the 81s

​The 81s (from the album 2 Things and 118 Others as a self-release)
Tim Carroll has kept the rock and roll flame set high and hot since his first band, The New Wave Punk outfit, The Gizmo’s. His band days ended decades ago, and since Tim Carroll has continued to charge along carrying a growing solo catalog, as well as a few records with The 81s, the latest being 2 Things and 118 Others. A collaborative project with Tim Carroll on guitar and vocals along with Cameron Carrus on bass and Marco Giovino on drums. Lyrics for the songs were written by Tom Siering. The 81s know the drill of keeping it simple. The result is a glorious batch of uncomplicated rock and roll songs. 
“Michael (End of the Line)” opens the record up with a call out on mucking up the planet noting ‘we are at the end of the line’, a lyric that get written on a big wall of sound. “She Don’t Want Me” comes from the Tom Petty neighborhood and “Nuke LaLoosh” digs with a slow and sludgy riff, perfect to back the line ‘sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains’. It is a song perfect to be the antithesis to everyone else receiving the participation trophy. Social media has been a social masquerade and Tim Carroll and company call it out on “Facebook”, pulling back the curtain to reveal even though ‘everyone’s lives are perfect on Facebook’ that the statement is untrue, and The 81s proclaim their beliefs with a big bouncy beat. Lines like ‘her legs are longer than a Tarantino film’ are perfect accompaniment to the multitudes of melody that live all over 2 Things and 118 Others, from the groove of “Mindbender” to the big riffs on “Four Way Stop”. The 81’s are equally a big arena Rock band as they are a sweaty bunch of DIY kids blowing amps and breaking strings in a dive punk club. 
Listen and buy the music of The 81s from AMAZON
 
For more information, please visit The 81s website
 
 

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