{"id":28717,"date":"2013-05-29T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-state-lines-for-the-boats\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T18:59:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:59:40","slug":"album-review-state-lines-for-the-boats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-state-lines-for-the-boats\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: State Lines &#8211; For The Boats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/imageshack.us\/a\/img28\/7584\/statelines.jpg\" title=\"\">Long Island quartet <strong>State Lines <\/strong><span>follow up their previous offerings with sophomore record \u2018<\/span><em>For The Boats,\u2019 <\/em><span>one that will turn the heads of many when this release is unleashed. The indie\/punk outfit have made a progression from earlier material, maturing into a band set to secure their mark in the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">From opener and title track \u2018<em>For The Boats,\u2019 <\/em>the record seeps a natural grasp of <strong>State Lines <\/strong>genre, blending indie and punk smoothly, experimenting with both within the progression of the album. The simpler, indie pop rhythms contrast with the gravelly vocals to create a combination that leads to the success of this record; producing a fresh, raw sound.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>&amp;amp;lt;a href=&ldquo;http:\/\/tinyengines.bandcamp.com\/album\/for-the-boats&rdquo; data-mce-href=&ldquo;http:\/\/tinyengines.bandcamp.com\/album\/for-the-boats&rdquo;&amp;amp;gt;For The Boats by State Lines&amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u2018<em>Shit For Brains\u2019 <\/em>holds grungy notes to compliment the vocal style, later contrasting with stand-out track \u2018<em>For The Ears\u2019 <\/em>which leads its focus on the indie elements of <strong>State Lines <\/strong>sound. This variety and experimentation with the cross over genres is admirable to say the least, and the smooth transition between both displays the band\u2019s creativity and flair for music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The rawness of \u2018<em>Tuesday Morning\u2019 <\/em>is yet another highlight of the record and acoustic track \u2018<em>Where It\u2019s Warm\u2019 <\/em>draws \u2018<em>For The Boats\u2019 <\/em>to a calm, heartfelt close, yet again reiterating that this quartet are more than just a one trick pony. <strong>State Lines\u2019 <\/strong>indie punk style is blended perfectly and the record takes you on a journey full of twists and turns; definitely one to check out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">4\/5<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u2018<em>For The Bones\u2019 <\/em>by <strong>State Lines <\/strong>is out on the 28<sup>th<\/sup> May via <strong>Tiny Engines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>State Lines <\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/statelinesband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.statelines.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Words by Hannah Gillicker (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahGillicker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HannahGillicker<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long Island quartet State Lines follow up their previous offerings with sophomore record \u2018For The Boats,\u2019 one that will turn the heads of many when this release is unleashed. 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