Lions Lions
To Carve Our Names
Hollywood Waste (2012)
Lions Lions are a band you should be listening to, but probably aren’t. Regardless of the years spent developing in the local New England scene in a myriad of other very talented bands (including Vanna and Therefore I Am), Lions Lions continue to fly under the radar amongst the throngs of typical pop-punk bands now clogging up a new generation’s iTunes. Their new full-length, To Carve Our Names, looks to change all that with some very consistent material and a new label lending the support needed to get this album some much needed recognition—but is it deserving of such acclaim?Well, yes and no. Perhaps it was my anticipation going into the album. I was expecting something a little more groundbreaking, but To Carve Our Names just didn’t connect with me in the way I was hoping for. I was a big fan of the band’s last EP, The Path We Take, and so going into my first listen, expectations were admittedly very high. But the album just didn’t deliver in a major way. It certainly has it’s high points, and overall I’d have to say it’s a solid release that I’m sure will grow on the listener over time, but … Read more
State Lines
Self Titled
Tiny Engines (2012)
Hailing from Long Island, NY, State Lines come from a long list of notable punk bands who call the area … Read more
