Sighs Trapped by Liars

Sighs Trapped by Liars
Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
Released	September 17, 2007
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	51:47
Label	Drag City
The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology
Black Snakes (1983) Sighs Trapped by Liars (2007) Five American Portraits (2010)
The Red Krayola chronology
Red Gold (2006) Sighs Trapped by Liars (2007) Fingerpointing (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10)[2]
Uncut	[3]

Sighs Trapped by Liars is the fourth collaboration between experimental rock band Red Krayola and conceptual art group Art & Language, released on September 17, 2007 through Drag City.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Art & Language, all music composed by The Red Krayola.

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

Personnel

Red Krayola John McEntire – drums, recording Jim O'Rourke – acoustic guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, backing vocals, mixing, recording Mayo Thompson – acoustic guitar, piano Tom Watson – bass guitar, guitar

Additional musicians and production Art & Language – illustration, photography Scott Benzel – recording Noel Kupersmith – bass guitar Dan Osborn – design Arthur Ou – photography Elisa Randazzo – vocals, recording Roger Seibel – mastering Sandy Yang – vocals

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Sighs Trapped by Liars". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
2. Powell, Mike (September 18, 2007). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Sighs Trapped by Liars". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. "Introduction". Uncut. 2007. pg. 116. Retrieved August 12, 2012.