Review → North Lincoln – Midwestern Blood (2009)
North Lincoln - Midwestern Blood
This is an album I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, but just never got around to. I’d heard North Lincoln on various comps and mixes people have made for a few years, but never really explored the band’s catalog, despite enjoying what I’d heard. So now, in 2009, they’ve got this here new album (though, according to the Punknews review, it was actually recorded in 2007), so what better time than now?
Kicking things off with the anthemic, soaring “My Summer Spent Indoors,” the band almost immediately kicks it up with the tuneful yet gritty punk rock that they’ve been perfecting over the years. After listening to a few songs, it should come as no surprise that this album was released by No Idea Records. The Gainesville-based label makes perfect sense for this record. On my first listen, I commented a few times to myself that in particular the lead singer often sounded like he was really trying to channel both Chris Wollard and Chuck Ragan. Hey, if you’re gonna emulate any singers, those aren’t bad choices.