Finelines

T.V Eye · 09-09-2020 10:16PM #1

I was looking through some old CDs and found a copy of My Vitriol - Finelines

Whatever happened to this band?
I remember they were really hyped in the early 00s, but never released a follow up and just faded out.

I’ve been playing it all day, and it’s still a fantastic listen. It’s a little of it’s time, sort of shoegaze / pumpkins sounding, but It has some nice songs and great guitar playing. I find it strange that they haven’t done much since and I rarely hear the album spoken about by folks my age.

Granadino · 10-09-2020 12:08PM

https://my-vitriol.com/home

https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150558-whatever-happened-to-my-vitriol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Vitriol

T.V Eye · 10-09-2020 06:29PM

Granadino wrote: »

https://my-vitriol.com/home

https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150558-whatever-happened-to-my-vitriol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Vitriol

Thanks for the DIS article. Really interesting.

I guess, I find it strange that a band I recall being pretty big just faded out a little and was curious what other “alt indie” fans my age remembered. Back when everyone read DIS.

You’re making the point that I should just google them rather than post about it. Haha, point taken and no wonder this place is a ghost town these days.

Xavi6 · 11-09-2020 09:21AM

I absolutely love that album and it still gets a regular listen, as well as the B-sides record Between the Lines (Wait a Minute and All of Me are personal favourites).

They did actually release a follow up of sorts towards the end of 2016 - Secret Sessions is actually pretty good, I was waiting years for it to drop via Pledge! I was also hoping it was the start of a proper return but things haven't really kicked on since.

Granadino · 11-09-2020 02:12PM

T.V Eye wrote: »

Thanks for the DIS article. Really interesting.

You’re making the point that I should just google them rather than post about it. Haha, point taken and no wonder this place is a ghost town these days.

No, not as such,

Just posted some links. From what I can see, it looks like they got really popular really quickly without a band as such, and it all fell apart after that? I remember them on a Rock Sound CD sampler but not sure if it was anything from that album.

T.V Eye · 11-09-2020 04:33PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

I absolutely love that album and it still gets a regular listen, as well as the B-sides record Between the Lines (Wait a Minute and All of Me are personal favourites).

They did actually release a follow up of sorts towards the end of 2016 - Secret Sessions is actually pretty good, I was waiting years for it to drop via Pledge! I was also hoping it was the start of a proper return but things haven't really kicked on since.

Nice. I’ll have a dive into the B Sides.

There some interesting covers on there too. Jawbox and Guides by Voices.

Yeah. It seems like they’ve been pretty sporadic since.

thebronze14 · 12-09-2020 12:20AM

Class album! Some really underrated/under appreciated bands around then

Finelines

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