Grown Ups [2009] Songs

sound: Punk/Emo
myspace  or  bandcamp
I don't really know what to say besides, this is genuinely a brief collection of some of the most impressive and emotional punk or indie rock i've heard in a while. This little [EP] seriously blows me away every time i hear it from it's cloud-light guitar riffs and catchy fucking drum hooks to it's group or solo gut wrenching vocal wails. Of the same epic caliber as Kidcrash' first record New Ruins  [which i fucking adore btw] but with their own melodic stamp. If you like this, their debut full length More Songs will be released by Big Scary Monsters on May 18th. And if you get a chance, go check them out on tour with 1994! and My Heart to Joy [two equally mind blowing bands]! I cannot express the kind of hate-like envy i feel towards anyone who gets to see these three bands in succession. Also check the sweet DIY Vinyl packaging on their merch, buyin' mine right now!! Cheers.
Grown Ups Merch

sounds like: Kidcrash, My Heart to Joy, Snowing

Bang = vbr. 

Polemarch [2009] A Static Future [EP]

sound:Hardcore/Screamo
myspace
If you didn't already read my other post about Polemarch then let me sum it up for you:
-these dudes are from Finland
-they're DIY, till they die
-i have a huge music boner for them
-they're fucking talented and make mind numbingly good music

 Here's what you might not already know, this three song EP might be the best EP i have ever heard by any band. Three tracks, that can go toe to toe with any bands full length. This EP is it's own little slice of the raw power and musical talent that this band can bring at you. Also Static Future might be my new favorite song of all time. Seriously, you have got to download this.
Polemarch Blog.

sounds like: Kidcrash, I Had Plans!, Calculator.

Bang = vbr.

road trippin.....

First of all, you better believe Kickapoo Joy Juice will get 26 fourteen year old girls jacked up for a Volleyball Match quicker then cocaine or speed ever could. Secondly here's some albums that were getting some heavy rotation on my ipod while i tried to drown out the sound of people singing Taylor Swift loud enough to rattle the bus windows. :)

My Heart to Joy [2009] Season in Verse : Been talking to these guys lately about how they need to come to AK to do a show. Can't wait to move back to states to see this band again. This record is always great, on a bus, on a plane, with ham, etc
Kidcrash [2004] New Ruins : For some reason anytime i hear any of these songs, they make me smile. Love this band, definitely still my favorite record by them, wish they would buy back the rights and put it on vinyl.
Polemarch [2008] La Fiesta De Disfances : Continuing to be blown away by this band, probably gonna put up a Static Future[EP] pretty soon here.
Minus the Bear [2009] Into the Mirror [SINGLE]  : Kind of sick of waiting for these guys to just fucking put out there new album. And i keep saying, "fuck MTB if they want to ignore me and my wants, then FINE." But then i quickly take it back and hope the MTB gods didn't here me and smite me with a longer wait.
Alexisonfire [2009] Old Crows/Young Cardinals: It's always great when bands you love mature and make even better music. It's even better when you agree and support the direction that they want to take their new sound in. It's fucking fantastic, when that new sound is fucking awesome. 
Saosin [2003] Translating the Name :Rumors about this getting repressed on Vinyl have really been getting me all hot and bothered. Had to go back and re listen to those fan-fucking-tastic drums again.
Minus the Bear [2005] Menos El Oso :There is no instance in which this record is not 100% worth listening to from start to finish. Had to play this one while zoning out to mile after mile of snow covered mountain tops, and Dr. Seuss looking trees.. Made me miss the ocean, like it was a long lost friend [which most MTB records do].

What do you guys listen to on roadtrips?

Polemarch [2008] La Fiesta De Disfraces

sound: Screamo/Progressive
myspace

"We are not interested in gaining quick fame and fortune, fashionable haircuts and hipster attire, nor ridiculous macho posing. We are interested in performing sincere and energetic music" -Polemarch

There's not  much more i can say, except that i have spent the better part of the last two days being completely blown away by this band. Polemarch is another great DIY band and these guys are from from Finland [further proving the stereotype that fucking fantastic music comes from overseas]. This record is  fucking phenomenal, at times that it's that fist pumping brand of punk, other times it's earsplitting riffed screamo with that raw pulse of emotion. The song Amelia Mary Earhart has been getting some heavy rotation as of late,  as well as To Burst at a Supper. I highly encourage you to check these guys out, if you don't you will be missing out. Also can i just say, did i mention to you yet that these guys are fucking great???Seriously, Cheers.
Purchase La Fiesta De Distraces in the states.

Polemarch Blog.

sounds like: Kidcrash, I Had Plans!, Calculator.

Bang = vbr.

Loma Prieta [2009] Dark Mountain

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
First of all Loma Prieta is from San Francisco, therefore being from the Bay Area i was predestined to love them. Secondly this album is a fucking monster of a beast. Eight songs that ooze talent, ambition, and fearlessness. From wild crashing drums and crazed screams, to  their bold  acoustic guitars outros. I cant say enough about how much i have been enjoying this record for a while now. They even had to put it out on white vinyl, which is my absolute favorite! Who says true love doesn't exist?
Dark Mountain on Vinyl.

sounds like: Caculator. Kidcrash, Sinaloa

Bang = 320 kbps. 

I Had Plans [2009] Demo CDR

sound: Progressive/Screamo
myspace

Missing the wandering guitar riffs, and ear splitting melodies of Dave Knudson in Botch? Try these kids on for size. I know absolutely nothing about this band except their from Portugal [don't worry their vocals are in English, if that kind of thing puts you off] they are [or were] signed to Escucha! Records which also boasts some sweet fucking bands like Suis La Luine and Kidcrash, and they are talented. If the track Animal Man is any indicator of what these guys can do, i would love to see something of theirs on vinyl. This super short demo is the shit, so check it out.

sounds like: Tera Melos, The Fall of Troy, Since By Man, Kidcrash

Bang = ?.

Kidcrash - (2009) Snacks

sound: Screamo/Progressive
length: 7 songs, 32.8 minutes
myspace
01. Space Between Mountains
02. Where Nerves Where
03. Grim Collections
04. Wound Eraser
05. Slow Applause
06. Brainsnares
07. Sleeper Wave

First of all Happy [insert what applies to you here] to you all, i hope you're enjoying the holidays. Secondly here is your present from me, gumpy and the BCB. If you haven't already heard this album, you have been missing out my friend.  Of the many records  i heard this year, this one is worth the most praise, a  truly commendable effort, by a band that once again is getting blown up on this blog. I don't really want to say too much about it, just that if you enjoy this blog, but are put off by the genre tags i implore you to take a listen to this record regardless.  I think there is a little something  on this album for any person with the ear to appreciate musical talent, because as a whole this record is tops by a fucking solid band.
Have a great one guys, cheers.

sounds like: Calculator. , Hot Cross, La Dispute

gift.

Kidcrash - (2004) New Ruins

sound:screamo/progressive
length: 9 songs, 37.4 minutes
myspace
01. Your Valley Is Our Volcano
02. Until The Light Kills The Film
03. New Ruins
04. Scalpel Cuts Concrete
05. Gun At The Parade
06. The Afterburn Of Being Born
07. Talking Underwater
08. Eyes That Never Hit The Sky
09. The Drowning Swan's Song

I know i've been blowing this band up lately but it's not my fault their so fucking great. Let me preface this post by saying i love the way Kidcrash sounds now, but i think i'm getting a real soft spot for this record. If you just heard this record, and nothing else by them, you'd have no idea they had the heavy riffs and wild build ups of Jokes in them. New Ruins is like Kidcrash's  punk, crooning, light guitar lined, younger brother. For all the people who look at this page and are on my ass about not posting enough punk rock, just take a second out of your busy day and listen to this album. I think you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised, despite its screamo tag. Maybe all the emotion felt from this record comes from all the effort and hard earned dollars the band put into it themselves. So if you like it, once again don't buy the digital version from an online vendor, support the band by buying merch/vinyl here. Love these guys, check it out.

sounds like: Loma Prieta, Third Memory, C'est La Geurre

bang

Kidcrash - (2005) I Haven't Had a Date in 4 Years Goldie Hawn EP

sound: screamo/progressive
length: 3 songs, 16.7 minutes
myspace
1. I
2. II
3. III

Remember when i was all like
"Jokes is my favorite anything by Kidcrash"
well i fucking lied to you.
I think i might be in love with the infectious nature of the drumming in the first track, seriously i have listened to this song like 20 times in the last three days. I think a lot of bands could try to come at you hard for like 13, or 14 tracks and not be able to move you as much as these three fucking songs could. Lets pretend the crash/ride is an explosion, the tail end of track three makes you feel like your existing in a Michael Bay movie. (Also rule of  thumb if any film has the names Bay or Bruckheimer attached to it, anything that can explode, will. For example cars, boxes, highways, grandmothers, etc)
My favorite thing about this band is that they aren't bashful about putting a lot of emotion into their manner of  playing or vocalizations. Really gotta say, this EP knocks my proverbial socks off, cheers once again.
PS. i listened to Jokes on Vinyl today, fucking great.
PSS.did i forget to mention again that you could have found this yourself right here, where all their shit is still F-R-E-E not a buck-o-five asshole, FREE.

sounds like: Loma Prieta, Third Memory, C'est La Geurre

boom.

Kidcrash - (2007) Jokes

sound: Screamo/Progressive

length: 9 songs, 37.4 minutes

myspace

1. Turtlelephant
2. The Ground Eats You
3. Life Was Real, Vital, Urgent, Important
4. Hypothetical Basking Shark
5. Kiss from a Roach on the Grave
6. Parrot's Just Don't Understand
7. Ron Ghousley's Fucked Up Dream
8. A Conduit Rather Than a Vault
9. Swingsets and Frozen Grapes

I've been waiting a long time to say something about this band, whom i think are fucking great and want you, (my beloved reader or angry internet fanatic) to hear about. I present to you a band with a tremendous amount of talent, and have no problem showcasing it on this album. Do not expect to find any excess fat on this lp, not a wasted beat, melody, snare hit, or guitar riff. Every song on this record sounds like alot of dedication and complex musicianship went into it. Of the records of theirs i have been listening to lately, this one is probably my favorite. Their knack for understanding  the dynamics of  intellectual guitar playing as opposed to random riffage  is put on display in the track Kissed by a Roach. Every song on here deserves its own blog post, but to highlight a few greats A Conduit rather than a Vault: fucking epic, the Ground Eats You: gorgeous, Hypothetical Basking Shark: so good i just had a seizure. Honestly I'm sure enough cannot be said about the extremely impressive nature of this record. Simply put, if you are a fan of screamo, enjoy post-hardcore or are interested in progressive at all you definitely need to, absolutely must listen to this band. Also if you find yourself an instant fan (as i found myself a few months ago) then by all means go here and get all of their stuff for FREE. At their website you can read a bit about how Lujo records screwed them out of a great deal of money. So if you would like to support the band, make a donation on their website because they encourage people to NOT buy their record New Ruins  from Amazon or Itunes.  Or you could just buy all their records on vinyl :)

Check these guys out. 

sounds like: Loma Prieta, Third Memory

bang.

once again, all their stuff is at their site for fucking FREE goddamnit.

great fucking music, for no damn money.

sometimes, you gotta love the internet.

Dominic - (2009) Nord

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
length: 10 songs, 35 minutes
myspace
01- End of Man 4:53 █░█
02- Idiocrazy 3:17 █░█
03- Incorporated Desert Fileds 4:08 █░█
04- Deep, Deep and Forever 1:25 █░█
05- Get Rich and Die Trying 4:08 █░█
06- Railroad of Attraction 3:44 █░█
07- Red Light 4:23 █░█
08- Farewell Welfare 2:20 █░█
09- Loss of Breath 1:57 █░█
10- Ink for Bullets 4:50


So i thought i posted this on Hardcore Day, but clearly i spaced it like a useless fuck so...my bad guys. You deserved to know on that day this band is pretty fucking Solid (with a capital F) and will probably blow your ear pussies to pieces.
How can i best describe this record... perhaps melodic glory, hardcore with a heart ? I like this press because the lyrics demand as much of your attention as the beautiful harmonies they are laid over. I think my boyfriend and i will both argue over who buys this lp when you can buy it from somewhere in the states. PS sweet fucking album art as well, check these guys out.

sounds like: Portraits of the Past, KidCrash

Wham.