11/20/09

P.S. Eliot - The Bike Wreck Demo

Lo-fi all female punk indie.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - What It Takes To Move Forward

Midwest emo/indie. Soft spot for the 90's.

Hard Girls - Hello

Punk indie. Sweet riffs bro.

Touche Amore - ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse

Screamo/hardcore punk. Melodic. Similar to Lewd Acts, Trash Talk, etc. Honest Sleep and Cadence are my favorite tracks. The build up toward the end in Honest Sleep, combined with just his screaming, ahhhhhhhh so good. I AM MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF A DEAD HORSE.

Tiny Hawks - Fingers Become Bridges

Mathy, post-hardcore. They broke up not too long ago. Why do all the good bands break up?

Street Smart Cyclist - Demo and Lint Traps

This was before Snowing, no longer a band, which is quite sad. Probably in my top three favorite bands right now. Twinkly emo. Lint Traps is all acoustic, but very heartfelt and pleasing to the ears.

Snowing - Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit and Tour Tape

One of the greatest twinkly bands ever. Ex members of Street Smart Cyclist and Boy Problems. You will love this.

11/17/09

Yo Man Go - Discography

Positive pop punk, comparable to Latterman and Get Bent. Real good.

The Exploration - Basement Demo

Mainly emo/indie, twinkly at times. He yells the lyrics like poetry. It's pretty different and neat.
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The Birds Are Spies, They Report To The Trees - Self Titled

Norwegian screamo/emo/skramz.

Moss Icon - Discography

This is part one of three for the discography. I haven't had the chance to listen too much, but what I hear is appealing. Old school emotive hardcore at it's finest. Similar to Indian Summer.
If you want the rest of the discography, let me know.

11/16/09

Pirouette - Thinking In Subtitles and Light Red Pez/Acrobat

If you download anything on this blog, make it Thinking In Subtitles. Indie, noodly, fun. His voice is so different, I think that's why I love it. Light Red Pez/Acrobat split is all mostly acoustic, but still good.

Monument - 3 New Songs

Emo indie. Sounds like American Football and Braid. Love the vocals and guitar.

Midwest Pen Pals - Inside Jokes EP

Twinkly emo with some screaming occasionally. Broken up. Sadface.

Life At These Speeds - To Your Health

If you don't have this already, DOWNLOAD. Definitely a favorite lately. True emo. They're a little like Sinaloa, which is another favorite of mine. The build up in Weathered Days is so great.

Kickball - Everything Is A Miracle, Nothing Is A Miracle, Everything Is

Twinkly indie math rock. This is one of their better albums and it's been blaring through my speakers lately.

Howard The Duck - 2009 Demo

Influenced heavily by 90's emo/indie. Sounds a whole lot like Football, etc.

How Do We Jump This High - Deep Stationary

Post-hardcore, pop punk. Ex members of Get Bent. If you like Latterman, you will love this.

Build Nest, Sleep - Abouts

Noisy, loud guitars, bad quality vocals, just how I like it.

Grown Ups - Songs

So I guess I should get something straight for all of you new to this genre. I'm going to start labeling most of the bands on my new posts as "twinkly." What this means is mathy, indie junk, like Algernon Cadwallader sorta. Best examples I can describe to relate would be Snowing, American Football, or Street Smart Cyclist. I'll post all that too, don't worry.
Anyway, this band is twinkly emo pop punk. Definitely recommend.

Get Bent - Demo

More punk than pop on the pop punk spectrum. Comparable to Thousandaires, and Yo Man Go, which I will be posting soon!

Indian Summer - Discography

Old school emo. You could say they influenced a lot of good bands out today. They're either on the soft or loud spectrum with certain chaotic parts, then calm whispered lyrics and delicate strumming. Get it.

Cake Life Compilation

Comes from Cake Life Collective, which has numerous wonderful bands on it.

Age Sixteen - Open Up Finders, Please

Screamo/emo.

Football, etc - Demo

Female fronted emo.

11/15/09

Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On

Indie, older emo. This is their first album, and boy is it good. These songs build and build and put you in a trance. Makes me get lost in thought.

Pheramones- Amelia Split

Fun, happy keyboardcore. Makes you wanna dance around and sing along, just a little.

Arroyo - Individuum & Massen

Epic post-rock skramz. "It starts out with a 7 minute long promotional speech for 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern, until the singer bursts out in some heavy screaming comparable to Le Pré Où Je Suis Mort, but in german instead of french. All accompanied by awesome post-rock instrumentation with a lot of synth." Only two songs, but adds up to over half an hour. Highly recommend.

Chalk Talk - Killing Spree

Current favorite, weird lyrics, assholes, incredible. I guess you could say, real emo. I don't know, just listen.

Algernon Cadwallader - Fun

Newest from Algernon Cadwallader. Foggy Mountain is my favorite.

Guess who's back?

After forever and a day, I am going to resume this blog.
I have my very own macbook now, so I figure since I spend every waking moment with it attached to me, why not start this back up?
Get ready for a new phase.