I've been sleeping on the internet the past couple of months, it's actually more liberating than you might think. Anyway i'll get back to updating this blog regularly. In the meantime I'm going to list off some of the albums I've been paying special attention to and i'll expand on them in future posts. Most of them are newer so i haven't had adequate time to listen.
Verse - Aggression - This record is incredible, so much urgency and desperation i can't wait to get my pre-order from Rivalry. This band is the hardcore punk band right now, they aren't just making music, they're creating and calling to life ideas that can change the current worn-out state of the world.
Hostage Calm - Lens - This band is the Dag Nasty of the 2000's. Innovative melodic hardcore punk, not generic in any sense of the word. I said this band ruled on my best of '07 list and this record puts my not so daring statement in a nuclear bomb shelter.
RAH - Intelligent Design 7" - Finally some good, new local stuff. This stuff rages, although it doesn't really speak to me on a personal level, it's emotional and angsty and reminds me, at least upon initial listen a bit of the Lights Out LP.
88 Fingers Louie - The Dom Year's - This band rules, this record rivals "Back on the Streets". I'm looking for a copy of this, someone give me a heads up.
Avail - Front Porch Stories - Prior to a couple months ago i hadn't given this record much thought but after a few listens i realized i was depriving myself. Avail are an awesome punk and have never missed a beat as far as I'm concerned. A Full review of this is in order when i get a chance to listen to it more.
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I just picked up that Verse CD yesterday (still waiting on the vinyl to arrive)...I am loving that album.
Funny that you mentioned 88 Fingers...I just tossed out a CDR I had of these guys. In moving my collection to their new home, I pulled out some stuff that I hadn't listened to in years. 88 Fingers didn't make the cut. It wasn't bad, but I knew that it was not something that I would feel the need to listen to again.
Yeah Sons and Daughters is an incredible album closer isn't it?
What 88FL stuff was on that CDR. I know some of their early 7"s were harder to get into and behind bars had a couple misses on it.
I love the 88 fingers split with Kid Dynamite, it's one of my favourite splits ever. But I never paid attention to them when they played one of their numerous eurotours. It's strange that this band is in a way responsible for Rise Against.
I'm eager to hear the new Verse record, my copy should be in this week.
Oh Tyler if you like Avail you should also check out the last Loved Ones record if you haven't heard it yet. There's some Avail magic in there.
Lens fucking kills all other records.
Yeah, it was Behind Bars that I dumped. meh. The split with KD was much better.
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