Cloud Mouth [2008] S/T

sound: Screamo/Punk
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Check out "three wild and crazy guys" making a whole bunch of sweet ass noise and stirring up a lot of  low key notoriety for their unique mix of heavy gloomy punk and crunchy indie rock riffs. I heard one song from them, and then spent the next several hours trying to drum up some links so i could hear everything these dudes had because I was so fucking hooked. This S/T is soo solid from the familiar guitars of Rats in their Holes to the desperation and gaudy crunch of Rachel. They have a split 7" with Cougar Den on white which you can pick up from Robotic Empire, ....may or may not have done so already.  Also they have a lot of shit in the works including a six song 12" [EP] which you can be sure to pick up from Ice Age Records later this year. Keep a thumb on this band, they have some serious promise, not to mention they happen to be super friendly and genuinely sweet guys :) Cheers.
Cloud Mouth Blog.

sounds like: A Day in Black and White, maybe Spires

Bang = vbr.

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.