Since their inception, the New York based experimental art punk band Liars have been nothing but weird. From abstract electronic dissonance to crashing in your face electrifying guitar riffs Liars have brought it all and more, awing audience around the globe. However, their upcoming Sisterworld (due out March 9th) has worried many fans causing them to second guess the band’s ability to maintain their rough undercut edge; considering the lengthy gap they took between records and Sisterworld’s promised departure from sound. No worries however, the trio’s latest video for “Scissor” leaves little room for fear; charging at audiences with fast-paced energy and flying rocks?

No seriously. “Scissor” tells the story of a young man lost at sea as he searches for land, but as he fights to survive he must overcome some menacing rocks which continuously attempt to sink his raft. The video begins slow: as deep and soft echoing vocals lure you along while our main character (played by lead singer Angus Andrew) wakes up lost at sea and unaware of his surroundings. Clearly he is lost and confused, but then he notices the rock. His casual attempt to solve the problem by throwing it over board only upsets “them” further; causing an avalanche of rocks to appear and almost sink his raft. Then, as the bombastic chorus cracks down Andrew goes nuts; chucking rocks left and right while fighting harder than ever to stay alive. We won’t tell you the end, but let just say it’s not pretty.

According to Liars, “Scissor” is meant to signify “a confession of inability brought about by the suffering of a close friend”; which one can easily decipher from the video’s blatant metaphor for life’s futility and the inevitability of death. Be on the look out for Sisterworld come early March and don’t miss out on the album’s double-disc edition which will include “reinterpretations” of the album’s original tracks by Devendra Banhart, Thom Yorke and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe. Yea, we can’t wait either.