Water Liars

Water Liars is from Water Valley, Mississippi. Their name is derived from the first story in Barry Hannah's collection Airships.

In 2011, on a whim, Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster went to visit Andrew Bryant in Bryant's hometown of Water Valley. They began writing songs, and in three days the duo had recorded, with only one microphone, what would be their first full-length record as Water Liars: Phantom Limb. The record was originally released in 2012 by Misra Records. The album features 10 songs notable for its heavy distorted guitar sound, field recordings of frogs singing in a train yard, and a sample of British occultist Aleister Crowley's recitation of his poem "Atomic Ritual."

Kinkel-Schuster has since embarked on a successful solo career.