No Line North Shoreline, CT Good music for the people. No Line North’s broad influences and instrumentation work their way into a uniquely unified sound that runs the spectrum from distorted garage rock to orchestral quiet folk. Incorporating violin, loop pedals, vibraphones, distorted guitars and a driving rhythm section, NLN cultivates sizzling, psychedelic folk rock rooted in sonic fields of love. The band was founded by John Gage (drums, vibraphone, marimba, percussion) and Jon Schlesinger (vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel) in early 2008 after the two were introduced at a Sonic Youth show. What began as an experimental recording project evolved into a full band with the addition of Taralyn Bulyk (violin) and John Leonard (bass, guitars, vocals). The band started playing shows under the name Closely Watched Trains, sharing stages with P.G. Six, Jesse Malin, The Furors, Mountain Movers, Ttotals, Lys Guillorn, and experimental rocksters Myty Konkeror. The band has also had the privilege of gracing a few festival stages. The band released their eponymous debut Closely Watched Trains through Twin Lakes Records to much critical acclaim. The New Haven Register proclaimed it the best local release of the year, describing it as “An amazing blend of ebullient folk and rock... a killer disc that features many songs perfect for a Wes Anderson film.” Music blog CTIndie called it “flawless,” while The Big Takeover described it as “fresh and inspired.” Since then the band has been playing shows and woodshedding while finishing their second record, Farther Out Beyond Today, which will be released in the coming months under the new NLN moniker. Stay tuned. No Line North’s tracks NLN_Willie_NeverCared_05-11-16 by No Line North published on 2016-05-26T00:04:54Z Your Own Truth live at Three Sheet New Haven 8.21.15 by No Line North published on 2015-10-29T16:38:53Z Missing Piece by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:28:46Z Begins Where It Ends by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:37Z Fallow Fields by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:31Z Leading You On by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:22Z Narrows by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:18Z Up From Underneath by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:14Z Borrowed Time by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:10Z Finding the Light by No Line North published on 2014-08-01T11:26:02Z
Your Own Truth live at Three Sheet New Haven 8.21.15 by No Line North published on 2015-10-29T16:38:53Z
