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Tall As Lions - Long Island, NY |
| As
Long Island, NY becomes a hotbed for
the indie-rock, emo and pop-punk scenes,
people find it intimidatingly easy to
squeeze bands into one of these more
classifiable genres. While the band,
As Tall As Lions, is in fact from Long
Island, they have developed a different
musical approach combining the lush
tones of ambient pop, the creativity
of 70’s album rock, the subtle
passion of the late 1980’s C-86
movement, and today’s "not
so emo" writing style. In a way,
you could say that the band hopes to
define a new genre. Their music has
a feel that can be considered interpretive.
One moment may have you sitting in silence
with several candles burning around
you, and the next, climbing the walls
to harshly chant the lyrics back at
their peaking speakers.Guitarist Saen
Fitzgerald formed the band in the spring
of 2002. He asked his friends and former
band members Daniel Nigro (vocals),
and Clifford Sarcona (drums) to join
as he further developed the ideas behind
"ATAL." Good friend and fan
of the band Brian Fortune later joined
the group on guitar to help with the
recording of their renowned EP "Blood
and Aphorisms." The EP received
a great response from fans and critics
alike, including several magazine features
and radio spins. When Brian Caesar (bass)
joined in October of 2002, the band
was finally complete. |
| Playing
locally in front of sold out audiences
with bands such as The Anniversary,
Mae, and Coheed & Cambria, the band
sold out of their debut EP Blood and
Aphorisms and gained a devoted audience
that continues to grow with each and
every show they play. This exposure
helped ATAL seal their deal with Triple
Crown Records and quickly recorded the
full length with producer Sean O'Keefe
(Fall Out Boy, Spitalfield, Motion City
Soundtrack). |
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