its getting late but i dont mind

If you like your emo subtle, get out now (but follow the blog and refresh a few times so my hit counter will go up.) Penfold is some whiny-ass shit, which is why I like it. I'm not deluding myself. Some voices are just good for whining. This brings me to Penfold's second release, Amateurs and Professionals. I stumbled upon it while looking up artists similar to the Promise Ring on Last.fm (!) The first track, "June", starts out with a marching-bandesque drum-beat and gives you a good idea of what's to come: Heavy angst. The feel of the album is comparable to staring out the car window when it's raining hard. Great shtuff.

Reclamation! Reclamation!

I was reading an article not too long ago about the Real World. At one point the author mentioned that college was one of the most interesting points in his life. He mentioned that he knew a gay born-again Christian that was a Vikings fan and a Fugazi expert. Obviously that was just a minor detail, but it got me thinking "Damn, I should listen to Fugazi again." So, here I am, banging away at my keyboard telling you about these dudes. Today "hardcore" means having anime-esque hair with purple streaks, an ironic love for Hello Kitty, crunkcore, and Ring-Pop candy on at least two fingers. In other words: "scene." Fugazi represent classic hardcore. They have a relatively famous picture in which the lead singer is hanging on a basketball hoop by his legs and screaming into the mic (also, he was shirtless). I guess that's that's the most accurate description of their sound - a bunch of shouting rapscallions having a good time. And shirtless.

Three pills each day, etc.

How the fuck am I supposed to play Monster Hunter 3 and blog at the same time?

If there's one thing Sunny Day Real Estate has taught me, it's that all women are skanks that will do anything to fuck you over. Seriously, every song off of How it Feels to be Something On [incidentally their best album] was about how Jeremy Enigk's girlfriend stabbed him in the back, yeah? So post-hardcore emo + girl problems = awesome. This brings me to Reality vs. the Optimist, which perfectly fits the former sentence. Kiss Kiss can simply be described as post-hardcore electric violin orchestrations (played by a female, so I guess Freud* was right when he said all women are naturally masochistic**.) If the track "Shits in Suits" is anything to go on, they're pretty pissed too. So if you just got out of a relationship and hate the spiteful bitch who broke up with you, this is the album to go to (alternately, if you still like the spiteful bitch that broke up with you I suggest listening to some Hospice).

*I think it was Freud.
**To the female readers: Freud's words; not mine.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE IN, DON'T BELIEVE IN, EVER AFTER

Jeremy Enigk is a born-again Christian. Will this affect SDRE's new album?

Also known as Sunny Day Real Estate. This was a demo-tape released in 1992, when they were on shaky ground with their band name. Also, this was before Jeremy Enigk (future frontman of SDRE) joined the band, so the vocals are considerably different.

Demo '92 also draws more from SDRE's grunge/hardcore influences. This was also changed in favor of what is now known as "genuine" emo when Jeremy Enigk joined the band. A change for the better? That's up to you to decide. (The answer is yes, but Chewbacca Kaboom is still fucking awesome)

Haven't posted in ages cause I'm lazy.

The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower
Dissertation, Honey download
Love in the Fascist Brothel download

I'm not the greatest with genres so I don't really know how to explain these guys, last.fm says post-hardcore and punk, and wikipedia says post-punk, noise rock and punk-jazz (lol wikipedia and last.fm references how ameteur). They're one of my favourite bands and you should really check them out if you're into post-hardcore-punk-jazz-noise-rock.

I do apologize for being shit at describing them but like I said, I'm shit with genres.