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.

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Ihes Naiz - Fulland (2012)

Another great band coming from the rainy lands of the Basque Country. This time the guys come from Zarautz (Gipuzkoa) and I label them as "Basque Jawbreaker" even thought they don't sound exactly like the legendary american band. But they've got a lot of influence from Schwarzenbach and his descendants, apart from other punk rock and emo acts. Definately their sound is built up on lots of 90's punk rock and vocal melodies are essential part of their style with all lyrics in Basque language. Sometimes they are close to Face To Face's melodic hardcore too, memories from the previous bands of its members (Harlore, Mantisa). Give it a try because they have put a lot of emotion and affection in this record and it is totally worth it.

01- Fulland
02- Ez Naiz Dirudien Gizona
03- Beirazko Panpinak
04- Garai Txarretan
05- Ametsa Amaitzean
06- Eskola

Slight Similarities With: Jawbreaker, Samiam, Face To Face

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Spraynard - To Mitch 7" (2012)

Two new songs from our West Chester favourites, released on vinyl by Yo Yo Records. One of the is a cover of "Our Retired Explorer" originally by The Weakerthans. You already know that we are totally mad about these guys and we would be pleased to bring you new music from them every month. Here's a little bit while we hope to hear more from them soon.

01. Until The Next Time
02. Our Retired Explorer (Orig. By The Weakerthans)

Slight Similarities With: Latterman, Iron Chic, RVIVR

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Joyce Manor - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired (2012)

Hard to label this. Not punk, not indie, not hardcore but a mixture of all the previous and some ingredients more. I like this one more than the self titled. It's shorter and funnier in my humble opinion. Punknews gave the #1 in the staff's list, I don't really know if that matters so much but just in case you should download it and check it out yourself. Worth it.

01. These Kind of Ice Skates
02. Comfortable Clothes
03. See How Tame I Can Be
04. Drainage
05. Video Killed The Radio Star
06. If I Needed You There
07. Bride of Usher
08. Violent Inside
09. I'm Always Tired

Slight Similarities With: Seahaven, Spraynard, Daytrader

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Sharks - No Gods (2012)

First I have to admit that Sharks are not the same they were before. This doesn't mean that they suck now or that they keep nothing of their roots, don't get me wrong. They've made some changes in this record, starting with the jump to major, meaning better sound and better production. And that's the first thing I don't like, because I loved how Sharks had a dirty sound but they were elegant and neat at the same time. The thing that stuck them to the punk roots, to that husky strummer voice that James had and now has turned into a bright and clean chant. The guitar riffs are still accurate and colorful and they still know how to build epic choruses, but the compositions have gone to the indie side of indie punk. This is a good record, totally worth downloading and listening to (otherwise, we wouldn't be posting it) but you have to realize that some things have changed, and it's up to you to decide if it's getting better or not. Your call.

01. 'Til The Wonders Rise
02. Arcane Effigies
03. Able Moving Hearts
04. On A Clear Day You Can See Yourself
05. Matthew's Baby
06. Patient Spider
07. Turn To You
08. Dawn Soft Light
09. What Entails?
10. Luck
11. No Gods

Slight Similarities With: The Gaslight Anthem, The Menzingers, The Clash

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Spraynard - Exton Square EP (2012)

Finally it leaked and we were there to get the link and provide you with 4 new songs from our West Chester's favorites. Funtitled was one of the greatest records of 2011 and this EP keeps the feelings that the previous work created. Heartfelt, sincere and unique with a matured Spraynard sound, putting some more distance between the Latterman label that flies over all these kind of bands. Positiveness even in the saddest songs, lots of controlled energy and a bright future for our favorite trio.

01. Can I Borrow a Feeling?
02. You Can't Get There From Here
03. Trembling
04. Intents and Purposes (Three Words)

Slight Similarities With: Latterman, Iron Chic, RVIVR

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Raw Inside - Extinct Fire (2012)

I've known this band for something like eight years, it was possibly one of the first spanish punk-rock bands that I really got into, chatting with one of its members online. I got their first demos and releases via Soulseek and bought their first album entitled "Different". Throughout their career they have always kept a personal and unique vibe and a pronounced 90's punk rock sound, coming directly from their deepest influences: The Offspring, Green Day, Rancid and all the punk that was big at that time. 'Extinc Fire' is still the kind of punk rock that they used to play but with some added touches here and there (Soul Of Moon, the closing track, sounds like a heavy ballad attempt made by punk rockers). Definately something that every Smash, Insomniac and Let's Go lover should give a try.

01. After Burning
02. Get Yourself
03. Few Boys
04. Alright, I'll say goodbye
05. Blood on the floor
06. One life
07. Six years old
08. Camouflage
09. Extinct Fire
10. Why?
11. Yes, she got it
12. School of liars
13. Old story
14. Soul of moon

Slight Similarities With: The Offspring, Green Day, Rancid

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Classics Of Love - Self Titled (2012)

Almost ten years have gone since Common Rider broke up in 2003. Since then, we have only seen Jesse Michaels performing solo until he came with the great news of returning to the band format with these Classics Of Love. Some will say that Jesse has been doing the same thing over and over; they couldn't be more wrong. Operation Ivy and Common Rider were unique mixtures of ska and punk, the latter one putting the accent on ska and reggae. Classics Of Love are attached to ska too, but they sound a little bit harder than the first two, this record's got some hardcore hooks and sounds like Jesse is full of energy to keep making great music. We are lucky bastards.

01.What A Shame
02.Castle In The Sky
03.World of the Known
04.Gun Show
05.Stronghold
06.Moving Pictures
07.It Will Not Be Moved
08.Bandstand
09.Would-Be Kings
10.Last Strike
11.Light Rail
12.Dissolve
13.We Need A Change

Slight Similarities With: Operation Ivy, Common Rider, AAA.

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RVIVR - Belebend EP (2011)

I've been searching for this EP since RVIVR announced its release due to their european tour, I had to wait and the only thing I was able to listen was one of the two songs on this record, thanks to somebody who uploaded it to Youtube. Finally it leaked in mp3 format and you can download it. To be honest, it's only two songs and the first one doesn't really stand out, but the second one would perfectly fit into "derailer EP" and it's got huge amounts of energy and a epic melody that only this guys can deliver. One more reason to love Erica Freas' voice.

01- Paper Thin
02- Wrong Way/One Way

Slight Similarities With: Good Luck, Shorebirds, Iron Chic

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The Holy Mess - The Holy Mess (2011)

2011 is about to end and we have a lot of great albums left to publish for you guys to enjoy the best stuff that came out this year. That's why The Holy Mess deserved a spot in here since the very beggining. Coming from the great Philadelphia, PA the birth place of a whole bunch of memorable bands, we have this four Pennsylvanian punk rockers delivering some of the most energic, catchy and fast tunes since Flatliners' Cavalcade. Don't misunderstand me, this album doesn't have so much of this mid-tempo punk rock, in fact it is really accelerated ultra-catchy punk-rock, most of the songs go full-throttle (without falling into the kind of fast melodic hardcore box) and will make you click repeat button before it ends. A real breath of fresh air for the ones who need to sing along infectious melodies.

01. I Think Corduroy Is Making A Comeback
02. Captain, We’re Drinking!
03. Goodbye 3713 (Must’ve Been A Good One)
04. You Say PARTY! We Say WHERE!?!
05. Crazy Horny
06. It All Happened In A Ford Winstar
07. World Renowned Bonafide Shitshow!
08. Sunset On The Coastline
09. Cigarette Reflections
10. A Soulful Punk Tune About A Working Class Dreamer
11. Easy On The Pepsi Fuller! (The Hideaway Bed)

Slight Similarities With: The Flatliners, The Menzingers, Captain we're sinking.

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The Offspring - Demo Tape (1986)

Thanks to KrispyNotKrunchy, a devoted Offspring fan and member of the official Offspring forums, we are able to bring you the download link to this early cassette recording of 6 songs. At that time James F. Lilja was still the drummer, before Ron Welty came in.
It contains early recordings of "Blackball" and "I'll be waiting" (entitled "Fire and Ice") and other 4 songs that we hadn't previously heard of. A precious gift for every devoted fan and very interesting for TSOL-like-punk-rock fans.

01- Blackball
02- Tonight I Do
03- Call It Religion
04- Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet cover)
05- Halloween
06- Fire And Ice

Slight Similarities With: TSOL, The Damned, Dead Kennedys.

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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

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Dead To Me - Moscow Penny Ante (2011)

Third studio album by San Francisco, CA punk rockers Dead To Me. Quite similar to African Elephants in every way, but probably a little bit better than it. 12 tracks of so-called "Real Punk", and a lot of politics as their personal signature. Enjoy.

1: Undertow
2: Reckless Behavior
3: The Evolution Will Be Tele-Visualized
4: The Hand With Inherited Rings
5: No Lullabies
6: The Trials of Oscar Wilde
7: The Monarch Hotel
8: Never Relief
9: I Love My Problems
10: Dead Pigeon Tricks
11: Victims of No Ambition
12: The World Has Gone Mad

Slight Similarities With: Cobra Skulls, Smoke Or Fire, American Steel, None More Black

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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

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Cobra Skulls - Agitations (2011)

After listening to it for three long days online, waiting for the download to leak, here you got the third album from Reno's best punkers. Undoubtedly, a great work of energy and melody, plus this political rage and awareness that is the signature of the trio. They keep this slight rockabilly and country feel, plus some strange touches of ska or folk, and mantain their strong vibe of angry-with-the-war band. Listen it and give thanks to Peralta and his pals.

01. Six Degrees 01:43
02. Iron Lung 01:34
03. Now You Know 02:08
04. The Mess 02:05
05. On & On 03:19
06. All Drive 01:49
07. Drones 01:22
08. The Mockery 02:34
09. Solastalgia 01:57
10. The Minimum 01:36
11. Hiding 01:45
12. Running Out 02:06
13. Believe 02:30

Slight Similarities With: Dead To Me, Against Me!, None More Black

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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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Heartsounds - Drifter (2011)

Second LP from this californian punk-rockers. Melodic Hardcore with male-female vocals; fast, energic and perfect for lovers of their previous work, you won't regret it.

01. Every Second Counts
02. Unconditional
03. Drifter
04. I Have Nobody to Betray
05. Elements
06. Race to the Bottom
07. Don't Talk With Your Mouth Open
08. Everything's Going My Way
09. Echo
10. You Are Not Your Body
11. Uncomfortably Numb
12. Nothing Happens for a Reason

Slight similarities with: Protagonist, No Trigger, Strung Out

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Nothington - More than obvious EP (2011)

New EP from San Francisco, CA. The californian guys bringing new stuff is always good news, this time mostly acoustic (5 tracks out of 6).

01. Not Looking Down (acoustic)
02. Tired Hearts
03. More Than Obvious (acoustic)
04. In Flames (acoustic)
05. End Of The Day (acoustic)
06. Down The Road (acoustic)

Slight similarities with: Red City Radio, Anchor Arms, Blacklist Royals

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