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Lions Lions to Release New Album, Announce Tour Dates

Having recently announced their signing to Hollywood Waste Records, Boston's Lions Lions has announced the release of their debut album for the label, To Carve Our Names, on June 19.  Produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta [Bayside, Four Years Strong, Get Scared, Forever The Sickest Kids], the band's music is already grabbing the attention of post-hardcore veterans and the screamo crowd alike. A new track, "The Undertow," is currently available on the band's Facebook page.

Following a run of dates with Comeback Kid this May, Lions Lions will join Our Last Night, Crown the Empire, Set it Off, Palisades and Alive in Standby (on select dates) on the The Freedom Isn't Free Tour. A full list of dates can be seen below.

Tour Dates with Comeback Kid:

5/12/2012 - DeKalb, IL @ House Café

5/13/2012 - Indianapolis, IN  @ Emerson Theatre

5/14/2012 - Nashville , TN @ Rocket Town   

5/16/2012 - Toledo, OH @ Frankies Inner-City     

5/17/2012 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose            

5/18/2012 - Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship   

5/22/2012 - Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre         

5/24/2012 - Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon

5/25/2012 - Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe's

5/26/2012 - Howell, MI @ Hartland Performing Arts Ctr - Bled Fest 

 

"The Freedom Isn't Free" Tour Dates:

5/30/2012 - Manchester, NH @ Rocko's

5/31/2012 - Providence, RI @ Fete's

6/01/2012 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft

6/02/2012 - Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre

6/03/2012 - Nutley, NJ @ Radiant

6/05/2012 - Richmond, VA @ Kingdom

6/06/2012 - Springfield, VA @ Empire

6/07/2012 - Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Canal

6/08/2012 - Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit

6/09/2012 - Orlando, FL @ Bombshell's Tavern

6/10/2012 - Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue

6/12/2012 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar

6/13/2012 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Emerson Theatre

6/14/2012 - Joliet, IL @ Mojoe's

6/15/2012 - Detroit, MI @ I Lounge

6/17/2012 - Kent, OH @ The Outpost Concert Club

6/18/2012 - Piqua, OH @ Mote Park

6/19/2012 - Pittsburg, PA @ The Hideout

6/20/2012 - Allentown, PA @ The Crocodile Rock

 

--The Deli Staff

 
February 2012
Friendly People
Friendly People EP

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Friendly People’s debut, self-titled 3-song EP gives a concise taste of a promising young Cambridge, MA-based band. Their jangly indie pop is peppered with hints of Americana, roots rock and folk with vocals that owe a debt to Neil Young. The EP’s clear highlight is its opening track—their namesake song—“Friendly People”. It’s a tremendous, positive track buoyed by a horn section in the bridge which lends a mariachi feel. “A Lot of Work To Do” brings out Harvest-era Neil Young, starting as a plaintive acoustic ditty which builds slowly into a passionate electric number. Closing track, “Branches”, follows the same acoustic-to-electric path. As the song builds, it introduces tribal rhythms that are reminiscent of 80s indie-punk legends, the Volcano Suns. Friendly People are scheduled to record their debut full-length in March. If the Friendly People EP is indicative of what we can expect from this young group’s next batch of tunes it will be a record to keep an eye on later in 2012.--George Dow

 
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