I was born when God was looking away.

The Four new Fucked Up singles released with their newest album "David Comes To Life". These are out of print so here they are for those who missed out. Really cool punk with an indie/dream pop influence. Not much like them these days. One of my favorite active bands. I actually might like these singles more than the album they sprang from. Check it.

Fucked Up - 4 Singles

Byrdesdale Garden City b/w Into The Light

Do All Words Can Do b/w What Would You Do?

Remember Me b/w What They Didn't Know

Octavio Made The Bomb

  

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Now it's hard for me to show you anything I write...

Tigers Jaw is an indie rock band from Scranton Pennsylvania. This is their EP from 2009 titled Spirit Desire. This is really good, sad, indie rock music that gives nods to pop punk without sounding like all the new crap that's being spewed out these days by so called "hardcore" dudes. Reminds me of a mix of stuff like Jawbreaker, Archers of Loaf, and early Saves the Day. I saw this band play 3 songs in an overly packed backyard somewhere in Oxnard(?) California after Sound and Fury 2010 festival was shut down by the cops. It was incredible. Get their full length albums too. On repeat all Summer.

Tigers Jaw - "Spirit Desire"

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Kiss me in the shadow of a doubt

Here's my favorite Sonic Youth album. EVOL is their 4th album and it was released in 1986. To be honest their discography is so immense that I haven't heard all of them but this one has definitely stuck. To me it would seem that this album/band had a huge influence on the whole Shoegaze style, but don't let that fool its still noisy and punk as fuck. Highly recommended. Also just read an interview somewhere where Thurston Moore (Vocals & Guitar) talks about his love for black metal. Interesting. None the less if you want to get into Sonic Youth and don't know where to start. I recommend this one.

Sonic Youth - "EVOL"

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I am no theif...

This reeks of despair. New hardcore/emo band from Arizona called Alexander Korda. Even though I don't listen to much stuff from that style, this is really fucking good. The demo has that dynamic that allows it to go from serenity to chaos in the matter of seconds. Reminds me of Orchid or Comadre but much more raw, which I love. Also one of my best friends does the vocals. So Dee El this and check them out. The demo has a french title and a cat on it. Must be good, right?

http://alexanderkorda.bandcamp.com/ 

Alexander Korda - "Vous Avez Encore Des Secrets A Dire"

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Have you ever tasted skin?

The last two At The Drive-In full lengths. Absolutely essential. If you have to ask you'll never know.
Relationship of Command is probably my favorite album of theirs, but In/Casino/Out contains my favorite song: "Napoleon Solo".

At The Drive-In - "Relationship Of Command"

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At The Drive-In - "In/Casino/Out"

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"I'm a Champion"

Can't believe I haven't posted these yet. Probably my favorite current musical act. Letlive from California play post hardcore and most people compare them to Glassjaw, particularly on these two CDs. But anyway, don't write them off as a Glassjaw clone because they have a lot to offer and they have one of the best frontmen I've ever seen, and the band plays tightly and matches his intensity. Catch them when they invade your city (heckle them to play a Refused cover) and buy their new album on Epitaph records titled Fake History. While your at it download their first two albums. Long out of print, and they'll never play these songs, but still good regardless. Links below. FFO: Glassjaw, Refused, Frodus, At the Drive In, Circa Survive, Poison the Well, etc etc etc.

Letlive - "Exhaustion, Salt Water and Everything In Between"

 

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Letlive - "Speak Like You Talk"

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She thinks she missed the train to Mars, she's out back counting stars.

Sorry for the lack of posting for those who sometimes check out my uploads.
Here's a goody for everyone, the band is called Hum and they are from Illinois. They play alternative rock with nods to punk and are considered one of the pioneers of the questionable genre people call "space rock". This album gained the band some mainstream success upon its release, but until recently it seems like few have appreciated them. Though they seem under listened at least they were still highly influential. Chino Moreno, singer of the successful Deftones actually puts this album in his top 13 albums of all time, and claims he was shooting for this guitar tone in their early albums. Also his song "Knife Party" sounds very similar to Hum's "Little Dipper". Perhaps an ode? Anyway check this record out, it's great. Also the band is playing reunion shows soon, kinda weird but im hoping we'll get a repress out of it.

Hum - "You'd Prefer An Astronaut"

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