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The Beautiful Liar
Rock · 2021 · 16 tracks · 36m

The Beautiful Liar

X Ambassadors

A hyper-kinetic psychological thriller in musical form. Dense synth-pop and gritty alternative rock collide with theatrical radio-play interludes.

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It's like a psychological thriller movie turned into a high-energy alt-rock album.

A high-tension psychological drama wrapped in distorted synths and frantic energy.

The Beautiful Liar · vs · X Ambassadors
Anxious+4.0σ

Anxious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 36m
01
CHAPTER ONE: The Sleeping Giant
0:43
02
Beautiful Liar
4:10
03
My Own Monster
3:06
04
Adrenaline
2:46
05
Bullshit
2:13
06
CHAPTER TWO: Enter the Shadow
1:13
07
Conversations With My Friends
0:57
08
I Can See the Light...
0:36
09
Palo Santo
2:44
10
Theater of War
1:08
11
A BRIEF WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS--
0:32
12
Love Is Death
3:34
13
Somebody Who Knows You
3:45
14
Okay
4:45
15
Reincarnated
2:34
16
AUTHOR'S NOTE
1:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the storybook narration of Chapter One into the aggressive, distorted bassline of the title track
The claustrophobic vocal layering in My Own Monster that mimics the feeling of being haunted by your own reflection
The sudden shift into a mock-commercial break that satirizes consumerism amidst the album's psychological tension
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