LP1 does it all right. It’s the shoulder you cry on, but the one that hits your back a little too hard when you’re having a coughing fit. To truly understand what makes LP1 stand out, though, you have to understand emo music.
“Go to shows, just go to shows.” Steven Guerrera, drummer and producer of Out To Lunch, a local rock band, urged. “It’s crazy how much you learn about the community. When we first started, I thought, ‘There’s no scene on Long Island,’ but then you realize there are 20 bands just in your radius.”