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In a world where indie sleaze and dance punk is cool again, only one band decided to be smart about it… and then fell off the face of the earth. This is the indie coming of age album for kids that got in trouble with mom because their friends dared them to eat worms when they were 8, and they did it. It’s like if Two Door Cinema Club and Franz Ferdinand were in highschool debate team and weren’t good at it. It’s like being too scared to steal your parents alcohol for a party.
Dec 19, 2024
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It pains me to say it but I was into Ska Punk, I blame it on the Tony Hawk‘s Pro Skater soundtracks. When I found this CD in a discount bin of my favourite record store I thought I had unearthed some forgotten artifact. It stayed in my disc-man until it would no longer play. I’ve long moved on from this type of party boy, unnecessarily upbeat, and often time misogynist music, but sometimes the opening bars of Beer will play out in my brain and for just a moment I allow myself to slip back...
Mar 5, 2025
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Two things. All of my peers make music, but rarely do any of their songs make it into my listening catalog. Also, I hate emo. The Branching Out EP may have changed that? This EP takes the things about emo that turned me off and turns me on to them. Lyrics devoid of individualism, *riffs*, and fun vibes. This was made by a BAND who’s having fun and I’m having fun with them. It makes you want to go to a show again. The words are so stupid yet comforting, the musicianship indulgent but exciting, the affect emo with a 1/4 cup of hope. It’s self taught musicians cosplaying the Berklee School of Music School of Music but without the chord sheets or pretension. Track titles such as Vampire Vibes, Confessions of an Aries, and This Wasn’t On My Planner display a finger on the pulse ironic sincerity that actually works for once. It’s about heartbreak, being nervous, having a crush, and wanting to die. Perfect for my little brothers friend/ex pupil of mine from my time as counselor at a rock n’ roll music camp located in the basement of the church in my suburb who attended their EP release show in New York. I think this appeals to 16 year old life noobs, 20 something year old haters like myself, and even the chicks. I could listen to them whine all day.
Dec 30, 2024
Three dorky guys in Austin pretend to be British and put their whole pussies into a few singles and one full length synth-pop-punk album (compilation?). I definitely had a weird crush on one of them in high school based off of one or two grainy photos. Standout tracks for me: Skin of Another Man, Nance Music Manifesto. I’m going to be honest I don’t even know if I’ve listened to the whole album, this was back in the “download one song at a time on a 56k modem” era…
Feb 2, 2024
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