Not a lot of good things came out of 2020, but the formation of Amongst Liars proved that annus horribilis wasn’t a complete bust. Very much a product of their times, the South Coast collective combine the sexy big riffage of modern standard-setters like Shinedown and Royal Blood with a socio-political awareness that doesn’t often come with such mainstream-baiting sounds. From fake news and mental health to homelessness and countless other governmental failings, there’s plenty of fuel for this self-titled debut’s righteous fire, even if it doesn’t always ring true. Aside from the pinned-on politics of its infectious lyrical beats (‘This violence bleeds silence!’), opener Cut It feels like it could’ve been lifted from the, eh, cuttings on Queens Of The Stone Age’s...