The story of
Carolina Liar sounds like a Hollywood movie script about the music industry. At the center of the post-punk group is Charleston, SC native
Chad Wolf. A singer, songwriter, and guitarist,
Wolf fell under the spell of new wave through his older sister's record collection. He located to Los Angeles at the age of 22, earning a living doing whatever odd jobs he could (which included being an extra in a
Celine Dion video) and eventually landing an internship with songwriter
Diane Warren, who helped
Wolf refine and sharpen his writing skills. The story might have ended there if
Wolf hadn't agreed to housesit for a friend who just happened to know famed Swedish record producer
Max Martin.
Martin heard one of
Wolf's songs and asked to hear additional samples, and soon
Wolf found himself in Stockholm recording an album with one of Europe's biggest pop producers. He was also backed by an all-Swedish band of
Jim Almgren Gandara on guitar,
Johan Carlsson on keyboards,
Rickard Goransson on guitar,
Max Grahn on drums, and
Erik Haager on bass. Christened
Carolina Liar, the band, with
Wolf handling lead vocals, released a debut album,
Coming to Terms, on Atlantic Records in 2008. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide