{"title":"Gareth Liddiard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGareth Liddiard is an Australian artist born in 1975. He is a founding member of two bands and has also released solo work. He is closely associated with the [l984798] label and [l1315565].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGareth Liddiard, born in 1975, is an influential Australian artist known for his work as a founding member of two prominent bands. In addition to his band contributions, he has also ventured into solo projects, showcasing his versatility as a musician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith strong ties to the [l984798] label and collaborations with [l1315565], Gareth Liddiard's music has made a significant impact on the Australian music scene and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strange-tourist","title":"Strange Tourist","description":"\u003cp\u003eaustralia's most celebrated contemporary songwriter has recorded his debut solo album. for the past ten years, gareth liddiard has been the driving creative force behind australian music prize-winning band the drones and a string of modern classics including 'i don't ever want to change', 'sixteen straws' and 'shark-fin blues'. recorded in an isolated mansion thirty minutes outside yass, in country new south wales, 'strange tourist' captures liddiard at his most naked, and his most explosive. armed with just a guitar, he makes surreal stories of tightrope walkers, down and outers, suicidal japanese salarymen and suburban radicals come alive like no one else could. liddiard's interest in australian history and folklore also makes a return on strange tourist, but this time it's mixed with a uniquely incisive take on current affairs and politics. the record contains one of his richest and most controversial songs to date, 'the radicalisation of d', loosely inspired by the incarceration of australian david hicks in guantanamo bay detention camp in 2001. recorded with another graduate of the australian music prize, burke reid (the producer behind 2007 winner the mess 'hall's devils elbow' and the drones' fourth album 'havilah'), 'strange tourist' is the latest instalment from one of australia's most talented poets. listen to it now, because you'll be hearing about it for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470946111819,"sku":"333209","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f027f20e-ca0d-4a59-acab-2d1b1babbf82_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727385758"},{"product_id":"strange-tourist-3","title":"Strange Tourist","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecommended If You Like: The Drones \/ Tropical Fuck Storm \/ Springtime, Ditch Trilogy-era Neil Young, Scott \u0026amp; Charlene’s Wedding, Dick Diver, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Royal Headache, Rowland S. Howard. Remastered Audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Back in print after a million years! Gatefold jacket. Because you demanded it: Gareth Liddiard's 2010 solo album Strange Tourist is finally reissued on double LP. Celebrated for his work as the frontman of cult acts Tropical Fuck Storm, The Drones, and Springtime, Strange Tourist is a stripped down acoustic set from one of our greatest living songwriters. \"Superlative...Liddiard's screeds demand and reward the listener's full attention\" – Mojo \/\/ \"Superbly engaging...crystalline and austere.\" - The Quietus \/\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joyful Noise Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50985546350923,"sku":"2049542","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Gareth_Liddiard_-_Strange_Tourist_2LP_842527f7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734435017"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_de5b302d_thumbnail_4096_b2ad580c-b210-432e-a70d-f0878d02b914.jpg?v=1727385740","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/gareth-liddiard.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}