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Direct Effect Joins Tiny Engines

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Tiny Engines (Dikembe, Restorations, Tigers Jaw) is stoked to welcome Orlando, FL's Direct Effect to the roster. The band recently finished recording their debut full-length, Sunburn, which is tentatively scheduled for a Summer release on the Carolina-based label. The LP will follow up the band's 2011 debut 7", Forget The Rest, on Get Outta Town Records. You can order that record in the Tiny Engines store here.

Direct Effect was recently confirmed for FEST 12 in Gainesville, FL. "Permanent Vacation", the first track from the band's upcoming album, is now streaming on the band's Fest page here. Also, check out the Sunburn Demos, all three songs will appear on the Direct Effect's new album as well. The band also released a tour video for the album closer, "Thoughts Of Honey", which can be viewed here. And, last but not least, Direct Effect recently recorded some studio live sessions for Off The Avenue, you can check those three videos out here.

As much as one might enjoy and appreciate the brute force and energy of crossover noise rock and hardcore, it is also a genre defined and owned by part time old dudes who might not relate to their audience anymore. Luckily for us Direct Effect are youthful and reckless enough to make you go nuts, and invite the audience to do the same. The band is loud to say the least, existing somewhere between 80's hardcore and 90's Nirvana worship. On their debut full-length, the band has measured out close to a half hour of unadulterated, thought out hardcore punk that will make fans of Paint It Black, Pissed Jeans and Fucked Up stand up and head bang. What was only hinted at on the band's debut 7" is now fully formed on Sunburn.

The band will be hitting the road starting next week with Ex-Breathers. Check the tour dates below. Facebook events page here. Tour poster here.

Upcoming Tour
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MAY 09 - Birmingham, AL @ The Forge 
MAY 10 - Nashville, TN @ Hymen House 
MAY 11 - Bloomington, IN @ Gay Dudes Annex 
MAY 12 - Champaign, IL @ Error Records 
MAY 13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Skram Dunk Arena 
MAY 16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Kopecs 
MAY 17 - Lancaster, PA @ Laundry Room 
MAY 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Crystal Palace 
MAY 19 - Trenton, NJ @ Millhill Basement 
MAY 22 - Boston, MA @ O'brien's Pub 
MAY 24 - Brooklyn, NY @ McKibbin Lofts 
MAY 25 - Burtonsville, MD @ Chapalas 
MAY 26 - Springfield, VA @ Tosche Station 
MAY 27 - Richmond, VA @ Church Of Abe 
MAY 28 - Asheville, NC @ Apothecary 
MAY 29 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge 
MAY 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Marlow's Mansion 
MAY 31 - Tallahassee, FL @ Providence Haus 
JUN 01 - Orlando, FL @ Cloud 9

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STATE LINES: For The Boats 12" Pre-Orders Available Now

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Tiny Engines is excited to announce For The Boats, the sophomore full-length from Long Island, NY's State Lines, is now available for Pre-Order. All vinyl pre-orders come with an instant download of the album. The album is also available for early digital purchase for only $5 on Bandcamp.

The 1st pressing of For The Boats 12" vinyl (TE119) is limited to 600 pressed on four colorways (105 White w/ Red & Blue Starburst / 130 Opaque Red / 150 Opaque Blue / 215 White). There are also vinyl combo packs and vinyl + tee packages available. Also, 1st pressings of the band's 2012 Self-Titled 7" on Tiny Engines are still available as well.

Check out the following exclusive song premieres from For The Boats below.

Exclusives
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Linger (Alternative Press) 
Kids (Property Of Zack) 
Shady Existence (AbsolutePunk)

State Lines was just confirmed for FEST 12. More Summer tour dates coming soon!

AND...

DIKEMBE: Chicago Bowls 7" Pre-Orders Available Now

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Tiny Engines is excited to finally announce the long-awaited remastered version of Dikembe's Chicago Bowls is now available for Pre-Order. All vinyl pre-orders come with an instant download for the EP. The EP is also available for early digital purchase here.

The 1st pressing of Chicago Bowls (TE120) 7" vinyl is limited to 750 pressed on four colorways (125 Red w/ Black & White Starburst / 175 Opaque Green / 200 White / 250 Opaque Red). There are also vinyl combo packs and vinyl + tee packages available. Also, 2nd pressings for the band's 2012 Broad Shoulders 12" on Tiny Engines are now in and shipping as well.

You can stream Chicago Bowls in all it's remastered glory on Absolute Punk now.

The band is currently tracking for LP2 tentatively scheduled for a Fall release on Tiny Engines. You can view a 360° panoramic video of one of the new songs HERE. The video was directed by Jeremy Silveira.

Also, the band is shoring up their Summer tour date calendar, show announcements coming soon!

4/24 UPDATE: Signals Midwest vinyl is in and will start shipping over the next few days!

4/19 UPDATE: Dikembe vinyl is in and will start shipping this weekend. Signals Midwest vinyl will be in next week and will start shipping soon after. Email confirmations will go out when your package ships. Thanks for your patience!

4/10: Guys and gals, first off, we're done answering mailorder questions on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. It's just too much to try and handle questions spread across so many sites. If you have a specific order question please just email us (info@tinyengines.net) and we will hit you right back. 

As far as represses for Dikembe "Broad Shoulders" and SMW "Latitudes And Longitudes" we were originally told they were supposed to ship at the end of March but obviously that has not happened. Now we have been told they won't ship to us until late April. Check the timeline for what has transpired below.

* Repress orders placed on Jan 22nd. We were given a 5 - 7 weeks turnaround time.

* Pre-orders go live on Feb 14th.

* On March 11th (about 7 weeks after order was placed) after an order status inquiry we were told it would be an additional two weeks and the orders would be completed during the week of March 25th.

* Two weeks after that deadline, we were told once again they would be pushed back EVEN more and we were given an April 29th completion date. That's 14 weeks total ... twice the amount that we were originally told.

In regards to pre-orders for State Lines "For The Boats" and Dikembe "Chicago Bowls" this is exactly why they have not gone live. We hate these long waits and it's not fair to you guys. Believe us when we say we are exploring ALL our future options and we apologize for the inconvenience. As soon as we know more we will update you. Thanks for your patience and support. And anytime, email us (info@tinyengines.net) and we'll be glad to help.

Save Ends Joins Tiny Engines

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Tiny Engines (Dikembe, Restorations, Tigers Jaw) is excited to welcome Boston's Save Ends to their burgeoning roster. The band will head into the studio later this month with Jay Maas(Title Fight, Transit, Polar Bear Club) to record their debut LP for Fall release on Tiny Engines. The upcoming LP will follow up the band's highly acclaimed 2012 EP, Strength Vs. Will, which is available for name-your-price download on Bandcamp. You can also read a Track-By-Track feature for Strength Vs. Will on Alternative Press.

Featuring ex-members of No Trigger and Making It Right, Save Ends officially formed in the Summer of 2010. But, the group of friends were well acquainted beforehand, entrenched in an epic battle of Dungeons & Dragons together that is ongoing still. The band quickly wrote, recorded and released their debut EP, 2010's Ten Or Better. Fast forward two years later to 2012'sStrength Vs. Will and the band's sharp melodic songwriting had reached new, memorable heights. Complete with piano, dual male/female vocals and nerd-core lyrical content, Save Ends prepares to unleash their music far and wide, and bring harmony back to this world.

The band will be playing the Banquets record release show in late May.

Upcoming Show
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MAY 26 - Allston, MA @ Obrien's Pub - Banquets Record Release Show w/ Banquets, The Stereo State, Crimes, Great Lakes USA (acoustic)

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