1994!/Spires [2009] 12" Split

sound: Punk/Screamo  Indie Rock/Progressive
1994! / Spires
By now you've probably figured out that i've really been digging 1994! lately, but the Spires half of this Split is what gets me every fucking time. Their just so damn impressive right out the gate with the track Leaving For Home. Love the drum intro with the far off guitars coming through like it's a distant radio transmission. Love bands that aren't afraid to establish their sound, it takes balls to hang back vocally  on the intro track, always reminds me of Alexisonfire's S/T intro. These guys don't quit through their next two songs giving you lick after lickpg guitar greatness and fist pumping punk anthems. Also i fucking hate Split's that are jarring when you move from one band to the next, this one no such problem the transitions into 1994!  is so smooth you might not even catch it on digital format. These two bands compliment each other soo beautifully i can see why InkBlot Records had to snatch them both up. Pick this up on blue vinyl from InkBlot while they still got it, i know i will be :)

1994!/Spires 12" Split on Vinyl.

sounds like: Boyfriends, Bear Vs. Shark, Loma Prieta

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. 

La Quiete [2004] La Fin Non é La Fine

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
myspace.com
Energy, vitality, what ever you want to call it these guys have it. A lot of musical stamina, plenty of people can play loud and fast for 21 minutes it takes more to maintain direction,  and these guys do. The song Ciò Che Non Siamo, Ciò Che Non Vogliamo is a great example of this,  this track fucking shreds at parts and then just comes at you instrumentally  at others. Really diggin' these guys this morning.  If you find yourself on a Italian Screamo binge then you should probably know La Quiete are with Sons of Vesta Records [It. label, many great bands].  Anyway if you like these guy  you might want to check out this other band Raein, features some of the same dudes and much of the same ass-kicking, face-melting, ear-raping music. Cheers.
La Quiete on the web.

sounds like: Raein, Loma Prieta

Bang = vbr.

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.

Calculator. - (2008) Arguments

sound: Screamo/Progressive
length: 6 minutes, 18 minutes
myspace

First may i premise this post with I stole this off my boyfriend's computer. Secondly i really like this band and this EP/LP slash sweet little press. Energetic and a minimalist drummer who's super cute and talented. I will be looking forward to more from this band, and you guys should too! They have their own blog here. Cheers to these guys.

sounds like: Touche Amore, Portraits of the Past, My Heart to Joy, Loma Prieta

Bump.