Crime In Stereo (official thread)

[CellarGhosts]

Either search function isn't functioning, or there seriously wasn't one already.

[Klatzke]

I just posted this somewhere else but..

I've been meaning to check out Is Dead.. forever now. I keep listening to it on myspace and liking it, but i'm never compelled enough to buy the album.

[CellarGhosts]

That one's pretty sweet but I think I prefer The Troubled Stateside and Explosives And the Will To Use Them.

[mht]

overrated in overrated amirite or amirite?!!

[ThemChains]

overrated in overrated amirite or amirite?!!

I was waiting for this or the "sounds like Brand New-The Devil and God..." post.

[mht]

I was waiting for this or the "sounds like Brand New-The Devil and God..." post.


lol they broke up for 5 minutes last week and got back together, how more absurd can a band get?

[CellarGhosts]

or the "UP TEH ORGCORE!!!1" post.

[mht]

if you think this band is Orgcore, you might shoot heroin mixed with bleach into your eyeballs...

[CellarGhosts]

they're not but they get lumped in with those bands

[ThemChains]

lol they broke up for 5 minutes last week and got back together, how more absurd can a band get?

That is my least favorite thing for any band to do. cough, Blacklisted.

or the "UP TEH ORGCORE!!!1" post.

they're not but they get lumped in with those bands

I was going to say. Come on, Chris.

[CellarGhosts]

That is my least favorite thing for any band to do. cough, Blacklisted.





I was going to say. Come on, Chris.
haha, I gotcha. I think the whole "orgcore" tag is nonsense anyway.

[ThemChains]

haha, I gotcha. I think the whole "orgcore" tag is nonsense anyway.

I don't understand it. It's just a style of punk in my opinion.

[mht]

lololol nothing about this band screams grow a beard and wear flannel like everyones shit favorite fat fucking fat ass fat fucks from ohio liking the gaslight anthem.

[ThemChains]

lololol nothing about this band screams grow a beard and wear flannel like everyones shit favorite fat fucking fat ass fat fucks from ohio liking the gaslight anthem.

lol.

[ThisIsNotDan]

lololololol

seriously though, good band. some new material this year would be swell.

btw Chris I listened to the Descendents mix you made, and it's awesome. gonna pick up an album of their's when I have some spare cash on me

[mht]

i want to stab that fat ass alternative press writer and his fat fucking fat. hate him.

[ThemChains]

i want to stab that fat ass alternative press writer and his fat fucking fat. hate him.

Is it the one from the video you posted up?

[CellarGhosts]

I don't understand it. It's just a style of punk in my opinion.
precisely. it can be fun to joke about though.

lololololol

seriously though, good band. some new material this year would be swell.

btw Chris I listened to the Descendents mix you made, and it's awesome. gonna pick up an album of their's when I have some spare cash on me
new material would be pretty swell indeed.

awesome, I'm glad you liked it.

i want to stab that fat ass alternative press writer and his fat fucking fat. hate him.
yes please.

[mht]

Is it the one from the video you posted up?

Yea, dude is the cockiest of the cocky...I cannot even post on VC anymore because of his fat fucking fat, all he does is name drop, name drop, cry, act like the best music collector/never has a wrong opinion ever, still fat, cries, name drops, fat... all because hes fat and writes for a shit magazine, so he thinks he can get into all these shows, know all these bands... when he's still fat. plus he has a say when bands think its smart to let that site press their vinyl/have a say in how its packaged or made... so when they churning out GASLIGHT ANTHEM COFFEE MUGS or AGAINST ME PRESS 4-982438 it makes me want to blow my fucking brains out how kids fall for such garbage.




yes please.

see, my man right here knows a fat douchebag when he sees one. dude is ruining music.

[ThemChains]

Yea, dude is the cockiest of the cocky...I cannot even post on VC anymore because of his fat fucking fat, all he does is name drop, name drop, cry, act like the best music collector/never has a wrong opinion ever, still fat, cries, name drops, fat... all because hes fat and writes for a shit magazine, so he thinks he can get into all these shows, know all these bands... when he's still fat. plus he has a say when bands think its smart to let that site press their vinyl/have a say in how its packaged or made... so when they churning out GASLIGHT ANTHEM COFFEE MUGS or AGAINST ME PRESS 4-982438 it makes me want to blow my fucking brains out how kids fall for such garbage.





see, my man right here knows a fat douchebag when he sees one. dude is ruining music.

In the video he just looked sad and desperate to feel like he was a part of what was going on. He looks like the type who makes the excuse that he can't help being fat because he is genetically that way. Fucking fat people entitlement syndrome.

[mht]

In the video he just looked sad and desperate to feel like he was a part of what was going on. He looks like the type who makes the excuse that he can't help being fat because he is genetically that way. Fucking fat people entitlement syndrome.


on that messageboard he comes off as the top dog in music ever...and everyone follows him/tries to kiss his feet, just because he works for a shit magazine, gets his fat into shitty shows, etc etc.

[CellarGhosts]

Yea, dude is the cockiest of the cocky...I cannot even post on VC anymore because of his fat fucking fat, all he does is name drop, name drop, cry, act like the best music collector/never has a wrong opinion ever, still fat, cries, name drops, fat... all because hes fat and writes for a shit magazine, so he thinks he can get into all these shows, know all these bands... when he's still fat. plus he has a say when bands think its smart to let that site press their vinyl/have a say in how its packaged or made... so when they churning out GASLIGHT ANTHEM COFFEE MUGS or AGAINST ME PRESS 4-982438 it makes me want to blow my fucking brains out how kids fall for such garbage.





see, my man right here knows a fat douchebag when he sees one. dude is ruining music.
haha, he really is a gigantic douche.

[ThemChains]

on that messageboard he comes off as the top dog in music ever...and everyone follows him/tries to kiss his feet, just because he works for a shit magazine, gets his fat into shitty shows, etc etc.

Pathetic, I wonder how many girls try to find his weiner as a way into music.

[mht]

believe it or not he has a girlfriend... a girl actually likes his fat. which makes my life more depressing.

[ThemChains]

believe it or not he has a girlfriend... a girl actually likes his fat. which makes my life more depressing.

We could kill him.

[CellarGhosts]

maybe I should get fat.

[mht]

what you should do is just follow bands and warped tour around all summer in your mid 20s and hope that is a good career choice.


hey im too fat to be in a band, so I'll just pretend these bands like me and follow them around all the time. He has to stick out at shows like a sore thumb, everyone else is skinny/scene/has a style, then there is just this giant fat orgcore wannabe with a shitty patchy beard.

[ThemChains]

what you should do is just follow bands and warped tour around all summer in your mid 20s and hope that is a good career choice.


hey im too fat to be in a band, so I'll just pretend these bands like me and follow them around all the time. He has to stick out at shows like a sore thumb, everyone else is skinny/scene/has a style, then there is just this giant fat orgcore wannabe with a shitty patchy beard.

Hahahaha. His beard is the plight of his existence.

[ThisIsNotDan]

hahahaha

[CellarGhosts]

hahaha

[mht]

his life is funny if ya think about it. lol rides the dicks of other peoples success... is responsible for putting out a shit inaccurate music magazine every month that teens and stupid people eat up/fall for.

[CellarGhosts]

the one thing I will give AltPress is that it got me into None More Black and TLA. that's about all the good things I can say about it.

[ThisIsNotDan]

quick digression from the Scott Heisel hate...

does the Love 7" come with a download code?

[mht]

he is responsible for that elitist orgcore section that covers bands like that lol

[CellarGhosts]

quick digression from the Scott Heisel hate...

does the Love 7" come with a download code?
haha, I don't really hate the guy quite as vehemently as mht does apparently, but I'm not fond of the man either.

as for the 7", I'm not sure to be honest.

[mht]

bottom line is, he's fat.

[CellarGhosts]

he is responsible for that elitist orgcore section that covers bands like that lol

haha what can I say, I love those bands. but alot of their fans kinda suck depending on the band

[ThisIsNotDan]

haha, I don't really hate the guy quite as vehemently as mht does apparently, but I'm not fond of the man either.

as for the 7", I'm not sure to be honest.

eh true he just seems like an arrogant prick. I mean just because I'm a little on the overweight side doesn't mean that I feel the need to make up for it by being a condescending ass like some people that write for AltPress.

and I think I may pick it up anyways. it's only $3 at the store downtown

[3mpire]

So Crime In Stereo...

[CellarGhosts]

eh true he just seems like an arrogant prick. I mean just because I'm a little on the overweight side doesn't mean that I feel the need to make up for it by being a condescending ass like some people that write for AltPress.

and I think I may pick it up anyways. it's only $3 at the store downtown
yeah, I know what you mean. writing for altpress isn't exactly something to be really proud of haha. it shouldn't be, at least.

ah, that's cool. I say go for it then.

[mht]

dude in my anthropology class wore the same None More Black jacket every day and when I tried talking to him about the band half way through the semester he practically laughed at me.


If I had a knife I would have stabbed him.

[ThemChains]

The "orgcore" look dominates the Richmond landscape.

[mht]

orgcore look is taking over PA, because the "victory records shit metalcore/deathcore, wear your new era hats and gym shorts" look is slowly... slowly dying.

[CellarGhosts]

dude in my anthropology class wore the same None More Black jacket every day and when I tried talking to him about the band half way through the semester he practically laughed at me.


If I had a knife I would have stabbed him.
that's fucking lame.

I'm so stoked that they're reformed and writing a new album.

[mht]

that's fucking lame.

I'm so stoked that they're reformed and writing a new album.


me too, because that la grecia shit was the garbage of garbage.

[CellarGhosts]

me too, because that la grecia shit was the garbage of garbage.
haha, I liked LaGrecia :shrug:

but I'll take NMB over them any day.

[ThisIsNotDan]

I like NMB musically (from the handful of songs I heard), but I don't enjoy his vocals at all. not really a fan of Kid Dynamite either.

anyone here like Shook Ones?

[ThemChains]

I like NMB musically (from the handful of songs I heard), but I don't enjoy his vocals at all. not really a fan of Kid Dynamite either.

anyone here like Shook Ones?

Shook Ones is okay, but Mobb Deep is better.

[mht]

shook ones are fucking terrible

[shit stroll]

if you think this band is Orgcore, you might shoot heroin mixed with bleach into your eyeballs...
well, they toured australia with against me! and are going on tour with fake problems lolol

also, i can only imagine the influx of orgcore dudes at the gaslight anthem/american steel/polar bear club show.

[chipdip18]

.,.Is Dead is such a great album. I thoroughly enjoy it.

[CellarGhosts]

...Is Dead is pretty good but I'm more of an Explosives and the Will to Use Them fan.

[chipdip18]

Well i have no idea how to obtain those, because it was difficult for me to get ...Is Dead.

[CellarGhosts]

Well i have no idea how to obtain those, because it was difficult for me to get ...Is Dead.
ah, I see

[chipdip18]

ah, I see


Yeah...

[CellarGhosts]

Well, once you've taken a listen, lemme know what you think :-)

[chipdip18]

I will

[CellarGhosts]

swt

[chipdip18]

I'm in the second track, much more punk in the music. Did they have a line-up change between albums?

[CellarGhosts]

I'm in the second track, much more punk in the music. Did they have a line-up change between albums?
So far as I know, they've only had one member change.

[chipdip18]

So far as I know, they've only had one member change.


Really? What member, what did he play? I feel a very different mood between this and ...Is Dead.

[Dr. Acula]

I love love love Is Dead

[CellarGhosts]

Really? What member, what did he play? I feel a very different mood between this and ...Is Dead.
Dan McCabe, guitar.

It's definitely a different mood.

[Klatzke]

Dan McCabe, guitar.

It's definitely a different mood.
Aren't the past albums like, hardcore punk? Or something of the sort?

[mht]

yea that dude went on to be a teacher I think. They used to be a part time band up until ...Is Dead came out.

[chipdip18]

I love love love Is Dead

Same here.

Dan McCabe, guitar.

It's definitely a different mood.

Haha heck yes. I still like it though, in a very different way.

Aren't the past albums like, hardcore punk? Or something of the sort?


Haha yes. It's hard for me to believe that these albums are made by the same band. A big difference.

[CellarGhosts]

Aren't the past albums like, hardcore punk? Or something of the sort?
Their first album is decidedly more punk than "...Is Dead", so yeah, melodic hardcore punk.

[Klatzke]

Their first album is decidedly more punk than "...Is Dead", so yeah, melodic hardcore punk.
Ah, thats what i heard. I gotta say, i hate DAG comparisons, but the one song on their myspace does sound a lot like it.

[CellarGhosts]

Ah, thats what i heard. I gotta say, i hate DAG comparisons, but the one song on their myspace does sound a lot like it.
I'm not gonna lie, it does. but I prefer their first two albums to "...Is Dead" as it is. "...Is Dead" is a good record, but the first two are better imo.

[Klatzke]

I'm not gonna lie, it does. but I prefer their first two albums to "...Is Dead" as it is. "...Is Dead" is a good record, but the first two are better imo.
I see. Any comparisons you can draw? I'm going to end up picking up "...Is Dead" at some point for sure now.

[CellarGhosts]

I see. Any comparisons you can draw? I'm going to end up picking up "...Is Dead" at some point for sure now.
You mean their first two albums? I'm not sure who I'd draw comparison to, but I'm sure if you like "...Is Dead" that you'd like them as well. I can't say for sure though.

I think that if you like A Wilhelm Scream, then you'll enjoy their early stuff. It's not quite as technical-sounding as AWS but it's similar, I guess. Then again, I've never been the biggest AWS fan. I like them too but I'm not huge on them.

[SickOfStars]

You mean their first two albums? I'm not sure who I'd draw comparison to, but I'm sure if you like "...Is Dead" that you'd like them as well. I can't say for sure though.

I think that if you like A Wilhelm Scream, then you'll enjoy their early stuff. It's not quite as technical-sounding as AWS but it's similar, I guess. Then again, I've never been the biggest AWS fan. I like them too but I'm not huge on them.

I like the first album and EP much more than I'll ever like a Wilhelm Scream

[CellarGhosts]

I like the first album and EP much more than I'll ever like a Wilhelm Scream
I can agree with that. I do enjoy A Wilhelm Scream though. :shrug:

[shit stroll]

i don't think crime in stereo sound anything like a wilhelm scream.

[SickOfStars]

i don't think crime in stereo sound anything like a wilhelm scream.

they don't at all

[CellarGhosts]

who do you think a more appropriate comparison would be?

[SickOfStars]

who do you think a more appropriate comparison would be?

asshole punching

dan yemin bands

[CellarGhosts]

asshole punching
hahaha, fair enough.

[mht]

who do you think a more appropriate comparison would be?


shit in your toilet, a garbage can, a females vagina with gonorrhea, etc etc

[eHaMpToN]

8/31

[ThemChains]

^ Que?



Aren't they about to be touring?

[Czarsy]

This band plays mad good live, but most of their material puts me to sleep.

[Czarsy]

Shook Ones is okay, but Mobb Deep is better.

Fuck yeah. Mobb Deep is the fucking best.

[ThemChains]

This band plays mad good live, but most of their material puts me to sleep.

I remembering seeing them for the first time about 2, maybe 3 years ago and they covered "Start Today" and their singer just blasted on a harmonica for that part of the song.

[eHaMpToN]

^ Que?



Aren't they about to be touring?

record rerelease show, local show

[chipdip18]

Great band. I really dig the two albums of theirs i have.

[onereason.music]

Easy Core Tour? Awesome!

[tomatl]

Dan McCabe, guitar.

It's definitely a different mood.


They have a different bass player than before to. He might have joined after Is Dead came out though. Not sure.

[eHaMpToN]

the show tonight was absurd

[Klatzke]

the show tonight was absurd
Good or bad?

[eHaMpToN]

Good or bad?

absurdly AWESOME
they killed it

[Klatzke]

absurdly AWESOME
they killed it
Niceee. who with?

[eHaMpToN]

Niceee. who with?

AGENT,Blacklisted,Fake Problems and Capital
but Blacklisted dropped and Backtrack played

[captainamazing4]

is dead kicks ass. the album is top notch from start to finish. love that album

[CountMeOut923]

video from deer park last night:

http://www.vimeo.com/1646807

everyone needs to watch and fall in love with this band.

[CountMeOut923]

bump

band is too good for them to not be on the first page.

[eman83]

video from deer park last night:

http://www.vimeo.com/1646807

everyone needs to watch and fall in love with this band.

Sweet video.

[CountMeOut923]

Sweet video.


seriously, it bums me out so much that i wasn't there for this. however i get to see them in less than 2 weeks. so incredibly excited.

[doomcrs04]

Show was amazing yesterday. Capital hoodies were 15.

[CountMeOut923]

orlando, you have to keep this thread alive while i'm at work during the day.

[glitteryunicorn]

Anyone from 831 or 408 interested in going to their show in San Fran on the 15th?
That either wants to carpool or something. I can chip for gas. Or I can drive and you chip.

:(

PM me if you're down. Thanks.

[Punkk_Bitchh]

Ughh i saw them with A Day To Remember,
They were ok,
Nothing too special.

[ThemChains]

They are playing next wednesday on that stupid "easycore" tour. I'm going, but what a dumb fucking name, if I wasn't spineless, I'd protest going to it.

[chipdip18]

Easycore. Pfffft. Pussycore ftw.

[ThemChains]

My pussy core.

[Dr. Acula]

I love is Dead. I think it's easily the best thing they've done. Im excited to see where they go next sonically.

[Osto]

Selective Wreckage is out has anyone heard it?

Edit: Oops, my bad, the local record store just got it in early.

[Paulb-182]

I hope they arent playing much off it on the new found tour in the UK as i wont have it and i wont know the songs

[chipdip18]

How is the new Album? Anyone?

[wewascontenders]

half lame, half not.

[chipdip18]

hmmm. How does it compare to previous releases?

[wewascontenders]

no.

[Anderson]

I'm not sure whether to catch them with SYG, NFG and 4YS in the UK. I love CIS and SYG but the other two don't float my boat. I guess I'll just check the cash closer to the time.

[Protested Hero]

I love how I just found out that Selective Wreckage is just an album of b-sides/demos from their previous two albums.

[Anderson]

I love how I just found out that Selective Wreckage is just an album of b-sides/demos from their previous two albums.
Really? :-(

[Protested Hero]

Yeeeuh. It's not a new album, sadly.

http://www.smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=28393

[chipdip18]

I see. That's probalby whey there wasn't huge hype behind it.

[NEP633]

haha you just realized that. it's really good though. theres a few gems.

[Danny Schme]

Saw this band for the first time at the Easycore tour, very solid stuff. Don't know why I ignored their name before.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Pretty good stuff, I dig it.

[NEP633]

really good stuff

[KidRobot]

I got the CD logo on a black shirt. I love it.

[AP_Punk]

Crime in Stereo / Polar Bear Club tour dates
(http://www.punknews.org/article/30698)

If there was an NM date, I would check it out. Goddamnit.

[eHaMpToN]

Why Isnt This Thread More Active?

[chipdip18]

...Is Dead was awesome. And so was the one before that.

[shit stroll]

...is dead was weak as fuck.

[duffe]

they are in the sutdio, right ?

[tehdangerdave]

...Is Dead was awesome. And so was the one before that.

Yep. Explosives... isn't too shabby either. I got one of the last copies of the Love 7" from their store a while back and it rules so fucking hard, if only for the fact that "The Return Of..." is on it. It ranks easily among their top three songs.

And yeah, I think they're in the studio. I think Alex said a while back that they were just waiting for Brand New to finish up before they could get in there.

[Jaxon Adams]

new song...

http://www.myspace.com/crimeinstereo

[CellarGhosts]

The Troubled Stateside > Explosives And The Will To Use Them > ...Is Dead

[SwiftSilentDead]

That new song was apparently written in a day just for the comp and won't be on the new album.

[Jaxon Adams]

its pretty good for being written in one day. cant wait for the new LP

[Greg.Kushlan]

I was listening to my Ipod, and a song called tapemarks and breaklights came on, it was listed as them, but I can't find anything about it online, is this actually a song from them?

[McIrish]

Anyone know if they have finish recording?

[Anderson]

I've been listening to The Troubled Stateside all morning.

[LipSyncdLyrics]

Small Skeletal reminds me SO much of old TBS. You know, Tell All Your Friends, era.

[bradsonemanband]

i love "is dead" and i think i will try to go see them in salt lake in october!

[SeanFracture]

...Is Dead is fucking brilliant. I liked The Troubled Stateside, some good tunes, but ...Is Dead is leagues above it.

[NikFinn]

Anyone going to see them tonight in Allston?

[mmmmmpoetry]

Is it 2010 yet? grrrr.

[heyguys123]

best CIS album to start with?

[ThisIsNotDan]

new album art is so...bad, but I'm hoping it isnt representative of the music packaged within

[Dr. Acula]

new album art is so...bad, but I'm hoping it isnt representative of the music packaged within

Im with ya....that artwork is absolutely atrocious. I loved "Is Dead" though so I'm still excited for a new record.

[Dr. Acula]

best CIS album to start with?

"Is Dead" because it's their best.

[doomcrs04]

Nope, that would be The Troubled Stateside.

[ThisIsNotDan]

cliche, but just start from the beginning and see how they evolved

[CellarGhosts]

Nope, that would be The Troubled Stateside.
Going to go ahead and second this.

[KingJohn_654]

i freakin love this band and can't wait for their new album. definitely my most anticipated of 2010.

[SwiftSilentDead]

Nope, that would be The Troubled Stateside.

Word.

[KingJohn_654]

what d oyou guys think of the artwork for the new album?

[Greg.Kushlan]

I'm pretty sure this is going to be a bad album because I don't like the cover art, and as we all know if cover art for an album is bad it must mean that the music is bad too.

[KingJohn_654]

When we wrote about Crime In Stereo's upcoming full-length in this section last year, no one expected that we'd still be anticipating this year. But the realities of touring, writing and recording, as well as sharing a producer (Mike Sapone) with Brand New pushed the release date of the band's fourth full-length into this February--and they couldn't be more excited about the result. "We made a really experimental record with Is Dead," says vocalist Kristian Hallbert of the band's 2007 full-length. "This record is much more live-oriented. It has the experimentation of Dead along with the raw feeling of our older material." Melding the powerful hardcore assault of their youth with a mature approach to songwriting and sonic exploration, Crime In Stereo have evolved from creating mosh-ready ragers to thought-provoking anthems, and Hallbert is looking forward to pushing the band in both directions with their still-untitled latest offering. "The recording process is my favorite part of being in a band. I love creating something new," he says. "I feel like this is the most well-rounded record we've done to date. It encompasses our past work, and it has a bunch of new things to offer. I think this is going to be a real record--more than just a bunch of cool songs."

that's from alternative press. it sure has me excited.

[duffe]

If it's any indication, someone from punknews (InaGreendase) rated the new album 4 stars on rateyourmusic.

[doomcrs04]

Travis This Is Hell said it sounded good.

[McIrish]

I want a new song!

[superBMRuth]

I want a new song!
they twittered yesterday that they'd release "new tunes" sometime this week.
Edit: http://twitter.com/CrimeinStereo/status/7679473612

[SwiftSilentDead]

New song.

http://www.myspace.com/crimeinstereo


Eh.....

[Jonnyborg]

listened to the new song. didn't like it.

[boysandbulletsx]

"Drugwolf" is sort of meh. It feels...naked. It's missing that roughness and yelling that characterizes CIS. I guess when Alt Press says that"Crime In Stereo have evolved from creating mosh-ready ragers to thought-provoking anthems," they mean that they're completely changing sounds.

[Greg.Kushlan]

Pre-Orders are up:
http://www.b9store.com/CrimeInStereo

[Greg.Kushlan]

"Drugwolf" is sort of meh. It feels...naked. It's missing that roughness and yelling that characterizes CIS. I guess when Alt Press says that"Crime In Stereo have evolved from creating mosh-ready ragers to thought-provoking anthems," they mean that they're completely changing sounds.
Is there something wrong with changing sounds? If a band doesn't they get boring because all of their songs sound the same. Bayside is a perfect example of this.

[duffe]

I like the new song. Sounds like a track off "is dead".

[tehdangerdave]

diggin the new song, can't wait for the new record.

[duffe]

Amazing (4.5 out of 5 stars) review in ALTERNATIVE PRESS (March 2010)

Crime In Stereo's I WAS TRYING TO DESCRIBE YOU TO SOMEONE

Review: 4.5 STARS OUT OF 5 (March 2010 issue of ALTERNATIVE PRESS)

Crime In Stereo rewrote the melodic hardcore rulebook with 2007’s Is Dead, so it figures they would junk it altogether for I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, its equally ambitious, unpredictable follow-up. The only times Describe comes close to a familiar melodic-hardcore beat are on the opening “Queue Moderns” and the upbeat closer “I Cannot Answer You Tonight.” Otherwise, CIS convey aggression and energy through a maddening array of effects pedals and the haunting, grainy tenor of Kristian Hallbert’s reverberating voice, combining to form corrosive anthems embellished by space and nuance.

“Drugwolf” contains the biggest chorus of the band’s career to date, benefiting from a furious guitar part and soaring vocals from Hallbert (plus producer Mike Sapone’s creative recording technique). The beautiful “Young” shreds a caustic fit amid a poetic, chillingly delivered scene. Despite noticeably jarring mood swings in “Odalisque” and “Type One,” Describe’s middle third is the album’s most brilliant and compelling section. If Describe isn’t hardcore in sound, it is in spirit, from the possible police cynicism of “Drugwolf” to the Cro-Mags (and Braid) references in “Odalisque.” But who cares? Just trying to describe this album is frustrating enough. (BRIDGE NINE; bridge9.com) Brian Shultz


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[SickOfStars]

Drugwolf is crazy good


DOOOOOooooOOOOOWWWN

[Wake Up]

I like it a lot.

[Tautou107]

Is Dead was a real studio album. It's more like a "listening" record; when we got out to tour, we realized that we were really only interested in playing maybe half the record live. [The] other half we don't really have any interest in playing live, so this record was made with the of wanting to play [I]every single song live. We really feel like out of 11 tracks on this record, there are 11 we want to play. We were very aware of what works for us when making this record, so that really translates well live with the new material because we're really super tight and can nail everything specific to our strengths.

Hopefully this means their live show will improve. When I saw them, I didn't think they were bad at all, but I know a ton of people seem to think they're super boring live.

[KingJohn_654]

When are they going on tour?

[Greg.Kushlan]

Two more reviews:

http://www.themusicthemessage.com/album-reviews/crime-in-stereo/i-was-trying-to-describe-you-to-someone
http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=295271554784

[screamoutmyname]

pretty sure the new album is going to be pretty bad. especially if Drugwolf is any indication.

lololol nothing about this band screams grow a beard and wear flannel like everyones shit favorite fat fucking fat ass fat fucks from ohio liking the gaslight anthem.
best orgcore description i've ever heard.

[ThisIsNotDan]

new song on monday. I don't want to listen. this is an album that I want to have not heard anything from, then listen to. kinda fucked that up already, but still

[KingJohn_654]

reviews are getting me really excited for this album.

[Dr. Acula]

Listening to the new album now. Excited!

[shit stroll]

i thought they were supposed to release 5 albums last year?

[Dr. Acula]

i thought they were supposed to release 5 albums last year?

Say what?

[Dr. Acula]

And not sure if this is news or not..but it's out there.

[shit stroll]

Say what?
Speaking of moving forward, there should be 5 new Crime In Stereo releases within the next 12 months. 3 Full Lengths and 2 seven inch's if I count correctly.

[doomcrs04]

i thought they were supposed to release 5 albums last year?
Starting in 2008 it was going to be TTS vinyl press, Selective Wreckage and then a new album. Two seven inch splits with capital and someone else were finally going to be released.

[ThisIsNotDan]

I really dig the new song. with each album Kristan is starting to sound more and more like a combo of Conor Oberst and Jesse Lacey

[screamoutmyname]

i'm liking less and less of what i hear off this album

[Tautou107]

I really like "Not Dead"

[KingJohn_654]

And not sure if this is news or not..but it's out there.

thanks for telling me.

[SwiftSilentDead]

"Not Dead" sounds like a huge grower for me.

[boysandbulletsx]

I really dig the new song. with each album Kristan is starting to sound more and more like a combo of Conor Oberst and Jesse Lacey

Usually when people say that it's a bad thing.

[prefix-core]

Amazing album. After just one spin, I can safely say: Crime in Stereo > Brand New.

There's something to be said about being progressive and rockin' at the same time. It's easy to do one or the other. But to accomplish both at once? That's a challenge.

[shit stroll]

i made it through two songs.

[Burn That Shit]

i don't like the new album at all.

[aloneatlastnj]

i made it through two songs.

this.

[live.]

i made it through two songs.

Then you have no say in the quality of this album.

[Big_Guy]

great album.

[mht]

i made it through two songs.

made it through one and straight off my itunes and into the recycle bin

[a narwhal]

I love the new album. I honestly can't get enough. I don't understand why people hate it so much. So they changed their music up a wee bit, that's not a bad thing cause it sounds fucking amazing.

also I ordered the vinyl so I don't feel about getting the leak. At least that's what I tell myself to fall asleep at night.

[Burn That Shit]

album sounds like how the cover art looks. lol.

[11:11]

Hate the cover, but the album is alright. I've only listened once so far though.

[Dr. Acula]

album sounds like how the cover art looks. lol.

Laughing at your own joke eh?

[xJesusFreakx]

Why have people compared this to Brand New? I don't hear it.

[CountMeOut923]

it's funny that people are "shocked" when they hear this album. they made a record in between troubled stateside and this one you know..

[Burn That Shit]

Laughing at your own joke eh?

well it was hilarious. not so much the joke though, as how bad this album is.

[live.]

Love how people dismiss an album by a band with such a great track record after one, or less than one listen.

[tehdangerdave]

you all are crazy, this album is awesome.

I Cannot Answer You Tonight and Exit Halo are my favorite tracks after a few listens.

[Big_Guy]

you all are crazy, this album is awesome.

I Cannot Answer You Tonight and Exit Halo are my favorite tracks after a few listens.

yeah, I Cannot Answer You Tonight is one of the best songs they have written

[tehdangerdave]

oh definitely. first time i heard it, it was immediate love, a lot of that because it sounds like a total throwback to Troubled Stateside, but with a twist of Is Dead added in.

[camden90]

Great i'll be at the London show :-)

[T-bag]

Orgcore?. For christ sake.

[shit stroll]

jesus christ T-bag. did you post in every single music forum thread?

[T-bag]

Yes.

[screamoutmyname]

new album proved me wrong. i dig it. definitely not The Troubled Stateside, but i like it.

[Paulb-182]

Just listened to the new album. Really good stuff.

[tehdangerdave]

still loving this album, it'll probably end up in my top two at the end of the year. sooo stoked that they started to release tour dates, too. will be at the Triple Rock on April 10th.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I actually think the new record is a lot better than Is Dead. The song "Not Dead" has grown on me a lot since I first heard it.

[OdeToTheSun]

Just bought my ticket today to see them in Tampa March 11th w/The Wonder Years. I am way stoked.
Small venue that doesn't have barricades = fun times to be had.

Oh and Is Dead > I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone though it could grow on me if I listen to it some more.

[tehdangerdave]

I think I still need to spend some more time with this before deciding. ...Is Dead is one of my favorite albums of the past few years, but this is seriously good. I honestly can't think of a song that i remotely dislike on it, they did a really fantastic job on this.

[ikikwe]

Well it came out today. I've had it on repeat for a few weeks and on each listen it grows on me considerably. I second the notion that "I Cannot Answer You Tonight" is one of the best songs they have written. Easily my favorite line in the song, if not the entire record is "God bless the shape your goddamn body makes as it move across my stage into frame." Each song is unique and fantastic in it's own right. I think I even like it better than ...Is Dead.

[JustAGirl01]

anyone get a Nirvana feeling on a few of the songs from I Was Trying To Describe You...

[prefix-core]

A few weeks in and I'm definitely still diggin' this record for what it is--a logical progression. I'm not sure where else they could have gone after ...Is Dead.

That being said? Who the fuck would have expected this from the dudes behind Troubled Stateside? The one bit that gets me is that the lyrics seem to have been downgraded in favor of the music; part of the heart of the old sound were the words.

[Yellowcard2006]

Anyone know what stores I can find this in?

[ThisIsNotDan]

I still really like this band and will be picking up the new album shortly, but I would like to go on record and say I don't think they have made a better song than "Unfortunate Tourist". goddamn its so good

[cshadows2887]

Finally got around to listeining to this record. I'm impressed.

[cinderandsmoke]

Finally got around to listeining to this record. I'm impressed.

I'm absolutely in love with the new album. I can't put my finger on it as to why. Maybe because of the weird quiet parts turning into explosions of sound. I can't even explain it, haha, but its fantastic.

[cshadows2887]

I'm absolutely in love with the new album. I can't put my finger on it as to why. Maybe because of the weird quiet parts turning into explosions of sound. I can't even explain it, haha, but its fantastic.

It's really nothing like anything else I like. It doesn't make much sense that I'd like it as much as I do. But their melodic sense when they chose to employ it is incredible, and the abrasive parts in between just make it that much more powerful when they get catchy.

[cinderandsmoke]

It's really nothing like anything else I like. It doesn't make much sense that I'd like it as much as I do. But their melodic sense when they chose to employ it is incredible, and the abrasive parts in between just make it that much more powerful when they get catchy.

Exactly. It reminds me a little bit of older Thrice songs, but more melodic and rougher, if that makes sense. I don't really like older Thrice stuff much, either, but I really, really like this album. It definitely has a Nirvana vibe to it, like someone mentioned about.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it by comparing it to things I've previously heard, haha. But its definitely a great album.

[cshadows2887]

Exactly. It reminds me a little bit of older Thrice songs, but more melodic and rougher, if that makes sense. I don't really like older Thrice stuff much, either, but I really, really like this album. It definitely has a Nirvana vibe to it, like someone mentioned about.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it by comparing it to things I've previously heard, haha. But its definitely a great album.

I hate Nirvana, but I like this a lot. The second half of "Young" is my favorite bit so far.

The fact that they're touring with The Wonder Years I find a bit weird.

[cinderandsmoke]

I hate Nirvana, but I like this a lot. The second half of "Young" is my favorite bit so far.

The fact that they're touring with The Wonder Years I find a bit weird.

You hate Nirvana?
Mindblown, haha.

I've never listened to the Wonder Years before. Any good?

[cshadows2887]

You hate Nirvana?
Mindblown, haha.

I've never listened to the Wonder Years before. Any good?

Yeah. I think they're the most overrated band to ever exist. An average band with 3 above average songs, tops.

And yeah they are pretty good. Kinda standard party-boy pop punk but they've got a lot of energy and better than average lyrics for their style. Worth a listen.

What's your fav CiS song btw?

[tyramail]

Finally got around to listeining to this record. I'm impressed.
me too! yet another thing to agree on haha.

[cshadows2887]

me too! yet another thing to agree on haha.

: )

[cinderandsmoke]

Yeah. I think they're the most overrated band to ever exist. An average band with 3 above average songs, tops.

And yeah they are pretty good. Kinda standard party-boy pop punk but they've got a lot of energy and better than average lyrics for their style. Worth a listen.

What's your fav CiS song btw?

Meh. I guess they're really, really overrated, but they're still pretty great. Not the best band in existence, but I don't believe that they suck.

Hm, it sounds like two bands that shouldn't really tour together, hahah. I guess I'll take a listen later, since I'm pretty interested in CiS right now. But yeah, I'm just pissed now that they're not doing tour dates in Texas.

Favorite CiS song: The Unfortunate Tourist. But right now, its definitely Young. I don't really know why, but it sticks out for me. What about you?

[ThisIsNotDan]

Meh. I guess they're really, really overrated, but they're still pretty great. Not the best band in existence, but I don't believe that they suck.

Hm, it sounds like two bands that shouldn't really tour together, hahah. I guess I'll take a listen later, since I'm pretty interested in CiS right now. But yeah, I'm just pissed now that they're not doing tour dates in Texas.

Favorite CiS song: The Unfortunate Tourist. But right now, its definitely Young. I don't really know why, but it sticks out for me. What about you?

Unfortunate Tourist is my favorite one too! :-) :highfive:

[ThisIsNotDan]

and The Wonder Years are probably one of the most overrated pop-punk bands out there today. not that I dislike them, they got some sweet jams, but I've seen people jizz themselves over The Upsides like it's already lifechanging, and I just think it's decent

[SwiftSilentDead]

I only listened to that Wonder Years album once and wasn't impressed at all. Glad someone else finally agrees on that, haha.

Loving the new Crime In Stereo. I've pretty much accepted that The Troubled Stateside is never going to happen again but I really like the direction that they're going in now. Is Dead was great but this record feels a lot more confident than it.

[cshadows2887]

Meh. I guess they're really, really overrated, but they're still pretty great. Not the best band in existence, but I don't believe that they suck.

Hm, it sounds like two bands that shouldn't really tour together, hahah. I guess I'll take a listen later, since I'm pretty interested in CiS right now. But yeah, I'm just pissed now that they're not doing tour dates in Texas.

Favorite CiS song: The Unfortunate Tourist. But right now, its definitely Young. I don't really know why, but it sticks out for me. What about you?

Need to listen more before I can say definitively, but "Young" is definitely in the running.

[prefix-core]

Philosophically? The Wonder Years and Crime in Stereo mesh well together. Musically? Not so much, anymore. I still wish that portion of the tour hit up MA though...

Good news for Crime in Stereo, though. That new album might lose a few fans, but for the most part, I think they've naturally and honestly found a way to progress beyond the "hardcore/melodic hardcore" scene. Y'know, for lack of a better term.

[RockTheWalls]

Interviewing Kristian tonight on my show, Interview should be on around 6:00ish.

[ThisIsNotDan]

honestly all I've really listened to this past week has been ...Is Dead and I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, and I find it odd that people think the new album is a disappointment. it just seems like a more raw/aggressive version of ...Is Dead to me. but whatever, I fuckin love this band

[duffe]

the last album is a grower for me.

[SwiftSilentDead]

What's this I hear about them playing The Troubled Stateside in it's entirety at an upcoming show?

[TotalCollapse]

I'm liking their new album.

[doomcrs04]

What's this I hear about them playing The Troubled Stateside in it's entirety at an upcoming show?
It will be announced tuesday but just know it's a saturday.

[tehdangerdave]

minneapolis show is on a saturday, hmm. it's a long shot for sure, but god would that rule.

edit: or is it not even one that's been announced?

[prefix-core]

honestly all I've really listened to this past week has been ...Is Dead and I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, and I find it odd that people think the new album is a disappointment. it just seems like a more raw/aggressive version of ...Is Dead to me. but whatever, I fuckin love this band

It's all a matter of what you're into. Bands like Crime in Stereo that evolve the way they have usually have a hard time finding a decent amount of fans. They'll most likely never be "hardcore" enough for many of their old fans, but they'll never quite be "artsy" enough for the rest.

I think Crime in Stereo is one of those bands where...There's actually two different versions of the same band. There's Troubled Stateside and before, and then there's ...Is Dead and beyond.

Really, what they need to do for success is have Jesse Lacey hype them more and/or have Kristian play solo acoustic shows with Kevin Devine and the dude from Manchester Orchestra. Or get somebody that used to be in Glassjaw to play with them. Haha. Only then will the "cool kids" pay attention.

[vickyc182]

still waiting on my vinyl

[duffe]

April 3rd
Garden City Ethical Humanist Center
Garden City, NY (Long Island)

Crime In Stereo (Playing The Troubled Stateside front to back)
Capital
Agent
Incendiary
Sainthood Reps

[tottivillarossi]

Digging the new album.

[Wobbie]

I should really stop being lazy and get this.

[prefix-core]

Not sure why it took the new record so long to "sink in" for me. But I think it finally clicked today. Fully. I thought it was pretty okay before, dug it and all but now...I'm hooked. On my third spin today. Haha.

[HometownHero]

All I have is the new one. It's all I have ever heard. What's another good one?

[prefix-core]

All I have is the new one. It's all I have ever heard. What's another good one?

The Troubled Stateside, for sure. I'm also partial to The Contract E.P.

[HometownHero]

The Troubled Stateside, for sure. I'm also partial to The Contract E.P.

Are they similar to the newest one? I don't know much about this band except I really enjoyed the new one

[prefix-core]

Are they similar to the newest one? I don't know much about this band except I really enjoyed the new one

Eh. Actually. If you dig the newest one? Start with ...Is Dead. Much closer in style. Their older stuff is more on the "melodic hardcore" side of things.

[Yellowcard2006]

I got the new album at FYE. It's so good.