Posts Tagged ‘Banner Pilot’


20.01.2010

Dear Landlord: Dream Homes

posted by Will

in Music Reviews

I know I’m a little late on this one but man, No Idea sure can find them. If you love Off With Their Heads then Dear Landlord should be right up your alley. And surprise Dear Landlord consists of members of The Copyrights, Off With Their Heads and The Gateway District! By the way, how many bands are these guys in? Not that I’m complaining though. I’ve listened to the band’s debut full-length, Dream Homes, off and on for much of 2009 but it just never clicked with me til recently. The album was even a late contender to sneak into my year end lists. I love these bands that meld melodic hardcore with a bit of the Lookout-era snotty pop/punk thing. Bands like Dear Landlord, Banner Pilot and Off With Their Heads give hope to these jaded ears.

Label: No Idea

Dear Landlord “I Live In Hell”

29.12.2009

Banner Pilot: Collapser

posted by Will

in Music Reviews

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OK, does this record really need a review? I mean, it’s on Fat Wreck Chords. The band is from Minneapolis. It’s pop/punk. You should know from just those facts whether you will love this or you will be bored to death by it all. As you can probably guess if you have followed SAL, Banner Pilot is right up our alley. And if you thought the band was doing some good things on their last album, Resignation Day, well, Collapser just takes it to a completely different level. It’s nice to see Fat signing some good bands for a change (see Teenage Bottlerocket). Fans of Dillinger Four and The Lawrence Arms you may have just found your new favorite band.

Label: Fat Wreck Chords

Banner Pilot “Greenwood”

Banner Pilot “Skeleton Key”

02.12.2009

The Gateway District: Some Days You Get The Thunder

posted by Will

in Music Reviews

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On Some Days You Get The Thunder, The Gateway District provide some snotty (and I do mean snotty!) female-fronted pop/punk with a bit of Americana thrown in for good measure. This is yet another solid band from the inbred (and I mean that in the most positive way) Minneapolis scene. The Gateway District includes members from Off With Their Heads, Banner Pilot, Dear Landlord and The Soviettes just to name a few. This reminds me of the old Fat Wreck band Tilt at times but with a lot more Midwestern flavor to it. The Gateway District are also reminiscent of the ramshackle East Bay meets Minneapolis sound of the old D4 side band, Cleveland Bound Death Sentence as well. Good stuff.

Label: It’s Alive

The Gateway District “Lake Street Is For Suckers”

01.12.2008

Drew’s Top Ten

posted by Will

in Year End Lists

Drew – Brooklyn, NY

Dillinger Four – C I V I L W A R
Shorebirds- It’s Gonna Get Ugly
Algernon Cadwallader- Some Kind Of Cadwallader
Dead to Me- Little Brother
Banner Pilot- Resignation Day
Paint It Black- New Lexicon
Off With Their Heads – From The Bottom
Get Bent- Demo
The Gaslight Anthem- The ‘59 Sound
LaGrecia- On Parallels

18.11.2008

Banner Pilot: Resignation Day

posted by Will

in Music Reviews

Good pop/punk and Minneapolis seem to go hand in hand and Banner Pilot continue that trademark tradition with Resignation Day. While the band certainly owes some debts to the likes of Dillinger Four there is also a huge early Lawrence Arms/Broadways influence here as well. The gritty vocals certainly remind one of Brendan Kelly (Slapstick, The Broadways, The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon). But there is also a cool pop undercurrent to the band’s songs. I can hear shades of Screeching Weasel melodies and the old Lookout Record days throughout Resignation Day especially on album opener “Overwinter” and songs like “Speed Trap”. “Empty Your Bottles” and “Milemarker” are awesome tracks that practically beg you to sing along. For fans of snotty pop/punk Banner Pilot is a must hear and Resignation Day is a must have!

Genre: Pop/Punk

RIYL: Dillinger Four, Jawbreaker, The Lawrence Arms

Label: Go Kart

Empty Your Bottles

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Milemarking

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