Grazing through the sound spectrum, armed with an acoustic guitar, a partially-broken keyboard from the 1980’s, a set of light percussion instruments, a drum program and a voice, Billy Liar is surely making waves – of all sorts.
With no real genre to bind him, Billy Liar formed in 2009 as a mesh of The Shins, Iron and Wine, a scattering of jazz musicians, and The Postal Service. Their musical styles range from folk to singer-songwriter, to ambient electronic, and back again.
With a variant ...
Grazing through the sound spectrum, armed with an acoustic guitar, a partially-broken keyboard from the 1980’s, a set of light percussion instruments, a drum program and a voice, Billy Liar is surely making waves – of all sorts.
With no real genre to bind him, Billy Liar formed in 2009 as a mesh of The Shins, Iron and Wine, a scattering of jazz musicians, and The Postal Service. Their musical styles range from folk to singer-songwriter, to ambient electronic, and back again.
With a variant lyrical style,similar to Conor Oberst(Bright Eyes) and Ben Gibbard(Death Cab for Cutie), Billy Liar’s songs bring to life engaging stories built to the soundtrack of our lives, or strive to put evident truths and ideology on full display.
Enjoy his music on myspace at: www.myspace.com/therealbillyliar -and keep your eyes peeled for the forthcoming “Seasons” EP and the full-length LP to follow!
Band Members:
Kevin P. Sheffar – Guitar, Keys, Percussion, Vocals
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