The Saddest Landscape - You Will Not Survive

 

[Emotive-hardcore]

I know, Screamo is dead, blah blah.

So is this site. Sorry people... person. I just don't have the time to update anymore. No, not even once a day. It's a sad state of affairs. I ahven't even been keeping up with music.

Here is some sites you should hit up.

https://theradiantnow.wordpress.com/

http://thisissoma.blogspot.com/ 

http://dayvanzombear.blogspot.com/ 

http://ongakubaka.blogspot.com/

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy [2011]

 

Really good, lo-fi indie rock. You can cop it from their bandcamp you can also cop other albums by them there too. All on a "name your price" basis.

If you like it, I suggest you give them a little of your monies.

Le Butcherettes - Sin Sin Sin [2011]

[Art Punk]

Fuzzy guitars, lo-fi punk and female vocals.

DyE - Taki 183 [2011]

[Minimalist Electronic/trip hop]

DyE is Juan De Guillebon, French electronic producer who makes pretty good minalist electronic beats that are, well, good to put it simply. You might have seen the fantasy video, maybe? The album as a whole is a really good experience. So, yes, GET ON IT.

A Lull - Confetti [2011]

[Experimental pop]

Apparently I missed out on this gem. Everyone kept asking if I had heard it, I had not. So I got round to getting it, and well. I must say if you missed this gem, I suggest you fix that error.

From their last.fm because it does a better job describing than I could.

Chicago’s A Lull is nearly impossible to describe without qualifiers. Equal parts mystical and primal, the music crafted by these five multi-instrumentalists gathers the recognizable traits of a half dozen indie micro-genres, tosses out all but the stem cells, then adds the calculated, percussive verve of a half dozen rhythm sections on top of beautifully crafted songwriting to result in a sound that is as unique as it is memorable. A Lull blurs the lines between the synthesized and organic.

Michael Jordan - Summer Demos [2008]

 

[Really lo-fi noise rock/punk shit]

This isn't the cover. I ahve no idea what the cover looks like. My friend sent me the link and I really enjoyed it. You may like it, may not, I don't know. I like it.

Devon Williams - Euphoria [2011]

 

[Indie-pop]

Devon Williams performs a shimmering pop music that tempers sweetness and bliss with an honest, unguarded perspective. (Slumberland Records)

It's jingly jangly indie pop for all the family.

Slow Club - So yeah (2009)

[Folk/Indie rock]

Slow Club are Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor from Sheffield, United Kingdom. They sing using quirky lyrics, a variety of percussion instruments and great vocal interplay.

La Dispute - Wildlife [2011]

[post-hardcore/literary lyricism]

I'm not all that into post-hardcore, give or take a few bands. One of those bands is La Dispute who have released nothing but good. I posted their spoken word EPs before. The band aren't your typical scream, scream, cheesy, cheesy post-hardcore, but rather a talented potent group with emotional lyrics that aren't 'hurr she dun left me and now I'm alone'. La Dispute tell stories with their lyrics, and the do it well. So download this, give it a chance, don't be so fucking hipster.

Chancha Via Circuito - Rio Arriba [2011]

[Breakbeat/Experimental]

You're either gonna like it, or you aren't.

  Chancha Via Circuito - Rio Arriba 2010 by zzkrecords

Slow Loris - Routine Glow [2011]

[Lo-fi/guitar-pop]

Wesley Doyle makes music, it's okay, you should download this.

  Slow Loris - Routine Glow - 02 People You Meet by Slow Loris

Sweet Nothings - Night & Day

[folk/indie/pop]

I've uploaded this to mediafire, but you can also listen/get it free/pay for it here.

This is a pretty EP by Sweet Nothing. An unsigned Indie Folk / Neo-soul band from Atlanta, United States. Making music from their own living room, Matthew and Lea Herring “transform accosting words into an alluring display of raw and delicate emotions”.
(Guest musicians include: Stephen Banister, Julie Wynne, and Jordan Bush)*

(Always count on last.fm for a description when you're too hungover to write your own.)

The So So Glos - Low Back Chain Shift [2010]

[Indie-punk]

I meant to post this a good while back, back in 2010 actually. I like The So So Glos, a small indie-punk outfit from brooklyn. They make fun energetic music that we can all kick a can to.

They aren't punk per-se, but they do have some fugaziesque elements. If you were alive in 2008 you probably heard the song My Block playing on pretty much every "counter-culture" radio station across the world, or not. I don't know, I don't speak for the world. However, yes, check 'em out.

Also, this is an EP.
If you like them, check out their 2008 full length Tourism/Terrorism.

Idaho - You Were A Dick [2011]

[Indie/slowcore]

You might know Idaho, you might not. They're a pretty good slowcore band kind of in the same vain as Bedhead and Codeine. They probably hate the term slowcore too. But it's one of those genre titles that gives people an idea of what to expect. Anyway, yeah, this is their latest album, and if you haven't heard them by now, get it, I guess. If you have heard 'em, get it anyway, it's good.

YoungTeam - Daydreamer [2011]

[Shoegaze/indie/whatever, fuck genres]

When listening to Youngteam my memory often floats back to when all I did was sit and listen to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Now, when I tell people this they assume that Youngteam are just another band trying to relive the days they listened to Slowdive and MBV. The truth is however, while the influence is strong, you can tell that these guys have incorporated everything that has came since the shoegazing days of the 80s. 90s and 00s indie rock for example is also heavily present as an influence here and it all works together to make a rather interesting album.

Seapony - Go With Me [2011]

[Deleted on request]

When summer comes everyone gets into the summer groove, then summer goes and the groove changes. Seapony are that summer groove thang, but they're still staying here when summer goes. Like that creepy guy you talked to while waiting in line at the show to see that one band you thought sucked, but were pretty good live for some reason.

Sad songs hidden in upbeat tunes of summery awesome.

Girls Name - Dead to Me [2011]

[surf-pop]

This is one of my albums of the year so far. It's fun, summery and beautiful.

By now you probably know I'm no good at reviewing stuff, just take me at my word, it's good.

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Aliens [2011]

[Indie-rock]

If you were alive in 2009 you probably couldn't go anywhere without someone mentioning Why There Are Mountains, the debut by Cymbals Eat Guitars. It just appeared out of nowhere and took everyone by surprise. Well, now the New York quartet are back with a new album. Lenses Aliens takes what they did with the first album and builds on it to produce a well rounded album. Expect to see this in top albums of 2011 for sure.

Wugazi - 13 Chambers [2011]

[post-hardcore/rap]

You know Wu Tang, You know Fugazi. Well, this is Wu Tang raps over Fugazi beats. Simple as that. 10/10

Tyvek - Live from Third Man [2011]

[lo-fi/garage rock]

Live recordings from their set at Third Man, it's pretty much what you expect from a live set from a lo-fi band. Nothing spectacular but worth a download and listen all the same.