NORTHERN LIBERTIES
It’s a grand plan: Release a limited-edition, 200-copy run of a vinyl album that features one song and then play that song/album in its entirety, “Thick As a Brick”-style. Northern Liberties say they will only play the piece, titled “Suffocation”, live twice, once in Bethlehem, Pa., and once at Johnny Brenda’s. What will it sound like? Only a select few know, but the band describes it as “somber – essentially a ‘winter song’ dealing with problems inherent to existence in a physical dimension.” If “Suffocation” is anything like the early 90’s DIY/grunge/postpunk vibe blended with off-kilter, avant-garde jazz rhythms the band is normally known for, it could be epic.
— Katherine Silkaitis, Philadelphia Weekly, March 18-24, 2009