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28.01.2010

Band Spotlight: Perfect Future

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Who? Perfect Future

Where are they from? Frostburg, Maryland

What do they sound like? Perfect Future’s Self-Titled 2009 album on Count Your Lucky Stars could have come out 15 years ago and no one would have batted an eye. The band plays moody indie/emo that takes a while to grab you. But if given the time the band’s debut unfolds rather nicely when compared to the band’s influences. Perfect Future’s brand of rock is one that has and will continue to stand the test of time for true fans of the genre. I love the album cover too.

I will go ahead and cut Andy off before he leaves a comment saying this was co-released in the UK on his Strictly No Capital Letters label.

Perfect Future “In Hopes”

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08.01.2010

Best Of 2009: Volume Four

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Here’s my final Top Ten of 2009. Click on the album cover for any more coverage.

#1 Tigers Jaw “Spirit Desire” 7″ (Tiny Engines)

The second release from Tiny Engines, a label I co-run with two other guys. Shameless self-promotion? Sure, but I can honestly say I listened to this release more than any other in 2009. Indie rock and pop punk mixed ever so perfectly!

#2 Brian Bond “Fire & Gold” (Self-Released)

It takes an awful lot for me to get excited about a singer/songwriter but Brian Bond did just that. The fact that he resides in relative obscurity is a shame. And he’s got another album in the can for 2010 that is just as good as Fire & Gold.

#3 Golden City “Self-Titled” (Magic Bullet)

Eric Richter of Christie Front Drive returns with a brilliant set of songs. Imagine CFD crossed with JEW.

#4 Everyone Everywhere “A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around” 7″ (Evil Weevil)

The second coming of The Promise Ring…at least at times it sure sounds like it. The new songs these guys have recorded sound incredible.

#5 Superchunk “Leaves In The Gutter” EP & “Crossed Wires” 7″ (Merge)

Other than Sunny Day Real Estate, there was no greater welcome back party for me than to have Superchunk return with a new set of songs. On their first two releases in years the band puts forth some of their most energetic material since their early days.

#6 Annabel “Each And Everyone” (Count Your Lucky Stars)

Following up on their brilliant EP in 2008 Annabel nail their first full-length. Understated indie rock with just the right amount of pop and power.

#7 Touch Committee “Winter Beard” (Self-Released)

I love when bands come from completely out of nowhere to floor me. Touch Committee did just that with Winter Beard.

#8 Oceans “Nothing Collapses” (Copper Lung)

Sadly, Oceans called it quits shortly after this release. Nothing Collapses is one of the best post rock records I have heard in years. So, can we put the nail in the post rock coffin now?

#9 My Heart To Joy “Seasons In Verse”(Topshelf)

Intelligent and pushing themselves beyond any genre constriction, My Heart To Joy are like a raging hardcore version of Trail of Dead.

#10 Broadway Calls “Good Views, Bad News” (Side One Dummy)

Broadway Calls are the best current pop/punk band period. Bar none.

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06.01.2010

Best Of 2009: Volume Two

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I have decided to combine LPs and EPs together into one big end of the year lovefest. No rankings til I get to my Top Ten. Click on the album cover for any more coverage.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) “What It Takes To Move Forward” (Count Your Lucky Stars)

With a name like that they better be good! Pretentious emo to the max but in a good way of course.

Joie De Vivre “Summer Months” EP (Count Your Lucky Stars)

Imagine Mineral and Pavement having a beautiful bastard love child. Discordant, emotionally raw and powerful…what more could you ask for?

The Lawrence Arms “Buttsweat And Tears” 7″ (Fat Wreck Chords)

Perhaps not the huge splash I was expecting from new Lawrence Arms songs but better than 99% of the other bands out there. These guys are still pop/punk heroes.

AA Bondy “When The Devil’s Loose” (Fat Possum)

Proof that his debut was no fluke. Folk troubadour AA Bondy just keeps getting better.

Pswingset “Self-Titled” Demo (Self-Released)

Out of all the bands I discovered in 2009 I find myself wanting new Pswingset songs the most. This is indie/emo in the greatest sense and this demo was such a tease.

Castevet “Summer Fences” (Count Your Lucky Stars)

This album is awesome. But, it’s not as awesome as people say it is. As they mix styles Castevet is still finding their way but one can only imagine how amazing this is going to sound when they hit it just right. For now Summer Fences will do just fine.

Over Stars & Gutters “Consider This Your Curse” (Black Numbers)

Melodic hardcore has turned bland but bands like Over Stars & Gutters keep the flame going with passion and sincerity.

Gray Young “Firmament” (Self-Released)

I think Doves was a great comparison for these guys but where Doves are coming from Brit pop, Gray Young are coming from indie rock.

PJ Bond “You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical” (Black Numbers)

PJ Bond expounds on his debut with an album that ranks up there with greats like Rocky Votolato.

Snowing “Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit” 7″ (Square of Opposition)

Fuck your emotional bullshit sounds about right. Snowing play their brand of emotional hardcore loud, aggressive and mathy with vocals that will melt your face.

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23.12.2009

Football, Etc. 2009 Top Ten

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In addition to releasing a fabulous demo in 2009, the new Football, Etc. / Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) split 7″ is out now via Count Your Lucky Stars. Well worth checking out.

1. Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
2. Sonic Youth – the Eternal
3. Owen – New Leaves
4. Mars Volta – Octahedron
5. Metric – Fantasies
6. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
7. Coalesce – OX
8. P.O.S. – Never Better
9. Age Sixteen – Open Up Finders, Please
10. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone

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21.12.2009

Ben (from Annabel): 2009 Top Ten

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Ben Hendricks – Vocalist, guitarist for Annabel and SAL contributor

Check out Annabel’s Each And Everyone which came out on Count Your Lucky Stars earlier this year. One of my favorites of 2009…hint hint.

1. Kings of Convenience – Declaration of Dependence
2. Mew – No More Stories…
3. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
4. Delay – Plain Language
5. Lymbyc Systym – Shutter Release
6. The Antlers – Hospice
7. Superchunk – Leaves in the Gutter
8. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
9. The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
10. Do Make Say Think – The Other Truths

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27.02.2009

Annabel “People And Places” Video

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Annabel – People & Places from Michael Ormiston on Vimeo.

“People And Places” is from the Annabel’s fantastic debut LP, Each And Everyone which comes out next week on the fairiest of labels, Count Your Lucky Stars. Love youz guyz!

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23.02.2009

Band Spotlight: Joie De Vivre

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Who? Joie De Vivre

Where are they from? Rockford, IL

What do they sound like? Ok, so I am going to be doing PR for these boys and their upcoming release, Summer Months, on Count Your Lucky Stars but I wanted to write a bit about them on SAL beforehand. I’m not sure I can give you a better description than the one on the band’s myspace that reads “The band your older brother used to listen to circa 1997″. This is definitely emo that harkens back to the usual suspects. But there is also a very noticeable indie rock influence interjected here as well. Imagine Mineral and Pavement having a beautiful bastard love child. Discordant, emotionally raw and powerful…what more could you ask for?

Handshakes

Handshakes.mp3

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30.01.2009

Band Spotlight: Castevet

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Who? Castevet

Where are they from? Chicago, IL

What do they sound like? Melodic Beard Punk with obvious Illinois influences like Ghosts And Vodka, Colossal, American Football and Braid. I quickly imagined a meatier, mathier version of Small Brown Bike or Bear Vs. Shark. How amazing does that sound? Well, if the first three songs from Castevet are any indication, it sounds pretty damn sweet. The band’s debut full-length, Summer Fences, is recorded and scheduled to be released by Count Your Lucky Stars (Beartrap!) in Summer ‘09. Castevet feature a member of the amazing Oceans!

You can download the band’s three song I Know What A Lion Is demo here.

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13.10.2008

Band Spotlight: Driving On City Sidewalks

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Here is another new band I will be working with for Beartrap. Driving On City Sidewalks hail from Ontario, Canada and play an intriguing brand of emotion-driven rock with a heavy emphasis on instrumental passages. The band has just released the outstanding Where Angels Crowd To Listen EP courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars. As good as the EP is, the three new songs the band has sent my way are even more impressive. For fans of Explosions In The Sky, The Appleseed Cast and Moving Mountains.

That The Sound I Make Would Be Worth Hearing

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