As Tall As Lions can soar like U2, groove like Days Away, get as technical as Gatsby’s American Dream, rock out like Brand New, experiment like The Mars Volta, and even emote like Damien Rice.  Full text...

ATAL's second release is a genuinely collaborative effort on the part of all the band members and their producers and displays growth in the band's songwriting.  Full text...

This release isn’t going to make anyone rush out to the dance floor. Nor will it induce even the slightest head-banging, but not every record needs to do that. Sure, As Tall as Lions’ music is somewhat sedating, but you can’t fall asleep to Dillinger Escape Plan every night.   Full text...

Soul-rock is a permutation that often comes off as contrived, but in the hands of Massapequa, Long Island-based As Tall As Lions it is a natural synthesis, genuinely immersed in affection and motivating movements.  Full text...

Musically, ATAL sound somewhat like the Dears, who kind of sound like the Smiths without the majesty. Alternating gloom and optimism has been done before, but ATAL pull it off rather well.  Full text...

So As Tall As Lions is not as simple as bubblegum pop, but maybe like a good rare soda -- mostly accessible, but not for all.   Full text...

The album's best song, "Ghost of York", explodes with an insidiously catchy chorus and monstrous guitar chords. It's an alluring song, but with its galloping rhythm section, twinkling guitar arpeggios, and on-a-dime stops and starts, it sound deliberately constructed to fit neatly into the landscape of modern rock radio. And these days, that's not the place to be looking for inspiration.  Full text...