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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
News Bytes TwitterThe Submarines first caught my ear when I was browsing the SXSW website, I immediately downloaded the 3 tracks they had up on their website, though unfortunately I missed them down in Austin. Since then I have been anxiously awaiting a Southern California performance. Lucky for me I didn’t have to wait long as The Submarines will be playing the Indie 103.1 night at the Viper Room on Monday May 8th.
What first attracted to me to The Submarines was how sweet but utterly depressing both Blake’s and John’s vocals come across on each song. Maybe this has to do with the circumstances the album was made under, see the Submarines Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti did the couple thing, moved to LA, broke up and then later got back together, though this time it was for the music, the same thing that had brought them together in the first place back in Boston.
Declare a New State! seemed to lie in release date limbo for the past few months, but will now find itself on store shelves this spring, but you can now get it digitally.
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