Line & Circle Deliver Debut October 28th

LINE & CIRCLE SHARE “WOUNDED DESIRE”

DETAIL DEBUT EP, OUT DIGITALLY ON OCTOBER 28TH

ANNOUNCE CMJ SHOWS & TOUR WITH STREETS OF LAREDO

“There’s a certain point where a band becomes so good at what they do that merely comparing them to older bands simply won’t do anymore. This song is jangly, dreamy guitar-pop of the highest caliber.” -Stereogum

Today LA’s Line & Circle have shared “Wounded Desire”, the first single from their debut EP, out 10/28. The self-titled EP was recorded by Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast’s Crazy For You) and mixed by Jonathan Low and Brian McTear (The War On Drugs, The National).

The band has also announced performances at CMJ and tour dates supporting Brooklyn-via-New Zealand band, Streets of Laredo. All tour dates below.

Line & Circle was born of the collaboration between Brian J. Cohen (vocals, guitar) and Brian Egan (keyboards)–Ohio natives who met in the Midwest before departing for Los Angeles.

With two critically acclaimed singles under their belts, Line & Circle returned from a west coast tour earlier this summer with a wealth of new material. Looking to capture the rhythmic urgency and emotional restlessness of these new songs, the group, which also includes guitarist Eric Neujahr, drummer Nick Cisik, and bassist Jon Engelhard, quickly entered the studio with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast’s “Crazy For You”), who also produced the band’s earlier singles.

Recorded live to tape in Los Angeles and mixed in Philadelphia, Line & Circle’s self-titled EP is the result of these sessions, comprising three new compositions: “Wounded Desire,” “Mesolithic,” and “Beauty Is Exhausting.”

With particular attention paid to atmosphere and negative space, basic tracks were completed quickly during the initial two-day recording session, leaving time for the group to experiment with sonic nuances including cutting and layering tape loops. As with the band’s singles, there are musical nods to early 4AD dream pop and chiming I.R.S. Records-era guitar rock, woven around Cohen’s melodically rich vocals.

TOUR DATES
10/22 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall Studio ^
10/23 – New York, NY @ Piano’s %
10/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle *
10/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose *
10/28 – Boston, MA @ T.T. The Bears *
10/29 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
10/30 – Montreal, QB @ La Vitrola *
11/01 – Toronto, ON @ Drake *
11/04 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas *
11/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
11/06 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar *
11/07 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *

^ CMJ (ASCAP)
% CMJ (Windish)
* w/ Streets of Laredo