Sundials - When I Couldn't Breathe (2012)

 

Lots of releases and leaks this week. Some are freaking out to get the new NOFX album, some other are amazed by the new Gallows and there's some legitimate others who are constantly talking about the new Title Fight LP. But there's another record being released this month that may not catch that amount of attention but in my humble opinion is double worth it. With the terrible news of Spraynard's break-up the world needs some turn on Fortune's wheel and thanks to heaven or Asian Man Records, Sundials have a new album to comfort us and make this bad news easier to swallow.
This new record is not far from their previous releases, they have the same sound and they haven't made so much experimentation, but the compositions are even better this time. Perfect balance of clean and sweet guitars and raw distiortion, lots of great melodies and a way of singing that delights us with its simplicity and softness. This is the perfect piece to cheer us up, give your tortured minds some relax and happiness. Treat yourself.

01. 710
02. New York Crunch
03. When I Couldn't Breathe
04. Seventy-Five
05. Completely Broken
06. Unpredictable
07. Mosby Blues
08. Untitled
09. When I Couldn't Breathe (Reprise)
10. Brain Waves
11. The Mad Stork Makes Another Movie
12. Some Kinda Time
13. Strange

Slight Similarities With: Spraynard, Thousandaires, Bangers.

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The Holy Mess - Cande Ru Las Degas (2012)

I've been incredibly lazy about looking for new releases and even lazier about posting them here, but this one deserves to be posted inmediately. The Holy Mess are a band from the musically prolific city of Philadelphia and if you haven't previously tasted their tunes I would say that you're gonna love them if you enjoy bands like The Flatliners, Elway, Banner Pilot or Red City Radio. So energic, so catchy, so sarcastic and so fucking funny that you will put the album on repeat at minute one. This is their first LP and it could never disappoint their previous fans because it keeps the sound and the vibe of their early EP's. You should be grateful by now for this awesome band writing music and making it to your ears. If not, fuck off.

01- My Boring 90′s
02- Within The Range Of A Raven
03- The Saddest Girl To Ever Hold A Martini
04- Cold Goodbyes
05- A Song For Tim Browne To Sing
06- Hospitals
07- Asleep In A Room Full of Dog Shit
08- Half That and Dublin
09- Weren’t No Fun
10- All Those Words

Slight Similarities With: The Flatliners, Elway, Banner Pilot.

Download it HERE (torrent)

Mixtapes - Maps & Companions (2011)

One of our dearest pop-punk acts comes with the previously announced 12" that compiles 2010's "Maps" plus a B-side reworked acoustic songs with the full-band format and some brand new tracks. Perfect boost of happiness for any kind of days and changing weather. Great irradiation of energy with their characteristic male/female vocals. Pay special attentions to the reworked "OrangeYellow" and "Soups Whatever", wonderful!

01 - Sunrise
02 - Maps
03 - Cassettes
04 - And If We Both Fail?
05 - The Mixtapes Misplaced Missed Takes
06 - Road Apples
07 - Hope Springs Eternal
08 - OrangeYellow
09 - Moonglow
10 - Sunsets
11 - And If We Both Fail?
12 - 6 Quarters
13 - OrangeYellow
14 - Soups Whatever
15 - I Accept That

Slight Similarities With: Direct Hit!, Lemuria, House Boat.

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ATTENTION - Another Year EP (2011) and Previous work (Complete Discography)

Did someone mention that we love gruffy vocals? Iron Chic, None More Black, Death is not glamorous... you guys know we're all into this shit. So here we got a new example of hoarse-yelling, a great one indeed. Glenn Barrington's got a hell of a husky voice, it seems like the sound isn't coming out from his throat but from the dephts of a cave full of wolves. But his barks have got tons os melody, so the vocals don't turn into a continuous hoarseness. Apart from that, the band sails through different styles, from the speed and the energy of melodic hardcore to the poppiest vein of their previous work. Give'em a listen and celebrate Flannel & Beards going beyond 1000 visits!

01. Your Is The New You're
02. When Life Hands You Lemmings
03. Shirts Off, Party On
04. Greetings From Dufferin Grove Park

Slight Similarities With: Small Arms Dealer, The Fucking Cops, Censors

Download courtesy of Punkmusiczone

Banner Pilot - Heart Beats Pacific (2011)

There's a very important reason to listen to Banner Pilot, they can turn you worst day into the joy of a rollercoaster ride. They have this energy-boost melodies, and sound like the best kind of gruffy pop-punk. This time they have slowed down the tempo a little bit but they keep sounding as enthusiastic as the first day. "Spanish Reds" is something that you guys have to check out right fucking now, 100% classic Banner Pilot anthemic melody!

(Sorry for making you wait so much for this album, the first rips that leaked were really lame and I wanted to give you something with better sound).

01. Alchemy
02. Forty Degrees
03. Red Line
04. Spanish Reds
05. Eraser
06. Expat
07. Isolani
08. Calling Station
09. Western Terminal
10. Intervention
11. Division Street

Slight Similarities With: Dear Landlord, The Dopamines, Dead To Me

Dowload HERE

http://bannerpilot.bandcamp.com/

Timeshares - Bearable (2011)

Do you remeber the first time you discovered bands like Latterman and that eventually got you listening all these bands raising from its ashes like Iron Chic or RVIVR? Can you picture yourself cheking the Punknews.org messageboard out to find news about the last Spraynard record? If your answer is yes, you must have clicked download long before you finished reading this lines.
Timeshares are a band from Oneonta, NY and the have just delivered a great first LP featuring songs from their previous releases and a fistful of new tracks. Any Latterman melancholic would enjoy this album, but we can't say that these guys are just another copy of the Huntington geniouses, they go further with a more personal sound and a mature writing, adding intensity to the positive message that this bands have always defended. Sure they keep this Latterman vibe and spirit, but only to make them grow when they give us those half-shouted singalongs with heart-in-hand melodies. From An Admirer Not Darryl starts it all with tons of energy and soon you will find yourself loving each track of this great album. Nothing else to say but "download it right fucking now".

1. From An Admirer Not Darryl
2. Everyday Doops
3. Focus, Eddie
4. Oh No Not That
5. Sarah, Send Your Driver
6. Damn Near By Beer
7. Too Many ELO Days
8. Chinese Coffee Torture
9. Skirt Wednesday
10. Mumbleface
11. Woke Up In Grappler School
12. Math & Science

Slight Similarities With: Spraynard, Latterman, Iron Chic

Download link courtesy of If You Make It


http://timeshares.bandcamp.com/
http://timesharesmusic.com/

Nothington - Borrowed Time (2011)

Most of us have been waiting restless for this. The time has come now. Nothington's "Borrowed Time" is now available for making you sing-along with every melody. A great album that will have a place in most of the "top of the year" lists.

1. Captive Audience
2. Where I Can’t Be Found
3. Far To Go
4. End Of The Day
5. To Hold On
6. The Escapist
7. St. Andrews Hall
8. Hopeless
9. Don’t Have To Wait
10. Ordinary Lives
11. I Should Say

Slight Similarities With: Red City Radio, Anchor Arms, Spanish Gamble

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Polar Bear Club - Clash Battle Guilt Pride (2011)

Brand new album from Rochester's kids, produced by the great Brian McTernan whose work has been already noticed in masterpieces like Flash Flash Flash by The Explosion and several albums by Strike Anywhere, The Loved Ones and Hot Water Music.

01. Pawner
02. Killin It
03. Screams In Caves
04. Kneel On Nails
05. My Best Days
06. Life Between The Lines
07. I'll Never Leave New York
08. Bottled Wind
09. Slow Roam
10. Religion On The Radio
11. 3-4 Tango

Slight Similarities With: Transit, Title Fight, Living With Lions.

Download link courtesy of Melodic Bears Club

House Boat - The Thorns Of Life (2011)

New album from the Pop-Punk supergroup with former and current members of The Ergs!, Dear Landlord, The Steinways and Off With Their Heads. Definitely a must-have for the bubblegum punk lovers of the XXI Century. On the top of this year without any doubt.

01. Who Let the Dogs Out? ( 1:41)
02. A Song in Which I Convince Myself to Stop Being Such a Fucking Idiot ( 1:36)
03. Quivering ( 1:01)
04. Throwing in Those Weird Chords Did Wonders for The Copyrights and Dopamines (Theme from House Boat) ( 2:50)
05. …And On and On ( 1:30)
06. Now We Are 31 ( 1:58)
07. Pityscapes ( 2:18)
08. Anticipation Preservation ( 1:38)
09. I Live Directly Across the Street From the Outback Steakhouse ( 1:21)
10. Terminally Unique ( 1:04)
11. I’d Be Better Off On ( 2:08)
12. Real Life is a Metaphor for Real Life ( 2:38)
13. Barkmarket Fuckacy ( 1:37)
14. Bug Out ( 3:29)

Slight Similarities with: The Ergs!, The Steinways, Dear Landlord

Download link courtesy of Releaseblog

You can listen to it in its entirety at House Boat's Bandcamp

The Copyrights - North Sentinel Island (2011)

Here we got Carbondale's guys at their best, energic Pop-Punk. Complete album including the previously released "Crutches".

1. Trustees of Modern Chemistry
2. Crutches
3. Hard-Wired
4. 20 Feet Tall
5. Expatriate Blues
6. Bow Down
7. Worn Out Passport
8. Restless Head
9. Sleep Better
10. Scars
11. The New Ground Floor
12. Never Move Your Back Row
13. Well-Fed and Warm
14. Hell Will Be Party Time

Slight Similarities with: Dear Landlord, The Dopamines, The Steinways

Download Link Courtesy of Punkmusiczone

http://thecopyrights.bandcamp.com/

The Copyrights - Crutches EP (2011)

New EP from these guys from Carbondale, IL. The lead and title track "Crutches" will appear on the band's upcoming full-length North Sentinel Island, due out August 9, 2011 via Red Scare, while the other three tracks are demos exclusive to this release. Great pop-punk.

01 Crutches
02 Current Event (demo)
03 Sober Shell South (demo)
04 Worn Out Passport (demo)

Slight similarities with: Dear Landlord, The Dopamines, The Steinways

Download courtesy of Punkmusiczone