post-hardcore
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Pale Blue Light by Manners Hartford hardcore quintet Manners has a new LP out titled Pale Blue Light. Here, the Connecticut band delivers a remarkably tight post-hardcore project–churning out some expectedly dour punk leads, as well the occasional somber, clean guitar passage; and often not taking a second between
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Watch the embedded playlist of videos to check out the five classics week reviews I did for the 2013-2014 classics week. Watch the playlist further to check out classics week reviews from the last few years as well. Woo!!!
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If you like your rock music to have catchy hooks, wordy verses, and lots of smart-ass remarks, then I see no reason why you won’t dig the new Future of the Left album.
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Stream: MUTOID MAN – Helium Head Massachusetts metalcore titans Stephen Brodsky (of Cave In) and Ben Koller (of Converge) have teamed up under the name MUTOID MAN and have just dropped their debut project Helium Head. The people at Earsplit PR describes the sound of this expectedly whirlwind release as “classic
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Swedish rock outfit MANKIND has a few songs floating up on SoundCloud at the moment, and they’re absolutely over-the-top, ballsy, and in-your-goddamned-face! UGH! GOD! BELHDLHDLGHG! There are some loud, abrasive elements to this band’s music that reminds me quite of bit of progressive punk bands like Refused, but
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Dissed And Dismissed by Tony Molina Be sure to give this debut album from California post-hardcore artist, Tony Molina, a listen. Dissed and Dismissed is comprised of 12 tracks that pack plenty of sick-ass riffs into their seemingly paltry 11-minute total runtime. Notably, the penultimate track is a cover of
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Atlas At Last by Atlas At Last Some emotional hardcore that features some crushingly passionate melodies on this new EP from Atlas At Last. The second track exemplifies some close attention to detail on the lyrics as well. While I can’t see this EP appealing far outside of the
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Featuring members of Cap n’ Jazz, Into It. Over It., and Loose Lips Sink Ships, you could say Their / They’re / There already has a track record to live up to in the world of emo and indie rock. And “New Blood” definitely lives up to the legacy with a
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West Coast screamo outfit Touché Amoré’s third record is easily the most ambitious in their discography so far, featuring some incredibly dynamic and melodic punk guitars and lyrics that dive into the depths of mortality, legacy, and the band itself.
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Orthodox by Native Some pretty invigorating and melodic post-hardcore from the guys in Native on their latest release, Orthodox. I’m loving the raw presentation of the instrumentation, and some of the guitar tones these guys are conjuring as well. I could see this band appealing to those who like
