The best.
So many of you already know, but I'm heading up to Canada for the next 10 days for Maycation! A fun little get together with a couple of my friends from Cobalt. So I might post on here, I might not, it really just depends. If I can't do it then see you guys in a week and a half!
Anthony Green's solo album. Do you really need to know anything else?
Hailing from Dempseytown, Pennsylvania, 2-man band, me&you, release their 12-minute EP "It's About Time This Morning Ends" and create a sound that's all their own. Consisting of bassist Eddie Crowley and drummer/synth and sample master Ryan Thompson this duo hits a strange mark between eccentric bass lines and out-of-this-world ambiance. Really a neat (did I just say/type "neat?") sound and experience that's worth checking out, plus there's a The Office sample in there, which is awesome. Ryan's a friend of mine so listen up.
From what I can remember (the spring of 2009 was oh so long ago), this album was the first vinyl record I ever picked up. I found it hidden among the other records on the rack and knew I had to get it immediately. I didn't even own a record player at that time but this album is just too good to pass up. It's heavy, crunchy guitar lines are smashed into the well-fitting drums while vocalist Keith Buckley yells over top of it all. The pieces of the Every Time I Die puzzle fit together perfectly and create the epitome of southern metal. The guitar lines have a more southern feel than previous releases while still sticking to their hardcore roots. Keith's lyrics are at their prime and solidify him as my favorite lyricist of all time (or at least this decade, I don't have the time to do musical backtracking (well I actually do I just don't really want to)). From "Indiscernible mute in a swarm of derivatives," to "It's better to destroy than to create what is meaningless, so the picture will not be finished," his brilliant witticisms are unmatched. The group also knows how to work with strange time signatures such as the 5/4 in Pigs Is Pigs or the 3x4/4 & 6/4 (if that's how you'd write it out) in INRIhab. Basically, this band is hard, powerful, intelligent, and kickass. Check them out.The music video for Circa Survive's "Imaginary Enemy" is here and it's seriously dope. Check it out:
I want to start posting a music video every Tuesday, the Music Video of the Week, if I can find enough that are as awesome as this.
Peace,
-T
As I expected, the Coheed & Cambria and Circa Survive concert was incredible! To start the night off, me and my friends attended an acoustic performance and signing by Coheed at Graywhale music store. After quite a wait in line, we finally made it into the store and crowded around the stage. Coheed played a three song set, Here We Are Juggernaut, which sounded really cool acoustic, Pearl Of The Stars, and closed with Welcome Home. They sounded great acoustic, and this got me really pumped for the actual concert, which we headed over to after getting some stuff signed.
Foxy Shazam is the most fun you'll ever have listening to music. They're full of dancy excitement and you won't be able to stop listening once you start. This 2010 self titled effort is just another great album to add to the self as it's a perfect progression of their sound. With Flamingo Trigger, they were screamy what-the-hell, the sound turned into Introducing...'s goddamn party rock which evolved into the self-titled big booming, and totally fun, sound which feels like Queen of the 21st century. Overall, a great way for the band to move from point A to point C and so on. The intro song on the record (aptly titled "Intro/Bombs Away") begins with the sound of alleyway dogs barking before Eric Nally (singer) comes in and says "There sure are a lot of dogs out tonight, perhaps they can assist me in a song." which leads the barking into a melody that the rest of the introduction follows. The song flows in the next tune (which makes sense since it is the same track), "Bombs Away." The album keeps up the energy throughout it and only slows at a few points. Since the album leaked very early, it had a rough cut that had multiple extra songs and not full production on most of it. The official version was released later with many songs cut and remastered (15 tracks cut down to 11). So anyways, I made 3 versions of this album available. The uncut version, the final version, and the ULTIMATE mix that I made which contains some of both versions and includes all the extra songs. Feel free to try all of them out.
^ There's one.
The Rx Bandits are a funny animal. They started off as straight up third-wave ska but over time turned into what I've deemed progressive ska then dropped all brass and are now an experimental group somewhat along the lines of The Mars Volta. They're an amazing group that is truly fueled by love and respect and I love them for sticking to themselves and growing in such an amazing fashion. This album, ...And The Battle Begun is their 5th LP (hot damn!) and it really shows the experience they've gained throughout their years. The songs are full of amazing lyricism and catchy melodies. The guitar work is intricate but still groovy. Really an amazing release and was able to make a musical off year (I see 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, as the "on years") still really good.
