Sighs Trapped by Liars (album)
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fairest of All" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Jumping Through the Mirror" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Laughing at the Foot of the Cross" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Il Ne Reste Qu'a Chanter" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Hostage" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Jerry Fodor's Story" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "The Big Vacation" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Four Stars: The Ideal Crew" | 8:13 |
| 9. | "Igor Zabel's Song" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "A Pest" | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Perfection" | 2:16 |
| 12. | "Forty Thousand Words on a Chair" | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Sighs Trapped by Liars" | 4:41 |
Background
- "Sighs Trapped By Liars" is a series by Art & Language that began in the 1990s
- Many of the songs adapt texts or ideas that frequently appear in Art & Language works
- Previewed in a Whole Foods[1]
- Art & Language wrote a script for The Jackson Pollock Bar about the album:
Art & Language Sings a Song
Reviews
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/sighs-trapped-by-liars-mw0000748942?1666935476917
- Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10638-sighs-trapped-by-liars/
- Map: https://archive.org/details/mapyouareherejou0000unse/page/62/mode/2up?q=%22Corrected+Slogans%22+%22art++language%22
- Uncut: "Introduction", Uncut, 2007. pg. 116. (either incorrectly copied on Wikipedia or a review of both albums)
Image gallery
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'Sighs Trapped By Liars' from Art & Language's '10 Posters', 2018 -
'Perfection' from Art & Language's '10 Posters', 2018
