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SINGLE: Keep on Going

Released digitally on 3 September 2021: Spotify | Bandcamp | Apple Music / iTunes | Amazon | Deezer | Soundcloud

  • Premiered on Radio X – an X-Posure Hot One on John Kennedy’s show.
  • Video premiere on CLOUT – “There’s no stopping post-punk trio LIINES in their elevating new release.”
  • Even the Stars – “No frills or fuss or surprises, just straight-forward brilliant rock music and the world needs more of that right now.”
  • Loud Women – “Hooks you can hang your hat on while you go for an urgent, thumpingly positive drive.”
  • Dead Good Music – “An electrifying two-minute post-punk ride…It’s powerful and honest, both musically and lyrically.”
  • RGM – “This is an anthem fit for sweaty clubs or arenas, with Zoe McVeigh’s rousing vocals perfectly suited to crowd involvement.”

The track was produced by Paul Tipler and the video produced by Sarah Jenny Johnson.

SINGLE: Sorry 

Release on 6 November 2020 digitally and physically on 7″ black vinyl and CD – via Reckless Yes Records. Also available via independent record stores.

  • BBC 6 Music play from Lauren Laverne (“Ones to watch”), Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson, Chris Hawkins.
  • Radio X #Xposure Big one and Hot one – John Kennedy and invited to do a four track isolation session (6 Nov)
  • 100,000+ streams on Spotify and added to multiple playlists including New Punk Tracks, Punk Unleashed, The Punk List and QueerCore.
  • BBC Introducing Manchester #ShellsScorcher
  • XS Manchester Evening Show playlist and Record of the Week and live session.

SINGLE: On and On

on-and-on-artwork-ONLINEOn and On was released via Reckless Yes Records on 24 May 2019:

Stream/playlist on Spotify ● Bandcamp ● Apple Music ● Google Play ● Amazon ● Soundcloud

Premiered by Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music: “What a screamer of a tune”
John Kennedy’s Radio X X-Posure ‘Hot One’
Also featured on BBC Introducing Manchester and Amazing Radio (Shell Zenner)
“Further proof of why everyone is falling in love with LIINES.” God is in the TV Zine
● “Primal. Urgent. Relentless. LIINES time is now. I wish this band all the success they deserve.” Louder Than War
“Prominent guitar riffs and thrashing percussion behind the breathtakingly bold vocals create LIINES’ stand-out post-punk vibe, setting them apart as truly individual.” Get in Her Ears
“It’s a frenetic but ultimately satisfying 2 and a bit minutes of the driving dissonance that have made us weak at the knees for LIINES since they first graced a LOUD WOMEN Fest back in 2017. Sigh.” Loud Women
More belting vocals, frenetic beats, gripping basslines and crushing riffs are concealed together to make a sound that is LIINES all over.” Music is My Radar

Artwork by LIINES based on an image taken by Nicola Herdman.

ALBUM: Stop-Start

1. LIINES Album -- Stop - StartAlbum Stop-Start released on 4 May 2018 via Reckless Yes Records. Limited white and black vinyl 12″ have all SOLD OUT.

Order CD Digipak / digital download  Spotify ● iTunes/Apple Music  Google Play ● Soundcloud

●  Q Magazine **** “A refreshing twist on an old favourite…A very promising debut.”
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Get in Her Ears “LIINES have created a sound combining riot grrrl disquiet, post-punk gloom & new-wave urgency. A truly impressive debut from the Manchester trio.”
●  HiaPop / Louder Than War 9/10 “Don’t even bother trying to catch a breath during this aural assault as it’ll be snatched away from you every time.”
●  Even the Stars “Stop – Start might be modest in its outlook, like the band themselves, but that is what makes it such a powerful magnificent statement and the perfect capture of everything that LIINES are about.”

4. LIINES Single -- Cold - WEBSINGLE: Cold – Reckless Yes Records

Spotify ● iTunes/Apple Music  Google Play ● Soundcloud ● Digital download (bandcamp)

● “Another immense blast of post-punk perfection.” Get in Her Ears
● “A gutsy intensity that’s difficult to ignore.” 
IndieLondon
● “A slab of punchy sub-three minutes.” Little Indie Blogs
● “One of [LIINES’] standout tracks” 
Even The Stars 
● “It has an undeniable energy from the outset…We love this song.” Earthly Pleasures

Artwork by Lisa Mattocks. The video for Cold was produced by Tom Quaye/0161.

SINGLE: Find Something – Reckless Yes Records

3. LIINES Single -- Find Something-vsmall

Spotify ● iTunes/Apple Music  Google Play ● Soundcloud ● Digital download (bandcamp)

Played on John Kennedy’s Radio X X-Posure
● Played by Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music
● Loud Women 
Track of the Day: “Our favourite Manchester trio, LIINES, have a stonking a new single out today…the perfect soundtrack to solo-dance round your bedroom.”
Even The Stars Track of the Day: “Already a live favourite, Find Something isn’t as full on as previous releases…but the impact is the same.

SINGLE: Shallow – Reckless Yes Records

2. LIINES Single -- Shallow - WEBSpotify ● iTunes/Apple Music  Google PlaySoundcloud ● Digital download (bandcamp)

● John Kennedy’s X-Posure ‘Hot One’ Radio X
A great vibey track” Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
Infectious Team Rock video premiere
● “Oozing an immense, thrashing energy and the raw, commanding vocals of Zoe McVeigh, it’s another intense blast of perfect post-punk.” Track of the Day Get in Her Ears
“New clamorous single Shallow demonstrates sharply what their ardent sonic fever is all about…a piercing whack that grabs you by the throat from start to finish.” Turn Up the Volume
● Track of the Day Even The Stars
“This is punk rock at its most primal and essential, brimming with raw emotion and grit.” MediaMatch

SINGLE: Disappear // Be Here – Reckless Yes Records

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Limited 7″ coloured Vinyl [SOLD 1=”OUT” ]  ● Spotify ● iTunes/Apple Music  Amazon  Google PlaySoundcloud

● Featured on John Kennedy’s X-Posure, Radio X, and Amazing Radio
● “A brooding, impassioned track that’ll leave you hungry for more.” Gigslutz

● “Driving bassline and crisp vocals invoking comparisons to the likes of Savages.” Louder Than War
● “An inescapable urge with rolling bass directly locking in with the vocal melody.” The Quietus
● “A perfect slice of post-punk pop.” God is in the TV
● “Urgent and vital stuff.” The National Student

SINGLE: Blackout – self release

blackout-single-artwork-smallSingle Blackout is out now, available to download or stream:
Spotify ● iTunes ● Apple MusicAmazon ● Google Play

● Featured on Radio X by John Kennedy and BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson
Jamming riffs, hissing percussion and raw vocal that come together as a deep, dark track and low-fi aesthetic.” Louder Than War
● “A fireball of energy set to a pulsating drumbeat and a spindly dancing bassline.” Even the Stars
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SINGLE: Never There – self release

liines-music-never-there-single-artworkDebut single Never There is out now, available to download or stream:
SpotifyiTunesApple MusicAmazonGoogle Play

● Radio X: John Kennedy’s X-Posure Single of the Week
“A sub-three-minute full-throttle run off a cliff just for the exhilaration of falling.” Louder Than War
“Immediate, striking and primal.” The Unsigned Guide
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