LIQUID MIKE release new single ‘AT&T’ |
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New album ‘Hell Is An Airport’ out September 12thOn tour in the US with Descendents next month |
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Marquette, MI‘s reigning underdog heroes, Liquid Mike, share a bittersweet new song called ‘AT&T’ today. A last minute addition to their upcoming album, Hell Is An Airport, the track was such a standout that there was no option other than to add it. Right from the jump, ‘AT&T’ kicks in the door with swagger as it unpacks a complex feeling: wanting to hate someone for what they’ve done, but only being able to pity them instead. “It was inspired by an ugly breakup between someone very close to me and someone I had a lot of contempt for at the time,” vocalist/guitarist Mike Maple says. “I wanted to confront him but I realized the way things were going, he was suffering enough. Just a lonely guy with no one to talk to but himself and the bugs in the wall.” Sonically, this is one of the most different sounding tracks Liquid Mike has ever released, and he knows it: “It’s super blown out with distorted drum break, record scratching, very few guitars and synth bass in favour of electric. Not exactly the palette we’re known for!”
“The song you hear is practically the demo that I initially laid down when I wrote it a week or so before submitting the album. I think that’s why it’s my favourite song on the album, just felt like a spur of the moment happy accident.” |
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LIQUID MIKE – ‘AT&T’ (Official Music Video) |
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| Their triumphant new album, Hell Is An Airport, is on the way, out September 12th. A raucous, sardonic, and deeply real portrait of life & longing, the record uses the metaphor of airport travel to stand in for the bleak liminal space between where you are and where you want to be. |
| “Airports are these weird, intermediary spaces that have always made me feel like I’m stuck in limbo,” vocalist/guitarist Mike Maple says, who began writing songs while working for the U.S. Postal Service. “This album deals a lot with themes surrounding feeling stuck and unable to crawl out. Airports are stressful and congested and bureaucratic and never sleep; I imagine hell operates very much like an airport.” |
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‘HELL IS AN AIRPORT’ Tracklisting 1) Instantly Wasted 2) Lit From The Wrong End 3) Crop Circles 4) Double Dutch 5) AT&T 6) Selling Swords 7) Meteor Hammer 8) Grand Am 9) Groucho Marx 10) ’99 11) Claws 12) Bad Lung 13) Liam Gallagher 14) Hell Is An Airport |
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Musically, Hell Is An Airport draws from staples like Guided by Voices and The Replacements while channeling the guitar-driven energy of Maple’s youth—Nirvana, Ramones, and AC/DC—resulting in a sharp collection that turns self-deprecation into catharsis. Throughout, Liquid Mike continue to cement their place as one of today’s most compelling alt-rock bands. Fronted by Maple and formed in 2020, Liquid Mike initially originated from his collaborations with synth player/vocalist Monica Nelson (she/her). The lineup soon expanded to include drummer Cody Maracek (he/him), bassist Zack Alworden (he/him), and guitarist David Daignault (he/him)––the latter two are also forming members of another breakthrough band from Marquette called Charmer. |
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| LIQUID MIKE – ‘Groucho Marx’ |
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| LIQUID MIKE – ‘Selling Swords’ |
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