[News] Liar Thief Bandit’s fourth studio album “ICON” now available on CD and German Tour starting January 28

Liar Thief Bandit’s latest, fourth album “ICON” is now available on CD. Originally released digitally and on vinyl in May 2024 via The Sign Records, “ICON” was recorded, produced, and mixed by award-winning Joakim Lindberg (The Dahmers, Terrible Feelings, Nightmen, Black River Delta, Solen, Arre! Arre! among many others) at Studio Sickan in Malmö. “ICON” truly lives up to its name, showcasing the band’s raw energy and melodic precision across 11 tracks, caught on tape in a live setting.

Following over 200 live shows, Liar Thief Bandit will now embark on a German tour starting January 28, 2025. Dates below:

28.01.2025 Cafe Glocksee, Hannover
29.01.2025 Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe
30.01.2025 Goldgrube, Kassel
31.01.2025 Cadillac, Oldenburg
01.02.2025 Kulturrampe, Krefeld
21.03.2025 Marias Ballroom, Hamburg
22.03.2025 Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden
24.03.2025 Schokoladen, Berlin
25.03.2025 Ostpol, Dresden
27.03.2025 Pitcher, Düsseldorf
28.03.2025 Break Out, Asendorf
29.03.2025 Shiva, Bremerhaven

Get “ICON” on CD and vinyl: Freighttrain.se

Stream the album: https://orcd.co/ltb_icon

Tracklist:
01. The Ultimate Sign 03:25
02. Death Pioneer 03:41
03. Dying Efforts 03:13
04. It All Goes Away in the End 03:21
05. Recoil 04:31
06. Retaliation 03:00
07. Red Out of the Blue 03:08
08. Traces of Use 03:18
09. Can’t Slow Me Down 03:03
10. Residence Sorrow 03:06
11. Icon 03:27

What do you get if you blend the melodic essence that helped shape the ‘70s and the raw garage revival of the late ‘90s with a modern touch of uplifting lyrics and undeniable energy? The answer is Liar Thief Bandit – a power trio born to play live with the sole purpose to carry the torch of all that ever was, is and will be Rock’n’Roll in its purest form.

Liar Thief Bandit was founded and established in late 2014 in Malmö, Sweden. After humble beginnings in 2015 making demos and playing those first crucial shows, the defining journey took off in 2016 when the self-produced debut album “Gun Shovel Alibi” was released. Extensive touring followed and the band’s DIY-ethics brought them to numerous European countries during 2017. Their lightening, energetic live show caught attention and left the audience wanting more. The hectic tour schedule influenced the three-piece to write, record and deliver their sophomore epos “Straight Ahead” released in August 2018 quickly followed by three European tours putting Liar Thief Bandit on the map as a hard-working Rock’n’Roll band to reckon with.

With new songs in the making, May 2019 saw the trio doing their 100th show in Hamburg as the premiere of an 18-day tour through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland and Czech Republic. The coming fall saw a split 7” vinyl with Grande Royale released on The Sign Records and a joint tour through Germany and Switzerland supporting the double A-side single. The track “Virtue Not a Vice” left no one doubting the power of innovating riffs and rememberable melodies that makes Liar Thief Bandit stand out in the current Rock atmosphere.

The third full-length was recorded during the spring of 2020 in Malmö’s Tambourine Studios inspired by hardships in a hard-working touring band as well as complicated situations in life. The theme throughout the 12 songs touches on philosophies of picking yourself up, taking chances and facing obstacles with a positive state of mind. “Deadlights” was released on May 14, 2021 by The Sign Records.

Always thinking ahead, more music was already on its way. Following the release of “Deadlights,” one of the land’s hardest working rock trios fired up the engine and headed to the outskirts of the small Swedish west coast town Strömstad in the summer of 2021 to record new songs. Seven tracks were laid down in seven days at Tilt Recording Studios with Max Dahlby at the helm known to work with Åskväder, The Drippers and Scumbag Millionaire to name a few. The result: a mini-album with six originals and a cover of Graveyard’s “Ain’t Fit to Live Here,” released by The Sign Records on September 16, 2022.

The band has done over 200 shows touring mainland Europe, the UK and Spain over the last couple of years including support shows for The Bronx, Supersuckers, Hank von Hell, Electric Six, Valiant Thorr among others. A support tour in Sweden with Royal Republic (Live Nation) in 2022, a slot at Sweden Rock Festival 2023 as well as support shows for The Hellacopters and Graveyard count as the latest, biggest achievements.

After a visit at Malmö´s Studio Sickan in the fall of 2023 their fourth full-length album “ICON” was released in May 2024 on The Sign Records.

Lineup:
Mikael Jacobson / Guitar and Vocals
William Grube / Drums
Niklas Dahre / Bass

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Author: Jacopo Vigezzi

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