As Tall as Lions is the second full-length studio album by As Tall as Lions. It was released August 8, 2006 on Triple Crown Records.
The album took seven months to write and two months to record. It was produced by Mike Watts and Steve Haigler at VuDu Studios in Freeport, NY, a duo that offered to help with their record after they had gone to one of their shows. The album was released on CD and Limited Edition Vinyl.
The lyrics for the album were primarily written by Saen Fitzgerald, but each member contributed.
The writing of the lyrics for "Song for Luna" began with the word "summer" (which was also a working title for the track), which was a suggestion from Nigro.
Fitzgerald wrote the lyrics for the track "Stab City" based on a friend's description of the Irish city of Limerick, although Fitzgerald had never visited.
The track "Ghost of York" refers to the English city of York, but Fitzgerald says the lyrics describe a story that is "basically a metaphor for imaginary friends and trying to connect with somebody when thereâÂÂs nobody there and you end up connecting with your own self".
The album received generally positive reviews. AbsolutePunk gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, comparing the band to Damien Rice, U2, and The Mars Volta among others. PopMatters was similarly enthusiastic, rating it 8 out of 10 and calling it "skillful, beautiful, and musically significant". Alternative Press, known for reviewing mostly rock and indie bands, gave the album 5 out of 5 stars and listed the band among their 2008's Most Anticipated Bands due to this "self-titled masterpiece".
The tenth and final song of the album, "Maybe I'm Just Tired", ends at 4:20. The hidden track "A Soft Hum" begins at 6:33.