As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions
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Artist: As Tall As LionsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: Triple Crown
Soundtracks:
- Stab City
- Summer
- A Break A Pause
- Love Love Love (Love Love)
- Ghosts Of York
- Milk and Honey
- Be Here Now
- Kickin' Myself
- Mariah
- Maybe I'm Just Tired
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Music Review: As Tall As Lions - Self Titled
Rating: 5 Stars
Pitting the name of your band against the king of the jungle is daring, an inevitable open door for the reviewers to lambaste you.
Unless it's justified.
But As Tall As Lions, an indie band from Long Island, NY leaves nothing to chance with their second album, which shares the same name as the band.
And after hearing this, in the not so grand scale of today's music, this band should be taller than the majority of the faux lions out there.
Sure, a lot of their songs are built around love--be it lost, found, or never really there to begin with--and the bulk of their lyrics could have come from a melancholy teenager's notebook, and because of that some might pigeonhole them as emo, a distinction which is not only unfair, but nowadays a kiss of death. But nothing ever feels woe is me, even when it is. The melodies are ambient, at times atmospheric, even reminiscent of some Sigur Ros (though with words that you can actually understand). And As Tall As Lions sounds similar enough to Keane to mention it; but they're so much better, their sound deeper, and Daniel Nigro twice the singer.
Above everything the album is honest.
Beyond that it's littered with homerun after homerun. The opening track "Stab City" sets the ebb and flow of what's to follow, from "Song For Luna", a lovely ditty sounding every bit like a soundtrack to any wannabe protagonist who's wandered aimlessly through the mental streets of time gone by, to the closer "Maybe I'm Just Tired", a heartbreaking confessional where Nigro sings, "But I know I'm not good enough for you" like he means it.
From top to bottom there aren't anything even resembling fillers.
And somewhere in the middle of the album, from "Ghosts of York", to "Milk and Honey", to "I'm Kicking Myself" they manage a few masterpieces.
The album is outstanding, easily one of the best of 2006.
And though there aren't any streamers, fireworks, or larger than life billboards to promote its release, make no mistake this is As Tall As Lion's coming out party.
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Description of As Tall As Lions
This band redefines perceptions of Long Island's music scene with their British influenced contemporary indie rock sound. On their sophomore release, they harness the creativity of 70's album rock, the lush tones of ambient pop, and the subtle passion of groups such as The Smiths from the late '80s. Their music can easily be considered interpretive and progressive, yet it by no means alienates the fan base they've acquired through sharing bills with such acts as Mae, Acceptance, June, The Spill Canvas, The Receiving End Of Sirens, Copeland, and Coheed & Cambria.Alternative Rock CDs
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