REQUEST: Hail Archer - (2009) Leave Your Body Behind

sound: Punk Rock/Post Hardcore
length: 6 songs, 19.26 minutes
myspace
1. Open Air
2. Stormbringer
3. Fearing Forever
4. Bury This in Texas
5. Decades Underground
6. Manipulated Living

Hail Archer is not in danger of drowning in the sea of the newer version of Punk Rock, [which is getting too fucking Pop imo]. A lot of bands are leaning on the crutch of one these two tone types:
-these almost sickeningly lighthearted guitar chords, which cant even really be glorified as guitar "lines", with poppy pulsating drums running underneath
- or heavy distorted "crunch" guitar strumming, and unnecessary double pedals[don't. get me. fucking. started.].
For some reason I've been seeing this band lumped with these types of bands, but they don't fall into either of these categories. On first listen they just sounded like a more melancholy version of Aphasia. However, after a second and third listen this short 6 song record started to define itself. I think Bury This In Texas is just hands down, my favorite song by this band so far. They remind me of Hundred Reasons if they made a punk baby with Chasing Victory. Im not sure who these guys are signed to, but i would be surprised if they weren't on Tooth and Nail, they got that Ivoryline feel. Honestly my interest in Punk Rock as of late, had been a waning one so cheers to Brent from AL, for requesting this.

sounds like: Fiore, Chasing Victory, Ivoryline

bump. [expect an immediate jump]

Ocean is Theory - (2008) Into the Mouths of Lions

sound: Punk Rock/Post Hardcore
length: 5 songs, 20.3 minutes
myspace
1. Plant Your Fields (3:57)
2. By No Means (3:42)
3. More Than Conquerors (3:30)
4. Oh Broken Son (4:34)
5. A City Of Water (4:40)

Solid little EP. I'm not really giant on religion, but this is a bunch of nice christian guys from Texas. However, if you didn't know they were a christian band from the get-go you probably couldn't figure it out based on lyrics. If your a fan of Scary Kids new stuff, or a little band called Seven Story Fall eat this shit up.

sounds like: Ivoryline, Seven Story Fall, Secret and Whisper, to some extent Scary Kids

Vroom.

Emery - (2005) The Question

sound: Rock/Post Hardcore/Screamo
length: 12 songs, 41.05 minutes
myspace
1. "So Cold I Could See My Breath" – 3:31
2. "Playing with Fire" – 3:51
3. "Returning the Smile You Have Had from the Start" – 3:04
4. "Studying Politics" – 3:30
5. "Left with Alibis and Lying Eyes" – 3:22
6. "Listening to Freddie Mercury" – 2:42
7. "The Weakest" – 4:04
8. "Miss Behavin'" – 3:17
9. "In Between 4th and 2nd Street" – 0:32
10. "The Terrible Secret" – 3:28
11. "In a Lose, Lose Situation" – 3:56
12. "In a Win, Win Situation" – 5:29

I have seen these guys a handful of times, FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS live show. On top of that they are the sweetest gentlemen a lady will ever come across. That being said, this record is some sweet ass shit. I adore their first album for nostalgic reasons, but this record flat out rocks. I have a serious crush on Matt their guitarist, mostly cus he swings his guitar over his head. And their drummer cus he plays with a hardcore kit, made up of about 6 different kits. Studying Politics will FUCK YOUR SHIT, and In a Win, Win AND In a Lose, Lose will shed some serious light on your relationships kids.
Try it out.

sounds like: He is Legend, Ivoryline, Hopesfall

Ding!