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Carolina Liar

 
Artist: Carolina Liar
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Group Members:

Johan Carlsson, Erik Haager, Jim Almgren Gandara, Max Grahn, Chad Wolf, Rickard Goransson

Similar Artists:

Keane, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snow Patrol, Mat Kearney

Influenced By:

Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Eggstone, The Cardigans, This Perfect Day, Ace of Base, Roxette, Bangles, ABBA

Formal Connection With:

The Cardigans
See Carolina Liar Lyrics
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Coming to Terms

Biography

The story of Carolina Liar sounds like a Hollywood movie script about the music industry. At the center of the post-punk group is Charleston, SC native Chad Wolf. A singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Wolf fell under the spell of new wave through his older sister's record collection. He located to Los Angeles at the age of 22, earning a living doing whatever odd jobs he could (which included being an extra in a Celine Dion video) and eventually landing an internship with songwriter Diane Warren, who helped Wolf refine and sharpen his writing skills. The story might have ended there if Wolf hadn't agreed to housesit for a friend who just happened to know famed Swedish record producer Max Martin. Martin heard one of Wolf's songs and asked to hear additional samples, and soon Wolf found himself in Stockholm recording an album with one of Europe's biggest pop producers. He was also backed by an all-Swedish band of Jim Almgren Gandara on guitar, Johan Carlsson on keyboards, Rickard Goransson on guitar, Max Grahn on drums, and Erik Haager on bass. Christened Carolina Liar, the band, with Wolf handling lead vocals, released a debut album, Coming to Terms, on Atlantic Records in 2008. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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Carolina Liar

Background information
Origin South Carolina, United States
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active 2006–present
Labels Atlantic Records
Website http://www.carolinaliar.com/
Members
Chad Wolf
Johan Carlsson
Jim Almgren Gândara
Rickard Göransson
Max Grahn
Erik Hääger
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Carolina Liar is an American rock band based out of Los Angeles. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, but the band and most of its members originate from Sweden.[1]

The band is best known for the songs "I'm Not Over", and "Show Me What I'm Looking For" from their 2008 major label debut album Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg, Tobias Karlsson, and Johan Schuster.

On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Music Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" also appeared in FOX Sport's commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game. In Australia, promotion has already began on radio & television for the bands' third forthcoming single "Beautiful World". A release date has not yet been confirmed.

Carolina Liar also played as a warm up band for Rob Thomas while he was playing in New York City at the Beacon Theater on his Cradlesong tour.

Contents

Band members

  • Chad Wolf: Vocals and Guitar
  • Johan Carlsson: Keyboard
  • Jim Almgren Gândara: Guitar
  • Rickard Göransson: Guitar
  • Max Grahn: Drums
  • Erik Hääger: Bass
  • Randy Lane: Drums (substitute)

Discography

Singles

Year Title Hot 100
[2]		 Alternative
[2]		 Hot AC IRMA[3] Album
2008 "I'm Not Over" 119 3 - - Coming to Terms
"Show Me What I'm Looking For" 67 28 8 6
2009 "Beautiful World" - - - -
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Appearances

Appearances in popular culture

  • "I'm Not Over" found itself in the fourth episode of the first season Vampire Diaries.
  • "Beautiful World" appeared in the first season finale of the hit teen drama Gossip Girl.
  • "California Bound" was used in the pilot episode of the show 90210. The band later guest starred on the episode "Help Me Rhonda", performing "Show Me What I'm Looking For" and "I'm Not Over".
  • "Coming to Terms" was used to promote the sixth season of the show One Tree Hill. The songs "When You Are Near" and "Simple Life" were later used in the show.
  • "Last Night", "I'm not Over", "California Bound", and "Beautiful world" were used in the teen drama Greek.

References

  1. ^ "Artist Biography - Carolina Liar". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=982671. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
  2. ^ a b "American singles chart". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=982671&model.vnuAlbumId=1138341. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  3. ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  4. ^ Carolina Liar
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