With Horses In Her Eyes

October 20, 2019, 12:00 pm

With Horses In Her Eyes were a four-piece screamo band from Atlanta, Georgia that were around briefly in 2006 before changing their name to Histories. They only released one five-track EP, titled Prologue. The first four tracks are all hard-hitters, featuring some heavy Funeral Diner and Kodan Armada influence. The final track, Page 5, is just an arpeggiated acoustic guitar and screaming. It's certainly the most unique track on here, which is saying something on an EP where every song delivers. Enjoy.

Prologue (2006)

1. Page 1

2. Page 2

3. Page 3

4. Page 4

5. Page 5

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7 Angels 7 Plagues

October 22, 2019, 7:12 pm

≫ Next: The Witch Trials

≪ Previous: With Horses In Her Eyes

7 Angels 7 Plagues were a five-piece metalcore band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin that were around from 1999 to 2002, and then reunited in 2005 for charity shows. They only released one EP and one LP, but have maintained a strong legacy since then. This is due in part to both releases being mind-shattering, but also the involvement of its members in other notable bands, including Misery Signals, Burning Empires, Dead To Fall, and Martyr A.D. Sonically, 7A7P took influence from the increasing surgence of metalcore, with heavy, drop-tuning riffs reigning supreme, but with enough melodic breaks and passages to keep interesting. They also had different vocalists on each release, thus the shrieked vocal style on their EP and the guttural growls on the LP. Enjoy.

Until The Day Breathes And The Shadows Flee (2000)

1. Silent Deaths, Crowded Lives

2. Dandelion

3. Sweet Princess Thief

4. Until The Day Breathes And The Shadows Flee

5. A Farewell To A Perfect Score (My Apology)

Jhazmyne's Lullaby (2001)

1. A Farewell To A Perfect Score

2. Someday

3. The Commentator's Despair

4. The Afternoon

5. Away With Words

6. Dandelion

7. Arcadia Fades (Jhazmyne's Lullaby Pt. II)

8. Silent Deaths, Crowded Lives

9. Jhazmyne's Lullaby

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The Witch Trials

October 29, 2019, 12:00 pm

≫ Next: Grave Neighbors V.3

≪ Previous: 7 Angels 7 Plagues

The Witch Trials were a four-piece electropunk project that existed very briefly in October 1980. The group compromised of Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Adrian Borland (The Sound), Morgan Fisher (Mott The Hoople) and Christian Lunch. They recorded a single EP in a single improv session, which was released a year later on Subterranean Records (who also put out a lot of early Flipper and Dead Kennedys singles) and reissued by Alternate Tentacles a few years later. The four tracks on their self-titled EP are eerie soundscapes, crafted with shots of noise, off-kilter keyboards, mechanical drums, and Biafra's looming spoken word. It's an experimental outing, especially considering the other projects its members were involved in, but an interesting listen both for its historical uniqueness and its hauntingly evil sound. Enjoy.

The Witch Trials (1981)

1. Humanoids From The Deep

2. The Tazer

3. Trapped In The Playground

4. Meat Beat

Bandcamp

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Grave Neighbors V.3

November 5, 2019, 8:36 pm

≫ Next: The Hareste

≪ Previous: The Witch Trials

The always-incredible Middle-Man Records recently released a benefit cover compilation. The proceeds going to RAICES (The Refugee and Immigrant Centre for Education and Legal Services), an organization that helps separated families, detained families, unaccompanied minors, and others who are seeking asylum in the United States. You can find out more about their organization here.

This compilation consists entirely of covers done by some of the most fantastic bands around now, some of which have been mentioned here before (Coma Regalia, Snag, Overo), as well as many amazing others. The selection of covers is just as great, with a wide array of genres across the punk and indie spectrum, including Fugazi, Thorns of Life, Slipknot, Now Now, Tegan and Sara, Slipknot, System of a Down, Lifetime, Discharge, Against Me!, Sparta, Operation Ivy, FIDLAR, AFI, Rilo Kiley Rainer Maria, and Portraits of Past. I couldn't narrow it down to a few examples so that's all of them. Each band puts their own spin on some of this stone-cold classic tracks. You can donate at a pay-what-you-want rate over at Middle-Man's Bandcamp page, as well as pick up the cassette from them. RAICES also takes direct donations at their website, and every little bit helps. You can check out the full compilation below.

Middle-Man Records

Bandcamp

Facebook

RAICES

Website

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The Hareste

November 6, 2019, 11:00 pm

≫ Next: New Forms

≪ Previous: Grave Neighbors V.3

The Hareste were a four-piece screamo/hardcore band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota that were around briefly from 1999-2000. They played a raw, chaotic style of screamoviolence with notable technical ability, which is especially impressive considering how young the band was (all members were in high school throughout its duration). They released one EP, a track I don't have much info on, and a final EP, which was meant to be part of a three-way split featuring The Hareste, Love Lost But Not Forgotten, and pg.99, but that split never came to fruition. The pg.99 side would eventually become Document #7. Enjoy.

Self-Titled 7" (1999)

1. reflections on '84

2. a few days short of five

3. pain in decibels

4. ... and burn the negatives

5. smile and except it is better than the alternative

frequency modulation (1999)

1. frequency modulation

a symphony of horrors (2000)

1. personal narrative

2. genetic disclosure

3. angle of incident

4. pain in decibels

5. devolution for evolution

6. reactions fail

Bandcamp

Website

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New Forms

November 7, 2019, 8:51 pm

≫ Next: Greet Death

≪ Previous: The Hareste

New Forms are a four-piece screamo/emoviolence band from Boston, Massachusetts that began in 2019. Even before hearing them, I was already sold on them. When a band takes its name from a flawless Calculator EP (I assume that's where it's from) and their debut EP is titled after a Ramones lyric, they just has to be fantastic. Even the cover art and colour scheme look amazing. Even after all that, I still wasn't fully prepared for the chaos they emit. I Don't Want To Live My Life Again is six tracks of spastic rhythms, heavy dissonance, angular chords, jagged guitars and powerhouse drumming, with an overall sound that falls somewhere between Capsule and Ampere. This is an absolutely incredible debut from a band you should definitely keep an eye out for. Enjoy.

I don't want to live my life again (2019)

1. fortunato

2. sometimes the flowers arrange themselves

3. spirals

4. transitions in meta

5. ember twin

6. [redacted]

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Greet Death

November 8, 2019, 3:44 pm

≫ Next: Merel

≪ Previous: New Forms

Greet Death are a three-piece shoegaze band from Flint, Michigan that began in 2011 under the name Pines. To date they've released an EP and two LP's, the most recent of which was released on Deathwish today. Sonically, they make constant use of ethereal reverb, droning chords, that come together in crushing, distorted climaxes that ascend incredible heights when played past max volume. Their songwriting ability is also noteworthy, with the vocals often taking the forefront in ways slightly unexpected from the genre. Fans of bands like Cloakroom, Nothing, Thunder Dreamer, Ovlov and Hum will take particular interest in here, especially considering some of the slowcore and alternative rock influences thrown into the mix. Their debut LP is a solid outing, with stand-out tracks including "Black Hole Jesus Christ" and "Cumbersome". Their most recent album, New Hell is an incredible outing that shows the band coming into their own with a unique style and interpretation of their influences. Each new song offers up a different idea, with standout tracks being the amazing "Strange Days" (it'll take a few more listens to determine more, but so far it's fantastic from start to end). Enjoy.

In Heaven // Your Lull (2016)

1. In Heaven

2. Your Lull

Dixieland (2017)

1. Sheets of White

2. Bow

3. Valediction

4. The Waste

5. Black Hole Jesus Christ

6. Dragged To Hell

7. Again

8. Cumbersome

9. Dixieland

New Hell (2019)

1. Circles Of Hell

2. Do You Feel Nothing?

3. Let It Die

4. You're Gonna Hate What You've Done

5. Entertainment

6. Strange Days

7. Strain

8. Crush

9. New Hell

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Merel

November 15, 2019, 8:34 pm

≫ Next: Fuel

≪ Previous: Greet Death

Merel were a five-piece hardcore/emo band from New Jersey that were around from 1990 to 1993. They were integral in developing the "emo" sound of the underground hardcore scene in the 90's, with desperate vocals, driving bass lines, syncopated stop-and-starts, and dual guitar chaos, blending octave chords and dissonance. They'll fit right in for fans of Heroin, Mohinder, Hoover, and other like-minded bands of the era. Members of Merel went on to form Rye Coalition, while Merel reformed in full for a few shows in 2013.

Merel put out a handful of releases in their brief time together. The most notable was a self-titled LP in 1993, along with a split with Iconoclast in 1992 and a self-titled 7" in 1991. These were all compiled in 1995, on the again self-titled Merel. This is the most essential listening for the band, as it includes all their prime recorded material. However, thanks to Blogged and Quartered, we also have an early live recording, a demo (that includes both recorded and live material), and two tracks that appeared on a compilation put out by Troubleman United. I've included those as well, since the link at the aforementioned blog seems to be down. Enjoy.

Live On WNYU (1990)

1. Daydreamer

2. Fountain Wishing

3. Vigil

4. Under the Gun/Play Dead/Vigil

5. Bring To Pass

6. Wrong Again

7. Troops

8. Unknown

9. The Give And The Take

10. The Weathering

The Castle & Pies Demo (1991)

1. Troops

2. Vigil

3. Under The Gun

4. Bring To Pass

5. The Give And The Take

6. Fountain Wishing

7. The Give And The Take

8. Play Dead

Superpowers (1993)

26. Daydreamer

27. Wrong Again

Note: Merel tracks only

Merel (1995)

1. Lint For Brains

2. So Lovely Breath

3. RustyFishDeadPipes

4. Poolside & Potbellied

5. Waiting For A Fist Fight First

6. Cock Diesel

7. Bile (The Golden Years)

8. Pinatubo Said You Out

9. NewfoundSnideRemark

10. Play. Dead.

11. My Sweet Dull God

12. Shivers Thru A Loophole

13. The Weathering

14. Roadkill

15. The Guest

Note: Tracks 1-8 from the LP

Tracks 9-14 from the EP

Track 15 from the split

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Fuel

November 17, 2019, 3:00 am

≫ Next: Nuvolascura

≪ Previous: Merel

Fuel were a four-piece punk/post-hardcore band from the Bay area that were around from 1989 to 1991. Though short-lived, they've proved to be hugely influential. This is thanks to their sole album, Monuments To Excess, which is an absolute must-listen and includes all their recorded material (after a 1995 reissue). Sonically, they took clear and heavy influence from the DC and Dischord bands that had popped up just before they did. The first two Fugazi EP's were certainly gospel to them, along with other Revolution Summer-era bands such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, Dag Nasty, and Soulside, among others. They were unsurprisingly well-versed with the Dischord roster, and though that influence is very apparent, Fuel took that sound and ran with it, crafting some incredibly dynamic songs and fine-tuning the dual guitar/vocal approach of Fugazi, and that was later carried on by Hot Water Music (a band who have cited Fuel as an influence, and it shows). Enjoy.

Monuments To Excess (1995)

1. Disengaged

2. 2:52 (Instrumental)

3. Some Gods

4. Remains To Be Seen

5. Cue To You

6. The Name Is...

7. Why Can't You See

8. Actualized

9. Habit

10. Not Up For Sale

11. Take Effect

12. Untitled (Instrumental)

13. Incomplete

14. Fuel Hymn (Activate)

15. Turn On

16. Why Can't You (Shield Your Eyes)

17. The Name Is...

18. For Lack of Better Words (Shine)

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Nuvolascura

November 18, 2019, 5:52 pm

≫ Next: Armor

≪ Previous: Fuel

Nuvolascura are a four-piece hardcore/screamo band from Los Angeles, California that have been around since at least 2015 (though they began under the name Vril). Early this year they released their first LP under the new name. This record is a hard-hitting yet diverse entry into the screamo canon, featuring fantastic production (courtesy of Jack Shirley) and some of the strongest vocals I've heard in a while. The musicianship is absolutely mind-blowing, with insane feats of technical prowess throughout. Listen to the latter half of "Saccharine Trance", the instrumental is all over the place, yet the band makes it work to an intensively chaotic degree. Fans of bands such as Loma Prieta, Lord Snow, Beau Navire, and Mahria will fall head over heels for this. To add awesome to amazing, this record was put out by Zegema Beach Records and Dog Knights Productions, two of the best labels around that can seemingly do no wrong. Enjoy.

Predispositional (2015)

1. 100,000

2. Weeds, Waves

3. In Vines

4. Kaleidoscopes & Perception

5. Thoughts Divide Us

6. Disillusion/Unveil

7. Post Abstraction

8. Sun Gods

No Traditions (2015)

1. General Consensus

2. Sentimental Longing For The Past

3. Grawlixes

4. No Traditions

5. Dispirit

6. Sanpaku

2017 (2017)

1. Final Circle

2. Sacrosant

3. Vemödalen

4. Mirrorshield

Nuvolascura (2019)

1. Death As A Crown

2. ...On Account Of The Posion

3. Flower Offering

4. Saccharine Trance

5. It Comes In Plagues of Consciousness...

6. Vow Of Violence

7. Half Truth

8. Cerulean Wound

9. Zen Depression

10. The Slowest Color Seeping Through (Mask Of Myself)

11. Design For An Altar

Buy the 12" here:

Nuvolascura

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Armor

November 19, 2019, 7:40 pm

≫ Next: Good Sleepy

≪ Previous: Nuvolascura

Armor are a hardcore punk band from Tallahassee, Florida that began in 2019 (presumably). I don't have much info on them, except that they put out on hell of a 7" this year in the form of Some Kind of War, which is four flawless tracks of exceptional hardcore. It's a blistering release that blends the gruff aggression of Negative Approach with d-beat influence. They've also put out a demo which is worth checking out. Enjoy.

Demo (2019)

1. Intro/Broken

2. NOS

3. Way Of Life

4. Road To Ruin/Age Of Machine

5. Daydreaming

Some Kind of War (2019)

1. Figure

2. Fraud

3. Military Discount

4. Friendly Fire

Bandcamp

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Good Sleepy

November 21, 2019, 5:42 pm

≫ Next: Camping In Alaska

≪ Previous: Armor

Good Sleepy are a three-piece indie/emo band from Worcester, Massachusetts that have been around since 2018. They play that old-time midwest emo in the heart of twinkle city, with plenty of jangly guitar noodling, shouted vocals, and lyrics struggling to see the bright side of life. Fans of bands such as Marietta, Algernon Cadwallader, American Football, and Grown Ups will dig this. They've put out both an LP, split, and EP this year, all of which I highly suggest checking out. Enjoy.

Rest Easy (2018)

1. Your Maker

2. Piano Hands

3. Peaceful Life

The Clock Shop (2019)

1. Setaside

2. Cheats Out Of Heaven

3. Affection

4. GOD.

5. Dessert Before Dinner

6. Sit Tight

7. Timesink

8. Blindeyed Boy

9. Live Your Life

A Doggone Split (2019)

1. closure. - Olympic Cryathalon

2. Good Sleepy - Be Alike

3. Knope - I'm Not A Punk

4. Knope - Piledriver!

5. Good Sleepy - Covers

6. closure. - Chill Lofi Beats To Study To

Okay With The Way It Is, As Is (2019)

1. My Word

2. Romantics

3. as i see

4. I Think That's It

5. closure

Bandcamp

Facebook

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Camping In Alaska

November 21, 2019, 10:20 pm

≫ Next: Anna Flyaway

≪ Previous: Good Sleepy

Camping In Alaska are an indie/emo/punk band from Huntsville, Alabama that have been around since 2012. Someone recently pointed out to me that I hadn't posted this band yet, which is absolutely insane and figured I'd get them up here as soon as possible. So, voila. I'm sure a lot of you are already familiar with this band, particularly please be nice which seems to get the most attention, but Bathe and Welcome Home Son are both certainly worth your time. They also might have a new album out soon, so be sure to look out for that. If you haven't heard them, they play a gruff, raw take on twinkly midwestern emo with lyrics meant to be shouted on drunken summer nights. Or something like that. Enjoy.

fuck shit up (2012)

1. burger king (what is this, democracy or uhhh... the other thing)

2. ...and now it's perfect for yoga!

3. lakeshore

4. turnover

5. green

6. why can't i be snowing?

7. frankie thinks she's punk rock but she's just a POSER!!!

8. intro

please be nice (2013)

1. insight

2. why can't i be snowing?

3. there's no "brain" in team

4. justin farmer

5. i just want to kickflip into the sunset and disappear

6. c u in da ballpit

7. dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi 4

Bathe (2014)

1. Bathe

2. Coptalks

3. Homestead

4. Jonathan's Lantern

5. Chinaski

6. Tuesday

7. Wednesday

8. Fourtwenty

9. Yoga

10. Backwards

Welcome Home Son (2016)

1. Bacon

2. Freight Train

3. DIY Karma Kit

4. Black Blood Feeds The Machine

5. Christ Is Resin

6. Roses

7. Horror

8. Wherewolvf

9. Angel

Bandcamp

Facebook

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Anna Flyaway

November 22, 2019, 6:49 pm

≫ Next: Dogleg

≪ Previous: Camping In Alaska

Way back in 2005, far before the phrase "emo revival" was even a discuss point, Keith Latinen started a solo project that eventually expanded into a full band known as Anna Flyaway. The group recorded an album's worth of material, but split before it ever was released. The album featured gentle, layered guitar arpeggios (clearly influenced by bands like Mineral), Jonsi-esque whisper thin vocals, and song titles too long to read. This might all sound incredibly similar to another little band, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate). This is because that is the exact band that came out of this project, featuring Keith and Cathy, who were both members of Anna Flyaway that went on to be central in E!E! (IWALE). Unsurprisingly, this album does sound a lot like them, which comes as a very pleasant surprise in 2019, when they've been sorely missed after a seemingly endless stream of new material. It's a fantastic record that's been newly mixed and mastered, and a stark reminder of what made this sound so special and influential on emo in the past decade. Enjoy.

Tomorrow I Will Take A Knife To Your Confidence (2019)

1. Make Me Young, Make Me Young, Make Me Young, Make Me Young

2. Every Time You Breathe In, You Breathe Out (And Then, One Day, You Won't)

3. My Brother Thinks I'm A Ghost

4. The Low Light Before Dawn

5. You Were A Pride Of Lions

6. All Great And Precious Things Are Lonely

7. Her Color Blue

8. Of Course I Was Sad To See You Go

Count Your Lucky Stars

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Dogleg

November 24, 2019, 6:00 pm

≫ Next: Youth Brigade

≪ Previous: Anna Flyaway

Dogleg are a four-piece punk band from Detroit, Michigan that began in 2015. They play an with a unique blend of sounds that combines the rousing energy of Against Me!, Cloud Nothings, Crash Of Rhinos, and PUP. Complete with jumpy riffs, gang-chorus shouted vocals, a strong use of dynamics, and enough raw energy to power a small country, Dogleg make music that's meant to be moved to. They recently signed to Triple Crown Records and released the single "Fox", which is everything and more I could ask for out of a track like this. They presumably have a full-length coming next year, which is a sure sign that we're starting the next decade off on a high note. Enjoy.

Dogleg (2015)

1. Moonlight

2. Jetpacks

3. Calling Collect

4. Modern Language

5. 11 AM Drunk

6. Spaceman Stu

Remember Alderaan? (2016)

1. Star 67

2. Crimes

3. Prince Is Little

4. Remember Alderaan?

1. Fox

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Youth Brigade

November 28, 2019, 5:00 pm

≫ Next: Sleepytime Trio

≪ Previous: Dogleg

Youth Brigade were a four-piece hardcore punk band from Washington, DC that were briefly around in 1981. They are not to be confused with the LA band of the same name (who also happened to be around at the same time). They were one of the earliest hardcore bands to come out of DC, and part of the Dischord roster. They had members of other DC bands including The Teen Idles and The Untouchables. If you're familiar with this era of hardcore, you've got a good idea of what they sound like. In typical Dischord fashion, they released only one LP and had a few tracks included on the legendary Flex Your Head compilation. Their demo was also officially released a few years back, that had existed as a bootleg for decades. The band played one reunion show in 2012 and 2013 each. Enjoy.

Possible EP (1981)

1. It's About Time We Had A Change

2. Full Speed Ahead

3. Point Of View

4. Barbed Wire

5. Pay No Attention

6. Wrong Decision

7. No Song

8. No Song II

Flex Your Head (1982)

1. Moral Majority

2. Waste Of Time

3. Last Work

Complete First Demo (2015)

1. I Object

2. Full Speed Ahead

3. Last Word

4. Moral Majority

5. Bouncer

6. Waste Of Time

7. Snow Job

8. Youth Brigade

Bandcamp

Dischord

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Sleepytime Trio

November 28, 2019, 9:30 pm

≫ Next: Four Hundred Years

≪ Previous: Youth Brigade

Sleepytime Trio were a four-piece post-hardcore/screamo band from Harrisonburg, Virginia that began in 1994 and broke up in 1999. They've played reunion shows in 2007 and 2014 since. They were formed by members of Maximillian Colby (another incredible band) at the end of their tenure. As you can imagine, Sleepytime Trio refined the sound their former band began, bringing a mix of the duel-guitar attack of Drive Like Jehu with a chaotic rhythm section and throat-shredding screaming. The band put out one LP, two 7"'s, a split (with Four Hundred Years), and made a few compilation appearances. Their entire output was included on 2002's Memory-Minus, with the addition of some stellar live material. This discography is an absolute must-listen. Enjoy.

Memory-Minus (2002)

1. Butter Scaryflies

2. Jesus Extract

3. Rock Candy

4. Like My Plain

5. Flake City

6. You're Dead; Lava

7. All Ease

8. Lancing Organic

9. I'm Not A Spy

10. Dear Hands,

11. Onomatopoeia

12. Speak Again Twice

13. 30 Equals

14. Not Without My (Swimmies)

15. All Ease (Live-Germany 1997)

16. Jesus Extract (Live-Germany 1997)

17. Lancing Organic (Live-Germany 1997)

18. Like My Plain (Live-Germany 1997)

19. Rock Candy (Live-Germany 1997)

Bandcamp

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Four Hundred Years

November 29, 2019, 7:00 pm

≫ Next: 2019 in Review...

≪ Previous: Sleepytime Trio

Four Hundred Years were a four-piece hardcore/screamo band originally from Tucson, Arizona (and later moved to screamo capital Richmond, Virginia) that were around from 1996 to 2000. They proved to be incredibly influential, with a solid amount of output in a small amount of years (something fairly unique for a band in this genre). They took the off-kilter and spastic rhythms of post-hardcore acts such as Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu, and blended it with the impassioned aggression of the burgeoning underground hardcore/screamo scene (with definite signs of influence from bands like Portraits of Past and Indian Summer). This aligned 400 Years with other bands of the time including Twelve Hour Turn, Maxmillian Colby, and Sleepytime Trio. They put out three incredible full-lengths (the first probably being my favourite), but had a full discography of solid, essential material. Enjoy.

Four Hundred Years/Sleepytime Trio (1996)

1. Four Hundred Years - Radio Silence

2. Sleepytime Trio - Lancing Organic

Four Hundred Years (1997)

1. Signal

2. Red Tape

3. Lock Up

4. Hoodwinked

The 51 Comp (1997)

7. Six Minutes

Note: Four Hundred Years track only

Suture (1997)

1. Intro

2. Lifesupport

3. Suture

4. Steve'song

5. Level Playing Field

6. Nickel And Dime

7. Thicker Than Water

8. Architect

9. Love Letter To The CIA

Transmit Failure (1998)

1. Power of Speech

2. Penny For Your Thoughts

3. Radio Silence

2. Transmit Failure

5. An Hour Too Late

6. Motion Sickness

7. Throw Spark

8. Sequence

9. Give Us This Day

10. Line Breaker

11. Untitled

The New Imperialism (2000)

1. If You're A Joke I Don't Get It

2. The New Imperialism

3. How About We Both Stop Lying To Each Other

4. They Weren't Hiding It At All

5. Don't Let The Door Hit You On Your Way

6. Philadelphia

7. Who's Driving This Thing Anyway?

8. Sleepwalker

Four Hundred Years/Seein' Red (2001)

1. Four Hundred Years - Burning Down The House

2. Seein' Red - Blinded By The Green

3. Seein' Red - Otherwise

4. Seein' Red - Throw It Back

5. Seein' Red - Focus On Europe

Bandcamp

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2019 in Review...

December 7, 2019, 4:33 pm

≫ Next: Admiral

≪ Previous: Four Hundred Years

Alright, despite this being one of my most inactive years on this blog, I couldn't miss out on our little annual tradition here. Below is a full list of all releases from 2019 that have been posted on this blog (to date). As a result of my lethargic inactivity, I've had to scramble to get all of these uploaded and added to their respective posts (instead of adding them throughout the year as I normally would and should). Thus, I'm sure I've missed a few releases this year from bands on this blog. If you notice any missing, please let me know and I'll try to get them added here. Otherwise, enjoy! And of course, let me know what some of your favourite albums this year has been, and I'll have my "best of" list out sometime this month.

ALBUMS
Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - Routine Maintenance
Algae Bloom - I am less than I expected to be
American Football - LP3
Amygdala - Our Voices Will Soar Forever
Angel Du$t - Pretty Buff
Antagonize - Slip Death
Apostle - Sufferer
Cave In - Final Transmission
Chon - Chon
Cigarettes After Sex - Cry
Cloud Rat - Pollinator
Counterparts - Nothing Left To Love
Cursive - Get Fixed
Defeater - Defeater
Downhaul - Before You Fall Asleep
Dowsing - Sky Coffin
Elle - ...
Frail Body - A Brief Memoriam
Free Throw - What's Past Is Prologue
Full of Hell - Weeping Choir
Fury - Failed Entertainment
Gatecreeper - Deserted
Ghostlimb - The Only Measure is Labor Done Not Days
Good Sleepy - The Clock Shop
Greet Death - New Hell
Have a Nice Life - Sea of Worry
Have Mercy - The Love Life
Hesitation Wounds - Chicanery
Jeromes Dream - LP
Joliette - Luz Devora
Judiciary - Surface Noise
Knocked Loose - A Different Shade Of Blue
La Dispute - Panaroma
Macseal - Super Enthusiast
Nuvolascura - Nuvolascura
meth. - Mother of Red Light
Microwave - Death is a Warm Blanket
Origami Angel - Somewhere City
Oso Oso - Basking In The Glow
Overo - Overo
Priests - The Seduction of Kansas
Prince Daddy & The Hyena - Cosmic Thrill Seekers
PUP - Morbid Stuff
Refused - War Music
Remo Drive - Natural, Everyday Degradation
ROAM - Smile Wide
(Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar
Say Anything - Oliver Appropriate
Sect - Blood Of The Beasts
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Correlation Between Entrance And Exit Wounds
Shin Guard - 2020
Shirokuma - Clothes I Wear For The Space I'm In
Slaughter Beach, Dog - Safe And Also No Fear
Soul Glo - The Nigga In Me Is Me
Spurn - At The Precipice Of Excitation
State Faults - Clairvoyant
The Get Up Kids - Problems
The Menzingers - Hello Exile
Tiny Moving Parts - breathe
Turnover - Altogether
Whirr - Feels Like You
WristMeetRazor - Misery Never Forgets

EP'S/DEMOS/SPLITS/SINGLES/COMPILATIONS/ETC.
Armor - Demo
Armor - Some Kind Of War
Candy - Super-Stare
Caracara - Better
CityCop - Nesh
closure./Good Sleepy/Knope - A Doggone Split
Commander Salamander - Off The Goop
Dogleg - Fox
Eyelet - The Howling In The Hall
Fiddlehead - Get My Mind Right
For Your Health - Nosebleeds
For Your Health/Shin Guard - Death of Spring
Frail Body/Infant Island/Massa Nera/Dianacrawls
Good Sleepy - Okay With The Way It Is, As Is
Jazzbrunch - ST
Knocked Loose - Mistakes Like Fractures
Long Distance Runner - No Escape
Lord Snow - Shadowmarks
Mortality Rate - You Were The Gasoline
Nails - I Don't Want To Know You
New Found Glory - From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 3
No Right - Senescence
Origami Angel/Commander Salamander - Holy Split
Origami Angel - Gen 3
Overo - Cold Concrete/Shattered
Portrayal of Guilt - Suffering is a Gift
Portrayal of Guilt/Soft Kill
Regional Justice Center - Institution
Remo Drive - Natural, Everyday Extended Play
Reveries/Chalk Hands/Okänt
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - Songs For The Firing Squad
Self Defense Family - Performative Guilt
Shizune/Lytic
Slow Mass - Music For Ears Vol 1
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Live Infinity
The Menzingers - No Penance b/w Cemetery's Garden
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Assorted Works
Tigers Jaw - Eyes Shut
Touché Amoré - Dead Horse X
Wound Man/Regional Justice Center

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Admiral

December 13, 2019, 12:00 pm

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Admiral were a four-piece hardcore/emo band from Pennsylvania hat began in 1989 and broke up in 1991. The band took a melodic approach to the fast-paced hardcore punk that was birthed and grew in the decade prior to their existence. There's definite influence from the DC scene, with bands like Embrace and Gray Matter being good comparative points for the desperate vocal deliveries, prominent bass lines, and looser guitar chords, all with a distinctly punk rock foundation as a sociopolitical revolutionary outcry. I'm guessing there's also some Metal Circus-era Hüsker Dü influence in there, particularly with the guitar tones. In addition, Fugazi definitely played a major role in shaping the sound of Admiral (listen to the beginning of "Meter And Rule" where that influence is probably the most blatant). There's also a live bootleg out of an Admiral set from 1991, in which they played with Fugazi (the full set Fugazi set is on YouTube here if you're interested).

This is not to say that Admiral were just a by-product of a ton of other influential bands, but rather to pinpoint them as being one of the seminal turning points in the genre, who bridged the gap from the evolving hardcore of the 80's, and into the burgeoning 90's underground emo/screamo/post-hardcore/whatever scene that was just beginning to form. Many members of Admiral even went on to play in other seminal bands in this scene, including Navio Forge, Hoover, and Burning Airlines. The second (of only two) 7"'s Admiral put out was the second release ever put out by the now-legendary Ebullition Records, who went on to release albums by the likes of Still Life, Moss Icon, Portraits Of Past, Reversal Of Man, Orchid, and so many more. Thus, in only 6 songs between two 7" EPs (as well as two missing compilation tracks), Admiral left a definite mark on the changing sounds of hardcore, and dropped some incredible songs to boot. I did not plan on this post delving into what is most likely a senseless rant, but here we are. Enjoy.