A band intent on honouring their former bass player’s legacy after his death has released new music.

Barrow-based punks The Liars Club have announced their return with the news that the band's second EP Of Self will be released this June.

The EP is the follow-up to their much-hyped 2018 debut Dormant – a well-received first effort that was sadly followed by tragedy as months later the band’s original bass player Jake Davies took his own life.

After taking time out to process the trauma, the band soon realised their drive and ambition to cement Jake’s legacy was a major factor in continuing and set about playing a flurry of shows to raise awareness for mental health.

“It would be easy to not talk about what happened but what would be the point in that,” said vocalist Noah Johnson.

“Jake was a massive part of the band so if people take one thing from The Liars Club, it’s that they need to talk to each other.”

The band, made up of Noah Johnson (vocals), Daniel Milmine (guitar), Frank Kendall (bass) and Matt Southwell (drums) has also released a video for brand new track 8 Tonne, which is out now on all music platforms.

The new single encapsulates the band’s views on drug abuse and the cataclysm that ensues when people fall into the ‘deep end’.

The track refers to the statistic that eight tonnes of cocaine is consumed by Londoners every year.

The band said: “The song lyric ‘The angels said to the people, welcome’ is a direct reference to how easy it is to get sucked into a world of drug abuse, and the epidemic it has become in most towns and cities across the UK.

“The song has purposely been written to be close to the bone, with Noah’s aggressive vocals being a literal cry for help; a warning.

“We like music to make you feel something. We not only want the lyrics to open your eyes, but we want the music to bring out the fire in your soul.

“The Liars Club is not a place of violence or hate; it’s a haven for people to come to. We are theirs and they are ours.”

Stoking the fires of creativity from the band’s den above the Barrow record shop TNT Records, the band pulls positivity from the bleakest corners of the UK.

“Barrow made us, so we don’t hate it; we deal with it,” said Johnson.

“We’re just four working class lads making an honest living in ‘the man’ industries which fund many lives in our town, but as soon as we’re on stage we become what we want to be, we’re accomplishing our dreams.”

The Liars Club’s new EP Of Self is released June 18.