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Acclaimed in the music press, playing on huge stages across the globe in the UK, France and the US, and receiving a slew of radio tastemaker support, The Silver Lines high-octane punk-tinged has exploded from the streets of Birmingham.
In their second EP …And The Lord Don’t Think I Can Handle It the four-piece is as unapologetic as ever, charging through bouncy riffs, and punchy vocals to bring full-fledged live energy into your eardrums. The bitterness comes in contrast with frenzied intensity, the drums, bass and guitar riffs all roaring an unstoppable force.
The anthemic alt-rock finds a more atmospheric tone on the climaxes of ‘Bound’, with reverberating guitars and steady cymbals changing the tone. Tracks like ‘Cocaine’ instead enforce the brutality on the other side of the spectrum the vocals nearly drowned out by the waves of distortion-drenched aggression. ‘Roaches’ is the brand new piece amongst the five-track and provides the perfect gateway in The Silver Lines as a bad, remorseless on the surface, and thoughtful behind the facade, their power is unparalleled.
The band dives into the release, “‘…And The Lord Don’t Think I Can Handle It’, is the perfect representation of TSL as a live band, it’s just as angsty and provocative as their previous records but this time more thought provoking. The lyrics still have the characteristic TSL venom only this time addressing the ‘rock star lifestyle’ but are they promoting it or offering a warning?
The songs as a whole follow a more clearer narrative of the endless cycle everyone seems to go through from strange times to reminiscing of those sweeter softer places. The polarising cover is a deliberate shun of today’s music climate. With thousands of songs being released each day, every artist begging people to listen and sneaky methods employed to try and chart an album through the use of multiple formats of release, deluxe editions and even different vinyl colours.
The Silver Lines felt there was a level of shamelessness and exploitation in the current landscape. If people want to listen they will but if they don’t – it’s their choice. Either way The Silver Lines won’t stop releasing music that is honest and personal to themselves. Oh and there won’t be 17 editions of each release the public must buy, well anyway not just yet…”
‘…And The Lord Don’t Think I Can Handle It’ is out now…
