Wire Lines – The Tragic History of the Sea LP

The gracefully aging punk/hardcore musician is a creature so rare it might as well be considered a cryptid, but on their new full length, The Tragic History of the Sea, Wire Lines provide hard scientific evidence that proves punk is not just a young man’s game.Recorded straight to tape by Alex Garcia-Rivera of American Nightmare and releasing as a 12” on Blind Rage Records, The Tragic History of the Sea builds upon the foundation laid on Wire Lines’ four previous releases, sharpening the edges and refining the details, resulting in their most cohesive and focused effort to date. The post-hardcore sensibilities that have always underlined their sound are intact and more potent than ever, with beautifully dissonant guitar leads that evoke 90s greats like Jawbox and Fugazi, as well as a gruff, blue-collar melodicism that calls to mind bands like Hot Water Music and Leatherface. But their secret weapon continues to be their eclecticism. As much college rock as it is punk rock—exemplified b