A meticulous merger of glistening beauty and glaring power, LAST LUNGS (from Preston, UK) glows on their debut with a sprawling display of melody, mood and superior sonic craftsmanship. Like a grizzly walking ever so gently through the forest knowing it can exert tremendous force at will, the album alternates unpredictably between explosive intensity and sparkling serenity...whispering and screaming, all without words. The flawless flow of soaring guitars and storming soundscapes aside, it's really Last Lungs' keen ability to know just when to punch in and pull back that undoubtedly casts an anchor for this band on the modern instrumental stage. Look At That Old Grizzly Bear is elegantly epic, sweepingly cinematic music that always pays off. Go get your headphones.

"This record means everything to us. It's very personal. It's our art. When we were down in Wales recording at Foel, we grew closer as friends, especially hearing back what we had created together. It was a defining moment. People often come up to us at shows and tell us they get goosebumps when we play. We are grateful to hear that because that's our intention with our music, to stimulate that sort of internal response without words. And we hope those same feelings, that same live experience, can be realized when listening to the record" says bassist Liam Burbridge. "We consider ourselves a melodramatic pop band. But we all have punk rock roots in one way or another and we felt good about including some of those aspects in these recordings, such as pinch harmonics, sub-drops, pick scrapes and the group vocals on Staircase. Like an old grizzly bear, these songs have been hibernating and maturing ever since Liam and I starting playing together in school" adds guitarist Sean Doherty.