Tuesday, January 26, 2010

American Football + The One Up Downstairs


In light of a possible Cap'n Jazz tour I was going to post them put they're already uploaded soooooo I'll post my favorite post-Cap'n Jazz band and hope that they really do tour!

American Football's Full Length

American Football's EP

The One Up Downstairs

MeAndGoliath




Another UK Screamo band but they definitely have their own sound and style. I was surprised to learn that they are a 3-piece, especially since the music has a lot going on. The thing that really sticks in my head about these guys is the way they piece all their parts together and create some really tremendous songs. They have a split with grave...shovel? lets go that i will eventually put up.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

I Would Set Myself On Fire For You


Okay now I admit to be a total sucker for bands with any sort of string instrument (viola etc...) but these guys do it the best and definitely get the most recognition for it, along with maybe Portrait, maybe I'll just post bands with such instruments for the awhile, but enough on this tangent. IWSMOFF created probably the greatest CD of all time with ...Believes in Patterns and also had a self-titled CD and an unreleased 7"....Believes in Patterns is music as art in its highest form, they blend several genres without any of it seeming forced or pretentious (Between the Buried and Me should take a clue). The Song 11 was sadly never "officially" released and is one of their strongest songs too. I'd rather see these guys make a new CD instead of Circle Takes the Square or any other band ever releasing a new CD

Song 11

...Believes in Patterns

Self-Titled (I swearI'll upload this just not tonight!!)

Monday, January 11, 2010

2 New Merchant Ship Songs!


Hoo-Rah for this band getting back together and now recording two new songs that both sound awesome!! The first song is the usual Merchant Ships sounding a ton like Make Me while the other song is alot more screamo-ish and way less emo-ish...if that makes any sense.

Awesome two new tracks Dwag!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Hop Along, Queen Ansleis


Hop Along, Queen Ansleis is practically Frances Quinlan's solo project, however she has added some people to it making it a "band". Imagine an awesome hybrid of The Cranberries, Elliot Smith, and Paul Baribeau and you have a general idea of what she sounds like. Her voice wavers just like The Cranberries singer while some of the arrangements remind me of Elliot Smith, but most importantly there's a sense of honesty in her voice that reminds me of Paul Baribeau. This is quickly becoming my soundtrack to the winter.

Freshman Year + Wretches

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