May 18, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

Winch House - The High Cost Of Low Living
myspace.com/winchhouse (http://myspace.com/winchhouse)
Pop Punk from the United Kingdom

Life In Jersey - Plotted Points (LP)
www.myspace.com/lifeinjersey (http://www.myspace.com/lifeinjersey)
Rock / Indie from Kansas City, MO

Bankrupt - Razor Wires And Neon Lights
http://www.bankrupt.hu/sounds.htm
Punk rock from Hungary

Circulatory System - Signal Morning
http://www.cloudrecordings.com/
Psychedelic / Pop from Georgia

Weekends / Fleets - Weekends and Fleets Split
http://www.myspace.com/weekendsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/fleetsmusic
Indie / Folk / Acoustic Punk from Pennsylvania

Water & Bodies - Self-Titled
www.myspace.com/waterandbodies (http://www.myspace.com/waterandbodies)
Indie / Rock / Alternative from Portland, OR

Barely Blind - My Life With A Giant
www.myspace.com/barelyblind (http://www.myspace.com/barelyblind)
Rock / Indie / Pop Punk from Beaumont, TX

The Promise Hero - Wait For The Sun
www.myspace.com/thepromisehero (http://www.myspace.com/thepromisehero)
Rock / Indie from Cleveland, OH

Everfound - Colorful Alibis and Scandalous Smiles
www.everfoundmusic.com (http://www.everfoundmusic.com/)
Indie / Rock / Pop from Denver, Colorado

The Brobecks - Violent Things
www.myspace.com/brobecks (http://www.myspace.com/brobecks)
Indie from Utah

The Crazy Ivans - Go Back to Russia, Sucka
http://www.thecrazyivans.com (http://www.thecrazyivans.com/)
Rock / Punk from Texas

City of Sound - L'implosion
www.myspace.com/cityofsound (http://www.myspace.com/cityofsound)
Rock n Roll from Minnesota

Jovian - Lasers EP
www.myspace.com/jovianmusic
(http://4.www.myspace.com/jovianmusic)Screamo / Psychadelic / Indie from Indiana

The Upset Victory - Between the Walls and the Worlds That Sleep
www.myspace.com/theupsetvictory (http://www.myspace.com/theupsetvictory)
Rock from Ohio

Abduction of Margaret - "Brain Eyes" single
http://www.myspace.com/abductionofmargaret
Experimental / Grunge / Live electronics from Newcastle, UK

Sparks Will Fly - The Soundtrack
www.myspace.com/sparkswillflymusic (http://www.myspace.com/sparkswillflymusic)
Awesomecore / Pop Punk from Rhode Island

Specie Circular - Expansion EP
www.myspace.com/speciecircular (http://www.myspace.com/speciecircular)
Alternative / Experimental from Melville, Long Island

Jeepster - What if all the rebels died?
www.myspace.com/jeepsterarmy (http://www.myspace.com/jeepsterarmy)
from San Francisco, CA

Attack Ships On Fire - Punches Are Free
www.myspace.com/attackshipsonfire (http://www.myspace.com/attackshipsonfire)
Punk from Portland, Oregon

Something Vague - Static In C Minor
www.myspace.com/somethingvague00 (http://www.myspace.com/somethingvague00)
Pop from CA

Nick Maurer - Beautiful Person
www.myspace.com/labelbrothers (http://www.myspace.com/labelbrothers)
Post punk / House / Experimental from Germany

Our Lady Peace - Burn Burn
www.ourladypeace.net (http://www.ourladypeace.net/)
Rock from Canada

The Ghostwrite - Self-Destructs
http://www.theghostwrite.bandcamp.com (http://www.theghostwrite.bandcamp.com/)
Acoustic folk / Punk / Indie from Baltimore, MD

Birds of Avalon - Uncanny Valley
http://www.myspace.com/birdsofavalon
Psychedelic or Indie Rock from Raleigh NC

Ladyfingers - Open Your Robe
http://myspace.com/ladyfingersband
Rock / Rockabilly / Experimental from NJ

My Last Fall - Clocks in SlowMotion
www.MyLastFall.com (http://www.mylastfall.com/) www.myspace.com/mylastfall (http://www.myspace.com/mylastfall)
Rock / Electronica / Alternative from Italy

My Body Sings Electric - They Don't Want Music EP
http://www.myspace.com/mybodysingselectric
Post-hardcore from Denver, CO

iwrestledabearonce - It's All Happening
www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce (http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce)
Hardcore / Metal

Kate Voegele - A Fine Mess
www.myspace.com/katevoegele (http://www.myspace.com/katevoegele)
Rock / Pop

All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday)
Indie / Rock from OH

Wild Moccasins - Microscopic Metronomes
www.myspace.com/thewildmoccasins (http://www.myspace.com/thewildmoccasins)
Pop / Indie / Chinese pop from TX

Hello Operator - The Breaks
www.myspace.com/hellooperatormusic (http://www.myspace.com/hellooperatormusic)
Rock / Indie / Pop from Canada

[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 .

[Romancebled]

All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday)
Indie / Rock from OH

it would be awesome if a staff member reviewed this. such a great album.

[singlexsorrow]

All The Day Holiday!

[thecretinisback]

Sparks Will Fly! Someone should review their cd!

[ACityConfession]

SPARKS WILL FLY
definitely! no question.

[CmwOneLove]

Jovian! Great Ep. Should get that reviewed.

[denissuxx]

iwabo's new record should be interesting

[intoyourarms]

water & bodies ... new kaddisfly band!!

[ebaldwin]

Yeah Life In Jersey! Awesome music and awesome guys!

[skinnypuppy]

definitely iwrestledabearonce! saw them open for the human abstract and the new material is tight

[punkrawkgoddess]

Water & Bodies...that album is amazing. All The Day Holiday would be rad too.

[Nightingale00]

SOMETHING VAGUE is for Blood Brothers/ Neon Blonde fans. Also the Faint is a huge influence on the band. Check it out, highly recommended

[J3R3MY3P]

SPARKS WILL FLY

I've seen them in concert.
I've met them in person.
I've met their record label.

I've introduced others to their music!

THEY ARE AMAZING!

Cannot wait for their EP Release!!!!

[mhogan911]

Sparks Will Fly!

Do it!

This EP is going to be great!

[TenFour]

Sparks Will Fly are an awesome band, and an awesome group of guys who definitely deserve some attention.

[acowsert]

Sparks will fly!

I previewed the album not too long ago and its my favorite independent releases this year

[attackships]

Anyone interested in hard-driving, non-image-driven, punk rock, should give Punches Are Free from Attack Ships On Fire a shot! ASOF plays angry and sarcastically funny songs with an aggression not found in much of the punk rock music these days... Real music isn't pretty. We are not models. Punk rock's not a fashion show.

[CmwOneLove]

Jovian's Ep is recommended for fans of old Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive, etc. You may think that that sounds rehashed, but once you actually listen to it you realize its amazing.

[haitchde]

Review Sparks Will Fly!!! I've heard a bunch of their stuff and they're amazing!

[haleyyy]

Sparks will flyyyyyyyyyyyy

[InBetweenAisles]

Everyone should definitely check out All The Day Holiday. Their new CD is epic!

[Iwudstilldie4u]

Everyone should definitely check out All The Day Holiday. Their new CD is epic!
Epic agreement
RIYL Copeland

[zubinmoosa]

Hmm...

Our Lady Peace and All the Day Holiday

[ishotthepilot]

Barely Blind

[upandatom]

please review barely blind or the promise hero

they are two amazing bands and really deserve some recognition

[duffyishere13]

there's this awesome band named The Promise Hero that you definitely need to check out and review.
www.myspace.com/thepromisehero (http://www.myspace.com/thepromisehero)
their new album is fantastic.

[CrimsonJudas]

Sparks Will Fly! Guarantee they won't let you down!

[dufkis18]

please review The Promise Hero and/or Barely Blind!

[chilady]

3.5 stars out of 5...

The influences are there from Ramones to Green Day, and you hear a very versatile mix of punk-ish tunes on their 6 song extended player. It was enjoyable enough and they are a very tight band. I guess I'm just wondering if what I heard couldn't be made into more memorable tunes. At this point I would like to go back and listen again, to see if I'm wrong, but I'm not really compelled to do that at all. But don't get the wrong idea, I do respect these songs, and the mastery of these musicicans and songwriters. Who knows, maybe hooks aren't their thing.

[Dm!tr! the !st]

JOVIAN!!!
Their EP is EXCELLENT!
Please listen.

[crazyivans]

We might not have the $120 haircuts and American Apparel gift cards, but The Crazy Ivans have some truly amazing music. (Of course, I'm biased.) Check it out for yourself.

http://www.thecrazyivans.com

Guaranteed to rock or your five-minutes-of-your-life back!

[chilady]

Kate Voegele
3 of 5 stars
Nice voice with a contemporary country leaning accompaniment. I wouldn't turn it off if I passed by it on a radio station. Nothing real remarkable but sweet nonetheless.

My Last Fall
4 of 5
Something like Simple Plan. Being cute Italian boys doesn't hurt either. Not bad really.

Sparks Will Fly
3.75 of 5
Likeable tunes though it's mainly a sampler...from what I can tell these guys like Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy. Much like My Last Fall, they sound very commercial and that's probably a good thing as far as major labels are concerned.

Nick Maurer
In the role of full disclosure Nick is an artist on my label (http://www.ilovedmusic.com) and I loved Beautiful Person so much I signed it, but he's got some other tunes on his page I hadn't checked out. I almost forgot what a gifted writer he is and his penchant for melodies never fails to move me. If you played the last installment of Grand Theft Auto then you've already heard him as the theme song came from him. I could listen to his page all day. Check out his friend The Projects - that's another album Nick made with the help of Tommie Sunshine and James Curd.

[cxsquared]

Review Barley Blind's
Life with a Giant
http://www.myspace.com/barelyblind

[kashleywitha_k]

either the promise hero or barely blind. both bands are amazing and def. deserve a lot of recognition.

[SpaghettHair]

The UPSET VICTORY!! Their new EP hasn't left my car's CD player since I got it! I would love to hear what you guys think of it!!! These guys are going to BLOW UP!!!

[manball788]

review city of sound?

[brownymix13]

Definitely should review Barely Blind's My Life With A Giant. it's going to be amazing, i can't wait =)

[Distile]

Come on, nobody is interested in Jeepster's first full lengh, "What if all the rebels died?" ?
This record is a BOMB!
Check it out: www.myspace.com/jeepsterarmy (http://www.myspace.com/jeepsterarmy)