Whenever my wife wears the As Tall As Lions t-shirt she totally stole from me, I wonder when I'll get to hear new music from the Massapequa indie rockers.
Listening to the boys' lush new album (and you should, now, at Absolute Punk), I can't believe they're from Long Island. All swirling guitars and dreamy harmonies, they have a serious Brit-rock/shoegaze sensibility reminiscent of Doves. Plus, Daniel Nigro can really sing. We expect big things.
ATAL were kind enough to let us exclusively premiere an MP3 from the album:
As Tall As Lions - "Ghost Of York" (MP3)
If you dig it -- and we hope you do -- load that stream and don't miss "Love Love Love (Love Love)," which has a soulful Jeff Buckley "Everybody Here Wants You" vibe.
Album's out 9/26 on Triple Crown. Lions hit the road with labelmates Dear Hunter & The Secret Handshake next week.
8/08/06West Babylon, NYIn Store @ Looney Tunes 7pm
8/09/06S. Hackensack, NJSchool of Rock
8/10/06 Hartford, CTWebster Underground
8/11/06 Allston, MAThe ICC
8/12/06 Albany, NYValentines
8/13/06 Providence, RIThe Living Room
8/14/06 Amityville, NYVillage Pub South
8/15/06 Nashua, HNNashua VFW
8/21/06 New York, NYKnitting Factory
8/22/06 Buffalo, NYThe Buffalo Icon
8/23/06 Detroit, MIThe Shelter
8/24/06 Covington, KYThe Madhatter
8/25/06 Lexington, KYSouthside Church
8/26/06 Indianapolis, INThe Underground
8/27/06 Chicago, ILBeat Kitchen
8/28/06 Minneapolis, MNTriple Rock
8/29/06 Iowa City, IAPicador
8/30/06 Kansas City, MOThe Grand Emporium
9/01/06Denver, COMarquis Theatre
9/04/06San Antonio, TXWhite Rabbit
9/05/06Houston, TXFitzgeralds
9/07/06Orlando, FLThe Backbooth
9/08/06Gainesville, FLCommon Grounds
9/09/06Tallahassee, FLBeta Bar
9/10/06 West Palm Beach, FLRays Downtown Blues
9/12/06 Nasvhille, TNThe End
Bands play Levittown now?! When I was growing up on Long Island the closest decent rock venue was ... wait, there wasn't one.
Let's give away two pairs of tickets to the Knitting Factory show, shall we? If you want to enter just place a comment saying you wanna go, and I'll pick 2 winners randomly by Saturday morning. (Use your real e-mail or I won't be able to contact you; don't worry, you're not signing up for anything.)
