10.30.2009

Pg. Lost - It's Not Me, It's You!


As far as standard post rock goes, it doesn't really get done any better than this. The closing track, "Siren," is magical enough to be an album by itself, but there are no weak tracks on this record. GET THIS NOWWWWWWWW

C'mon son!

10.28.2009

Nada Surf - Lucky

When the effects of leading a boring life settle into my bones, I tend to go dredging around the web for bands with interesting names. Sometimes it proves futile (Math the Band, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's,) but in the case of Nada Surf, my little idiosyncrasy paid off. "Lucky," the band's most recent album, delivers like a pregnant Irish girl - fun, lovestruck alt-rock with a ballad here and there, and whole lot of danceability. It's a hipster's wet dream.

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10.26.2009

Weekend Nachos - Unforgivable


The name of this band is Weekend Nachos. They play sludgy as fuck hardcore. If you knew that, you are smart enough to enjoy it. If you're still reading this and not already listening, you are dumb enough to enjoy it.

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Moving Mountains- Pneuma


Hey these guys are from my town, are you jealous that one of if not the best American post rock album of the past 3 years comes from my neck of the woods?
you should be
Let's be honest here, I like my fair share of gay shit, and this is no exception, but goddamn i love every second of this. Such a sweet blend of post rock and vocals, it's like if Taking Back Sunday fused with Explosions in the Sky. How did no one think of this before?

10.21.2009

American Football - American Football


Upbeat, exhilarating, aggressive. How could someone not like an album with those qualities? Not many people, but American Football's self-titled is not these. Pensive, intricate, and emotional better describe this work of great musicianship and varied instrumentation. Sadly, American Football is the band's only full-length record, but you'll enjoy it enough to make up for the lack of follow-up.


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10.19.2009

Codeseven - Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds


This is the sort of music I imagine when I think of the phrase "dream sequence." Floaty and light (most of the time,) but not without substance, Codeseven fill "Dancing/Dead" with moments of serenity, without ever treading into bored fatigue. Great for a run through on a lazy rained-out afternoon.

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Daitro- Y


Bonjour, je parle un peu francais. Mais nous parlons tous la langue de MOTHER FUCKING AWESOME

10.18.2009

Angleworm - Post Rock


This is not a post-rock album. Just putting that out there, because that's what I thought at first, too. Turns out Angleworm, a fledgling band signed out of Connecticut's Triumph of Life label, play some dirty, simple punk...well, that description really doesn't give it enough credit, but still. Of course, most of what "Post Rock's" showcasing is catchy and quick, and if the album rubs you the right way, some of the songs become damn earworms.

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10.17.2009

Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre


This album took a year to really click with me. People ask me how it spent so much time in limbo and I just say, "It's a year of my musical life I may have wasted."

And my question in return is, why don't you have this? It's Max Fucking Bemis, the Jewish King of Pop (Punk).

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10.14.2009

As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions


Go through a hard breakup. Listen to this album. Realize Dan Nigro is IN YOUR HEAD. As Tall As Lions' self-titled takes an emotionally jacked trip through the wreckage of a heart that's been dropped and stomped on, and even if you can't relate, you'll still feel the ethereal tugging of a few heartstrings as you follow the doleful tale the album weaves.

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pg.99- Document #8



Into the setting sun, her love was a vampire

Skramz perfection here. This, As the Roots Undo, and The Moon Is a Dead World are the essentials, this for it's pure punk energy- it's dark, destructive atmosphere and and it's originality. Kills everything in sight. Approach with extreme caution.

Document 8

10.13.2009

New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones



As I was neglecting homework and listening to iTunes on shuffle, a song came on that instantly suffocated me in middle school memories and happy nostalgia. That song was "My Friends Over You" from New Found Glory's Sticks and Stones, the last of Jordan Pundik's tolerable vocal endeavors. Sticks and Stones is the embodiment of everything you liked about being 12 -- it is the fast, excited, in-your-face pop-punk sound that'll always have its special place in your heart. Even if you didn't listen to this when you were twelve, check it out: it is simple, unrefined, and highly lovable.

Sticks and Stones

10.12.2009

Talk Talk- Laughing Stock

Laughing Stock. I can't even begin to say how brilliant this is, so I'll say this: Please listen to it. For your sake.

Laughing Stock

10.10.2009

Cursive - The Ugly Organ

"I'm writing songs to entertain/but these people, they just want pain/They wanna hear my deepest sins/Songs from the ugly organ" The best thing to come from Nebraska since corn, Indie group Cursive gained widespread recognition from its 2003 release of The Ugly Organ. The lyrics are an emotional thrill ride with moments of both grotesque gaiety and inspiring optimism; tritones mingle with harmony to present quite a work of art. This brilliantly somber and exciting album brings out the ugly organ in all of us.

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10.07.2009

Useless I.D. - The Lost Broken Bones


"It's the fear in the dark, when you're all alone, that someone's watching over you." Useless I.D., Israeli punk rockers and arguably the most widely successful act to come out of the small nation, bring to the stage an album heavy in sound and image alike, with "The Lost Broken Bones." Gritty guitar riffs clash with singer Yotam Ben-Horin's surprisingly clean sound, to make a contemporary punk album to rival some of the genre staples. The beats are varied and full, the mood always fueled with angry zest, and overall the polish on the sound is viewable from space. Recommended for anyboy who is me.

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Burial- Untrue


For two years, everyone went on and on about how awesome this album was. For two years, I thought everyone was crazy. I still do.

They were right about this album though. An ultimate grower, this album was very little to me beyond one or two tracks when suddenly it became the album that was defining my angst and loneliness in the transition to college. Suddenly it's one of the most special albums in my entire collection. How about that? Dubstep, electronic, awesome, other assorted tags

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10.06.2009

Time to Die



The Dodos are back with a vengeance!... well, for the most part at least. While lacking the handful of outstanding tracks that Visiter boasts, Time to Die is a very consistent effort with great flow and a few bright spots of its own. Catchy and relaxing at the same time, the album blends classic Dodos vocal harmonies and folky guitar that gives an around-the-campfire feel. A fine record, well worth the listen.

time to die

Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold


Proof that the white man can still rap. Clocking in at just under an hour, "When Life Gives You Lemons" showcases heartfelt emotion, upbeat livelihood, and the hardships of life with stellar lyrics and dem fresh beatz.

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Passion Pit - Manners




















Many different types of depression pills albums are now available to treat depression. In the past decade Since May 18, 2009, newer depression pills albums have become available that are safer and more effective than older depression pills shit and cause fewer no side effects. But it’s important to remember that all depression pills, even the newest and most popular, pose certain risks and can still cause uncomfortable side effects. Manners by Passion Pit will cause listener extreme feelings of euphoria, uncontrollable giggling, happiness, and possibly a boner.

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10.05.2009

Converge- Axe to Fall




Axe. To. Fall. Prepare to get punched in the face for an hour and LOVE IT

10.02.2009

Sunny Day Real Estate- Diary



Here's something from the vault that smells like it too: Sunny Day Real Estate's Diary. This album is extremely sensitive, like if you bumped into it, it would cry, and you'd feel guilty because you'd just hurt your best friend. It's emotive and passionately dirty. Everytime I listen to this, I'm stunned. It's as easy to rally around the immediate slaughter of "Seven" as it is to get lost in the hypnotic final third of the album. Diary is a classic.

Oh, and they just reunited. AWESOME.

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HORSE the Band - Desperate Living

...Holy shit, I think HORSE grew up a little. Look at it this way: if R. Borlax was their curious, fanciful childhood, The Mechanical Hand the transient tween stage, and A Natural Death the clumsy puberty, "Desperate Living" has to be the all-encompassing realistic young adult. Gone are the cartoony topics of Megaman villains and the Ninja Turtles, HTB have hit a grittier, heavier sound. Of course, this doesn't mean the trademark 8-bit moogs are gone; in fact, they fit as well as they always have, oddly enough. It must just be that Nintendocore magic. Album drops October 6th, be sure to pick it up if you're a fan of any sort of hardcore.

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10.01.2009

Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People




Do you like Indie Music? Probably, since you're here. But you're one of those fuckers who doesn't like to align themselves with any one subgenre of indie, right? You like your Arcade Fire and your Bright Eyes and your Deerhunter. You have LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" followed by Do Make Say Think's "A Tender History In Rust." You think you're so fucking elite, don't you? I know because I'm that guy =(.


You Forgot It In People is more elite than both of us, however.


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