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24.02.2010

Heads Up! Tiny Engines To Release Everyone Everywhere LP

posted by Will

in Heads Up

If you didn’t know Tiny Engines is a label I started with two other guys in 2008. This will be our third release overall. 2010 will be much busier for us than our first two years. We’ve got 2 or 3 more releases coming this year!

TINY ENGINES To Release EVERYONE EVERYWHERE LP
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* Pre-order Self-Titled 12″ (out 05/04/10)
* Band now streaming two brand new songs
* Download 2009 debut 7″ for FREE @ If You Make It

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Tiny Engines is pleased to announce that it will release the Self-Titled debut full-length from Philadelphia’s Everyone Everywhere.

The album, which will be released in vinyl and digital formats on May 04, 2010, is now up for pre-order from the label. Tiny Engines will press 500 12-inches on maroon and off-white colorways (350 / 150). To secure a copy of this amazing record, go here.

The band is currently streaming two brand new songs, “Tiny Boat” and “Blown Up Grown Up,” on its Myspace page.

Everyone Everywhere’s eponymous debut builds on the rock-solid foundation laid down on last year’s dynamic 7″, A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around, and further pushes the band’s sonic palette in exciting new directions at every turn. Sure, those lovely Promise Ring vibes remain – not to mention hints of Braid’s twisting-yet-tuneful angularity, the crackling anti-anthems of indie heroes Superchunk and Piebald’s off-kilter sense of melody – but the Philly four piece has honed its songwriting chops, dialed in its amps and seriously upped the ante with this emotionally taut ten-song affair.

On a related note, Everyone Everywhere and Evil Weevil Records, the label responsible for the 7″ version of A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around, have teamed up with the awesome folks at If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the 4-song effort. To download this sweet little release, completely free from financial obligation, go here.

11.12.2009

SAL’s Best Albums of 1999

posted by Will

in Year End Lists

Last year Jayme had a great idea of making a list of our favorite records of ten years ago…way back to 1998 to be exact. Eric at Can You See The Sunset and I of course followed right along. Well, we are back again and hopefully making this a yearly feature for all of us. This time we explore our favorites of 1999. So, here we go again! This list ended up being 30 albums cause I could not stop thinking of great albums to recognize…1999 was a great year. I did not list any descriptions so if you want more info on a band or an album just ask in the comments and I will be happy to wax nostalgic on some of the lesser knowns.

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29.05.2009

Band Spotlight: Everyone Everywhere

posted by Will

in Band Spotlight

Who? Everyone Everywhere

Where are they from? Philadelphia, PA

What do they sound like? My buddy Chuck is working with Everyone Everywhere for Beartrap PR and I could not be more jealous. I went ahead and ordered the band’s first two releases and have been falling in love ever since. If bands like The Promise Ring and Piebald still make you swoon, Everyone Everywhere will sound like a familiar, yet fresh rush of excitement. With their latest release, the A Lot of Weird People Standing Around 7″…only 100 copies of blue and 100 copies of clear were printed up so you better hurry up and get on it!

Thermal Dynamics

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www.myspace.com/everyoneeverywhere

14.01.2009

Scream Hello: Everything Is Always Still Happening

posted by Will

in Music Reviews

Teaser EPs that come before full lengths are obviously meant to entice the listener to pick up the LP when it finally hits the streets. Sometimes the idea works, sometimes not. Scream Hello’s Smart & Stupid EP definitely worked. The EP perfectly encompassed the nuances and eclecticism of the band. Simply put it showed all Scream Hello was doing right. Unfortunately, while Smart & Stupid did its job, the LP follow up, Everything Is Always Still Happening, falls a bit short of the high expectations raised by the proceeding EP.

The LP starts off promisingly with the rocking and expressive “35 Plums” and “You Have Good Taste”. The six-minute “The Kicker” twist and turns but never really finds its way through all the tempo changes. “Bullets” is raging but always makes me do a double take when it comes on. The song sticks out like a sore thumb on Everything Is Always Still Happening. “Cocoon” and “Golden Anniversary” follow the band’s endearing formula with telling lyrics and an undeniable charm. Unfortunately, the band doesn’t ever touch on the simple brilliance of “rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” from the Smart & Stupid EP. But they make up for it on the album’s last three songs. The seven minute plus “We Don’t Exist” pretty much nails the band’s evolving sound with the addition of some metal riffs for good measure. “Vinegar & Baking Soda” makes an encore return from the Smart & Stupid EP and is certainly a welcome addition. The album ends with the six minute “20/21″ and I love the lyrics. We all want an adventure with meaning/So go and get it, if you want it/It’s there. Everything Is Always Still Happening is certainly an adventurous listen.

Scream Hello’s Smart & Stupid EP showcased a band truly on the brink of something special. The uneven Everything Is Always Still Happening proves the band may not be quite there just yet. But, that’s OK. There is certainly enough ambition here to to get excited about the band’s future. Frankly, I have no idea what Scream Hello’s next release will sound like. And that might be the most exciting conclusion of all.

Full Disclosure: This band’s press is handled by Beartrap PR. I work with Beartrap PR but I do not represent this band. These are my honest opinions. No shit, I swear!

Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock

RIYL: Hey Mercedes, Piebald, Braid

Label: Red Leader Records

35 Plums

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Cocoon

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www.myspace.com/screamhello

26.06.2008

Scream Hello: Smart & Stupid EP

posted by Bradley

in Music Reviews

There was a time when music was simpler. Bands kept their names to 5 syllables or less, adjectives and hyphens were mysteriously absent from genre designations, and file sharing was more trouble than it was worth on a 56k dial up connection. Bill Clinton was President of the United States; Bob Nanna was the pinnacle of musical influence.

Nearly a decade has passed since Braid’s Frame and Canvas and Piebald’s If ft Weren’t for Venetian Blinds it Would be Curtains for Us All. It took less than 20 minutes for Scream Hello’s latest EP Smart & Stupid to prove that many of the so called “ indie evolutions” that happened in between then and now were little more than pleasurable distractions. Less than 20 minutes to bring me back to the days when I was more concerned with getting laid than making a mortgage payment. Bravo.

Somehow, through an amazing act of balance, Scream Hello manage to project their obvious influences while maintaining a uniqueness all their own. Hooks that will echo in your head for days, smart lyrics, proficient vocals, all served up with an enthusiasm and air of fellowship; one that is seemingly absent in many bands as they struggle for a foothold in a fickle industry that will chew you up and spit you out faster than you can take the exclamation mark out of your name. Whether these New Jersey boys care much remains to be seen, but damnit if they aren’t having a blast in the meantime.

And contrary to the beliefs of some of the more aggressive reviewers out there, including the piano ballad “rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” on this EP does not correlate with the “Stupid” in it’s title. In overhearing my umpteenth playing, my wife casually stated that it made her heart swell. And suddenly, like magic, the mortgage payments took a backseat and I was concerned with getting laid once again.

Everybody wins.

Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock

RIYL: Hey Mercedes, (old) Piebald, Braid

Label: Red Leader Records

Breakin’ Shit

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www.myspace.com/screamhello

26.06.2008

Interview with Mike Law

posted by Will

in Band Interviews

If you don’t know the name Mike Law, you really should. He fronted the amazing, but truly underrated Eulcid. Now Law mans the helm for the equally great, but remarkably different New Idea Society. Mike was kind enough to answer some questions for SAL.

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