Joyce Manor

Joyce Manor

Joyce Manor is a pop-punk band from Torrance, California. This is their self-titled release. Very tight and cohesive with a Cap'n Jazz-saturated sound coming through at some points.

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Millions of Dead Cops

MDC - Multi-Death Corporations

Released in 1983 by Crass Records. An EP consisting of four angry fucking tracks. Classic hardcore with a social message that was laid out in full with the literature inserted in the vinyl. One of the best things to come out of Texas. Kurt Cobain was arrested with this band's tape in his pocket. Interested now? Huh? Fuck you. Nothing that came out recently is better than these four tracks.

Pissed Jeans - Your Life Is Worth Pissed Jeans (2010)

YOUR LIFE IS WORTH PISSED JEANS

Finally, something new from a band that has consistently delivered solid recordings since their forming. They claim that this release is in no way connected with any recording of a new full-length. However, I am going to disregard that and hope for something before the year is through. These two songs are fairly solid. "The L Word" is my favorite of the two. If you are unfamiliar with this band, think of My War-era Black Flag, but apathetic and middle-aged.

Sub Pop

BLACK FLAG - MY WAR (1984)

I decided to post an old album. Sorry. I have listened to this album three times today. I listen to this more than I listen to Damaged. I love this album. I want you to love this album. Best enjoyed angry and in the winter. Make sure you are cold, too.

Medusa

"Medusa harnesses the power of Slayer's most evil riffs and filter, twist, and abuse them via the record collector, nerdworthy triptych of Melvins, Lightning Bolt, and The Jesus Lizard. At times they are surprisingly melodic, other moments sound like they're trying to separate your arms from their sockets in order to use them as battle re-enactment swords, and sometimes they're trying to do both...there is definitely no fucking around." - Outburn
Medusa is a Bloomington favorite of mine. Their debut EP, En Raga Sul, is a very impressive work that leaves you feeling like you just fought a war and don't know who won.

En Raga Sul

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Punch - Push Pull (2010)

Push Pull (2010)

Just as their debut release did, this album covers multiple corners of the hardcore spectrum. The vocals are as shrill as you would expect them to be, and the musicianship just as tight and fun as you would hope from this California powerhouse.

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Last.fm

Box Elders

Box Elders is currently on tour with Black Lips. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing them both play last night in St. Louis. Box Elders' psychedelic garage rock was an awesome precursor to Black Lips' anarchic set. They have a fairly interesting setup. Their drummer plays standing, and doubles as an organist for the band. The other two came out both sporting double-necked guitars, one a bass/six string combination and the other a 6 string/12 string. This will make you want to shake your rump and get grimy.

Alice and Friends (320 kbps)

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Good Luck - 2010 Demo

When I saw this video of them playing "Novel Figure" on their myspace a while back I vowed to never listen to it again until I could hear it in produced form. Thankfully, that time has finally come. This is a solid four song demo that includes a pretty sweet cover of Prince's "When You Were Mine", which I had heard them play live previously. This should get you dudes pumped for their next full-length.

Good Luck - 2010 Demo (320k)

RUN

Demo (2010)

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, everyone. Been busy as hell nearing the last quarter of school. I know it isn't much, but here is a killer two song demo. Run is from London. They released this demo earlier in the year and it definitely gets me pumped to hear more from them. The first track opens with a gritty wall of feedback and slow, stomping drums. The rest of the track is solid, including a pretty memorable gallop that finishes it off. The second is a slower piece and is definitely the weaker of the tracks, but that isn't to say it doesn't deliver something to remember. You can download it from their myspace as well, but I have laid it out here for your convenience.

Myspace

Pink Houses

Pink Houses (2010)

Pink Houses are a punk band from Bloomington, Indiana. This is their debut full length. I first witnessed them in a dank, dark basement one Saturday night in Bloomington, which I can honestly say is the best way to experience what they bring to the table. Ryan Woods (of Defiance, Ohio notoriety) plays a distorted bass that provides the framework for David McGrath's frantic drums and Jared Estridge's dirty guitar work. The whole album flows very well and will have you jumping around and destroying things before you realize what happened. Highlights on the album are definitely the opener, "A Shame", and "Again At The End", which is reminiscent of Black Sabbath and shows that there is more here than some textbook punk rock. If you dig what you hear, buy it! These dudes deserve it.

Myspace

Spiritual Bankruptcy

Myspace // Last.fm

Ridiculous thrash-punk EP from Bygones, which, if you recall, is composed of Zach Hill and Nick Reinhart, two of my favorite musicians who collaborated to create one of my favorite albums of last year. Stream it from the link above, and then buy it at the same place for only three dollars. Or find it for free elsewhere.

Integrity - To Die For

To Die For

Integrity are from Cleveland, Ohio. Their music is a crossover of metal and hardcore punk, much like Baltimore's Pulling Teeth, whom they heavily influenced. They have been around since 1989. However, this release on Deathwish was out in 2003. Swing those fucking fists.

Deathwish

Mean Jeans

These dudes are awesome. Just look at those motherfuckers. These are the dudes in your neighborhood that blared punk music while smoking cigarettes and drinking malt liquor instead of going to school. Get your fucking mean jeans on and start pogoing.

Are You Serious?

Myspace

Osteoferocious

Switching between Upland, Indiana and Bloomington, Indiana, Osteoferocious are a dynamic duo that play a psyched-out blend of punk rock. There is a sense of camaraderie that is present in their music, a sort of small-town group of friends feel. They are releasing this 7" on a label called Flannelgraph, stationed in Bloomington. Quite simply, they are fucking fun. If you are in Bloomington on January 28th, come to the Bishop for their release show. They are playing with Cast Spells and Prayer Breakfast.

OF 7"

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Blacklisted

There's just something about Christmas that gets me thrashin'. All the holly and shit, just gets me PUMPED. This is Blacklisted, they are hardcore from Philly. They are signed to Deathwish, a top of the line Hardcore label, and released an album this year. The first album below is a collection of some early EP recordings they did. It is a bit more intense than their most recent release, which shows a lot of growing musicianship and experimental tendencies on their part.

We're Unstoppable (2005)

No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me (2009)

Deathwish

PUNCH

These guys are so. fucking. raw. Hardcore/Thrash from San Francisco. Meghan's vocals are killer, the band's sound is tight and cohesive, and there are some really good grooving parts. Their self-titled debut LP got released this year and I can't wait to hear their future efforts. Cheers to the friend who got me into them.


Punch - Punch (2009)

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M. Pyres (Pt. 2)

Yay, finally got around to posting this! You may recall M. Pyres from the post I made about Cast Off / Cold Months. Pretty awesome ambient/post-rock album. The following albums stray far from that -- but not too far. All three are totes srsly recommended. Apart The Echo is kinda like Meneguar and Wavves or No Age or some other lo-fi punk/noise band but really into 90's indie rock and still with the ambient ideas floating around. & New Past Tense, which hasn't been released yet, is like a cross between Apart The Echo and Cast Off / Cold Months, integrating the post-rock ideas into the noisier punk songs. Consider Me, Ghost is a collection of their early demos, but almost all of it is as good as the newer stuff. Get into it, dudes.


Apart The Echo -- Buy it!


& New Past Tense


Consider Me, Ghost (demos)

Myspace

Good Luck, Wrugs.

Yes, as Patrick has said, college is realllllllly busy. I have been meaning to share some music for a while now, and even though I do have quite a few midterms to study for, I have decided to post up some links for your listening pleasure. I was also a tiny bit influenced by Patrick's stellar post. Just a tiny bit.....


Good Luck - Into Lake Griffy - (MYSPACE W/ BUY LINKS)
Speaking of college, this band was the headliner for my first show I attended during my first week here in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana. They hail from said town, and drew a huge crowd of locals. The show was energetic, fun, and really set the mood for what I hope is going to be a great experience schooling here. Their music is great, heartfelt pop-punk with lyrics that just make you want to chill on your stoop with your good friends, listen to some good music, and take out a dirty thirty of whatever is cheapest.

Wrugs - Pass The Time Please - (MYSPACE)
Wrugs is a band from Chicago. They sent me their Braided Gas EP a while back and I enjoyed what I heard. This EP is no different, still some good psych-folk coming from this project.

The Nation of Ulysses - Plays Pretty for Baby (1992)

Svenonius described Nation of Ulysses performances as "an extraordinary freak-out kind of thing [...] really masochistic, lots of blood [...] cacophonous, and violent, and aggressive."

And that is an accurate quote. The man broke his arm and leg and suffered concussions.

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Wavvves

320kbps, all 14 tracks.

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