Not since the Mickey Mouse Club (Britney, Justin, Christina) has one show contributed so much to pop culture. Of course there are the obvious contributions: Audrina, Lauren, Whitney, Speidi, the upcoming spin-off “Bromance,” Audrina (yes, I know I already said that) and a chance to watch the exploits of potentially the dumbest girl to ever grace the screen, Lo. (New season starts Aug. 18)
Seriously, just watch. She is always so confused.
Aside from all of that, “The Hills” continuously sports one of the best soundtracks of any show on TV. The latest success story from that exposure should be Carolina Liar.
I first noticed the band after their song "Show Me What I’m Looking For" was on an episode last season. Later I heard "I’m Not Over" on Sirius, thanks Demos, and I was blown away.
The band features singer Buck Wolf, who grew up in Carolina, traveled to L.A. to make it in music but later found himself in Europe working with Max Martin. Martin was a mildly successful glam-rocker in Europe and later went one to write a little song call “Baby One More Time.” He has also worked with the Beastie Boys and Kelly Clarkson.
Don’t let that confuse you. Carolina Liar, powered by the vulnerable Wolf, is more Killers meets Augustana. The album "Coming to Terms" has many radio friendly jams including all the songs from "The Hills."
It is the first entire album I’ve purchased on iTuunes in the past three years. Totally worth it.
Check out their latest video here: