How to Dress Well - Love Remains

Ghostly, moonlit melodies peeking out from behind layers of dense fog. Super dark but somehow just as soothing as it is cold and distant. This will probably be in my top 5 releases this year.

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Fuck World Trade - Leftover Crack

Self described as crack-rocksteady, leftover crack is a sick anarcho-punk/crust-punk band, with a hint of ska and other genres thrown in. Listen to them. Get angry. Fuck the POlice! Blow shit up!

YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

twin towers? lol.

Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders

"Animals As Leaders" is the solo project of shredtastic prog guitarist Tosin Abasi. This self titled album (100% instumental btw) is basically jazz influenced metal, with some electronics thrown in for good measure. The drums, notably, are all programmed.

Sure, Tosin's not the first one to combine metal with jazz sensibilities, but he does it very well. On top of that his guitar skillz are pretty insane, and the songs he writes don't sacrifice their melodic ideas for sheer technicality (most of the time). Some moments can get pretty heavy but the album sometimes goes through several songs in a row without doing so. In the end, what makes this album stand out is that it's just as beautiful as it is impressive: one thing that even the most skilled technical bands sometimes fail to achieve.

Animals As Leaders

Downfall of Gaia - Epos

Been a while (too long) since I posted anything so here goes. Di g this. Skramzy crust-punk that will eat your soul.

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The Polar Bear Club

Polar Bear Club is a hardcore punk band I found a couple years back. When I first heard them I didn't really think a whole lot for there sound, it all kinda sounded the same at first. But I was wrong. This band has aged really well; their music is still fresh to me. The song writing is what really holds the band up. They are never on repeat, there's always something building, some new guitar texture, an addition to the chord, a slightly changed bass line, a new vocal line, or a different drum beat. And the whole band meshes really well, everything is audible, and nothing overpowers. I'm posting all three I have, because well, they are all great. The EP's the best starter though.

The Redder, The Better EP

Sometimes Things Just Disappear

Chasing Hamburg

The Holy Shroud - Ghost Repeaters

I good post hardcore/emo/indie album that I found a few weeks ago off the Kray. Their slightly under-produced sound fits nicely with their 3 genre mix. They have a tendacy to sit on a section, slightly changing it up every repetition, right until you realize it's on repeat, and then change it. I like it. The vocalist manages to balance on the fine edge between yelling and screaming rather precisely.

Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost

Native Nod - Puberty Today, Tomorrow the World

So Native Nod was an emo band from the early 90's that released songs on a few splits and demos that are now super hard to find. This album came out before they split up and I'm pretty sure it's everything they ever released. This band definitely hinted at/helped shape the "screamo" sound that we all (or at least I) now love so much, spoken word and build-ups to loud guitars and screaming, totally worth hearing.

such a terrible album name though