Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Heavy Head- Elder Brother


The lovechild of The Story So Far’s Kevin Geyer and Daybreaker’s Dan Rose, Elder Brother is a brand new indie band that has been generating a lot of buzz in the scene, for good reason. The duo’s music is catchy and creative, a statement that anyone who heard the first three singles (Throw Me to the Wolves, In My Bones, and Pennsylvania) will attest to. Although the band is officially still only a two-piece, Elder Brother was assisted in the studio by Gus Pesce of Defeater and Matthew and Charles Vincent of The American Scene. The American Scene’s influence is quite obvious, especially through Matthew Vincent’s bass lines. The album isn’t out until March 11th, but Elder Brother streamed it today, so there’s no excuse to starting jamming it now. If you like The American Scene or Kevin Geyer’s acoustic stuff, I guarantee you will like this album.
-Jack

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Strangers Only- My Ticket Home

Strangers Only- My Ticket Home

“Puke Rock or Die” has become My Ticket Home’s battle cry ever since they released ‘Strangers Only’ in September, and to be honest, it’s the most accurate label I can put on the quartet from Columbus, Ohio. Abandoning the chugging, effeminate vocals, and synthesizer use that plagued their first release ‘To Create a Cure’, ‘Strangers Only’ punches you in the mouth immediately with grungy drop tuned guitar work and squealing harmonics that would make Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine simultaneously proud. But, no matter how catchy the guitar work is, the real star of the album is the vocal tandem of Nick Giumenti and Derek Blevins, who also serve as the band’s bassist and guitarist, respectively. Lyrically and rhythmically, the vocal flows are catchy and creative, relying much more on Giumenti’s powerful screams with both Giumenti’s and Blevin’s much matured clean singing playing a supporting role. My biggest issue with this band is that despite their accessibility to anyone in the hardcore genre, they mostly tour with post-hardcore bands. Hopefully, if enough people realize they are the real deal, they will tour with some respected hardcore acts, because this album was written for pile-ups and a violent pit. 
-Jack

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New Writer For The Blog

As of tomorrow or whenever he decides to quit being a lazy ass, my buddy Jack will start making blog posts too.  Up until now every post has been made by myself, Ian.  We'll start signing our names at the end of posts just so you know who's doing what.  I've played music with this guy over the past year or so, so I know his music taste and I know that it will add to the blog.  Make sure to welcome Jack and check out his posts when he gets to it.

Pedestals - Such Gold


If you're going to download Stand Tall you might as well get Pedestals too. This one is a banger too and I still listen to it all the time.  I love Such Gold so I'm partial to pretty much everything that they put out.  But I give a big thumbs up to this EP too so if you like the other stuff you've heard go ahead and get this.

Tracklist
1. Cut Rides
2. Sycamore
3. The Brass Tax
4. So Close
5. Gut Rot
6. Pedestals

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Stand Tall EP - Such Gold


This EP just makes me feel like it's summer and that is pretty much saving me from going insane this winter.  Such Gold has always been one of the only pop punk bands that I can consistently listen to and it all started with this EP.  I know that Such Gold isn't huge now, but they're definitely a lot bigger than they were when this came out.  If there are any fans of Such Gold out there that haven't heard this then stop fucking up and listen to it.  And to anyone that is a fan of pop punk with more of a punk side to a pop side (that's the best way I can describe it) then listen to this.  I still love it so there's a good chance you will too.

Tracklist
1. Four Superbowls, No Rings
2. You Always Know What's Best
3. What's Left Of You
4. The Greatest Comeback Of All Time
5. Stand Tall

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Divine Injustice - God's Hate (With Download)

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I posted a review of this awhile back but I just now got a download for all the cheap bastards that didn't want to pay for it.

Tracklist
1. Divine Injustice
2. Admission Of Guilt
3. Headstone (The Scum)
4. Social Class Warfare
5. Instinct

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The Predator - Ice Cube


This is one of my favorite rap albums of all time because it's real and it's pissed off.  This is Ice Cube before he ever even considered being in a shitty kids movie so it's much more genuine.  This will always be one of the few rap albums that I can listen to an endless amount of times.  I can't get into much current rap so I'm still living with this stuff and in my opinion it's better off that way.

Tracklist
1. The First Day Of School
2. When Will They Shoot?
3. I'm Scared
4. Wicked
5. Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha
6. The Predator
7. It Was A Good Day
8. We Had To Tear This Mothafucka Up
9. Fuck 'Em
10. Dirty Mack
11. Don't Trust 'Em
12. Gangsta's Fairytale 2
13. Check Yo Self
14. Who Got The Camera?
15. Integration
16. Say Hi To The Bad Guy

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