Line & Circle was born of the collaboration between Brian J. Cohen & Brian Egan, friends and bandmates who met at college in the Midwest. Cohen was from Akron, Ohio, pre-med and penny-loafered and overtly Anglophilic.After college, the two Brians moved to Los Angeles and were inspired by their new surroundings – jammed freeways, long-haired girls and relentlessly good weather. It was here where they had no choice but to buy sunglasses and start making music. The California lifestyle is depicted in the “Roman Ruins” video, which features a group of young friends road tripping throughout California.
Their new material is leaner than their previous collaborations, and yet somehow bigger. Less trees, more sky. Line & Circle quickly caught the ear of White Iris’ Lewis Pesacov, who previously produced debut albums for Best Coast and Nikki Lane.
They took to the studio, along with a newly formed band, including guitarist Eric Neujahr, bassist Nathan Gammill and drummer Nick Cisik. There, with nods to early 4AD dream pop and chiming I.R.S. Records-era guitar rock, the group pared the songs to their essence–simple melodic phrases and hooky ostinatos that subvert the complications of the lyrics.
The result is this first release, a 7″ on White Iris Records. Recorded live, Roman Ruins (side A) and Carelessness (side B) are soaring and dark and glittering and nostalgic, like the soundtrack to an epic coming-of-age story.
TOUR DATES
11/23/12 @ Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
11/25/12 @ Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
11/26/12 @ Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
11/27/12 @ Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA