Capacities

Capacities is a screamo band from New Jersey.

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Marcy / Coma Regalia / Mothlight / Flesh Born Split

So yeah, Mary, Coma Regalia, Mothlight, and Flesh Born put out a split that is now available for streaming. I haven't listened to it yet, but it seems like these are some of the more popular screamo bands floating around the internet these days so I would imagine it is worth a listen. My news feed has been bombarded with posts regarding this split, so I figured I would throw it up here. Its safe to say that you have heard some of, if not all of these bands if you like this kind of music, so yeah, check it out. The pre-orders are up, so do that if you want to own a copy of this 10 inch split.

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Guest Post - Mike Barth

I got my buddy Mike to do a guest post. You may know him from one of the 513 bands he is currently in, such as Clay Davis, The Heads are Zeros, Boat Water, or Mickey and Mallory.

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Today Robbie messaged me telling me “if you are bored you can do a chug life guest post”. Turns out I was bored, so between masturbation sessions and sending the Westboro Baptist Church overtly homosexual fan mail, I cranked this bad boy out. This is a whole bunch of music that I frequently listen to and think you all should know about. Do what you will. 

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BIG UPS

BIG UPS is a band that I think anyone who likes any type of punk/post hardcore/post punk/whatever should know about. They are a four piece self described ‘nerd punk’ band from New York who play fast, simple, power chord laden punk songs with an occasional Slint vibe about all of the confusion that is inherent in being a young adult with only about 15 years of experience being self aware under your belt, and sometimes topics of a lighter and more jovial nature; high fives, comics, video games, chillin with the homies, etc. A friend of mine who lives in the area brought them to my attention not too long ago and they have been a daily listen since. They just put up a 3 song LP released in 2011 as well as a split with Flagland for free download in an effort to help LVL UP repair their van and get back to touring, so go grab that shit while it’s available and maybe even donate a penny or two. 

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Perfect Pussy

Are you an apathetic teenager? Would you inwardly, but never publicly, self identify as something of a ‘hipster’? Do you like songs that sound fun and upbeat but are really about sexual depravity, an inability to process or understand emotion, and other horrible and depressing topics? This band is for you. They are from Syracuse, New York and I just discovered them about a week ago. I don’t really know much about this band other than they play fun punk laced with indiscernible vocals. 

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The Secret

Holy shit, this band is off the fucking chain. This Italian blackened hardcore band achieves nothing short of a full scale sonic assault with their latest record ‘Agnes Dei’. Pounding blast beats coalesce with sweeping discordance delivered via one of the most disgustingly heavy guitar tones you’ve ever heard, cascading down into lead brick weight ‘breakdowns’ (I hesitate to use the term ‘breakdown’ given it’s stigma, but am falling short of another applicable term) cover to cover. Last year this band put out a record called ’Solve Et Coagula’ which caught my attention immediately. Putting out records this heavy, it’s no surprise they’ve found a home on Southern Lord Records. If you think you would like anything I described in previous sentences, check this shit out immediately. Word. 

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Man Without Plan

Seems like I’m covering a lot of New York bands today. Brooklyn outfit Man Without Plan, formed in 1997 and repped by too many labels to list, is a band that everyone should know about, and no one knows about. Although they broke up in 2012, for about 15 years they put out some of (in my opinion, obviously) the best pop punk/hardcore ever. I could write more about them, but I really don’t feel like it. All of their shit is up for free on bandcamp, so go and snatch up those goodies. 

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Clique

Okay so I’ll be honest here and let you know that I haven’t listened to this record all the way through yet. The only reason it is really on here is that my buddy Travis of Rota, Ted Nguyent, and the late Grower, recently recorded and played bass on it. Woohoo, Trav. Claps, pats on the back, high fives, cheers, etc. They are from Philly and I think were all in other bands before this, though I don’t know who. From what I’ve heard the record sounds pretty tight. 

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Codeine

This band has been a constant favorite of mine for years. Codeine is an incredible melancholic slowcore outfit formed in 1989 in, you guessed it, New York. They put out two great full length records and broke up by 1994, reuniting for a short period in 2012, which I actually was not aware of until right now and can feel my blood boiling in vehement anger towards myself for missing out. They were on Sub Pop Records. FFO: Hopelessness, emotions, apathy, nasal singing. 

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The Jazz June

The Jazz June are an emo band formed in 1996 in Kutztown, PA who are apparently still currently active, and have put out at least one record which has received what I would consider to be less than the deserved amount of recognition. Their 2001 11 song full length ‘The Medicine’ is in my opinion, one of the best emo records of all time. There is nothing ground breaking about this band realistically, and for the amount of time that they have been around I haven’t listened to anything they have released aside from this particular record. However, on this particular record, they have found their niche and fit into it incredibly well. 

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Glazer

Surprise! Another band from New York. This was not intentional. Some of you may feel like I have an aversion to New York and bands that come from there by now. I assure you (the reader), if that is the case, it is purely subconscious. 

There isn’t really much I can say about this band other than the one song that they recently released is tight! Golley gee! Shoegazey punk featuring someone from BIG UPS. As previously mentioned, they only have one song, but it’s a good’n. I mean, I totally opted out of giving them money when allowed to ‘name your own price’, but like, maybe you shouldn’t. Here is that one song, and now I am done with this. Maybe I will do this again eventually, or maybe I will find someone to help me seal myself into the giant block of ice that my pool will become over the next couple of months. Either way, listen to this music if you want to, like it if you are so inclined, or do nothing at all. 

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Barbelith - Mirror Unveiled

Barbelith just put their first full length up for streaming. Also, if you go to their bandcamp you can check out their untitled 7 inch that was released earlier this year.

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Mirror Unveiled

Sparrows Swarm and Sing

Sparrows Swarm and Sing were an atmospheric post-rock band from Massachusetts.

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Last.fm

Pick 3 Pt.2

I did another Pick 3.

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Neat - EPP (Extended Power Play)

Neat is a couch rock band from Lafayette.

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Dead Language - Dead Language EP

Dead Language is a PV band with members of Iron Lung, Solutions, Walls, Pig Heart Transplant, and No Comment. Highly recommended.

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Forever Losing Sleep - I Lost Myself Again

Forever Losing Sleep is a scremo band from New Jersey.

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Pick 3 Pt. 1

So I'm going to start doing this thing where I make a thread or whatever in various parts of the internet (most likely facebook groups) and share the first three bandcamps that people post in said thread, while ignoring reposts. I did my first one today in N.N.A.R.E. I got one troll, one self promotion, and one general request. I'll do another one of these when I feel like doing another one of these. Word.

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Rocket Sauce - It's Time to Slam Jam

Various Mashups/remixes involving the theme to the Bill Murray movie "Space Jam".

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Koala Tea Time

Koala Tea Time is my friend Nick's project. Its lo-fi emo / folk punk stuff.

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Moonassi

Moonassi is a screamo band from Texas

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Crimson Wave

Crimson Wave is a" dreamo" / "bummer pop" band from Baltimore.

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Clay Davis

My friend Mike, of American Womanhood / The Heads Are Zeros fame, is in a two piece drum and bass grind band named after that guy from The Wire, Clay Davis. Grimoire Records is releasing their record.

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Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith is the king of twitter, and he makes music.

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The Cool Tape Vol. 1

Charm City Art Space Fund Raiser

It would seem that Charm City Art Space has run out of money. Their gofundme page says they don't even have a quarter of their rent in their bank account, so they are asking for six grand to stay afloat. Locals have  mixed feelings about CCAS, but, to be fair, they have in the past had some really cool shows. Even though I haven't been there in an extremely long time, for one reason or another, I used to get touring bands spots on shows at the art space and they really do try to be accommodating to anyone that needs a place to play. I could go on about things I like and dislike about the space, but at the end of the day they are an all ages venue that is asking for financial assistance. If you want to give them some money, the link is provided below. If you don't want to give them money thats fine, I'm not going to.

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Centerfield - Vacation

Have I posted Centerfield before? I think I have. If I didn't I should have, but neglected doing so in order to spite Mark. Anyways, the little dudes released an EP recently. I haven't listened to it the whole way through yet, but from what I heard its pretty tight. Give it a listen, but I don't care if you give them any money or not because they have parents for that.

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Vacation