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Small Brown Bike

October 24, 2017, 9:02 pm
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Calm down, calm down, of course I'd eventually get to this request. Small Brown Bike are a four-piece post-hardcore/punk band from Marshall, Michigan that formed in 1996 and broke up in 2004. After a few reunion shows in 2007, they've been back permanently since 2009. They've put out three incredible full-lengths during their initial run, and one in 2011 post-reunion. This band's sound is somewhat hard to pin down on the post-hardcore spectrum, since they have find the exact line dividing melody and aggression. The dual vocals bounce between a gruff bark and background harmonies. Their interlocking guitar work can switch between heavy riffs and cathartic major chord strumming, with an incredibly tight rhythm section backing them up through all these shifts. Small Brown Bike possess an incredibly duality that very few bands in this corner of music can truly master (Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker are a couple of the other rare few that come to mind). Besides that, there's not much else to say about these things. They're an incredibly talented band with four fantastic full-lengths to indulge in, and a ton of deeper cuts for continued exploration. Enjoy.

Our Own Wars (1999)
1. The Cannons And Tanks
2. The Cold
3. Running, Swinging, And Sinking
4. Now And Forever
5. Expression Eraser
6. In Tune
7. Curiosity Killed The Cat, And I'm The Killed
8. Atlanta
9. Zerosum
10. Make This A Holiday

Dead Reckoning (2001)
1. Like A Future With No Friend
2. Sleeping Weather
3. See You In Hell
4. The Vacuum
5. More Or Less
6. My Own Disaster
7. This Ship Will Burn
8. Hideaway
9. Unsung Zero
10. Kingfisher
11. I Will Bury You In Me

Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery (2002)
1. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Wrong Hometown
2. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Now I'm A Shadow
3. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Under Pressure
4. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Composing Myself (A Lullaby)
5. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Boardinghouse
6. Small Brown Bike & The Casket Lottery - Riding With Death

Note: Collaborative album between both bands

Nail Yourself To The Ground (2003)
1. Trains All Talk
2. Fami(Liar) To You
3. Blank Landscapes
4. So I Fall
5. A Table For Four

The River Bed (2003)
1. Deconstruct/Rebuild
2. Safe In Sound
3. A Declaration Of Sorts
4. Scream In The Silence
5. Day And Nightmares
6. Tragically Ending
7. Sincerely Yours
8. What's Missing Is Dead
9. The Outline Of Your Hand Still Remains On My Hand
10. A Lesson To Remember

Composite, Vol. 1 (2009)
1. When We Run
2. Hourglass

Composite, Vol. 2 (2010)
1. Some Optimistic
2. Never Walk This Alone

Fell & Found (2011)
1. Onward And Overboard
2. Rescue Mission
3. Fell And Found (The Walk)
4. In Need Of Everything
5. As We Go
6. A Minor Movement
7. Sleep River Sleep
8. On Repeat
9. You Always Knew Me
10. Just Bones
11. All Of Us

Recollected (2013)
1. Mouth of Madness
2. Dull Way Down
3. Take Care
4. Expecting Confidence
5. No Place Like You
6. Slow Time Suicide
7. Bad Anthem
8. The Twenty Sixth
9. Red Light
10. When Added Equals Three
11. Crossing Guard
12. Cold
13. Tough
14. Now I'm A Shadow (Alternate Version)
15. My Unanswered Whys
16. Still Ill
17. Count Backwards
18. Lantern
19. Thin Life Line
20. Mine Of You
21. Jailbreak
22. Hideaway (Demo)
23. World Caved In
24. So I Fall (Demo)
25. Secret Track
26. Unsung Zero (Alternate Version)
27. Blank Landscapes (Demo)
28. Wrong Hometown (Demo)
29. Familiar To You (Demo)
30. Atlanta (Demo)

Note: Album includes all tracks from original Collected, including their demo, early EP's, tracks from their Cursive split, in addition to compilation songs and unreleased tracks

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Dead Like Me

October 31, 2017, 9:11 pm
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Dead Like Me are a four-piece hardcore band from Pau, France that formed in 2010. The band pulls from some incredible sources of influence, mainly metallic hardcore in the vein of the Relapse Records roster, most notably The Dillinger Escape Plan, in addition to bands like Coalesce and Converge, among others. The technical riffs, off-kilter rhythms, and brutally guttural vocals are all trademarks of this sound. They also incorporate hints of sludge metal to drag listeners through the mud of their bone-chilling chaos. A 6-song LP was released earlier this month, and I can't recommend it enough for fans of older hardcore with a modern edge. Enjoy.

Poussière, c'est tout. [single] (2011)
1. Poussière, c'est tout.

Dead Like Me (2011)
1. Toi et le monde
2. Absolescence

Me And Gerda Are Both Dead Like You (2012)
1. Le fils du pire des prédateurs - Clair
2. Le fils du pire des prédateurs - Obscur
3. Chien de nuit

Note: Split with Gerda, Dead Like Me tracks only

À Terre, Amas De Rêves (2017)
1. Seulement des corps entassés
2. À vomir des doutes et des plaintes
3. Les cerbères d'un temple oublié
4. Refléter le vide et son contraire
5. Nos corps s'épuisent et se déchirent
6. À terre, amas de rêves

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iburiedyourflowers

November 3, 2017, 1:00 am
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iburiedyourflowers are a four-piece screamo band from Saint Catharines, Ontario that got started (presumably) earlier this year. They recently released their debut EP Love Is When You Leave, and this thing just shreds. It's the heroin to your intense sad jams fix. These 6 tracks play out with as much overblown melancholy as you can imagine, creating some truly incredible songs in the process, blending the pulsating energy of hardcore, the jagged, scorching vocals of screamo, and the melodic sensibilities of emo. They're pretty comparable to bands like Touché Amoré, as well as other modern screamo/hardcore blend bands. They've also got a lot of hints of the good ol' classic screamo shiz, such as You And I. Highly, highly recommended. Enjoy.

Love Is When You Leave (2017)
1. Standard Callback (No One Online)
2. A Bird in the Bush Usually Has a Friend in There With Him
3. Fix Your Heart Because Mine's Already </3
4. iburiedyourflowers
5. A Bittersweet Narrative
6. Love Is When You Leave

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Faraquet

November 4, 2017, 3:00 pm
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Faraquet were a three-piece post-hardcore band from Washington, DC that were around from 1997 to 2001, and played a few reunion shows in 2007. They were a Dischord band, which definitely shows in their sound. Faraquet take the foundation that bands like Fugazi laid, and spun it in their own direction. Instrumentally, they explored complex rhythms, odd chord structures, and off-kilter melodies. In many instances, they border on math rock with some hints of jazz influence. They display some incredible musicianship in creating a unique sound, that fans of the Dischord roster will still surely dig. Only one full-length album was ever released, 2000's The View From This Tower, which contains all their essential tracks. They also released a small amount of singles and one split prior to their full-length, all of which were included in a compilation released in 2008. Enjoy.

The View From This Tower (2000)
1. Cut Self Not
2. Carefully Planned
3. The Fourth Introduction
4. Song For Friends To Me
5. Conceptual Separation of Self
6. Study In Complacency
7. Sea Song
8. The View From This Tower
9. The Missing Piece

Anthology 1997-98 (2008)
1. Parakeet
2. Um Die Ecke
3. The Whole Thing Over
4. Call It Sane
5. Study In Movement
6. Yo-Yo
7. Review
8. Rex
9. Conversations
10. Sea Song

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Movements

November 6, 2017, 3:00 pm
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Movements are a four-piece post-hardcore/emo band from Rancho Santa Margarita, California that formed in 2015. Following an EP that garnered a lot of attention, they released their debut full-length this year, put out by Fearless Records and recorded by none other than Will Yip. Instrumentally, the band makes full use of its dynamics, maintaining a dark-sounding base that intertwines between light, arpeggiated guitar parts and explosive climaxes. Vocally, they blend spoken word elements with catchy hooks, making a memorable delivery for their personal lyricism. Fans of Brand New descendants such as Balance & Composure, Seahaven, Citizen, etc. will probably dig this.

If there's anything else the've released that I'm missing, please let me know. In all honesty, I'm not too familiar with this band, but cannot deny the constant requests. Enjoy.

Protection (2015)
1. Protection

Outgrown Things (2016)
1. Kept
2. Nineteen
3. Worst Wishes
4. Hatches
5. Vacant Home
6. Losing Fight

Feel Something (2017)
1. Full Circle
2. Third Degree
3. Colorblind
4. Daylily
5. Deadly Dull
6. Fever Dream
7. Suffer Through
8. Deep Red
9. Under The Gun
10. Submerge
11. The Grey

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Can't Swim

November 8, 2017, 3:00 pm
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Can't Swim are a five-piece pop punk/post-hardcore band from Keansburg, New Jersey that formed in 2015. Thus far they've put out an EP and full-length (both on Pure Noise), which have fast-tracked them to so massive attention. They play a slightly heavier, indie-centric brand of pop punk that still utilizes the energy, catchiness of its brand, though with a slightly less sunny disposition. Fans of bands like Boston Manor, Daisyhead, Have Mercy, Citizen, Trash Boat, and other like-minded bands will dig this, as I'm sure the many of you who requested them will. Enjoy.

Death Deserves A Name (2016)
1. Your Clothes
2. Come Home
3. Right Choice
4. Way It Was
5. Death Deserves A Name

Fail You Again (2017)
1. What's Your Big Idea?
2. We Won't Sleep
3. $50,000,000
4. Friend
5. Quitting
6. Hey Amy
7. Stranger
8. One Shot
9. Kid
10. Show Me
11. Molly's Desk
12. All The Moves We Make Are In The Dark

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Starry Cat

November 10, 2017, 10:22 pm
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Starry Cat was a short-lived project whose sole member was Sam Ray, better known as a member of Teen Suicide, Julia Brown, and Ricky Eat Acid. Initially, their sole album was released as a way to raise money to help with Caroline White's surgeries, who was also a member of Teen Suicide and Julia Brown. Post-surgery, this album still stands as another great piece of work in Sam's large output. Sonically, the lo-fi mopey pop songs will come as no surprise to fans of his other projects. I know this thing is old news by now, but if there's anyone who hasn't heard it yet, I'd highly recommend getting on it. Enjoy.

starry cat (2013)
1. possession (quiet)
2. deserve
3. thanks
4. cool
5. you're the reason i believe in ghosts
6. happiness
7. bye
8. i think you're really beautiful
9. starry cat

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Portrayal Of Guilt

November 11, 2017, 12:00 pm
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Portrayal Of Guilt are a four-piece hardcore/screamo band from Austin, Texas that formed in a year I am unaware of, thought presume it was quite recent. Earlier this year, they put out their debut EP with the help of Deathwish, which is an absolute must-listen. They blend the dark, aggressive sensibilities of blackened hardcore with the chaotic catharsis of bands like pg.99. These three tracks are incredible, and Portrayal Of Guilt are definitely a band to look out for, because I'm sure they're going to be making some waves. They're also on tour now, so check their dates to see if they're passing thru your hood. I can't recommend this enough. Enjoy.

S/T (2017)
1. Humanity Is Frail
2. The One
3. Mourning Ahead

Spiritual Cramp (2017)
1. Spiritual Cramp (Christian Death cover)

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Rorschach

November 15, 2017, 10:02 pm
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Rorschach were a five-piece hardcore band from New Jersey that were initially around from 1989 to 1993, before reuniting for some shows between 2009 and 2012. They were one of the earliest bands to really blend hardcore and metal together, which would be an undeniable influence on the development of metalcore/metallic hardcore, particularly in the case of Converge. Rorschach's music took the fast-paced aggressiveness of hardcore, and the heavy, dissonant riffs of metal, and fused the two together to create this entire other beast of a sound. To top it off, their vocals are shrieked and howled in the vein of a wounded animal, a clear predecessor to many bands to come. They released two incredible albums in their time (Remain Sedate and Protestant), as well as an EP and a handful of splits. All their material was compiled in 1995 on Autopsy, which is what I have below. Enjoy.

Autopsy (1995)
1. Pavlov's Dogs
2. In The Year Of Our Lord
3. Someone (Duke Ellington cover)
4. Impressions (Erroll Garner cover)
5. Clenching
6. So It Goes (Nick Lowe cover)
7. Lightning Strikes Twice
8. No One Dies Alone
9. My Minds A Vice (And It's Being Cranked Real Tight)
10. Checkmate
11. Exist
12. Oppress
13. Brainhandle
14. Hardware (Septic Death cover)
15. Bone Marrow Biopsy
16. Laryngitis
17. Synthetic Intelligience
18. 21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson cover)
19. Mandible
20. In Ruins
21. Traditional
22. Dawn and Quartered
23. Shanks
24. Recurring Nightmare #105
25. Blinders
26. Hemlock Grove
27. Raw Nerve
28. Skin Culture
29. Cut The Wheel
30. Ornaments
31. My War (Black Flag cover)
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Gatecreeper

November 18, 2017, 2:00 am
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Gatecreeper are a four-piece death metal band from various parts of Arizona that formed in 2013. They haveve been putting out a steady slew of material ever since, with their fantastic debut full-length coming out last year on Relapse. Stylistically, they take influence from old school death metal essentials such as Entombed and Dismember, with a modern take on that classic sound that fans of bands like Black Breath and Mammoth Grinder will undoubtedly dig. Enjoy.

1. Void Below
2. Force Fed
3. Overdose
4. Slave

2. Gatecreeper - Poisoned Mind

Note: Gatecreeper track only

Gatecreeper/Young And In The Way (2016)
1. Gatecreeper - All Your Sins
2. Young And In The Way - Solitude

1. Gatecreeper - Carved Into Stone
2. Homewrecker - Perpetrators Of Annihilation
3. Outer Heaven - Death Worship
4. Scorched - Autopsy Incomplete

Sonoran Depravation (2016)
1. Craving Flesh
2. Sterilized
3. Desperation
4. Rotting As One
5. Stronghold
6. Patriarchal Grip
7. Lost Forever
8. Flamethrower
9. Grotesque Operations

Unleashed In The Middle East (Live) (2016)
1. Craving Flesh
2. Sterilized
3. Desperation
4. Flamethrower
5. Patriarchal Grip
6. Rotting As One
7. Stronghold

Sweltering Madness (2017)
1. Sweltering Madness
2. Mastery Of Power

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Despise You

November 20, 2017, 12:00 pm
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Despise You are a four-piece powerviolence/hardcore band from Inglewood, California that were initially around from 1994 to 1996. During this time, they never played any shows, however did record a fair amount of material, spread out over an EP, a few splits, and numerous compilations. All of this was compiled in 1999 on West Side Horizons, which features some of the most spastic, angriest hardcore ever documented, with dual vocals and dark lyrics. In 2007, the band reformed to play shows for the first time. They've been active ever since, and have recorded and released new material, particularly two great splits with two great bands. Highly recommended, classic powerviolence. Enjoy.

West Side Horizons (1999)

Note: Long tracklist here

And On And On... (2011)
1. Despise You - Bereft
2. Despise You - Repeat Until You Fail
3. Despise You - Roll Call
4. Despise You - 3.26.00
5. Despise You - Three Day Hold
6. Despise You - Yes Officer / No Officer
7. Despise You - Fear's Song
8. Despise You - Two Or Ten Faces
9. Despise You - Shit Goes In, Shit Comes Out
10. Despise You - You Can't Fix Me, Don't Trip
11. Despise You - Painted Gray
12. Despise You - All The Regimes You Hold Most Dear
13. Despise You - Destinial
14. Despise You - Bankrupt Social Code
15. Despise You - Seven Funerals
16. Despise You - They All Died Is What Happened
17. Despise You - ...And Expirations
18. Despise You - Cedar Ave. (Was The Best Place To Watch People Ascend To Heaven)
19. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Half Dead
20. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - As Bad As It Is...
21. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Miscommunication
22. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Los Infernos
23. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Ungrateful
24. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Possession
25. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Burlap Sack

All Your Majestic Bullshit (2015)
1. All Your Majestic Bullshit
2. Centinela Park, Hosanna
3. Drink Positive

Despise You/Coke Bust (2017)
1. Despise You - Temples Of Grace On Hyde Park Blvd.
2. Despise You - Stillborn, Fuck It
3. Despise You - Give This / Get That
4. Despise You - All Souls, I.b.
5. Despise You - Bluest Skies
6. Coke Bust - Closing The Net
7. Coke Bust - Weakest Link
8. Coke Bust - Plan B
9. Coke Bust - Community Abuser

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.Gif From God

November 21, 2017, 6:50 am
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.Gif From God are a six-piece hardcore/emo violence band from Richmond, Virginia that formed in 2015 (presumably) by former members of Caust. Without a doubt this is some of the most ear-shattering music I've heard in a long time. It's a progressive, assaultive blend of hardcore, metalcore, screamo, and grindcore that's heavy, noisy, discordant, and has more screaming vocal layers than a schizophrenic. Even when the band pulls back to allow for some "melodic" bridges, they never release the tension. Fans of bands like Love Lost But Not Forgotten, Majority Rule, The Number Twelve Looks Like You will undoubtedly dig these unhinged, violent spasms. I cannot recommend this band enough, this shit has me floored. You can grab their stuff over at Zegema Beach Records, if you want to show some support for this incredible band and a fantastic label. Enjoy.

...defragmented...reformatted (2016)
1. adios bozo, this time i'm downloading you straight to hell
2. self pwnage for a narcissistic nutjob
3. rats
4. let's look at the plague
5. physics problem: sucking nothing but vacuum
6. technology will kill you 111111
7. empty grave, shallow mind, i'm still alive but my mind is head of shit
8. maybe none of us understand what we've been through

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2016 Winter Tour Tape (2016)
1. no dude, he likes to spray
2. sassafras molasses ass

A Release Of Excess Flesh (2017)
1. .Gif From God - why i died wide eyed
2. .Gif From God - like a splinter in yr mind
3. Vein - A Crumpled Memo
4. Vein - Progenitor
5. Vein - Ideation: Self-Destruct
6. Vein - While You Weren't Caring,

Note: You can grab the 7"here

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The Blue Ontario

November 22, 2017, 6:03 pm
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The Blue Ontario were a four-piece alternative/indie band from Denver, Colorado that were around briefly from 1997 to 1999. They were formed by members of the incredible Christie Front Drive and Crestfallen. In their time, they put out one split and one EP (although I could only find the EP, and next to no trace of the split). The band were fairly progressive, crafting drawn-out songs featuring melodic vocals, astral keyboards, and noisy, effects-laden guitars that come close to shoegaze/dream pop territory. Similar to Christie Front Drive, their songs build and fall, covering a lot of ground in the 5+ minutes they last. Though The Blue Ontario are nearly as heralded as their previous work, they put out a solid EP nonetheless. Enjoy.

New Frequencies EP (1998)
1. Lost Astronaut
2. Twenty Three
3. Permanent Wave
4. Halo

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Broadside

November 22, 2017, 6:04 pm
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Broadside are a five-piece pop punk band from Richmond, Virginia that have been around since 2010. They've put out three full-lengths since. In terms of sound, they're what you'd expect from a  modern pop punk band. Fans of The Wonder Years, Hit The Lights, Four Year Strong, and (early) Fireworks will probably dig it. I've said it before, but this isn't something I really listen to, so can't say much else. They get requested a ton though, so enjoy!

Far From Home (2012)
1. Far From Home
2. The Thrill
3. The Situation
4. Broz Hang Out
5. In Return
6. Smith St.
7. Loose Lips Sink Ships
8. Four Miles Into Jersey
9. Pulling Teeth
10. Maybe Today

Old Bones (2015)
1. A Place To Lay Your Head
2. A Better Way
3. Human Machines
4. Playing In Traffic
5. Storyteller
6. Come & Go
7. Coffee Talk
8. The Simple Type
9. Damaged Kids
10. A Light In The Dark
11. Old Bones

Paradise (2017)
1. Hidden Colors
2. Paradise
3. Lose Your Way
4. Disconnect
5. Laps Around A Picture Frame
6. Who Cares?
7. Tunnel Vision
8. Summer Stained
9. Miss Imperius
10. Puzzle Pieces
11. I Love You, I Love You. It's Disgusting

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Pitchfork

November 24, 2017, 11:37 am
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Pitchfork (no affiliation with the website) were a four-piece post-hardcore band from San Diego, California that were around from 1986 to 1990. They are perhaps best known for being the band that Rick Froberg and John Reis were in before Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes. They only released one album and one EP, both of which were eventually compiled together in 2003 on John Reis' label, Swami Records (though they're included separately below). Sonically, this band sounds like what you'd expect from one-half of Drive Like Jehu. The angular guitar rhythms, odd song structures, and Froberg's distinct voice are all present here. Albeit, the songs do tend to take a slightly more straight-forward punk influence, with more fast-tempo songs and distinct melodies. They sound like a half-way point between earlier bands like Husker Du and Embrace, and the noisy, complex, drawn-out instrumental chaos that DLJ would be. Pitchfork put out some fantastic music in their time, and though it is hard to separate this from what its members would go on to do, it's a great document to prove the prowess these guys displayed from the get-go. Enjoy.

Saturn Outhouse (1989)
1. Thin Ice
2. Goat
3. Sinking

Eucalyptus (1990)
1. Burn Pigs Burn
2. Placebo
3. Twitch
4. New Kid
5. Rana (Frogs)
6. Loot
7. Flatland Farming
8. Drop Dead
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Shikari

November 24, 2017, 2:25 pm
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Shikari were a four-piece hardcore/screamo band from the Netherlands that were around from 1999 to 2005. They played an incredibly aggressive, fast-paced version of screamo similar to bands such as Tristan Tzara and Orchid. Tremolo-picked guitars (hinting at some black metal influence), pounding blast beats, and high-pitched shrieked vocals are at the forefront of their onslaught. Bands like these with such a high caliber of intensity are what make this genre so visceral and incredible. They released a handful of EP's and splits in their time, all of which was initially compiled in 2004, but released again in 2005 to include releases from the previous year. In addition, their final release was an incredible split between them and Louise Cyphre, which is highly, highly recommended. Enjoy.

1999-2004 (2005)
1. Post Student Syndrome
2. Copycat
3. Robot Wars
4. ...And Just When I Thought I Had It All Figured Out
5. Written In Some Depressive Mood
6. Encounters
7. You Know So Well
8. Fuel
9. In Existence
10. The Kids Shouldn't Be Playing With Fire
11. Tekila
12. Attitude
13. Dead Men
14. Morning Wood
15. Utopia Dismantled
16. The Last Thing
17. Biela
18. Fall On Proverb (Unbroken)
19. Ons Land
20. Nieuwe Politiek #1
21. Tijd Was Ons Niet Zo Goed Gezind
22. Nieuwe Politiek #2
23. Laatste Halte

Shikari/Louise Cyphre (2005)
1. Louise Cyphre - Laut, Langsam
2. Louise Cyphre - Rendezvous With Tommy Gun
3. Louise Cyphre - 1000 Und Eine Nacht Der Lebenden Toten
4. Louise Cyphre - Poor Little Boy Stuffed In Drag/The Negative Energy Spectrum
5. Shikari - Verloren bij aanvang
6. Shikari - God Zij Geprezen
7. Shikari - Overwegingen
8. Shikari - Nooit te stoppen
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Operation Ivy

November 25, 2017, 6:00 am
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Does this band really need an introduction? They've been massively influential, become very well-known (partially because of their successor), and helped create a new subgenre (ska punk). Here's a quick overview anyway, to fill up space. Operation Ivy were a four-piece punk/ska band from Berkeley, California that were around from 1987 to 1989. They were one of the earliest bands to fuse punk rock and ska music together, though they do take clear influence from The Clash, who were doing that nearly a decade earlier. Op Ivy only released a handful of material, though their sole LP Energy is a bona fide classic, and an album I think introduced a lot of people to punk rock.

It's hard not to mention this band without acknowledging what two out of four of these guys would do after. Guitarist Tim Armtrong and bassist Matt McCall formed Rancid after Op Ivy broke up, though that's a whole other thing. Vocalist Jesse Michaels put on an album a few years ago with his new band, Classics Of Love, which is also worth noting. Below is the compilation released in 1991 that included both their LP Energy as well as their EP Hectic. Enjoy.

Operation Ivy (1991)
1. Knowledge
2. Sound System
3. Jaded
4. Take Warning
5. The Crowd
6. Bombshell
7. Unity
8. Vulnerability
9. Bankshot
10. One of These Days
11. Gonna Find You
12. Bad Town
13. Smiling
4. Caution
15. Freeze Up
16. Artificial Life
17. Room Without a Window
18. Big City
19. Missionary
20. Junkies Runnin' Dry
21. Here We Go Again
22. Hoboken
23. Yellin' In My Ear
24. Sleep Long
25. Healthy Body
26. Officer
27. I Got No
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Blowout

November 26, 2017, 12:00 pm
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Blowout were a four-piece emo/indie/punk band from Portland, Oregon that got started in 2014 and broke up earlier this year. Last year, they put out their fantastic debut (and now sole) full-length, No Beer, No Dad. This is a fantastic album with some clear influences taken from the reverb-soaked melancholic, melodic guitar parts of Rainer Maria, along with the upbeat celebrate-in-the-face-of-distress pop punk of The Promise Ring. Blowout have a great energy, some fantastic lyrics, and put together a solid front-to-back album of indie/emo goodness. Enjoy.

We all float down here (2014)
1. Get Loud
2. Don't Wake Grandpa
3. Tune Out
4. Wet And Reckless
5. Tiny Boots

No Beer, No Dad (2016)
1. Intro
2. Cents Cents Money Money
3. Indiana
4. Interlude
5. Fuck Slang
6. Guts Grown Up
7. Thrashy
8. King PP
9. 1 I Want
10. Green Couch
11. Pound Pit
12. If-Else-If

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Life Long Tragedy

November 27, 2017, 12:00 pm
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Life Long Tragedy were a melodic hardcore band from San Francisco, California that formed in 2001 and broke up in 2008. They were contemporaries to a ton of other incredible bands within the same corner of hardcore, such as Modern Life Is War, Ruiner, Killing The Dream, Sinking Ships, and many, many more. Fans of the impassioned, visceral, emotionally vulnerable and melodically coherent will undoubtedly dig this. They put out their last record through Deathwish, which is not surprising considering how many of the other great melodic hardcore bands of their decade also worked with them. I'm missing their EP A Sealed Fate and split with Sabertooth Zombie, so if anyone has those, please send them my way! Thanks Juan! Enjoy.

A Sealed Fate (2003)
1. Forgotten
2. The Strong
3. Past Days
4. Out Of Reach
5. Our Wings
6. For What It's Worth
7. Set In Stone
8. Oceans Of Blood

Destined For Anything (2005)
1. Worth Loving
2. Explaining A Feeling
3. Make Or Break
4. Live Forever
5. Standing By Our Words
6. Where We Belong
7. Roll The Credits
8. This Feel Right
9. Sincere
10. Coldfront
11. Time Stands Still 

Final Fight/Life Long Tragedy (2006)
1. Final Fight - T.S.
2. Final Fight - Rage
3. Life Long Tragedy - Soul Search Party
4. Life Long Tragedy - Sweet Innocence

The Dungeon Sessions (2007)
1. Life Long Tragedy - Ghost Fleet
2. Life Long Tragedy - Hey Death
3. Life Long Tragedy - This Year's Disease
4. Sabertooth Zombie - In The Shadow Of Shops
5. Sabertooth Zombie - Curly Locks
6. Sabertooth Zombie - Lady Death Pt. II

Runaways (2008)
1. Call It A Day
2. Collecting Dust
3. Hey Death
4. Andromeda
5. Harm
6. Ignoring Lessons
7. Masquerade
8. The Bottomless Hole
9. Sweet Innocence
10. Youth
11. Liars
12. Runaways
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The Suicide File

November 28, 2017, 12:00 pm
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The Suicide File were a five-piece hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that were around from 2001 to 2003, though they have played a few reunion shows since. They were relatively short-lived, though their output still stands out today as some of the most incredible Boston hardcore of (arguably) all time. This band is also noted for having members involved in tons of other legendary projects, including The Hope Conspiracy, Death By Stereo, and Give Up The Ghost/American Nightmare, all of whom they definitely share sonic qualities with. There's really not much else that needs to be said beyond that. If you're a fan of fucking great, no bullshit, in and out straight-up hardcore, this is a band I'm sure you've heard before. If not, this is your lucky day. They were one of many bands from that scene that really revitalized hardcore during that era, removing the tough guy bullshit and leaving good, high energy punk rock in its place. In terms of releases, they were fairly active in their time. Though they only put one "full-length" (18 minutes constitutes a full-length in hardcore terms), they also put a few splits and such, all of which were conveniently compiled in 2005. Enjoy.

Twilight (2003)
1. Twilight
2. The Edge Of Town
3. Rum, Romanism, And Tammany
4. W
5. Ashcroft
6. Laramie
7. Song For Katy
8. Down Underground
9. Mission Hill Party
10. November In Brookline
11. Song For Tonight

Live On WERS (2004)
1. Song For Tonight
2. Kissinger
3. Ashcroft
4. The Somme
5. Achtung! Landmine!
6. Song For Katy
7. Mission Hill Party
8. I Hate You
9. Interview

Some Mistakes You Never Stop Paying For (2005)
1. 2003
2. Fuck Fox News
3. I Like The Nightlife Baby
4. Cold Snap
5. Things Fall Apart
6. Achtung! Landmine
7. Some Mistakes You Never Stop Paying For
8. Ashcroft
9. I Hate Rock n' Roll
10. The Purple Dawn
11. Now Lie In It
12. Kissinger
13. The Somme
14. I Hate You
15. A Pleasure To Have In Class
16. Kissinger (Demo)
17. I Hate You (Demo)
18. Another Night In America (Demo)

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