PitchforkSep 9, 2026
Liars Return With First Album and Song in Five Years (opens in new tab)
A Ban on Plastic Bag Bans was inspired by a move to Kalamazoo, Michigan and an actual law on the state’s books
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- StereogumSep 9, 2026
Liars Announce New Album A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans: Hear “Ice Pick, Kalamazoo” (opens in new tab)
We're coming up on the 25th anniversary of Liars' classic debut album They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top , an emblematic record from that era of New York rock 'n' roll.