Hoist Me Up! 7″
(I reviewed the band’s Demo CD-R back in October of 08. Salinas was kind enough to still send me the vinyl release recently so I thought I would re-post my review. The release was in my Top Ten EPs of 2008.)
From the ashes of Each Other’s Mothers and Tin Kitchen, rise Little Lungs. As much as I was stoked on the initial EPs from EOM and TK, Little Lungs’ Hoist Me Up! sees my enthusiasm at an all-time high! The band barrels through 7 songs in less than 15 minutes (six songs on the 7″) and it is a breath of fresh, rejuvenating air. Imagine if Sleater-Kinney went pop-punk but kept their angular approach. Little Lungs can play their instruments with the best of them and they show it off to a certain extent. But the band also keeps the noodling to a minimum and the pedal to the metal! “Atlantic Bridge” and “White & Green” are awesome, sounding like the discordant driving pop-punk of the great Discount. And I’m a sucker for anything resembling that band. “Dreary” should be a show stopper with its fist-pumping chorus. Hoist Me Up! is full steam ahead and it is an absolute blast because of the band’s energetic approach! Unbridled enthusiasm can only carry a band so far though. You got to have the songs to back it up. But no doubt about it, Little Lungs got the juice! EOM and TK bit the dust after debut EPs that truly teased the ears. Let’s just hope Little Lungs don’t suffer the same fate.
Label: Salinas
Atlantic Bridge
02%20Atlantic%20Bridge.mp3
Dreary:
03%20Dreary.mp3
