The Great Lie are hailing from Long Island, New York and members of the band are veterans of NYHC scene. What do we get here? There are six songs on this E.P. The music that The Great Lie play is basically NYHC in it’s roots but upgraded with so much more. There is melody, there is aggression but all mixed up in one great form. There are breakdowns but also some faster parts. Vocals are shouted, sometimes high pitched, sometimes almost whispered, sometimes angry and all times emotional, so I must commend the singer, who does a really awesome job. I don’t know why, but The Great Lie reminded me at times with some noisy parts of Helmet. But there are also faster hardcore punk parts like in awesome Rinse and Repeat which is one of my personal favorites on this one. Lyrically band delves more into personal themes, dealing with some personal demons, handling the everyday survival and I as a listener can relate to the songs totally. I am sure this band is fantastic live, so I hope they will tour Europe some time, and I hope I will be able to check them out. Great E.P. Also my favorites Another Way which is most aggressive song on the record and I love faster stuff. I also highlight Lay Down. Go check this one out!

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