THE LILLINGTONS
A state as unassuming as Wyoming may be one of the last places one would expect to hear a group of rabble-rousing punks like The Lillingtons. The group formed in 1995, boasting a boisterous pop-punk sound with heavy influences from legendary groups like The Ramones, and The Misfits, as well as contemporary successes like Screeching Weasel and The Queers.
The original 4-piece lineup of The Lillingtons would release a slew of critically acclaimed punk records, often produced by pop-punk guru Mass Giorgini, and featuring themes as varied as political propaganda, heartbreak, retro spy movies, and schlocky sci-fi. Throughout their career the band toured with fellow punk circuit favorites like Teen Idols and The Methadones, and would receive high praise, including from NOFX frontman Fat Mike, who has referred to their debut album as “the best pop-punk album of all time.”
After three studio albums and a slew of EPs, The Lillingtons would dissolve in 2001, with members going on to play in other punk groups like Teenage Bottlerocket, The Eyeliners, and Stabbed In The Back. The group would reform in 2006 to record a brand new album only to break up again in 2008. (They still reform occasionally to tour.) The album was titled The Too Late Show, and is considered one of the band’s greatest, featuring a their signature sound, heavily tightened, and full of references to alien invasions, the Red scare, B-movie antics, and more. The album originally saw release on then new label Red Scare Industries, and now with the band on the cusp of a North-Eastern reunion tour, the label has reissued The Too Late Show, for the first time on vinyl.
Coming soon from Traffic Entertainment!
PRESS FOR THE TOO LATE SHOW
“…tongue-in-cheek and geeky humor combining with an ever-present love of the Ramones and Screeching Weasel for 11 songs that promptly come and go in under 30 minutes.”
– AllMusic.com
“…tight playing, buzzsaw guitar sound, verse/chorus/verse song structure, and B-movie themed lyrics…I only hope that these children of the night decide to stay together and provide us with more horror and sci-fi themed punk tunes for many years to come.”
– PunkNews.org (4/5 Stars)
“…It’s a good balance of the band’s different sides, with some of their finest songwriting yet. And for the bubblegum true believers who treat Rocket to Russia like scripture, it’s a breath of fresh air in today’s comparatively mustard gas-choked landscape of sick mosh and misanthropy.”
– Scene Point Blank (8/10 Rating)
