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Ivoryline – There Came A Lion

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Ivoryline

Artist: Ivoryline
Album: There Came A Lion
Label: Tooth & Nail
Purchase: Interpunk
Release Date: February 5, 2008

Overall: 7.5
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.0

Clean vocals with a hard rock edge ring out on Ivoryline’s debut Tooth & Nail album, There Came A Lion. I’ve always been a sucker for a rock band to have this exact criteria of good clean vocals with a harder edge and Ivoryline pull it off quite well. Stellar songs like “Parade” and “Bravery” are filled with catchy hooks and strong vocals that remind me of everything from Anberlin to Saosin. Its not all that often you find an album you can put in and enjoy without having to think about it too much, its easy to enjoy.

If you are a fan of Anberlin, Saosin, or the clean vocal / hard edge style I described above then this album should bring your ears some pleasure.

Standout tracks: “Parade”, “Bravery”, “Left Us Falling”

Track Listing
1. Days End
2. We Both Know
3. Parade
4. All You Ever Hear
5. Be Still and Breathe
6. Remind Me I’m Alive
7. Left Us Falling
8. And The Truth Will End This
9. Bravery
10. Hearts and Minds
11. The Last Words

Children 18:3 – Children 18:3

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Children 18:3

Artist: Children 18:3
Album: Children 18:3
Label: Tooth & Nail
Purchase: Children 18:3
Release Date: February 26, 2008

Overall: 8.0
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.0

Tooth & Nail newcomers, Children 18:3, hail from the smallest of all places… rural Minnesota, however, that doesn’t have any kind of effect on the bands classic punk rock sound. This trio of siblings know how to work together to pull off song after song filled with punk rock hooks and balanced dual vocals. Upon first listen, your ears hear the likes of The Clash and other old school punk bands mixed with a dash of todays upbeat pop punk. This sound will draw you in for a repeat listen and even more as you get the beats bouncing around in your head.

Children 18:3’s debut album is not to be missed if you are in the mood for some new school punk rock that doesn’t ditch yesterdays influence.

Standout tracks: “All My Balloons”, “LCM”, “You Know We’re All So Fond Of Dying”

Track Listing
1. All My Balloons
2. LCM
3. You Know We’re All So Fond Of Dying
4. Search Warrant
5. Even Sleeping
6. Ditches
7. The City
8. Homemade Valentine
9. Samantha
10. Mock The Music
11. A Chance To Say Goodbye
12. Time and Wasted Bullets
13. Balloons Reprise
14. Final