The Tines are a New England based outfit helmed by songwriter and producer S.G. Carlson. The band formed as a recording project in late 2019, creating a cleverly crafted indie rock that focuses on the balance of tension and beauty.

The Tines released their first EP, The Enemy Is Listening (Free As Birds Records)  in 2020, and began to perform live in 2021. A self-titled debut album came out on Funnybone Records in 2022. 

They have performed around the Northeast US and EU, appeared at the Arts and Ideas Festival, Garé a la Rochette, The Thing In Spring, and Limb Snapping, playing with artists like Daniel Romano, The Huntress and Holder of Hands, Lee Ronaldo, Improvement Movement, and The Futurebirds. As a solo artist, S.G. Carlson has appeared alongside Andy Shauf, Michael Nau, Erin Durant, and Shaun Rowe. 

Their second album, Barrows, released on March 20, 2026 via Funnybone Records to great acclaim, receiving 9 out of 10 stars on Americana UK, and praise from Shindig Magazine, Spill Magazine, Daily Nut Meg and more. Listen everywhere now.

“Boundlessly melodic.” – Post Trash 

“A lynchpin of the scene.” – WPKN