Pine/Dead Leaves Split

2. Waste

4. Lopri

This focuses on just the Pine songs from this split as the other band is not from Ontario. As Pine's second official release, the band contributed two songs to the split EP with Dead Leaves. These two songs show a continuation in the style and sound the band has gone with on their previous album. The band has a very Indie Punk feel to them, somewhat like Young Statues or a Metric, so if you like these artists, you could like these two songs. They have been done quite well. When looking at the recording quality of these songs, the album has been recorded fairly well here and has that raw but not too raw feel to it. The instrumentation is nothing to really go crazy about, but the band has certainly played these two tracks well. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on the two songs are very raw, with the singer sounding like she is singing from far away, but it is a technique the band uses that they seem to have mastered well. You can hear all the words and they are very clear as well. We certainly like them. With the lyrics, the band goes for a song about a relationship that hasn't quite gone the way it was hopped for. They use a metaphor of flowers and how the person ruined their brain in this song Waste. While the song Lopri has a message of again another relationship where they wish the person hadn't left. It feel like the vocalist was going through a time with some during the recording of these two songs. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just listen to both songs and you will get the feel of the album. Pine have continued along with their style of Indie Punk and its a very unique thing to hear. We certainly like it. Now all that is left for the young band to do is get out and play more, as they are starting to make waves. Listen to these songs to decide for yourself what you think about them.

Genre: Indie/Punk/Folk

Release Date: November 6th, 2015

Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Website: http://www,pineband.com/

Label: Take This To Heart Records