long [...] mainly due to the jam-like structure the band uses for songwriting" despite calling the album "a nice adventure".[1]

Gareth Liddiard would later describe the album as "horrible depressing noise", despite singling out "I Walked Across the Dam" as a song he was the "most proud of" calling it "a good song. I think it’s just too long and too psychopathic for most people. I think it’s good. The band sounds good."[5]

Amanda Roff of Harmony, who would later perform with the band live and on the albums I See Seaweed and Feelin Kinda Free, named it one the 10 best Australian rock albums of all time in a poll conducted by The Age.[10]

Track listing

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  1. The Cockeyed Lowlife of the Highlands" - 3:41
  2. "Dekalb Blues" (Lead Belly cover^) - 5:06
  3. "The Downbound Train" (Chuck Berry cover) - 7:50
  4. "I'd Been Told" - 7:02
  5. "New Kind of Kick" (The Cramps cover) - 4:28
  6. "I Walked Across the Dam" - 8:06
  7. "Motherless Children" (Blind Willie Johnson cover) - 4:58
  8. "Hell and Haydevils" - 8:02
  9. "The Scrap Iron Sky" - 4:47
  10. "The Island" - 5:13
  11. "Six Ways to Sunday" - 7:20
  12. "The Country of Love" - 5:34

^(Incorporates parts of "See See Rider" by Ma Rainey)

Personnel

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Adapted from Discogs:[7]

  • Fiona Kitschin - Bass, Harmonium, Backing Vocals
  • Christian Strybosch - Drums
  • Rui Pereira - Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Performer ["Zipsichord"]
  • Gareth Liddiard - Guitar, Vocals, Hammond organ, Performer ["Zipsichord"], Producer

Additional Credits

[edit]
  • Engineering, Mixing – Dave McCluney
  • Engineering, Mixing, Production – Loki Lockwood
  • Layout – Amy Burrows
  • Mastering (for 2015 reissue) – Mikey Young
  • Percussion – Craig Williamson (track: 2/A1)
  • Photography – Andrew Watson, Tim Hegarty
  • Piano – Matt Heydon (track: 5/B2)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Rockezine.com - CD review for The Drones - Here Come The Lies". www.rockezine.com.
  2. ^ a b "The Drones: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By". PopMatters. 11 January 2006.
  3. ^ "The Drones: Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ Sydney (7 February 2011). "Drone still baffled by his popularity". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ a b "The Vine interview: Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, April 2010".
  6. ^ "The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies". Discogs.
  7. ^ a b "The Drones (2) - Here Come The Lies". Discogs.
  8. ^ "The Drones announce reissue of debut album 'Here Come the Lies' | NME Australia". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By - The Drones - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Best of the best". The Age. 27 June 2008.
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