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Ok, change of pace guys, here's something really nice and mellow. If you like Matt Pryor then you'll also love this. There are lots of acoustic tracks with little flourishes like accordions and banjos, and a bunch of almost folk-like songs. Sure the album is waaaaay to long, but taken in small doses it provides some really calming background music, or a nice addition to a playlist.

Josh Woodward - The Simple Life (192 kbps VBR)

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Shearer - Discography

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I love gruff vocals - lather on too much polish and I'm sure to overlook it. For this reason I wasn't likely to overlook Eve when I stumbled upon their discography. More rock than punk, Eve has an edge that gives them attitude. Their songs do sound similar upon first listen, but after a few rotations you start seeing them each in their own light.

Searer - Eve (192 kbps VBR)

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Shearer - Adam (192 kbps VBR)

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Shearer - Makin-A-Munson (192 kbps VBR)

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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Houdini Roadshow - Down In The City

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I must say, it was a pleasant surprise finding out about Houdini Roadshow's free album. These guys play a rough but accessible brand of punk'n roll that's really easy to get into. I wouldn't be surprised if after this album the Germany based band gets snapped but by the region's dominant independent punk'n roll label, People Like You Records, very soon. There's lots to like here. In fact, at this point I wouldn't hesitate to say that this is one of the very best free releases of the year. Best of luck to these guys.

Houdini Roadshow - Down In The City (160 VBR)

Monday, December 1, 2008

Announcement

Increased activity ahoy! For the circumstances surrounding this great reality please read the announcement over at my review blog.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Loudog - Party Thieves

Download the album from Jamendo.com

Good old fashioned ska punk right out of europe. These guys aren't spectacular, but they do experiment with a nice range of ska related genres and come up with some genuinely interesting arrangements. Songs like "Politicians" offer some great acoustic sections, while others like "Suzie Blue" showcase their more creative side, creating a very 1950s sound. There's even a little jazz and swing thrown into the mix for good measure. At the very least it'll put you in a good mood.

Loudog - Party Thieves

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Yo Man Go - Discography

The latest addition to ifyoumakeit's fine growing catalogue of free albums, Yo Man Go almost sounds like something I'd hate, but somehow their songs are inoffensive to my ears. They're kind of whinny, but at the same time not. Hard to explain really. They keep just enough roughness around the edges to maintain an appeal.

Yo Man Go - Discography (128 kbps)

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Matador Records Fall 2008 Sampler

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Sure, it's not actually a real album, but it does have a few tracks from noteable punk related bands. Mentionable names that I've never gotten into personally include underground garage-punk revivalists Jay Reatard, as well as one of hardcore's most celebrated bands in recent memory, Fucked Up.

Matador Records Fall Sampler - Intended Play 2008

1. A.C. Newman - There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve

2. Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In

3. Jennifer O’Connor - Here With Me

4. Shearwater - The Snow Leopard (Remastered)

5. Lou Reed - Caroline Says, Pt. II (Live)

6. Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud

7. Fucked Up - No Epiphany

8. Jay Reatard - An Ugly Death

9. Jaguar Love - Humans Evolve Into Skyscrapers

10. Pavement - Cataracts

11. Brightblack Morning Light Oppressions Each

12. Times New - Viking Call & Respond

13. Condo Fucks - What’cha Gonna Do About It?

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Fest 7 Freebies

Various Artists - The Fest 7

The Fest is my kind of punk festival - too bad it's on the other side of the continent. But for those of us not in Florida, there's always the annual Fest sampler, this year boasting 34 songs by various artists. Since The Fest 7 is tomorrow night, I figured it would be the perfect time to update this blog. With 34 artists on this compilation alone, there's sure to be something for everyone and a new discovery around every bend. Heck, I consider myself well versed in this type of thing and I've never heard of at least 3/4 of that list.

Download The Fest 7 thanks to No Idea Records and Imprint Indie Printing

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The Motherload: Thousandaires/Get Bent/The Brass/Halo Fauna/The State Lottery/Iron Chic/Air Raid Barcelona

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To make up for my lack of updates I'm going to reveal the mother load of great new punk music you've probably never heard of. Over at the website "If you Make it" they are accumulating a great library of local bands who have agreed to put their debuts and demos up for grabs. My personal favourite is the gruff streetpunk sounds of The State Lottery, but there are also a variety of other punk genres and styles.

The Thousandaires: Demo

1. Charitable Contributions

2. Every Soldier

3. 20 40 60 80 90*

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Get Bent: Demo

1. Sleeping Bag

2. Forest Ave

3. City*

4. Ridgewood

5. Stacked and Shifted

The Brass: Demo

1. sleep, city, sleep

2. triggers*

3. standing on my head, shitting in my mouth

4. four

Halo Fauna: Sensesence

1. Ballpoint Pen

2. New Paltz Summer*

3. Our Forts are Elaborate

4. To Meet Lili

5. The Pact

Download the Album from ifyoumakeit.com

The State Lottery: Cities We're Not From

1. Cities We're Not From*

2. Two Way Street

3. Night of the Johnstown Flood

4. Kindergarten Class

5. Ridgewood

6. Ride it Out

7. Tired Songs

8. Reach Out and Touch This

Iron Chic: Demo

1. in one ear

2. timecop*

3. steel wall method

4. sensitive dependence

5. cry-baby

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Air Raid Barcelona: Self-Titled

1. My Name is Priscilla Harrington...

2. Biggest Blackout in US History*

3. We Do What We Want Even If We Get Punched.

4. The Most Costly Outlay

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Safety - A Season of Bad Dreams

Yeah, I'm not dead, but free music seems be... until now!

Download a pretty decent collaboration between the guy from The Almost and some other band I've never heard of. 7 songs in a good bitrate offered directly from the label.

Safety - A Season of Bad Dreams

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A collection of free albums since May

well, since this blog seems to have become the victim of a lack of free albums in the past while (and slipped my mind repeatedly), I'm going to make this single update encompass everything free I've acquired in the last few months (not a whole lot):

First off is Ruth Theodore's highly unclassifiable debut album, Worm Food. This gem is great stuff, and I must credit the Free Album's Galore blog for bringing this one to my attention. You will find the best description about the genre defying-ness of this fine work of art over here.

Ruth Theodore - Worm Food (160 VBR)

Download the Album from Jamendo (no longer offered)

And.... end scene. Yeah, that's it, fortunatley it's one of the best albums you'll hear this year, but it's still the only one, aside from donation optional albums, like quoteunquote records' newest release by their new signing, Cheap Girls. It's as free as you like it to be. You can get it HERE, complete with lyrics and everything, as the fine quoteunquote records staff always provides.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Scene in Stereo - Maps

Download their Debut thanks to Absolutepunk.net

You just know it's been a slow month when I draw heavily on absolutepunk's free EPs to fill up my blog. Well, here it is, a free 8 song EP by scene in Stereo, not so wittily titled "FREE-P," it's nothing horribly offensive, but it is a little generic to say the least.

Scene in Stereo - Maps

Friday, April 11, 2008

One Reason - Mountains 7"

1. The End Never Mattered

A short EP by One Reason. This one reminds me a little of Anti-Flag's older stuff.

One Reason - Mountains 7"

2. 1st to build it

3. Mountain Song

One Reason - All Rivers Run South, All Roads Lead Home

Download the album from ifyoumakeit (new link)

I haven't listened to this album a lot, so I don't have much to say about it. The vocals are pretty coarse and the melodies are tight. Kinda reminds me of some of the rougher Lawrence Arms tracks.

One Reason - All Rivers Run South, All Roads Lead Home

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

April Purchases Overview

Scotch Greens - Professional: Sadly this folk-punk band no longer exists. Professional is a remarkable album in all accounts; some compare then to Flogging Molly, but I think the comparison, while well directed, is ill-founded since they draw far to much on the deep American south.

Rancid - B-Sides and C-Sides: This is a very strong compilation of unreleased and bonus material from Rancid over the years. The only downside is the lack of a lyric booklet.

The Black Halos - We Are Not Alone: A staple to the Vancouver punk scene for over ten years now and they've stayed true to their sound every step of the way. This is very unremarkable yet extremely solid punk-rock done right.

Murder By Death - Red of Tooth and Claw: I've always loved everything by this indie-country band and this album is no exception. Overall I was hoping for something a little less familiar to their previous album, but it's solid addition to their discography none the less.

The Matches - A Band In Hope: (get it?) Ever since Decomposer I've come to never know what to expect from The Matches. Thankfully I have always come to expect something refreshingly original, and in this respect I can not plead disappointment.

Okkervil River - The Stage Names: After listening to this album on the band's myspace for well over a month I finally picked it up. I'm not a big indie buff but I have found myself recently enjoying some of the more accessible entries into the genre.

Hot Water Music - Till the Wheels Fall Off: A delightful assortment of (mostly rare) Hot Water Music tracks spanning their entire career. No surprises here, but then again I wouldn't want any either.

Anti-Flag - The bright Lights of America: Another successful Anti-Flag album on a major label. many people claim that their new direction is watered down, and in many ways that's true. However, this is their catchiest album yet (which is a subject of debate in terms of quality), and the subject matter is as political as ever.

The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely: I'm not a huge fan of the white stripes, but I've always loved everything in Jack White's side project. Other than the first couple tracks (which are rather bland) this album provides a diverse experience with plenty f highs and lows.

We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery: I can't say I've been all that impressed with We Are Scientists' followup effort. They've tried to be different from their old work, but in the process they lost that addictive indie dance punk feeling reminiscent of older Hot hot Heat records.

The Copyrights - Learn the Hard Way: I'm fairly neutral to this release. On the one hand it provides a good dose of simple punk-pop, the way it should be. On the other hand there's not a whole lot of personal growth here for the band, which leaves me worrying about weather I'll enjoy their next release.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Streaming Sundays - Nerf Herder

Stream IV at Nerf Herder's myspace

Nerf Herder's first new album since 2002 comes out in late April, but you can stream it now on their myspace (below the typical myspace player). This is one of the highest quality nerd-punk albums I've heard in the past 5 years (well, since their last album, and the genre is certainly dead, so "best" isn't saying much in many ways).

Nerf Herder - IV

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

a personal Fat Wreck Chords mixtape

Based on Fat Wreck Chords' free download section, I have composed what I feel is a pretty good punk-rock mixtape.

Download Free Punk Albums' Presents a Fat Wreck Free Track Comp Vol. 1

1. The Loved Ones - The Bridge

2. American Steel Dead and Gone

3. No Use For a Name - I Want to be Wrong

4. Dead to Me - By the Throat

5. Descendents - Nothing With You

6. Lag Wagon - Falling Apart

7. The Lawrence Arms - On With the Show

8. Mad Caddies - Tired Bones

9. Rise Against - Ever Changing

10. Smoke or Fire - Patty Hearst Syndrome

11. Strung Out - Calling

12. The Soviettes - LPIII

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Pennywise - Reason to Believe

Two weeks only! it's also the band's best work since 2001's Land of the Free, so it's no skimpy free album!

Quoted from my myspace inbox:

Tuesday 3/25/2008, Pennywise will release ‘REASON TO BELIEVE' for free on MySpace.

How do I get the album?
- On 3/25 you will receive an Inbox message from Free Pennywise Album from TEXTANGO.

- In the message there will be a link to download ‘REASON TO BELIEVE’ in a zip file format.
If you haven’t already added Free Pennywise Album from TEXTANGO as a friend you will be directed to a page with detailed instructions on how to add them as well as how to get the album)
- The zip file will contain all of the album tracks (DRM free and high quality mp3 format), album art work in PDF format as well as instructions on how to get a bonus track!
- unzip the album to a specified location on your computer and rock the f*@k out!

Please note - since the mp3s are in 320kbps format - it may take some time to extract to your computer, just be patient.

Get the word out by reposting this bulletin to all your friends (click reply to poster below then copy ALL the text and paste it into a new bulletin) also, post the badge below as a comment to everyone you know!!!

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Streaming Sundays: Murder By Death

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Murder By Death's debut album is one of their most artsy albums to date. While most of their new songs are reminiscent of Johnny Cash, this album is full with lush instrumentals (including fantastic Cello parts) and unique rhythms. It's really worth checking out if your in the right mood.

Murder By Death - Like The Exorcist, But More Breakdancing (2002)

Stream the Album at Last.fm

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Andrew Jackson Jihad - Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns

11. dylan cook's theme song

The Andrew Jackson Jihad is one of my favourite folk punk bands out there. Very little comes close to matching their wit, charm, and sarcasm. Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns is their first album and although it's completely free it is no less entertaining than their recently released album on Asian Man Records.

The Andrew Jackson Jihad - Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns (320 KB/s)

10. most aborted father

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

namefollowedbynumber - Earl Pelham

Download the album from Reno's Humaniterrorist Records

This is an interesting indie album by a band with an equally interesting name. Earl Phelham is a follow up free digital EP to their debut album. They sound a little like Look Mexico!

namefollowedbynumber - Earl Pelham (2007) 192 KB/s

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Streaming Sundays - where to stream the week's new releases

Stream some of the week's new releases on Aol's Spinner

Aol has what they call a "Full CD Listening Party" on their Spinner site. It's really quite handy actually. When some new albums hit the street some labels allow their new releases to be streamed in full. Many of these bands are lesser or little known, so it can be a great tool for discovering and sampling new bands.

February Purchases Overview

Yet another great month for my music collection:

Bob Mould - District Line: I really enjoyed this album and I'm not really sure why. They say that when Bob Mould was in Husker Du, he and his band heavily influenced modern alternative music; I think there is truth to this because there is something very familiar about this album despite having never prior listened to Mould.

Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces: An enjoyable blend of 70s pop, modern indie, and a little folk. Costa pulls it all together for a winning combination.

City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love: I can't believe I've enjoyed this album so much. Previously I had entirely dismissed this solo project (I found the last album boring), but fortunately Dallas has grown a lot as a song writer since then. It also doesn't hurt that I seem to be going through a folk-ish phase.

Gutter Demons - Room 209: Finally picked this up this modern psychobilly masterpiece after listening to it non-stop for a year. I really want their first album as well but the label seems to have gone under and the band has completely sold out. They say they'll have a new print sometime in the spring, so that will likely appear on another one of my lists in the coming months.

The Loved Ones - Build & Burn: I'd compare these guys to The Gaslight Anthem (although they've existed since before the band). In this album the band really expands it's scope during the last half of the album by experimenting with other genres and sounds - and it pays off.

Zox - Line in the Sand: As my introduction to Zox, this album has really blown me away. I'm typically skeptical of more pop influenced alternative bands, but something just clicked with me and Zox. Although they're known for their electric violin, they're definitely not a gimmick band.

Tom Fun Orchestra - You Will Land With A Thud: Although I've only had this for a few days I can already tell it's a winner. But then again, mix gruff vocals with an "Orchestra" of interesting instruments (banjos, fiddles, bells, trumpets, piano, mandolin, harmonica...) and i'm pretty much guaranteed to love it. Sometimes they have a delightful southern rock sound, while at others they sound very celtic.

The Gaslight Anthem - The Senor and the Queen EP: Although it's only four songs long, they're all pretty great, and I wouldn't expect any less from one of my current top bands (although one song has some rod stewart lyrics in it, and it kinda gets on my nerves...).

The Sidekicks - So Long, Soggy Dog: Another gruff band. Fairly middle of the road (although in a good way), but this is their first album and the band members all pretty young (under twenty), so I'm expecting these guys to only get better in the years to come - an excellent first try though.

Friday, February 29, 2008

The Try hards - Discography

Stream the album at last.fm

After calling it quits, The Try Hards put up their entire discography for free download. For a small unknown band they put out some pretty decently recorded tracks. Definitely worth a look.

The Try Hards - A Recorded History (2005) 128 KB/s

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The Try Hards - The ...a good night out Sessions (2006) 320 KB/s

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The Try Hards - The November 2006 Sessions (2006) 128 KB/s

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The A-B Theory - Illusions EP

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Occasionally I'm going to post some fairly bland albums simply because it's hard finding two free albums a week. I have yet to listen to this album myself, but based on the style of music these guys play I doubt I'd enjoy this free EP by The A-B Theory. However, I'm but one person, and you're but the entire internet, so give it a shot.

The A-B Theory - Illusions EP

Download it here thanks to Absolutepunk.net
(note: according to the website the link will only be available for about a week or so)

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Streaming Sundays - The Format

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I'm not a huge fan of these guys, but Dog Problems is a pretty solid album.

The Format - Dog Problems

Friday, February 22, 2008

Okkervil River - Golden Opportunities Mixtape

Download the entire album from the band's website

Okkervil River's free internet album, consisting of nine live songs recorded between 2006 and 2007, is a rare find in several respects. It consists of completely new material (although in this case most of the songs are covers) for the band, it will never have a physical release, and everything on it is just as good as anything else the band has ever put out. On top of that the band is well known and respected and is purely releasing it for the love of the music.

Okkervil River - Golden Opportunities Mixtape (2007) 192 KB/s

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Yellow Bentines- Yellow Bentines

05 THE PERSON YOU WANT ME TO BE

The Yellow Bentines are an interesting blend of genres. One the one hand, in today's terrain it would seem that anything goes on the Indie landscape, but on the other, ska infused indie groups are hard to come by since ska is often regarded as such niche and narrow genre, but that's exactly what we have here. Although the vocals sometimes feel like they could use some work, they don't detract from the overall effect.

Yellow Bentines - Yellow Bentines (2007) 320 KB/s

download by track or entire album

01 DOWN AND UP

02 FRANCESCA

03 AND THEN THERE'S YOU

04 PAY CHEQUE

06 FREELANCE HIPPY GIRL

07 THE SECERT OF BETRAYAL

08 ANGER!

09 ANOTHER DAY

10 HOPE

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Streaming Sunday - Jaya the Cat

Stream the Album at Last fm

This was hands down one of my favourite skacore/reggae albums of 2007 (were there even any more of note? lol). I also did a review for my university for album and gave it nothing but praise - well I did point out that the lyrical content is pretty weak, but I forgave it since melodies were just so damn infectious. My personal favorites include the starting track, "Blur," and the ending track, "Closing Time" (they're also the two songs with a downloadable option).

Jaya the Cat - More Late Night Transmissions With...

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Fake Problems - Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies [7 inch]

Download the EP from the band's own Good Friends Records

A few weeks ago Fake Problems released a new EP. After a few listens I can safely say that it's a nice little follow-up to last years full length album. It's only three songs long and it has an obscure name, but they're three tracks of top notch folk punk with a southern country twang, so it's all good.

Fake Problems - Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies (2008) 192 KB/s

http://www.goodfriendsrecords.com/

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Defiance Ohio - The Fear, The Fear, The Fear

Download the entire Album

Defiance, Ohio is a little indie-folk-punk band from the US, much like Ghost Mice or the Andrew Jackson Jihad (AJJ). Unlike the AJJ their lyrics are considerably less goofy. The band is offering their newest album "The Fear, The Fear, The Fear" through the Internet Archive's open source audio project.

Defiance Ohio - The Fear, The Fear, The Fear (2007) 128 KB/S

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Streaming Sundays - State Radio

Stream the Album from at Last.fm

A great little mix of indie and raggae. Last.fm has quite a few complete albums up for stream from Nettwerk Records, I only just found out about these guys, and based on this stream, this is an album I need to get, soon.

State Radio - Year of the Crow

Thursday, February 7, 2008

We Are The Union - Who We Are

Download the Full Album At Purevolume

We Are The Union is a surprisingly good ska-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. After listening to Who We Are, it becomes apparent that given the chance, these guys could easily get some radio play, which makes the decision to put the album up for free all the more admirable. I would compare these guys to other recent ska-punk bands like I Vodes for Kodos, or Crowned King. The Album is available on the band's Purevolume website for a magnificent 320 KB/s. Unlike in their lyrics, "we are not screaming for attention," by putting this well crafted album up for download at such a high bitrate, I think that that's exactly what they're doing. And it's working.

We Are the Union - Who We Are (2007) 320 KB/s

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Suffer - Two Albums

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Suffer is a melodic punkrock from the Czech Republic. After completely selling out of their first two records, Suffer was nice enough to put their old stuff up for download. Their first album, When Whales Die, is remarkably different from their current work, and just goes to show how much the band has grown in the last eight years.

Suffer - When Whales Die (2000) 192 KB/s

1. when the whales die

8. no time for enemies

Suffer - 4 Happy guys & Beautiful Girls (2002) 192 KB/s

5. hard to say goodbye

14. rent (Pet Shop Boys)

There are also 4 songs on their site (http://www.suffer.cz) from their two most recent albums

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Streaming Sundays: Okkervil River

Stream the whole album at Okkervil River's myspace

On streaming Sundays I will provide a link to bands that are currently allowing people to listen to their entire albums. It's great because you can legally sample an album before deciding if if it is worth buying or not.

For this Sunday I've selected Okkervil River's Stage Names. It's a great little indie album and a first for this band. Usually Okkervil River has been known for its slow melodies, but in this case the band decided to try out some faster tunes, and with great success if I may add!

Okkervil River - Stage Names (2007)

Saturday, February 2, 2008

January Purchases Overview

This is another section that I think I will be including on a regular (monthly) basis. Here I'll basically go over the album's I've purchased and give a few lines on each. These won't be reviews, just simple short opinions.

Guff - Symphony of Voices: I don't find myself listening to straight-up pop-punk that much anymore, but there are always exceptions. I had never listened to any other Guff albums before Symphony of Voices so I didn't have much to compare it to, other than to say that these guys are a nice balance between early 90s pop-punk and the changes the genre has undergone in the 2000s.

Fake Problems - How far Our Bodies Go: I really can't believe that I missed out on this wonderfully gruff folk-punk back in mid-2007. Not much more to say than that this was a great investment.

Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine: Yet another great album that I somehow managed to miss out on last year. At this point I'm going to conclude that Hot Water Music's breakup was one of the greatest breakups of all time. First three of the members went on to make The Draft in 2006, and now the fourth member makes a great solo project. Times are good.

Mad Dog Cole - Ultra Violence: Well, it took 2 months to arrive, but I finally received my copy in early January. Probably my favourite streight-up old school Psychobilly album of 2007.

Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy (definitive version) - Rather than pick up the band's critically acclaimed 2007 album, Stage Names, I figured that I should introduce myself to the band through their previous efforts. Now I really can't wait to get Stage Names.

The Death Riders: Soundtrack for Depression - Something I've been meaning to get for a long time, and when I saw it for $9.99 I think someone was telling me it was about time.

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band: Self Titled - I'm still partially undescided about how much I really enjoy this album. On the one hand it has a great country/folky flare; but on the other, the lead singer's voice feel's mismatched for the genre. Fortunately they have another vocalist who also gets some time in the spotlight and more or less saves the album.

Look Mexico: This is Animal Music - I'm also a little up in the air about this album. Instrumentally the guitaring kind of reminds me of Minus the Bear, but again, the vocals leave me a little amiss. But in this case I'm not really sure what it is... I enjoy the songs individually but consistently get bored of the album..

Crime in Stereo: Is Dead - I had never given this band any attention in the past because of their incredibly generic sound. But then in 2007 they teamed up with the producer from the previous Brand New album, and created this experimental masterpiece.

Andre Jackson Jihad: People Who can Eat People are the Luckiest People - I reviewed this for my University's newspaper last week, couldn't say enough good things about the band's interesting take on folk-punk and their comical yet political lyrics.

Rentokill: Antichorus - This band is almost a little too gruff for me (you wouldn't know it from their lead single though), but not quite. I haven't listened to it that much actually, but I think it's something I'll be revisiting frequently in the near future.

Thursday, January 31, 2008