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Liquid Skin is the second album by English  band  released in September 1999 by  Records. Production on the album was overseen by the band and the album follows a similar style to their 1998 debut . The track 'We Haven't Turned Around' was featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 film .

In the wake of Brit-pop's unraveling and the legitimization of prog rock by  and ,  was seen as the future of Brit-rock upon their

debut.  was caught between those two poles: traditionalist on one hand, yet striving for a larger goal. 's secondhand appropriations of American music, crossed with ambling arrangements and a hazy atmosphere indigenous to home recordings, won them a larger audience who expected the group's second album, , to be a great breakthrough. They may be disappointed to find that it's not. Instead,  is a cleaner, more streamlined version of the debut; it's clear that the band made the move from the garage into a professional studio. In doing so, they wound up with a dead ringer for 's No Code, in which America's best traditionalist band of the '90s strove for a glorious, pan-ethnic mess and pretty much succeeded.  doesn't rival No Code, not just because  isn't as passionate, but also because  didn't sound as self-conscious or predictable when they decided to stretch out. Throughout the record,  betrays their age, playing music that they believe to be experimental or rootsy, but not quite going far enough in either direction. This was true of  as well, but the cleaner sound and improved focus brings these factors to the forefront. And, frankly, that's not such a bad thing, either. In this context, they might not seem as adventurous (and, therefore, important), but they do bring back varying strands in interesting ways. They still seem to be trying too hard, and treading water in doing so. Still,  will satisfy fans of the first record, just as it will undoubtedly frustrate those who didn't get with them the first time.

Track listing[] "Hangover"  – 3:27 "Revolutionary Kind"  – 4:32 "Bring It On"  – 4:10 "Blue Moon Rising"  – 4:48 "Las Vegas Dealer"  – 3:55 "We Haven't Turned Around"  – 6:29 "Fill My Cup"  – 4:39 "Rhythm & Blues Alibi"  – 5:03 "Rosalita"  – 4:05 "California"  – 7:24 "Devil Will Ride"  – 6:56