{"id":56823,"date":"2019-10-27T12:52:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T12:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=56823"},"modified":"2019-10-27T12:52:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T12:52:12","slug":"hooked-like-helen-liar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/hooked-like-helen-liar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooked Like Helen &#8211; \u2018Liar\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Liar&#8217;. by Ohio duo Hooked Like Helen, is the cornerstone of the soundtrack for new film, &#8216;High Strung Free Dance&#8217;, and it certainly captures the sheer physical excitement of performing &#8211; dancing, singing, acting, interacting with other performers &#8211; in a Broadway production.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- EP Link Ad --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"4422731055\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track is a three and a half minute embodiment of the drama of the film; an effortlessly gorgeous ballad, it soars and glides with the grace of a ballerina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to its inclusion in the &#8216;High Strung Free Dance&#8217; soundtrack, &#8216;Liar&#8217; had its place in Hooked Like Helen&#8217;s most recent EP, &#8216;Tragedy Of Physics&#8217;, which came out in the summer. The record was praised for its &#8220;alt-pop chaos&#8221; (Line Of Best Fit), as well as Nikki Stipp&#8217;s &#8220;classic&#8221; vocals. The sound is modern, but with roots in the singer-songwriter tradition, their songs having that emotional heft and sincerity that seems to have been lost somewhere along the way in modern music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tyce Diorio, of &#8216;So You Think You Can Dance&#8217;, chose &#8216;Liar&#8217; to score his epic ballet scene in &#8216;High Strung Free Dance&#8217; because of its grace, poise, and passion &#8211; qualities which made it similar to ballet itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;Liar&#8217; was premiered on Radio Disney&#8217;s Twitter account, and features plenty of footage from the film, with the star, classically trained ballerina Juliet Doherty, taking centre stage in both clip and film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her co-stars are no less accomplished, and no less videogenic: Thomas Doherty (who starred as Harry Hook in Disney&#8217;s Descendants 2 and 3), Harry Jarvis, and the legendary Jane Seymour in the role of an uncompromising but warm-hearted stage mother. They&#8217;re all present and centre in the &#8216;Liar&#8217; video, and the heat they generate is almost palpable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The footage of Hooked Like Helen is just as compelling. Nikki Stipp plays and sings with the sort of self-possession and inner strength that any ballerina would envy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Hooked Like Helen from their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.HookedLikeHelen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>. 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