Straight Lines

The story

Pontypridd, Wales. 2009 - Dane Campell and Tom Jenkins (drums and vocals respectively) have a dream. A dream not dissimilar for many young men… form a band, record an album, hit the road. More often than not, this dream is only ever that. For the newly formed Straight Lines though, with the addition of Todd Campbell (formerly of Dopamine) on bass and James Pugh on guitar duty, it was not long before reality really struck home. As much through adopting

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

Tap the heart on the board while a song plays and it lands here. Listeners who keep their listening private are counted, never named.

Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Dane Campbell
• Tyla Campbell

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Straight Lines in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Straight Lines in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Straight Lines

• The Curesame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Radioheadsame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Depeche Modesame scene: alternative rock, GB
• The Prodigysame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Musesame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Coldplaysame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Def Leppardsame scene: alternative rock, GB
• New Ordersame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Blursame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Oasissame scene: alternative rock, GB
• The Smithssame scene: alternative rock, GB
• Manic Street Preacherssame scene: alternative rock, GB

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Straight Lines’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.