Seven Story Fall - (2008) Time Will Tell... EP

sound: Punk Rock/Post Hardcore
length: 3 songs, 12.3 minutes
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01. Systems
02. Time Will Tell...
03. Last Chance



 Happened across a video of these guys performing at (i think) the Portland stop of Boom Boom Huck Jam, or maybe some Tooth and Nail thing??? i don't know the videos not even on youtube anymore, the important thing is it  fucking blew me away.
Are they young, good looking guys, who wear skinny jeans and might by your fathers standards need a haircut? Yes, of all those things they are completely guilty. However, regardless of what you might want to say about these guys, their fans, or the way they dress, they have some raw fucking talent to back it all up. Traditionally i would be right there in the thralls with the haters, but this EP is fucking solid. These three songs pack a lot of kick from the epic guitar opening of Last Chance  to the frantic foot pounding drumming of  Systems. If you have been in need of some Punk Rock from this website then look no further then Seven Story Fall. I fucking like this band, and they are really friendly personable guys. And you can fucking quote me on that. Cheers.

sounds like: Vanna, Dance Gavin Dance, Scary Kids Scaring Kids

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Dance Gavin Dance - (2009) Happiness

sound: Punk Rock/Screamo
length: 10 songs, 36.9 minutes
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01. Tree Village ( 3:22)
02. NASA ( 3:35)
03. I'm Down With Brown Town ( 3:01)
04. Carl Barker ( 5:13)
05. Happiness ( 3:30)
06. Self-Trepanation ( 3:13)
07. Strawberry Swisher Pt. I ( 3:28)
08. Don't Tell Dave ( 3:17)
09. Strawberry Swisher Pt. II ( 3:06)
10. Powder to the People ( 5:11)

Im not gonna lie, i thought Downtown Battle Mountain was the worst piece of shit garbage record i had heard in a while. But not for lack of talent or trying, because the guitars were interesting, but needed some direction and the drummer was pretty  good, but their singer* sounded like absolute shit. It was like all this directionless unnecessary screaming being drowned out by some asshole trying to harmonize or find this one certain elusive note. Needless to say, when this record came out i was not, fucking, interested, at, all.
But my friend Brenden told me they got a new vocalist, and some other new band mates so i gave the track Tree Village a chance. This was like listening to a completely different band. The guitar effects and rifts suddenly had purpose, the vocals were enjoyable and not grating, and damn if the song isn't actually catchy. The drums are quite a few degrees above the slightly better then novice level of the two previous albums. This record is considerably far more impressive  then anything this band name has ever been associated with in the past. Also quite a few interesting instrumental tracks littered  through out the album. It's a confusing, ambitious and innovative press, if this  is a first step in re inventing the band, i am all for it. Cheers to these guys, i hadn't even realized i had  been starving for a complete and polished record from this band.

sounds like: later Fear Before, Vanna, Closure in Moscow, Seven Story Fall, Silverstein

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* sidebar: if you are a fan of Jonny Craig and i have offended you... i don't  really give a shit it's my fucking blog and i'll say what i want. Also Kurt Travis sounds way better, and is the best thing to happen to this band, ever, period.

Vanna - (2009) A New Hope

sound: Punk Rock/Screamo
length: 12 songs, 42.2 minutes
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1. Let's Have An Earthquake 1:22
2. Into Hell's Mouth We March 3:01
3. The Same Graceful Wind 3:55
4. Like Changing Seasons 3:48
5. Trashmouth 2:30
6. Safe to Say 4:01
7. We Are Nameless 3:52
8. Sleepwalker 3:46
9. Where We Are Now 4:07
10. Ten Arms 4:02
11. Life and Limb 3:55
12. The Sun Sets Here 3:55

Firstly, hadn't ever heard of Vanna but i was told sounded like recent SKSK so i thought i would give it a whirl. In that it's outrageously catchy i would concur, but beyond that i would disagree. In my opinion this record has a totally different vibe, and this band has a very distinct sound all their own. At first listen their more a cross between all that's great about Underøath's vocals, SevenStoryFall's drums, and SKSK dueling guitars. For all the Silverstein fans who were disappointed with A Ship Wreck in the Sand download this shit.

sounds like: Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Underøath, Seven Story Fall, A Static Lullaby

Bam!

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

sound: Punk Rock/Post Hardcore
length: 5 songs, 20.3 minutes
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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.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids - (2007) Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Sound: Punk Rock/Post Hardcore
Length: 16 songs, 51.8 minutes
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1. Prelude
2. Degenerates
3. Holding On
4. Deep End, The
5. Faces
6. Pistol to My Temple, A
7. Star Crossed
8. Derailed
9. Breathe
10. Set Sail
11. Free Again
12. Snake Devil
13. Watch Me Bleed
14. Goes Without Saying
15. Blood Runs Forever
16. Power of Resolution, The

What can be said? It's just a solid album, i mean lets be honest their first album was piss poor at best. However the band came roaring back from proverbial mediocrity to blow people away with this one. I'll be honest it's got the same vibe all the way thru, but its by no means formula tunage. This album storm right out of the gates with polishes like Degenerates Deep End and Holding On. Give Blood Runs Forever a listen, and tell me it doesn't float around in your cranium for a week.

sounds like: Finch, Seven Story Fall, Story of the Year, Chasing Victory, Moneen

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