Refused - Live Umea 1997

Live recording of a show in Refused's hometown just a year before they split up. The setlist is composed mostly of their pre-shape of punk to come work. One of the best live recordings of the band that you can get.

1] Intro
2] Rather Be Dead
3] Hook, Line And Sinker
4] Burn It
5] Life Support Addiction
6] Return To The Closet
7] Burn The Flag
8] Everlasting
9] New Noise
10] Coup d'etat
11] The Slayer
12] Pretty Face
13] Voodoo People

Slight Similarities With: So hard to say but some say that Born Against, Nation of Ulysses, Snapcase... whatever.

Download link courtesy of Punk Not Profit

Signals Midwest - Latitudes and Longitudes (2011)

I just discovered this band and they sound amazing. With a deep and intense sound that could seem to be post-hardcore but it keeps a punk feel, like an echo of bands like Spraynard. The voice is as intense and deep as the music, and it gives the band a personal sound. Just listen to it, it's worth it.

01. In Tensions
02. Monarchs
03. Family Crest
04. Memo
05. I Was Lost
06. The Quiet Persuader
07. Limnology
08. January & Seven
09. Construction Paper
10. The Weight & The Waiting

Slight Similarities With: Worship This!, Spraynard, Transit

Download link courtesy of Melodic Bears Crew

http://signalsmidwest.bandcamp.com/

Ceremony - Covers EP (2011)

6 covers EP from San Francisco's hardcore act Ceremony. Including Pixies, Crisis and Wire's songs. Really interesting approach to make this songs sound a little bit different.

01 - Urban Waste – Public Opinion
02 - Pixies – Nimrod’s Son
03 - Crisis – Holocaust
04 - Eddie and the Subtitles – American Society (L7 version)
05 - Vile – 5 to 10
06 - Wire – Pink Flag

Slight Similarities With: Irrelevant in this case.

Download link courtesy of Mukki.org

http://www.myspace.com/ceremony

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/

NOFX - Hardcore 12" (2011)

12" version of the upcoming covers album from NOFX. Includes covers of infamous hardcore bands like Agnostic Front, Batallion of Saints or D.O.A.

01 – Friend Or Foe (Agnostic Front Cover) – IQ32 – (Necros Cover)
02 – Police Brutality (Urban Waste Cover)
03 – Mental Breakdown (Social Unrest Cover)
04 – No More Lies (Battalion Of Saints Cover)
05 – Race Riot (D.O.A. Cover)
06 – Say We Suck – (Sin 34 Cover)
07 – Child Hosts The Parasite (Rebel Truth Cover)
08 – Professional Punk Intro (Stretch Marks Cover)
09 – Professional Punk (Stretch Marks Cover)

Slight Similarities with: Really?

Download link courtesy of El Club de los Magios

Polar Bear Club - The View, The Life EP (2011)

A teaser 7" that includes two tracks from Clash Battle Guilt Pride, PBC's next album and one exclusive song "Close Knit".

01. Killin It
02. Screams In Caves
03. Close Knit

Slight similarities with: Transit, Title Fight, Shook Ones

Download courtesy of Fast Screaming Melodic Hardcore

http://www.myspace.com/polarbearclub

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

Download courtesy of Melodic Bears Crew

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

Download link courtesy of Melodic Bears Crew

Death Is Not Glamorous - Spring Forward (2011)

One of the most expected albums of the year. Melodic and vociferous hardcore punk coming from Oslo, Norway. The kind of band that you should be totally into, catchy melodies, furious lyrics and lots of energy.

01. Spring Forward
02. Liquid Swords
03. Invincible Summer
04. The Sea Speaks
05. A Different Vision
06. Three Swords
07. Defeat Statistics

Slight similarities with: Kid Dynamite, Shook Ones, Deny Everything

Download link courtesy of Melodic Bears Crew