Russian Circles

Russian Circles is an amazing post-rock outfit from Chicago. On "Enter", they go from dreamy buildups to bone-crushing riffs. On their latest effort "Station", a noticeably less "metal" approach finds the band using twinkly riffs and feedback and softening their attack without losing any of their power. I have seen Russian Circles live twice and they are absolutely phenomenal to watch. After the departure of the original bassist following the release of their initial LP, "Enter", Brian Cook (Botch, These Arms are Snakes) stepped in to record "Station" and even toured with the band on their last tour (with Daughters).

The Upper Ninety 7" was released in between the two LP's and features two of Russian Circle's shortest songs.

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Upper Ninety 7"



Enter



Station

Native

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Native is a band from Indiana who are currently touring the U.S. I was planning on seeing them in Baltimore when they came through but burned out. Their newest release, the "We Erase; Delete EP" is dancy as fuck, yet strangely reminiscent of all those "skramz" and mathy bands you love too. With weird chanted vocals and awesome finger tapping Native brings a truly original sound.

On a side note, all their members look vaguely similar on the verge of creepiness. Regardless, this shit fucking rules.

Native's Myspace

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We Erase; Delete EP

Suis La Lune

Suis La Lune is a Swedish band that mixes beautiful ambient parts with hard hitting emo stuff really reminiscent of the 90's. "Quiet, Pull the Strings!" came out in 2006 but i just heard this record pretty recently. This band is definitely one to keep an eye on!

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"Quiet, Pull the Strings!"