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Hello, I'm Alternative Press music editor Scott Heisel and welcome to the sixth installment of Positive Jams, your guide to the best (and the rest) of the week's new music as selected by yours truly. Let's get to it!
IF YOU BUY ONE THING TODAY, PLEASE LET IT BE:
Cursive's Mama, I'm Swollen
THE SCOOP: Tim Kasher mines his fractured psyche once more for the enjoyment of thousands with Cursive's latest LP, the absolutely stellar Mama, I'm Swollen. The album is probably the best example of a bridge between Kasher's work in Cursive and his folksier band, the Good Life, as the mid-section of this album could've come right off of Album Of The Year ("Donkeys," "Caveman"). "Mama, I'm Satan" even comes off a bit like mid-period Radiohead. However, the loud, angsty parts are louder and angstier than ever before -- I've previously blogged about the epic scale of the disc's closing track, "What Have I Done?" and I will continue to rave about its absolutely incredible composition and weight. Tim Kasher's best-ever song? It's certainly in my top five.
CRUCIAL JAMS: "What Have I Done?" "I Couldn't Love You," "We're Going To Hell," "From The Hips"
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), 
(digital)
GOT MORE CASH? SNAG THIS NEXT:
New Found Glory's Not Without A Fight
THE SCOOP: I've always respected New Found Glory (hey, any band who like Chamberlain is a friend of mine), but to be 100 percent honest, I never liked them before 2008's Tip Of The Iceberg EP injected some much-needed hardcore back into their shoulda-been-patented pop-punk sound. I'm stoked that NFG's Epitaph debut, Not Without A Fight, somewhat continues that trend. The disc falls off a bit toward the end, but first five songs alone (especially the Lifetime-esque "Truck Stop Blues") make this a solid investment (moreso than Citibank stock, anyway).
CRUCIAL JAMS: "Don't Let Her Pull You Down," "Truck Stop Blues," "47"
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), (digital)
REVOKE MY PUNK MEMBERSHIP CARD:
Propagandhi's Supporting Caste
THE SCOOP: To borrow an old Punknews.org meme, words cannot express how much fuck this band. Never liked 'em, never will -- the only good thing they gave us was John K. Samson and the Weakerthans. Granted, that's one of the best things in the history of the world ever, which is why I will say one nice thing about Supporting Caste: It sounds kinda good, in a totally "I still don't like this band" way.
CRUCIAL JAMS: A Wilhelm Scream's Ruiner.
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), (digital)
ALSO OUT TODAY: Anarbor's Free Your Mind EP, Riverboat Gamblers' Underneath The Owl, the Number Twelve Looks Like You's Worse Than Alone, Austin Lucas' Somebody Loves You, Burn Halo's Burn Halo, Razorlight's Slipway Fires
What did you buy today? Leave a comment and tell us!
IF YOU BUY ONE THING TODAY, PLEASE LET IT BE:
Cursive's Mama, I'm Swollen
THE SCOOP: Tim Kasher mines his fractured psyche once more for the enjoyment of thousands with Cursive's latest LP, the absolutely stellar Mama, I'm Swollen. The album is probably the best example of a bridge between Kasher's work in Cursive and his folksier band, the Good Life, as the mid-section of this album could've come right off of Album Of The Year ("Donkeys," "Caveman"). "Mama, I'm Satan" even comes off a bit like mid-period Radiohead. However, the loud, angsty parts are louder and angstier than ever before -- I've previously blogged about the epic scale of the disc's closing track, "What Have I Done?" and I will continue to rave about its absolutely incredible composition and weight. Tim Kasher's best-ever song? It's certainly in my top five.
CRUCIAL JAMS: "What Have I Done?" "I Couldn't Love You," "We're Going To Hell," "From The Hips"
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), (digital)GOT MORE CASH? SNAG THIS NEXT:
New Found Glory's Not Without A Fight
THE SCOOP: I've always respected New Found Glory (hey, any band who like Chamberlain is a friend of mine), but to be 100 percent honest, I never liked them before 2008's Tip Of The Iceberg EP injected some much-needed hardcore back into their shoulda-been-patented pop-punk sound. I'm stoked that NFG's Epitaph debut, Not Without A Fight, somewhat continues that trend. The disc falls off a bit toward the end, but first five songs alone (especially the Lifetime-esque "Truck Stop Blues") make this a solid investment (moreso than Citibank stock, anyway).
CRUCIAL JAMS: "Don't Let Her Pull You Down," "Truck Stop Blues," "47"
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), (digital)REVOKE MY PUNK MEMBERSHIP CARD:
Propagandhi's Supporting Caste
THE SCOOP: To borrow an old Punknews.org meme, words cannot express how much fuck this band. Never liked 'em, never will -- the only good thing they gave us was John K. Samson and the Weakerthans. Granted, that's one of the best things in the history of the world ever, which is why I will say one nice thing about Supporting Caste: It sounds kinda good, in a totally "I still don't like this band" way.
CRUCIAL JAMS: A Wilhelm Scream's Ruiner.
BUY IT NOW: Amazon
(physical), (digital)ALSO OUT TODAY: Anarbor's Free Your Mind EP, Riverboat Gamblers' Underneath The Owl, the Number Twelve Looks Like You's Worse Than Alone, Austin Lucas' Somebody Loves You, Burn Halo's Burn Halo, Razorlight's Slipway Fires
What did you buy today? Leave a comment and tell us!
3 Comments:
You are so right on with the Cursive record. Since Domestica, they've been on a streak, at least to me. Definitely one of the best records I've heard in a while.
Sorry dude, but I think in the shred olympics that Propagandhi would take the crown over A Wilhelm Scream. That said, I love both bands.
Supporting Caste > Career Suicide, though.
Cursive, for the win. I'm always excited for anthing Cursive do, and this is no different. It's on top of my list of albums to buy.
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