The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound

Artist: The Gaslight Anthem
Album: The '59 Sound
Release: 2008
Label: Side One Dummy

Tracklist:

1. Great Expectations
2. The '59 Sound
3. Old White Lincoln
4. High Lonesome
5. Film Noir
6. Miles Davis & The Cool
7. The Patient Ferris Wheel
8. Casanova, Baby!
9. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
10. Meet Me by the River's Edge
11. Here's Looking at You, Kid
12. The Backseat

Slept on this record for so long. Fans of Bruce Springsteen, Hot Water Music, and the Loved Ones will approve. Please buy this.

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The A-B Theory-Illusions

Artist: The A-B Theory
Album: Illusions EP
Release: 2008
Label: Unsigned....

Tracklist:

1. Tell Me How Colorado Is
2. A City Scene
3. Ataraxia
4. Alarm Clocks And Church Bells
5. Fatal Flaw Attractions
6. One Night Waltz
7. Tell Me How Colorado Is(acoustic)

Following in the footsteps of Death Cab For Cutie/Postal Service, Jesse Smith comes out of Dallas, Texas and presents Illusions by The A-B Theory. His blend of Electro-Pop and Indie Ballads mixed with his Benjamin Gibbard vocal style has made this EP a favorite of mine.

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Artist: Soundgarden
Album: Screaming Life/Fopp
Release: 1987/1989
Label: SubPop

Tracklist:

1. Hunted Down
2. Entering
3. Tears to Forget
4. Nothing to Say
5. Little Joe
6. Hands of God

Favorite two records Soundgarden ever released.

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Both Worlds- Memory Rendered Visible (1998)

Spiritual hardcore during its truest era before being overdone and watered down.
Not a lot of people talk about this band, well, at all anymore. But this album is truly one of the great underrated gems that slipped into obscurity after the Hare Krishna wave had passed in the mid/late 90's.

AJ Novello (Leeway) pounds out some of his best riffs yet, and John Joseph's (Cro-Mags) voice sounded tighter than ever. Its not what you expect from either of them, although some believe this is what the last Leeway record SHOULD have sounded like.
This was their only proper full-length release in their short-lived tenure, but these songs are more powerful than most bands' entire careers. This is definitely worth a listen. Its a must-have for any fan of this era in hardcore or the members' other musical endeavors.


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Balance Problems-Morning Sun

Artist: Balance Problems
Album: Morning Sun
Release: 2008
Label: Major

Tracklist:

01 A Hard Look at the Facts
02 Morning Sun
03 The Neighbor Kid Has a Gun
04 The World's Strongest Man
05 Iowa
06 Drive, Sleep, Repeat
07 Presidents Day
08 Blankets in the Grass
09 Winter Sun
10 The Bo Tree

Hailing from Denton, Texas Brack Cantrell has gathered up his best friends and created 10 songs to warm the heart. Together they have created Balance Problems and bring us "Morning Sun." Balance Problems brings a unique sound to the table and they are finding it easy to draw in crowds with their ability to create a serene state of mind, by using their ambience and tranquility as well as attention catching choruses. I've been listening to this release from start to finish for a few weeks now, and I can not begin to tell you how catchy this record it is. It will leave you reciting verses in your head for the rest of the day.

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With Life In Mind - Demo

Artist: With Life in Mind
Album: Demo
Release: 2008
Label: Unsigned

Tracklist:

1. Continuity
2. The Truth in Certainty
3. Godless Complex

A new band from the suburbs of Philadelphia playing very sincere, very complex metalcore. This isn't chugga chugga bree bree shit everyone is doing these days. My only sorta(but not really) complaint is that the demo is very very short, but the repeat value on it makes up for that. I'd much rather have 3 very good songs, then 6 okay songs. "Godless Complex" is easily the most epic metalcore song i've heard in sometime. I'm really looking forward to what these dudes put out next. These guys are young and hungary.

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Hammer Bros - The Kids Are Dead

Artist: Hammer Bros.
Album: The Kids Are Dead
Release: 2008
Label: Welfare

Tracklist:

1. No Wait
2. Salvation
3. Years
4. No System
5. It's Not OK
6. The Kids Are Dead
7. Animal

“...we pave the road to damnation with a lack of identity, burn sodom incarnate, purification through mass cremation, if this is God then who am I to denounce morality,”

Hardcore record of the year, hands down. Fast, pissed off cross over hardcore in the vein of Integrity and Cro Mags. This record grabs you by the throat and doesn't let you go.

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