Contributions
Sweet Cobra - Mercy
Sweet Cobra Mercy Somewhat of a Chicago noise-rock institution, Sweet Cobra have been pounding away now for years on local labels like Seventh Rule and Hawthorne Street. On Mercy, their Blackmarket Activities debut, the plodding, ominous riffs and caveman vocals are brought to a whole new level of ass-kickery. The band sound possessed by their […]
Duck Duck Goose - Off Yourself
Duck Duck Goose Off Yourself Let’s hope that bands like Duck Duck Goose and Eatmewhileimhot! haven’t started a whole new subgenre with this joke-metalcore business. Because, really, there’s only enough room in the world for two, maybe three bands who spew out this pre-pube, goofball metalcore. That said, this small-town California band somehow manage to […]
The Flatliners - Monumental EP
The Flatliners Monumental EP This three-song EP takes its title from a standout track on the Flatliners’ latest album, Cavalcade. Cranking out precision melodic punk with a smidgen of ska for eight years now, this Toronto-area band are now showing the kind of progression that made Against Me! and Hot Water Music truly, ahem, monumental […]
Evolett - For Your Consideration
Evolett For Your Consideration Alabama’s Evolett already have more going for them than most of the bands playing their slick brand of Paramore-esque emo marketed to teens, and it’s due to honesty. Now, really, who are we to judge which bands are playing from an honest place, and which ones aren’t? But the songwriting on […]
Mozart Season - Nightmares EP
Mozart Season Nightmares EP Mozart Season’s Equal Vision debut is a hodge-podge of old and new, teaming three songs from their previous EP, the self-released Apotheosis, with three brand new tracks. The re-released tracks highlight what this Sacramento, California, band have become known for—alternating screamed and sung vocals, ambitious guitar licks with solid riffing, and […]
Touché Amoré - ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse
Touché Amoré …To The Beat Of A Dead Horse Believe it or not, the word “screamo” used to mean something other than guyliner and Hot Topic haircuts. Back in the day, bands like Portraits Of Past, Swing Kids and Heroin–and a certain record label by the name of Ebullition–combined the sounds of punk, hardcore and […]