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DOWNLOAD: The Lines - "Two Split Seconds" + 2 Others

After the explosion of punk in the mid-to-late ‘70s, the general atmosphere was such that labels and audiences were open to a more extreme, experimental kind of rock and pop music, one with dry guitars, operatic vocals and rail-thin boys with very serious haircuts. Post-punk was born, and like punk before it, there were more bands than one could count, but unlike punk, they didn’t all follow a quasi-identical formula—the bands were diverse and their influences were broad. Anything from the white boy political funk of Gang of Four to the industrial noise of Throbbing Gristle to the sneering dub of Johnny Rotten/Lydon’s PiL had a home.

The Lines were one of those many bands that came out of the post-punk movement in England. Hailing from Wolerhamptoon, the band rarely gave interviews, didn’t tour, and basically existed only within the eight vinyl releases they birthed during their career. Luckily, Acute Records just released a compilation of most of their work, entitled Memory Span, which would fit nicely between Signals, Calls and Marches by Mission of Burma and Pink Flag by Wire in your record collection. We have three MP3s for download from the album today, so check them out and be amazed. They just don’t make them like this anymore.

Sounds like: Gang of Four, Wire, The Feelies

Download: The Lines - Two Split Seconds

Download: The Lines - Nerve Pylon

Download: The Lines - Cat Bug Jeep

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