April 20, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

Heroes For Tonight - We All Look The Same In The Dark EP
www.myspace.com/heroesfortonight (http://www.myspace.com/heroesfortonight)
Pop Punk from Scottsboro, Alabama

Taking Chase - Have A Good Time All The Time
www.myspace.com/takingchasemusic (http://www.myspace.com/takingchasemusic)
Post-Hardcore / Pop-punk from Scotland, UK

Ice Dwarf - Ice Dwarf
www.myspace.com/icedwarf (http://www.myspace.com/icedwarf)
Psypunk from Israel

Harvey - Earthworms
www.myspace.com/harvey (http://www.myspace.com/harvey)
Rock / Pop / Indie from Illinois

NOMO - Invisible Cities
http://www.nomomusic.com/
Post-afrobeat dance explosion from Michigan

Cool Devices - Cool Devices
http://www.myspace.com/wethemeans
Indie rock (RIYL: Brainiac, early-Enon, Jesus Lizard) from New York City / Chicago

Aeroplane Pageant - Even The Kids Don't Believe Me
http://www.aeroplanepageant.com/
Indie from New York City

Shudderwall - Shudderwall
www.myspace.com/shudderwall (http://www.myspace.com/shudderwall)
Rock / Alternative from France

50FOOTWAVE / Kristin Hersh - Power + Light (Vinyl dropped on 4/6)
www.50footwave.cashmusic.org (http://www.50footwave.cashmusic.org/)
Noise-rock from California
To access the music, go to the above web page and right-click on the word ‘Mp3,’ and select ‘save as’ (firefox users: ‘save link as’) and the EP will download to your hard drive.

Who Shot Hollywood - Springtime in Greenland
www.myspace.com/whoshothollywood (http://www.myspace.com/whoshothollywood)
Garage-pop with new wave tint from western Massachusetts

Fighting Chance - A Lifetime of Basic Cable
www.myspace.com/fightingchance (http://www.myspace.com/fightingchance)
Punk / Ska / Rock from CA

Electric Owls - Ain’t Too Bright
myspace.com/electricowls (http://myspace.com/electricowls)
Indie from Asheville, North Carolina

Abandon - Abandon I & II (Two EPs released at the same time: Abandon I releasing physically, Abandon II digitally)
www.myspace.com/abandontx (http://www.myspace.com/abandontx)
Christian / Alternative / Rock from Texas

Self Conclusion - It's Bad Luck To Be Superstitious
www.myspace.com/selfconclusion2 (http://www.myspace.com/selfconclusion2)
Indie Rock from Idaho

Rise and Fall of an Empire - In the Hands of an Angry God EP
http://www.myspace.com/riseandfallofanempire
Rock from California

Western Front - Places To Stay EP
www.myspace.com/westernfrontrock (http://www.myspace.com/westernfrontrock)
Alt. Indie Rock from California

Fakie For Nothing - Going To Coffees And Answering Questions EP
www.myspace.com/fakiefornothing (http://www.myspace.com/fakiefornothing)
Pop-Rock with electro touch from Arboga, Sweden.

tHE POLES - Twelve Winds
http://www.thepoleslive.com (http://www.thepoleslive.com/)
Rock from North Carolina

Sister City - Foma
http://www.myspace.com/sistercityband
Indie / Singer-Songwriter / Punk from Maryland

Opus Dai - Touch the Sun
http://www.myspace.com/opusdai
Rock from California

Jaden - Jaden
www.myspace.com/jaden173 (http://www.myspace.com/jaden173)
Rock from California

Landing Project - Here Goes Everything (Offered with limited edition 5.25" floppy disk packaging)
www.myspace.com/landingproject (http://www.myspace.com/landingproject)
Punk / Soul / Lil bit of pop / Rock from New York

The Make Believe - Is
www.myspace.com/themakebelieve (http://www.myspace.com/themakebelieve)
Rock from California

Empty Promise - Start From The Ground
www.myspace.com/emptypromisetheband (http://www.myspace.com/emptypromisetheband)
Melodic punk rock from Austria

Keep Me Conscious - Sounds Of Rescue
www.myspace.com/keepmeconscious (http://www.myspace.com/keepmeconscious)
Rock / Alternative from Boston, MA

Fishing With Spoons - Fishing With Spoons (EP)
www.myspace.com/fishingwspoons (http://www.myspace.com/fishingwspoons)
Alternative Rock from Chicago IL

Jonny Rumble - "Courtney's Basement" and "To Foolishness" singles
http://www.myspace.com/jonnyrumble
Garage / Punk from IL

Antagonist - DJ Ames presents Antagonist "International"
www.mrantagonist.com (http://www.mrantagonist.com/)
New age hip-hop from Miami, Florida

Aneuretical - When You Were A Kid (reissue)
www.myspace.com/aneuretical (http://www.myspace.com/aneuretical)
Indie / Experimental from MN

Karate High School - Invaders
www.myspace.com/karatehighschool (http://www.myspace.com/karatehighschool)
Rock / Experimental from San Francisco

Skeletonbreath - Eagle's Nest, Devil's Cave
www.myspace.com/skeletonbreath (http://www.myspace.com/skeletonbreath)
Instrumental from NY

Hopewell - Good Good Desperation
http://www.myspace.com/hopewell
Psych-rock from NY

[Linda Ferreira]

Feel free to provide additional information, personal opinions, or a request for a review in this thread.

PM me if you would be interested in writing a user review for any of these.

If you would like to be included in this listing, email reviews@absolutepunk.net .

[Jake Denning]

i'd like a review of the new Karate High School CD, preferably by Drew or Jason.

[Uwe Blab]

I'm pretty sure Jason would never review a KHS cd, though I would like to see a review of it by someone.

[denissuxx]

Lol, AP still got KHS' CD, even though it leaked a few weeks back.

[zubinmoosa]

Maybe Karate High School...

[*crying stars*]

Karate High School, please.

[geebee889]

Shudderwall please? Sounds really interesting, but I don't want to buy something if I have no clue what it's like...I'm not that spontaneous...

[MomentOfSilence]

The Sister City EP is free at the band's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sistercityband

For fans of Bright Eyes/Dear and the Headlights/Kevin Devine

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Haha, floppy disc packaging.

[goodbyefriend]

You should really review Fakie For Nothings ep.. Going to coffees and answering questions!
I think they're awesome young guys...

LOVE!

[banzai]

Jonny Rumble performs at Cubby Bear, Chicago, this Saturday, April 25. For more on the band, check out: http://jmapromo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58 (http://jmapromo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58)

Cheers,

banzai6

[blebbio]

I thought Sister Cities was a hardcore band.

[MomentOfSilence]

I thought Sister Cities was a hardcore band.
This is just one City.

[mzrobin2]

I'd love to see Fishing With Spoons reviewed by Julia, Eric, Chris, Tony...or anyone. that'd be sweet.

[mzrobin2]

also, ice dwarf is intriguing.

[secondaryjon]

The Make Believe? Seriously? I think I'll start a band this summer called The Green Days.

Yes, I know Make Believe and Green Day are no where near each other in terms of popular but come on, Tim Kinsella and his friends aren't THAT obscure.