LIINES are Manchester-based post-punk three piece. They have released three hotly received singles whilst building a reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Manchester playing frenetic, electric shows across the UK and Europe. LIINES is supported by PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music programme.
LIVE
● "LIINES, a band I've been dying to see for so long – I finally got to see them and they lived up to every expectation. Absolutely incredible." John Kennedy, Radio X, X-Posure
● "LIINES are probably the best group in this genre on the indie scene at the moment" Little Indie Blogs
● “Their live performance is frenetic, a breathless charge, a visceral and raw rage of sound that grabs you by the lapels but turns fight to party with bouncing hooks, hissing beats and bouncing bass lines. These are tracks as full of hooks as it is dark edges.” Louder Than War
● “LIINES were magnificent. The trio were on mighty form, blasting through 40 minutes of tight-as-you-like snarly pop coated in a holy racket of guitar noise…” The Quietus
● "People are singing along the words to every song and letting go…LIINES are a band at the top of their game." Even the Stars
● "Ramsbottom Festival starts in style...[LIINES] sustain their raucous sound throughout their set, particularly in their performance of their new single, an almost post-punk revolution of the dancefloor." Bury Times & Bolton Times
● "Each track is short, sharp and striking, the crowd was dancing, and the energy in the room was raw…" Are We Alive
● “Fast-rising post-punk band LIINES. Two singles in and their feral, grungey racket has pricked up ears across Manchester and beyond.” Getintothis
COVERAGE
● Radio airplay: John Kennedy’s X-Posure on Radio X - including 'single of the week' (Big One, Nov 2015) and tipped as Ones to Watch 2016 | Tom Robinson’s BBC Introducing MIXTAPE on BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC Introducing Manchester
● Ones to Watch 2017: Louder Than War who describe LIINES as “Powerful post-punk with touches of grunge and new wave…a sound that you need to hear”
● 10 Acts to Catch at Dot to Dot Festival programme (Manchester) selected by The Skinny
● “LIINES are one of the most refreshing sounds to emerge not just from Manchester but from anywhere” Gigslutz
● “Brilliant – driving and strident, it’s pared down to the bare essentials: an urgent vocal melody, a propulsive rhythm, grinding guitars.” The Quietus
● RISING TO THE TOP! feature, The Unsigned Guide
● "[LIINES demonstrate] more with every show and every new song that they reveal is that they’re one of the most important bands around at the moment." Even the Stars
OTHER
● Video premiere, Gigslutz, October 2016
● Debut radio plays by John Kennedy X-Posure on Radio X for 3 singles (Nov 15, Mar 16, Sept 16)
● Video premiere, **Louder Than War, March 2016
● Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2016 Longlist, March 2016
● The Unsigned Guide 'Spotlight' December 2015
● Video premiere, **Louder Than War, November 2016