As Tall As Lions

High school friends Dan Nigro (vocals, guitar), Saen Fitzgerald (guitar, drums), Brian Fortune (guitar) and Cliff Sarcona (drums) founded the band in December 2001 as they were looking to continue the momentum of a previous project. Saen said, "We felt we were onto something good and despite member lineup changes, we felt we had something worth pursuing." The band was already at work on the songs "Dancing in the Rearview," "A Fighting Word," and "And The Wick Burnt Black" and decided to put together an EP, utilizing these songs, but re-recorded vocals and guitar."Blood and Aphorisms" was released in July 2002 at local venue Backstreet Blues. Upon its release, vocalist Dan Nigro sent the EP to some websites, which caught the attention of then-influential "thescout.net". The EP garnered the band local radio airplay and the attention of the local music scene. In May 2003 the band relocated to Chicago, Illinois, to record their debut album, Lafcadio with Sean O'Keefe. Asked to re-release the EP by the label, the band settled on handpicking songs from "Blood and Aphorisms" as well as adding new ones. Given a tight budget, they holed up i... more...