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Makin
Waves
by Bob Makin
Record Roundup with Ragged Lines,
The Successful Failures, and 4:44
After two edgy indie-pop EPs
since 2016, the Asbury Park trio
Ragged Lines opted to live up to
its name in a different way by going
in a roots-rock direction with
their debut full-length, “Hills &
Valleys.” Yet, the pop inflections
of such related bands as ROMP
and Well Wisher still permeate the
songcraft of vocalist-guitarist Carter
Henry, bassist Lucas Dalakian
and drummer Matt Viani, especially
on the sweet opener “Shortcut,”
which examines the pitfalls of
love.
That trap continues with the more
ragged “Keep Talking,” which
equally facetiously and sincerely
looks at a drunken conversation
with a crush that the would-be
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