The Strains Running the Lines / Checkin’ Out 7″
Solid little single here. Two great tracks that bring to mind FACE TO FACE meets LEATHERFACE meets BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, featuring all of the classic orgcore tropes that get the old fogies like me excited: Frankie Stubbs-esque vocals, soaring guitars, and catchy choruses that make you want to sing along. I just wish there was more of it! The kind of slab that’s so good you’ll keep flipping it until late in the night when your box of Old Style is empty and you force yourself to go to bed.