State Lines are no longer Long Island’s best kept
secret. Since last year’s release of Hoffman Manor, the band has been receiving
praise from highly-reputable sources such as Alternative Press,
AbsolutePunk.net, and PunkNews.org, being compared to acts such as Tigers Jaw,
Brand New, and Saves the Day. Calling
State Lines a band with “potential” would be a severe understatement, as their
debut record achieved a level of maturity that most groups require an entire
career to reach. What truly sets the
band apart from other pop punk/indie contemporaries is their ability to write fantastically
catchy, hook-laden music while still avoiding the clichés so often found within
the genre. Having just signed to Tiny
Engines and with release of their self-titled EP around the corner, 2012 will
likely mark the most exciting year of the band’s career thus far, not to
mention the fact that State Lines will also be embarking on a fairly expansive US
tour this summer with MA’s The Hotel Year.
The self-titled 7”, which is set to be released on May 29,
features four new tracks, two of which can be streamed here and here.
Download Hoffman Manor
for free on State Lines’ Bandcamp.
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