With Lines, New Brunswick, NJ-bred band The N Result pops and punks its way through a twelve-track trek–even surprising with doses of soul, hip-hop, and blues.

Unsurprisingly, the members are as diverse as the music.

“It’s a natural result of putting six people from different backgrounds together,” says Ross Lippencott, vocalist, guitarist, and manager for the band.

That organic, DIY-tune pervades most of the disc’s space–but like others under the radar, the band yearns for bigger, better things. On the aptly-titled “Hollywood,” Lippencott and MC Chase Innis consider an oft-illusory dream:  fame. Between booking Greyhounds, Lippencott laments, “I ain’t got a leading lady of my own.” It’s the least of his worries–and he knows it. “On My Shoulders,“ Lines’ defiant opening track, casts a shadow on record labels and routines, the “weight of the world” and “dark days” coming to a head at the hands of drummer Nate Sankary and guitarist Dan Bascom’s Santana-strength riffs.

Lippencott delivers both with startling soul and intensity–but the fire flickers. The title track “Lines” and Maroon 5-esque ”Simplify” provide pick-me-ups in-between the clichéd “The Real Thing” and lackluster “Not for Free.” Ironically, the band rebounds on the nearly apocalyptic “Falling Apart,” the acoustic guitar showcasing uncertainty–youth’s paradigm–at its best.

Standout tracks: “On My Shoulders,” “Simplify,” “Falling Apart”

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