July 27, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

Portman - These Songs Were Written In Bedrooms & Village Halls
www.myspace.com/portmanuk (http://www.myspace.com/portmanuk)
Pop-rock from England; for fans of The Get Up Kids, Moneen and Tellison

Pens - Hey Friend What You Doing?
destijlrecs.com (http://destijlrecs.com/)
Punk from the UK

So Long Forgotten - Things We Can See and Things We Cannot
www.myspace.com/solongforgotten (http://www.myspace.com/solongforgotten)
Rock / Alternative from Illinois

Jacob's List - Crickets & Frogs
http://www.myspace.com/jacobslist
Indie Rock / Synth Pop from New York

Go Periscope - Go Periscope
http://www.goperiscope.net (http://www.goperiscope.net/)
Electronica / Powerpop / Alternative from Washington

Horsehands - Amble
http://www.holdyourhorsehands.com/Horsehands-Amble.zip (free online)
Post-punk from Massachusetts

An Aesthetic Anaesthetic - Explanations for Lulls in Conversations (EP)
http://www.myspace.com/anaestheticanaesthetic
Instrumental Post-Punk from Chicago, IL

Leaving Neon - All Those Things You Thought You Wanted
http://myspace.com/leavingneon
Alt / Pop / Rock from Minnesota

The Whisper Effect - The Whisper Effect
www.myspace.com/thewhispereffect (http://www.myspace.com/thewhispereffect)
Pop-Punk / Powerpop from NJ

This Is A Stickup! - Face the Sword, Walk the Plank
http://myspace.com/tiasil
Hardcore / Metalcore from Illinois

Technicolor Wolves - Ventricles EP
www.myspace.com/technicolorwolves (http://www.myspace.com/technicolorwolves)
Indie Rock from CA

Still Life Still - Girls Come Too
http://www.myspace.com/stilllifestill
Indie / Rock from Canada

Elora - Elora EP
www.myspace.com/elorarock (http://www.myspace.com/elorarock)
Pop Punk from California

Elora - Welcome Home
www.myspace.com/elorarock (http://www.myspace.com/elorarock)
Pop Punk from California

Dead Men Tell No Tales - Drunk Dirty & Disgusting
myspace.com/deadmentellnotale (http://myspace.com/deadmentellnotale)
Southern Metal / Punk / Experimental from Northwest Indiana

Jake Newton - Soldier of the Heart EP
www.myspace.com/jakenewton (http://www.myspace.com/jakenewton)
Indie-Folk from California

Stealing Jane - The Signal
www.myspace.com/stealingjane (http://www.myspace.com/stealingjane)
Rock from Long Island, NY

Kissing Cousins - Pillar of Salt cd/lp
www.myspace.com/kissingcousins (http://www.myspace.com/kissingcousins)
Rock from Los Angeles, CA

Telegraph Canyon - The Current and the Tide cd / lp
www.myspace.com/telegraphcanyon (http://www.myspace.com/telegraphcanyon)
Southern Gothic from Ft. Worth, TX

Gentlemen and Scholars - The Fault
www.gentlemenandscholars.com (http://www.gentlemenandscholars.com/)
Indie from Indiana

Good with Grenades - FBGM
myspace.com/goodwithgrenades (http://myspace.com/goodwithgrenades)
Power Pop from Phoenix, AZ

Achilles - Hospice vinyl
www.myspace.com/Achilles (http://www.myspace.com/Achilles)
Hardcore from Rochester, NY

Anaal Nathrakh - In The Constellation Of The Black Widow
http://www.myspace.com/anaalnathrakh
Black metal from the UK

Halocene - The Secret EP
www.myspace.com/halocene (http://www.myspace.com/halocene) [Stream EP free]
Rock / Pop from Phoenix, AZ

Sleep Close Death - Shopping Mall Zombie Music
myspace.com/sleepclosedeath (http://myspace.com/sleepclosedeath)
Indie Hip Hop from Buffalo, NY

Life In Electric - Alive Inside The Lie - EP
http://www.myspace.com/lifeinelectric
Rock from Denver, Colorado

Beautiful Lies - Yeah, Finally
http://myspace.com/beautifulliesmusic, http://www.beautifullies.net (http://www.beautifullies.net/)
Alternative / Indie / Powerpop from Boston, MA

Weather Pending - And How!
www.weatherpending.net (http://www.weatherpending.net/)
Electronic / Soul / Pop / Indie / Alternative from San Francisco

Forever the Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater Deluxe Edition
myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids (http://myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids)
Pop / Rock from Dallas, TX

Kate Earl - Kate Earl
myspace.com/kateearl (http://myspace.com/kateearl)
Pop / Alternative from Los Angeles, CA

Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
myspace.com/ladyhawkerock (http://myspace.com/ladyhawkerock)
Dance / Indie / Alternative from London

Awesome New Republic - Rational Geographic Vol. II
http://www.anrmiami.com (http://www.anrmiami.com/)
Indie from Florida

Goodbye Gadget - Because, I'm Not Myself You See
www.myspace.com/goodbyegadget (http://www.myspace.com/goodbyegadget)
Alt. Rock / Punk / Pop from California (Oakland/Bay Area)

Livan - Happy Returns
http://livan.co.uk/ or http://myspace.com/livanmusic
Rock / Pop - Punk from The United Kingdom

Marmoset - Tea Tornado
http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/artists/marmoset
Rock from Indiana

Awaken Demons - The Mirror
www.myspace.com/awakendemons (http://www.myspace.com/awakendemons)
Hardcore / Death metal from Italy

It Dies Today - Lividity
www.myspace.com/itdiestoday (http://www.myspace.com/itdiestoday)
Metal / Rock from NY

We All Have Day Jobs - Self Titled EP
http://www.myspace.com/bluecollarbrutality
Experimental Metal from Central NJ

Throw Me The Statue - Creaturesque
www.throwmethestatue.com (http://www.throwmethestatue.com)
Indie / Pop Rock from Washington

Let Go & The Story Changes - Analogies Split CD
www.myspace.com/letgo (http://www.myspace.com/letgo)
www.myspace.com/thestorychanges (http://www.myspace.com/thestorychanges)
Power Pop / Rock from OH & AZ

Atombuzz - Crisis Intervention
www.atombuzz.com (http://www.atombuzz.com/)
Punk from the UK

Small Towns Big Cities - Our City, The Murder Town
www.myspace.com/smalltownsbigcities (http://www.myspace.com/smalltownsbigcities)
Pop Rock from Philadelphia Pa

Sierra Leone - Moving forward (EP)
http://www.myspace.com/sierraleonetheband
Rock / Experimental / Post-hardcore from California / Missouri

Mock Orange - Live in Brooklyn
http://www.myspace.com/mockorange
Indie Rock from Indiana

Holiday Shores - Columbus'd The Whim
http://www.myspace.com/holidayshoresmusic
Indie Pop made for summer from Florida

Drug Rug - Paint the Fence Invisible
http://www.myspace.com/drugrugdude
Joanna Newsom jamming with Keith Richards; psychedelic folk from Boston, MA

Jets Overhead - No Nations
jetsoverhead.com (http://jetsoverhead.com/)
Indie rock from Canada

Two Cow Garage - Speaking In Cursive
http://www.myspace.com/twocowgarage
Rock from Ohio

Farewell - Run It Up The Flagpole
www.myspace.com/farewell
(http://www.myspace.com/farewell)Rock

Flying Machines - Self-titled
http://www.myspace.com/flyingmachines
Alternative from NY

Olde York - Empire State
www.myspace.com/oldeyork (http://www.myspace.com/oldeyork)
Hardcore / Punk from NYC

Imelda May - Love Tatoo
http://imeldamay.com (http://imeldamay.com/)
Pop rockabilly from Ireland

Project Jenny Project Jan - The Colors EP
http://projectjennyprojectjan.com (http://projectjennyprojectjan.com/)
Dance / Pop from New York

David Mead - Almost & Always
http://www.myspace.com/davidmead
Pop / Singer-songwriter from Tennessee

The Americans - The Americans EP
http://myspace.com/theamericansnyc
Pop from New York

Doctor Rosen Rosen - It's Not Me, It's Doctor Rosen Rosen
http://doctorrosenrosen.com (http://doctorrosenrosen.com/)
Dance / Electro from California

Pete Bernhard - Straight Line
http://www.myspace.com/peteburnhard
Rock from California

Luluc - Dear Hamlyn
http://myspace.com/lulucmusic
Pop / Shoegaze from Australia

Elizabeth & the Catapult - Taller Children
http://elizabethandthecatapult.com (http://elizabethandthecatapult.com/)
Pop from New York

Heavy Young Heathens - Heavy Young Heathens
http://heavyyoungheathens.com (http://heavyyoungheathens.com/)
Rock from California

Rosaline - A Constant North (7/21/09)
www.myspace.com/rosaline (http://www.myspace.com/rosaline)
Post Hardcore from Illinois

Ash St. John - The Faint Whisper Calling...
http://www.myspace.com/ashstjohn
Acoustic / Pop from MN

Ashtree Close - Ashtree Close EP
http://www.myspace.com/ashtreeclose
Indie / Pop / Rock from Colorado

Civil Twilight - Self-titled
www.civiltwilightband.com (http://www.civiltwilightband.com/)
RIYL: Muse, The Police and Doves

And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth?
www.absolutepunk.net/andthentherewerenone (http://www.absolutepunk.net/andthentherewerenone)
Dance from NH

The Used - Artwork
www.absolutepunk.net/theused (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theused)
Alternative / Rock from UT

Cobra Starship - Hot Mess (explicit version)
www.absolutepunk.net/cobrastarship (http://www.absolutepunk.net/cobrastarship)
Pop / Electronica from NY

Hot Chelle Rae - Album sampler
www.myspace.com/hotchellerae (http://www.myspace.com/hotchellerae)
Rock / Pop / Alternative from TN

Hit The Switch - Observing Infinities
www.myspace.com/hittheswitch (http://www.myspace.com/hittheswitch)
Punk / Hardcore / Thrash from CA

[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 .

[*crying stars*]

Cobra Starship, please. It'll be interesting, to say the least.

[Linda Ferreira]

Sidenote: Cobra Starship is the 6000th CD I have processed

5000 was Defeater - Travels
4000 was Osterii - They Will Cower While We Thrive
3000 was Heartstop - Moments
2000 was I Hate Sally - Don't Worry Lady
1000 was Set Your Goals - Mutiny!
1 was Tsunami Bomb - The Definitive Act

[Chris Cadaver]

I used to work at best buy in Arizona. One day, the band members of goodbye gadget came through and bought some camera stuff. It was cool that I was there cashier. They told me to check out their music.

EDIT: Was it okay for me to post a personal story?

[rachellethrash]

Listening to This Is A Stickup! and Go Periscope now. (: Sounds awesome.

[rachellethrash]

I used to work at best buy in Arizona. One day, the band members of goodbye gadget came through and bought some camera stuff. It was cool that I was there cashier. They told me to check out their music.

EDIT: Was it okay for me to post a personal story?
It's related :D

[Chelswa618]

stealing jane is awesome and their live show is always amazing

[TomBeck182]

it would be brilliant if you could review the Portman EP

[distortthecode]

I'd love to see a review of the Portman EP

[fallingapart101]

Farewell fo sho.

[denissuxx]

Cobra is eh.

[zubinmoosa]

Sidenote: Cobra Starship is the 6000th CD I have processed

5000 was Defeater - Self-titled
4000 was Osterii - They Will Cower While We Thrive
3000 was Heartstop - Moments
2000 was I Hate Sally - Don't Worry Lady
1000 was Set Your Goals - Mutiny!
1 was Tsunami Bomb - The Definitive Act
Congrats Julia! Too bad it wasn't a better CD ;-)

[Heart-A-Tact]

Farewell, please.

[Farewell Party]

"Achilles - Hospice vinyl
www.myspace.com/Achilles (http://www.myspace.com/Achilles)
Hardcore from Rochester, NY"

Pre-Orders launching sooner than later for the Vinyl Stackz, features current members of Polar Bear Club and Soul Control. Originally released on CD in 2007 via hex records.

Farewellpartyrecords.com
twitter.com/farewellparty

Let me know if you have any questions. .

[symbiote28]

The Used & Rosaline please ..

[Jordan_Huyser]

The Used and Between The Trees.

:)

[teh_erica]

Farewell, definitely.

[Andypeebs]

I love the band name "An Aesthetic Anaesthetic".

[InaGreendase]

Sidenote: Cobra Starship is the 6000th CD I have processed

5000 was Defeater - Self-titled
4000 was Osterii - They Will Cower While We Thrive
3000 was Heartstop - Moments
2000 was I Hate Sally - Don't Worry Lady
1000 was Set Your Goals - Mutiny!
1 was Tsunami Bomb - The Definitive Act

I think the Defeater album was titled Travels. If there's a self-titled out there I don't know about, I'd like to hear it.

Achilles should get reviewed if it hasn't already. One of the best / most overlooked albums of '07.

[polarpanda]

www.myspace.com/goperiscope (http://www.myspace.com/goperiscope) sounds like metro station or gaga or something

ooohh, and check out portman!

[Farewell Party]

Thanks dude the Achilles vinyl came out great looking. Can't wait to launch pre orders later this week.

[JTMcKrackles]

I'd like a review for the Anaal Nathrakh album. I think it's great and it would be nice to see an opinion on it from one of the staff.

[JTMcKrackles]

Also props to Farewell Party for signing Caleb Lionheart. I'm probably going to buy the seafoam green LP off of VC in a couple of days even though I already picked up the CD version.

[Farewell Party]

Also props to Farewell Party for signing Caleb Lionheart. I'm probably going to buy the seafoam green LP off of VC in a couple of days even though I already picked up the CD version.
Thanks dude. The Seafoam green version of the second press is beautiful, easily one of my favorite peices of colored wax we have done. I personally prefer how the album came out on vinyl, some stuff really shines through the mix that doesn't show up as much on CD.

You see them on tour and hear any of the new jams yet?

[Sam Aesthetic]

I love the band name "An Aesthetic Anaesthetic".

Thanks a lot! If anyone is interested in the tunes, we'd be happy to email/mail you some for free. Just contact me for more info or visit our myspace (myspace.com/anaestheticanaesthetic).

[Linda Ferreira]

I think the Defeater album was titled Travels. If there's a self-titled out there I don't know about, I'd like to hear it.
.

I sent it on to princesschad for reviewing on 5/11 so I don't have it in hand to check. I'll ask him. It is very possible that I did not notice the title of the CD when I made the listing since the online photos of the artwork don't show a title easily visible.

[InaGreendase]

I sent it on to princesschad for reviewing on 5/11 so I don't have it in hand to check. I'll ask him. It is very possible that I did not notice the title of the CD when I made the listing since the online photos of the artwork don't show a title easily visible.
I wouldn't get crazy trying to find out...if it was a few months ago, it was probably just Travels.

[blake5377]

Would love for all of you guys to check out the band Olde York! Great New York Hardcore band from NYC... Old school style, any fans of that or raw punk check them out!
www.myspace.com/oldeyork

And they have a music video out! Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PW0ahUqYI

24PW0ahUqYI

[Linda Ferreira]

I wouldn't get crazy trying to find out...if it was a few months ago, it was probably just Travels.
I heard back - it was Travels. Oops!

[plasticzoo]

would love to see a Portman review!!!
there e.p is amazing and would like to see what you guys make of it!!

[will-I-AM]

Check out Ashtree Close (myspace.com/ashtreeclose) from denver.

[hollyy.heart.at]

forever the sickest kids
kate earl
ladyhawke
sierra leone
farewell
the used
cobra starship

[crypticv24]

Let Go! I like those guys.