Loading ...Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, perhaps inspired to play nice by the Album of the Year nomination In Rainbows received from the Grammys this year, has lent his visage—and his taste in music—to the award ceremony’s ad campaign, in which composites of nominated stars’ faces are created from the titles and lyrics of songs that influenced their musical development. Bjork’s “Unravel,” which Yorke has previously cited as one of his favorite songs ever, gets a nod, as does Madvillain’s “Meat Grinder.” There’s also a Liars shout-out! Anyway, a TV ad narrated by Yorke (it may sound like this, a bit) is rolling out as the broadcast gets closer, but for now, there’s a spot featuring Stevie Wonder’s musical development embedded after the jump.
Posts Tagged ‘Liars’
Liars Provide Latest “<i>They</i> used <i>Them?</i>” Ad Homina-Homina
Thu Mar 27 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
Liars is a band some find unpredictable and outrageous, while others would call them noise rock’s Sha Na Na. Those who side with the latter opinion will be amused by this Timex ad, which features “Clear Island,” one of the jauntier songs on their recent self-titled release. “I run, I move, I don’t break stride, I control… with Timex.”
Thu Aug 23 2007 by jharv
Fall Out Boy’s guitarist is totally not embarassed about his private stash of demos being ganked through iTunes by members of Architecture In Helsinki and the Liars. More »
