Carolina Liar

When you come into the public eye with a gig as a backup dancer and a soundtrack spot on The Hills, prospects for longevity seem fairly slim, but Carolina Liar leader Chad Wolf delivers a set of of-the-moment anthem rock that includes a handful of unexpectedly catchy singles. The equation of most of them is borrowed from the shady '80s affectations of eyeliner indies like The Killers and sweeping choruses of Brit acts like Keane, though in the tunes where things are a bit simpler -- based on piano block chords and simple melodies -- he finds his strong suit.

After leaving his native South Carolina in 2002, Carolina Liar frontman Chad Wolf strummed
his guitar in many L.A. coffeehouses before being rescued from obscurity by an internship
with songwriter Diane Warren and a paid gig dancing in a Celine Dion video. His story is a
typical Hollywood fantasy — which might be why four tracks from his band's New Wave-y
rock debut have already been featured on The Hills. Fusing the anthemic eleme... More >