You Oughta Know : Carolina Liar

Some songs can perfectly capture a moment, and when Lauren Conrad and one of her beaus on THE HILLS were cycling the streets of Paris earlier this year, Carolina Liar's "Show Me What I'm Looking For" became an apt musical parallel to some sexy soul searching. Singer Chad Wolf has an ache in his voice, even when he's belting out one of his band's full-rocking anthems - guess that's why the group has been compared to both U2 and the Killers. Guess that's also why it resonates when Wolf questions a clubland hook-up's intentions in "Last Night." "Did you really think you found somebody/or did the vodka make you leave with me?" When this guy sings a line, it's pretty convincing. Factor in the music's killer hooks - Wolf claims both the hit-heavy Depeche Mode and To... Moreğ

Some songs can perfectly capture a moment, and when Lauren Conrad and one of her beaus on THE HILLS were cycling the streets of Paris earlier this year, Carolina Liar's "Show Me What I'm Looking For" became an apt musical parallel to some sexy soul searching. Singer Chad Wolf has an ache in his voice, even when he's belting out one of his band's full-rocking anthems - guess that's why the group has been compared to both U2 and the Killers. Guess that's also why it resonates when Wolf questions a clubland hook-up's intentions in "Last Night." "Did you really think you found somebody/or did the vodka make you leave with me?" When this guy sings a line, it's pretty convincing. Factor in the music's killer hooks - Wolf claims both the hit-heavy Depeche Mode and Toto as influences - and the deep craft that marks the songs on the band's COMING TO TERMS, and the overall package becomes quite impressive. Yes, he's had help from superstar Hollywood songwriters and superstar Swedish producers, but Wolf and the boys make those cinematic tunes about real-life frustrations speak for themselves. Not bad for guy who was once was a background dancer in a Celine Dion video.ĞLess