LIINES

LIINES are Manchester-based post-punk trio. Voted Manchester Evening News Breakthrough Act 2020, LIINES have built a reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Manchester in recent years.

Their latest release is <a href="spotify:album:0SlTZ2PeIxAEcIkXDv08gx" data-name="Keep on Going">Keep on Going</a> (Sept 2021) which is out to rave reviews ahead of live dates in September before they disappear to finish their much awaited follow up to <a href="spotify:album:3gNyjWKWqo2QefC1MXLW8H" data-name="Stop - Start">Stop - Start</a>. Their last single <a href="spotify:track:1LrMwgLn973lcjAlkxoX0p" data-name="Sorry">Sorry</a> – the A-side to a physical release with <a href="spotify:album:7sdELPhbcOvJPissfoXr7S" data-name="On and On">On and On</a> – released in 2019 was been John Kennedy&#39;s XPosure Record of the Week on Radio X and was played by Lauren Laverne, Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson and Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music. It features on a number of Spotify playlists <a href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX0KpeLFwA3tO" data-name="New Punk Tracks">New Punk Tracks</a>, <a href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXdJa941ExayM" data-name="Punk Unleashed">Punk Unleashed</a> and more, amassing more than 100k streams.

LIINES released debut album, <a href="spotify:album:3gNyjWKWqo2QefC1MXLW8H" data-name="Stop - Start">Stop - Start</a> through Reckless Yes in 2018, which includes singles <a href="spotify:album:1ED9xGSadOseYP2wYJeNQS" data-name="Shallow">Shallow</a>, <a href="spotify:album:2jJEgcX3yj2VPXObKyKL2e" data-name="Cold">Cold</a>, <a href="spotify:album:6iQan7rImLi2sBDKxXW5k8" data-name="Find Something">Find Something</a>,following <a href="spotify:album:1fscJI1WV3BLE6Ej8tEDpb" data-name="Disappear / Be Here">Disappear / Be Here</a>, <a href="spotify:album:14xcFjNrQBQNeJecdC0fYe" data-name="Blackout">Blackout</a> and <a href="spotify:album:2vjAQGfvLa3G1mDRiHjfMk" data-name="Never There">Never There</a>.

In 2019, LIINES supported <a href="spotify:artist:0otAqZw8htTsGHfqR491Yh" data-name="Sleaford Mods">Sleaford Mods</a> on their 30 date UK tour and gained many fans in the process, played a string of festivals including Glastonbury, Bluedot and Kendal Calling, and played a number headline dates.

Comparisons range from <a href="spotify:artist:1WFsBUAgQmrGQQEUyFKS60" data-name="Savages">Savages</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4wLIbcoqmqI4WZHDiBxeCB" data-name="Sleater-Kinney">Sleater-Kinney</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:432R46LaYsJZV2Gmc4jUV5" data-name="Joy Division">Joy Division</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:6zvul52xwTWzilBZl6BUbT" data-name="Pixies">Pixies</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3AmWjMXXtBJOmNGpUFSOAl" data-name="Gang Of Four">Gang Of Four</a>.

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