As Tall as Lions (album)

As Tall as Lions
Studio album by As Tall as Lions
Released August 8, 2006
Recorded 2006 at Vu Du Studios (Freeport, NY)
Genre Indie
Length 45:12
Label Triple Crown Records
Producer Mike Watts and Steve Haigler
As Tall as Lions chronology
Lafcadio
(2004)		 As Tall as Lions
(2006)		 Into the Flood
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (90%) [1]
Alternative Press [2]
Pitchfork Media (5.3/10.0) [3]
PopMatters (8/10) [4]

As Tall as Lions is the second full-length album from As Tall as Lions. It was released on August 8, 2006, on Triple Crown Records.

Contents

Recording and production

The album took seven months to write and two months to record.[5] It was produced by Mike Watts and Steve Haigler.[5]

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews. AbsolutePunk.net gave it a rating of nine out of ten, comparing them to (amongst others) Damien Rice, U2 and The Mars Volta.[6] PopMatters was equally enthusiastic, giving it 8 out of 10 and calling it "skillful, beautiful, and musically significant".[7] Alternative Press Magazine, known for reviewing mostly rock and indie bands, gave the album five of five stars and listed the band amongst their 2008's Most Anticipated Bands due to this "self-titled masterpiece."

Track listing

  1. Stab City - 3:36
  2. Song for Luna - 3:45
  3. A Break a Pause - 3:40
  4. Love, Love, Love (Love, Love) - 4:33
  5. Ghost of York - 4:07
  6. Milk & Honey - 4:34
  7. Be Here Now - 3:58
  8. I'm Kickin' Myself - 3:04
  9. Where Do I Stand? - 3:39
  10. Maybe I'm Just Tired - 10:30
    • Contains hidden track "A Soft Hum"

References

  1. ^ AbolutePunk.net review
  2. ^ Alternative Press
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ PopMatters review
  5. ^ a b "Interviews: As Tall as Lions". MPLS Scene. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080131181630/http://mplssceneinterviews.blogspot.com/2006/10/as-tall-as-lions.html. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
  6. ^ Garett Press. "As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions review". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=170440. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
  7. ^ Neal Hayes. "As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions review". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/7576/as-tall-as-lions-as-tall-as-lions/. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
As Tall as Lions
Dan Nigro · Saen Fitzgerald · Cliff Sarcona · Julio Tavarez
Brian Fortune (former member) · Brian Caesar (former member)
Studio albums
Lafcadio · As Tall as Lions · You Can't Take It with You
EPs