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| Benton Falls Fighting Starlight (Deep Elm) |
| Delivering flawless vocal melodies that hit the listener with a feel of pure integrity, Benton Falls keep the Deep Elm boys amazed. Fighting Starlight, a record of intellectual lyrics followed with the chappy yet soothing voice of Michael Richardson, merged with the sweet sorrow guitar lines of Gerb (ex-Ethel Meserve). Accepted as a indie band that create from the heart, Benton Falls |
| proves their outfit in the indie/ "emo" scene with a profound sound of depression and sympathy that reach out and touches anything in their path. Another outstanding record release from the emo dept., sincere effort and quality among Benton Falls leave any indie fan gawking- if thats even a word to describe the drama.. |
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| Seafood When Do We Start Fighting... |
| Seafood create yet another intelligent record with soft vocal lines sewn into a variety of soaring melodies to reveal their traditional indie sound. When Do We Start Fighting.. is equipped with effortless lyrics and a strong song structure which shows the amazing production by Eli Janney. With mainly the old Seafood sounding melodies, this new record releases new sounds of harder drum lines and deeper vcals that show the maturity throughout an |
| independent label. Regardless the tunes stay with you and the record will definitly be wearing the needle. With a British line up consisting of a female drummer, two guitars and a bass Seafood have an obvious strong American- indie band influence. Picking up from Surviving the Quiet, Seafood give When Do We Start Fighting.. a stronger sounding production as well as much harder vocal melodies. Seafood take the listener to another level of music, re-aranging the usual indie sound. |
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| Cursive's domestica |
| Overwhelming sounds of self-pitty combined with the abstract melodies exchanged throughout Cursive's new record domestica. As the very first tones of Tim Kasher reach your ears, you automatically come into tune with the depressing melodies yet to come. Hollow guitar riffs slowly sink into the tappings of percussion ending with the harsh vocals in charge. Domestica provide sounds of |
| sympathy and regret within each track releasing anger and confusion through lost screams leaving you completely satisfied. Still pure indie, Cursive add more screams and distortion to create a completly unfamilar sound in comparison to recent tunes throughout the scene. Amazing and brilliant, Cursive release yet another record that is undoubtfully true. Using very revalent situations and throwing it all together at full force, domestica come full with enrgetic passion to sooth troubles and depression throughout any listeners mind. Interesting, well produced and soothing, Cursive keep you intreguid and satisfied. |
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| Finechina You Make Me Hate Music |
| For the fans of the Smiths and the Cure, Finechina are retro and good at it. Singer Rob Withem writes witty and ironic lyrics imitating them through odd yet creative songs, singing them like its friday and hes in love. With the smooth, melo lyrics and short handed guitar, they create a sound so unique. Finechina, a recent addition to toot and nail reocords, personally are one of the best bands to come from |
| the roster. The band has been nominated as "Best Pop Band" in Arizona by the New Times, and You Make Me Hate Music (their second full length) also nominated as best overall recording for the Arizona Music Awards, the state this four piece calls home. They make me love music. |
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| Pedro the Lion Control (jade tree) |
| Supplying emotional outburts accompanied by the usual pedro sound, Control reveals a record with creative influences and much more concentration. Control goes straight to the heart of top-quality production, perserving Bazan's trademark lyrics keeping past record vocal sounds and adding harder and more profound melodies. As one of the most anticipated records coming from Jade Tree, Pedro give |
| the listener much more than expected. Hardcore indie aided vocals prescribed with deep rock roots, Bazan fullfills each track with melodies from the heart. To end this review, Pedro keep the needles wearing with soft and well thought out vocal lines carried along by hard guitar riffs and some soft background. |
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| Hot Rod Circuit Sorry About Tommarow (Vagrant Rec.) |
| Anticipating the release of this record for some time now, i can proudly say im amazed with the maturity of the band. Returning with a third album, Sorry About Tommarow is yet on the pop-side of rock but none the less grasping the essentials of pure indie rock. Fire lighting vocals emerge with chimming guitar lines with a turn out of quality production and organization. Given a variation of soft/ |
| emotional lyrics and undifined guitar playing from Andy Jackson, harmonic vocals and bass by Jay Russel, intense percussion from Mike Poorman and extraordinary guitar from Casey Prestwood, Hot Rod Circuit prove their modivation toward the indie/emo scene and influenced bands across the globe. Sorry About Tommarow, Vagrant Records.. |
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