The Absolute 100 (Aug. 2008)

[billy3]

im very happy to see fireworks and the years gone by on here. those 2 are some of the hardest working bands out right now

[wroteurname]

Part 1 was so much better.

[songydarko]

Moving Mountains! Very nice pick.

[WFUJerseyJon]

The Cast Before The Break and The Years Gone By....AMAZING. Kudos to both bands for getting the attention they deserve, especially The Cast.

[S-SUARTS]

Please Consider I AM ABOMINATION

yes plaese do

i cant belive that the years gone by is on ther i went to school with those guys

[S-SUARTS]

Please Consider I AM ABOMINATION

yes please do.

i cant belive that the years gone by is on there i went to school with those guys

[uponthosestars]

...i'm interested! and very high praise for Moving Mountains is good to see.

they're awesome I highly rec

[badstarsfall]

If you're into some good funky shit, the Eclectic Collective are for you.

[Hagysaurus Rex]

This list has really exposed me to some good bands. Kudos AP.net

[saysmydoctor]

Wolftron <3

[thelessband]

i'd like to see The Less (http://www.myspace.com/theless) on this list! :)

[3eb23]

Maybe next year? Or maybe in the next two weeks?! It's a secret.

haha oh snap i'm sure rooting for the next two weeks ;-)

[3eb23]

julia, can we add race the sun to this list as well? they're about to do big things this upcoming year.

hmmm...i think i'm starting to get greedy

[delvec19]

Off List #2 I'm liking Cinematic Sunrise, Seabear, Therefore I Am, and Wolftron.

[Julia Conny]

julia, can we add race the sun to this list as well? they're about to do big things this upcoming year.

hmmm...i think i'm starting to get greedy

We already have all our 100 bands, so while the recommendations are very kind, it's not gonna help. Sworry.

[3eb23]

dang! oh well. i'm still anxious to see the final list..

[miketrondson]

Haha come on....what's wrong with some shameless self-promotion?!

Nothing son! I'm rooting for you dudes to get it.

[Easton Legacy]

Told you last week, we already have our selections for this year, so relax the spamming please.


My mistake never saw that. I apologize

[ZigZagYourTorso]

Nothing son! I'm rooting for you dudes to get it.

Haha not going to happen...already 4 bands from Michigan....and the only writer on here that probably even knows about us never mentions us. But I'd be pumped if it happend! haha

[miketrondson]

Haha not going to happen...already 4 bands from Michigan....and the only writer on here that probably even knows about us never mentions us. But I'd be pumped if it happend! haha

Yea dude.. I thought this list was supposed to help bands who don't have a buzz. Completely the opposite for the most part. I was so happy to be a part of this last year. I'm excited for all the bands on here, I've seen a lot of friends on here and bands we've shared the stage with.

[xxbleucielxx]

GOOD OLD WAR = AMAZING, just saw them a couple night ago on the Avalon two, their 3 part harmonies melt my ears in delight.

The Lives of Famous Men are very underrated, I wouldn't compare them to Anberlin. I think they get clumped into a genre they don't particularly fit in because of their poppiness but musically they are very created and you can hear the influence of jazz, flamenco, and 60s pop come through on their new stuff. I think AP should have put up a song from their newer cd rather than their first one.

But yea check out those bands.

[xtheaudition]

go robot love story

[zubinmoosa]

Where's Part 3??

[Steve Henderson]

Where's Part 3??
Later tonight...

[zubinmoosa]

Later tonight...
awesome

[!T-DIFS!]

you definately got me into young hearts.
and pomegranetes.
thank you for that!

[billyboatkid]

I'm kinda diggin INPASSING.

Pretty clean pop rock.

Also liking Raining and OK.

[Julia Conny]

I enjoy The Wedding.

But All Get Out has my heart.

[wesgemm08]

Baroness/Genghis Tron late pass?

[a.t.123]

Fleet Foxes!

[Kerplunk_23]

Thanks to ap.net I got into mercy mercedes and have liked them ever since I first heard them and the wedding I have known about for awhile but I perfer them with their older singer.

[Anthony Lutz]

Genghis Tron and The Wedding, awesome!

[jenny_ell]

tally hall should be on the next parttt

[Stephen Chamberlain]

While I appreciate their mention, Baroness, Fuck Buttons, and Genghis Tron are not lesser-known at all. Maybe on this site, but not in the independent music scene in general. In other words, if it's been reviewed on Pitchfork, it's not under-the-radar.

Moving Mountains is another band with a huge indie buzz, particularly on this site.

I was also incredibly dissapointed with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) when I checked them out a while back. Based on the bands to which they're compared I thought I'd love them. But sadly I was wrong.

[Stephen Chamberlain]

Fleet Foxes!

Good band but with such a huge buzz and opening for Wilco they don't belong here.

[nerdvglc]

i hate these fucking lists. yet i love them so. i have yet to read one/hear samples without having it cost meatleast $75 in music purchases. i'm gonna go all cartman on ap.net/ms. jc... i love you guys.

[ashley916]

i added inpassing, mercy mercedes, and the summer set

can't wait for part 4! i'm finding so many new bands with these lists!

[blindrider529]

wow...I can't hear the songs from part 3 because of the computer I'm on...but those are some freakin consistently awesome RIYLs. I can't wait to hear some of these.

[uglystar03]

The Summer Set!

[MasonR5]

all get out and caillou.....definitely yes

[WFUJerseyJon]

Mercey Mercedes...nice. TV/TV isn't that great tho.

[Hainzey X]

www.myspace.com/theclimbpa

^ consider ?

[singlexsorrow]

Good call on Raining and OK, People In Cars, The Summer Set and Weaver At The Loom!

[mylinh]

I like how you guys put a song from each band up, it makes it really convenient.

Yay for Jeremy Larson! :)

[pshh]

All Get Out, best on the list.

[kasey!]

YAY the summer set = <3

[itwaslaser]

http://www.myspace.com/sinkthestate

for you nay sayers......c'monnnnnn

[ChrisCTL]

Or consider Chase The Light ;)

[ChrisCTL]

i forgot to post link http://www.myspace.com/chasethelightmusic

[cscwell107]

The Wedding is sweet

[tipoftheiceberg]

ah!
this time next year and tiefighter!
thank you!

[TSLROCKS]

Jeremy Larson is fucking great. Glad to see he ended up on a list

[RyanBOTM]

how about some TN bands? Check out Paper Route, Between Hope and Faith, and Second Chances (over 1 million plays on MySpace, think Secondhand Serenade)

[dietoseeyoufail]

Tiefighter! Yes!

[fadedmemories]

hmmm.... lots of love for This Time Next Year :-d
Please include Anarbor in part four

[Steve Henderson]

Jeremy Larson is fucking great. Glad to see he ended up on a list
:beerbros:

[fran.182]

This Time Next Year are on the list!! That's great...Can't wait that they put a full lenght out!

[krisq14]

Dude, 3 Ways Of Thinking ftw

[Scott Irvine]

While I appreciate their mention, Baroness, Fuck Buttons, and Genghis Tron are not lesser-known at all. Maybe on this site, but not in the independent music scene in general. In other words, if it's been reviewed on Pitchfork, it's not under-the-radar.

Moving Mountains is another band with a huge indie buzz, particularly on this site.

I was also incredibly dissapointed with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) when I checked them out a while back. Based on the bands to which they're compared I thought I'd love them. But sadly I was wrong.

When did we ever say this list was about lesser known bands? And even if it was, I'd say Fuck Buttons absolutely deserves to be on it considering the only just released their first album, yo.

[tttygxlove]

Yeah for The Wedding

[kailaSUPAHrad]

yay the summer set and mercy mercedes!

[shortfart]

Wow, found some really good stuff here. Weaver At The Loom, InPassing, Raining & OK, This Time Next Year. :-)

[myplasticyou]

this time next year is siiiick

[Julia Conny]

While I appreciate their mention, Baroness, Fuck Buttons, and Genghis Tron are not lesser-known at all. Maybe on this site, but not in the independent music scene in general. In other words, if it's been reviewed on Pitchfork, it's not under-the-radar.

Moving Mountains is another band with a huge indie buzz, particularly on this site.

I was also incredibly dissapointed with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) when I checked them out a while back. Based on the bands to which they're compared I thought I'd love them. But sadly I was wrong.

But we're not Pitchfork, and that's the point. We didn't write this list for the general public, we wrote it for AP.net members. And not everyone here reads Pitchfork.

all get out and caillou.....definitely yes

Thanks yourself for All Get Out. ;-)

[buysoap]

Holy shit, I made it to the list? I feel honored.

[animalfriend]

Def check out The Swellers and see them live if you get a chance. Super tight and talented and best of all they are really good guys (check out all their personalized song they just did)
Sweet band, cant wait for the new stuff coming out, hopefully soon

[TheGoodnightMoon]

Deas Vail and Weaver at the Loom are amazing artists. Good call on them.

[james77]

Thanks, dates remembered!

Closure In Moscow are brilliant.

word. just been on their myspace. good stuff!

[MontanaFromNY]

Culture Reject sounds good, i have never listened to them before but now im interested.Same with Florence and the Machine. Im glad to see This Time Next Year being mentioned too they are so good and deserve to be on the list

[S9Dallasoz]

1969!

[Jumpoff]

Still hoping that the Menzingers make it. :shrug:

[jakeonaplane]

weaverrrrrrrrrr

[JustAGirl01]

baroness, gengis tron, people in cars, deas vail

good call!

[simplelivin_GCH]

hell fuckn yeah..
we the union, the swellers, annnndd Sakes Alive!!

[callthemrogues]

the summer set and raining & ok were really good calls.

[PirateSkater182]

Haaaa.
I know Mercy Mercedes, and my friend knows everyone from All Get Out.


Tiefighter has been one of my favorite bands for a while, so check them out.

[xstarsintheskyx]

Mercy Mercedes Ftw :d

[finneganhob]

yessss, in passing!

[bozmology]

Thanks, dates remembered!

Closure In Moscow are brilliant.

No doubt. Had not heard of them until this came out.

[ActionActionFan]

Tiefighter sounds pretty good even though they have a terrible name.

[andrewa5]

Only band ive heard of out of those is Ghengis Tron.

[xglassjawx]

We Are The Union is so awesome.

[chadsweet]

this time next year :D

[heyheymymy]

Weaver At The Loom!!!! Holy Shit. Great choice! I love those guys...proud to say they are from my home state...

Give them a listen!

[just-in.]

This Time Next Year!

[saving jonathan]

Never heard of Culture Reject before, I'm a bad Michigander. I really like though. Very American Football-esque.

I also enjoyed Mury and This Time Next Year.

[grimis16]

inkwell? where are they

[toocoolrahul]

no bands from Colorado? I just moved here and I'm still trying to get into the local scene

[allthruwinter]

Oh hell fucking yeah! So much love to this site for putting We are the Union on that list. I can't repeat enough how they are one of the best bands out there right now.

[disconnect]

hey everyone-
eddie from tiefighter here! just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone whos posted on here about us being included on the Absolute 100, and to everyone who's checked us out! MUCH LOVE to the ap.net staff, we are extremely honored to be a part of this list of great bands. once again, THANKS!

eddie
www.myspace.com/tiefighter

[Christian Otte]

Okay, these samples are fuckin' up my browser. When I open Firefox, I have no problem listening to songs on both Purevolume and MySpace, they work perfectly. But as as soon as I try to play a song listed here, it fully loads but doesn't play. Then, I try MySpace and Purevolume - same problem.

[lwl was rad]

hell fuckin yea people in cars

[punk-possum]

i'm surprised to have not seen Seabird up yet...

[kbauer]

Once again no Paper Rival....hhmmm...

[Finchmeister]

God Bless You for putting Genghis Tron.

[spikey]

2 DC bands for honorable mention, Caverns & Imperial China:

http://auralstates.com/2008/08/imperial-china-caverns-play-the-cat-backstage-world-burns-in-flames-of-awesome.html

also, kudos on beach house, genghis tron, US royalty and fuck buttons (who i thought killed it live in dc, despite headliner caribou not playing).

[shescalifornia]

woo weaver, summer set, and mercy mercedes!

[Mens]

i love weaver at the loom, they are my avatar, im really glad you guys are recognizing them,

[kailaSUPAHrad]

The Morning Of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:d

[CheChe1455]

living with lions are where it's at!

[Snails]

Awesome, some good bands and lots that I want to check out on here.

[RockVocalPower]

Happy to see Love&Reverie on there.

[IAmAmazing]

Yum, Maps & Atlases.

[tomakebelieve]

i love weaver at the loom, they are my avatar, im really glad you guys are recognizing them,

I get to see them today!

[creppin802]

Lannen Fall, The Morning Of & The Bigger Lights are brillianttt

[scmaley]

I like The Bigger Lights and I love House of Heroes and The Coming Weak! Great list.

[G apostrophe Ra]

That TBL song you guys recommended as "Time Stops Breathing" appears to now be called "Closer" on their myspace. Good song, good band, good call.

[Khaos]

Great picks for the 4th segment ^_^

[mr chainsaw]

No Tagbacks for life!

[saving jonathan]

Definitely saved the best batch for last.
I'm digging on The Bigger Lights, Fleet Foxes, Looking Glass Wars, Love&Reverie, The Method To My Medium, The Morning Of, Settings...and even more.
Great list.

[SSLYBY]

Still no someone still loves you boris yeltsin.

[fran.182]

There For Tomorrow isn't bad

[songydarko]

Mmm yes, maps & atlases!

[songydarko]

Still no someone still loves you boris yeltsin.

That'd be a great one.

[doyouhas?]

glad to see some love for house of heroes

[TSLROCKS]

Stop Motion Poetry is fucking great. That song is awesome. Definitely going to look into them some more. I also just purchased Looking Glass War which sounds pretty great. Can I get anything from Stop Motion Poetry without going to a show?

[S9Dallasoz]

astronautalis & me as time are really cool.
already love Innerparty, the morning of, TFT, Settings, stop motion poetry.

Need to get that Liam and Me song now too.

[desipunk7]

YES! We shot the moon!

How'd The Morning Of get on here? Did this list get approved by Jason? lol

[Steve Henderson]

Stop Motion Poetry is fucking great. That song is awesome. Definitely going to look into them some more. I also just purchased Looking Glass War which sounds pretty great. Can I get anything from Stop Motion Poetry without going to a show?
You and I have similar tastes it seems :)

It is for sale on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/stopmotionpoetry) page digitally at least.

[MontanaFromNY]

drew danburry sounds like its worth another listen.

[delvec19]

Thanks for introducing me to A LOT of great new music AP Staff!!

[iloveandypants]

aw yay we shot the moon.

[TSLROCKS]

You and I have similar tastes it seems :)

It is for sale on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/stopmotionpoetry) page digitally at least.

I sent them a myspace message seeing if i can get a physical copy of the EP

[ind1ekid]

some awesome bands on there, The Bigger Lights top it for me :D

[myhearturhands]

ahh im liken' this list :)

[gladnads]

For anyone who's curious which bands were on last year's list: The Absolute 100 - 2007 (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258359)


Oh how sad it is that some broke up :(

[MyNameIsRoss]

Props on suggesting Maps and Atlases.

[ActionActionFan]

Nice to see Liam and Me getting some attention.

[sugarhooker]

excuse me, but fuck yeah Settings

[Sandie-Jenkins]

wait wait wait julia, you like the morning of... and hate 1997? thats like hating peanuts but loving peanut butter!

[dani1292]

Madelyn!
So happy to see them on here, I love those guys.

[Julia Conny]

wait wait wait julia, you like the morning of... and hate 1997? thats like hating peanuts but loving peanut butter!

The list is a combination of the tastes of the whole staff. But yes, I think The Morning Of is way better than 1997. Peanut butter is a love-hate thing for me haha.

[MCSmate]

e for explosion & fleet foxes.

[Blake Solomon]

other than my individual picks, I think a lot of people would dig:

Drew Danburry

and

Living With Lions

[finneganhob]

LIAM AND ME! Yessss.

[tommy413]

90% of these bands are already played out or do not have anything substantially new to offer.

[3eb23]

great to see love & reverie on here for sure

[gphatx]

I'm glad to see bands like There For Tomorrow, The Bigger Lights and Lannen Fall on here. :)

[Finchmeister]

God Bless You for putting Fleet Foxes.

I'll be sure to let them know they were included in the Absolute 100.

[celeney]

Chyeah, TFT.

[acfrue]

i listened to settings and its pretty damn good, nice find ap!!!

oh and when i first heard about this is ivy league i seriously thought it was a joke mainly because its ryland and its really hard to know when is for real or joking, but it is kinda catchy

[RockVocalPower]

Settings is badass. Love that band so much.

[kbauer]

noooooo Paper Rival. How horrible, for that Im discrediting this entire list. Nice pick on E for Explosion though. Jamison is a lot of fun, not nessacerly good but fun.

[jster2000]

sweet
Love&reverie reppin the richmond scene

[x0kristennn]

the bigger lights! go see them everyone!

[geebee889]

The Morning Of, Liam and Me, The Bigger Lights, There for Tomorrow, We Shot the Moon....so many good ones!!!

[iseethesun123]

There only a few good bands on this list. Missed out on so many

[COTA]

Great call on Living With Lions

[grimis16]

no inkwell, very disappointed

[Steve Henderson]

There only a few good bands on this list. Missed out on so many
That tends to happen with a list of 100 bands out of infinity.

:dunce:

[beoquen34]

I'm really glad to see so many bands I've been listening to for a while! :D

[.KillMoneen.]

know the dudes in living with lions, incredible guys and they are going to be huge atleast in canada soon enough.

[furey]

Thank you Julia Conny

[p, FRY]

so just ignoring the heavier spectrum of music?

[whatwewant]

excellent call on Living With Lions. I saw those guys earlier this summer, picked up the record, and have listened to them almost every day since. one of the most deserving bands to be getting some good buzz this year.

[Merch_Mike]

The Wedding is good shit! makes me miss LetterKills though :-(

[bulls2213]

ummm where's the mile after?

[Merch_Mike]

should have added Faber Drive to that list!
they're pretty well known in Canada but no where else in the world though. Really well done mainstream pop-rock and will blow you away live.

check it out here: http://www.myspace.com/faberdrive

[Jamos4184]

Glad to see HoH on here. Can't wait to get my hands on that new album...

[WFUJerseyJon]

Mansions didn't make any installment?? Not cool.

[iseethesun123]

That tends to happen with a list of 100 bands out of infinity.

:dunce:
hahahahah very true. I guess Im just worn out on bands like The Summer Set and Mercy Mercedes. Maybe that is why the list does not seem that appealing to me.

[Julia Conny]

Mansions didn't make any installment?? Not cool.

For the record, I adore Mansions TONS. But ultimately, we can't make everyone happy. And there are so many bands on this life that I would stand by with as much conviction as I can muster.

[WFUJerseyJon]

For the record, I adore Mansions TONS. But ultimately, we can't make everyone happy. And there are so many bands on this life that I would stand by with as much conviction as I can muster.

I realize that. I just had to post the obligatory AP whine.

You're still a sell out, Conny

[lostfear]

Lannen Fall and The Coming Weak! they are my boys.

[tipoftheiceberg]

AP never disappoints!
I'm seeing living with lions on saturday!
[:

[urface911]

The mere fact that Fleet Foxes are on here makes me love this entire list.

Their music is pure genius.

[myplasticyou]

living with lions is so great

[Sandie-Jenkins]

The list is a combination of the tastes of the whole staff. But yes, I think The Morning Of is way better than 1997. Peanut butter is a love-hate thing for me haha.


ok i thought it was just your list. yeah i haven't listened to the morning of and i kinda shunned them because i listened to 1997 first and heard the strange similarities and it made me question their originality but i'll check em out.

haha yeah i was just trying to think of something clever and i landed on peanut butter... i don't know.

[Neilhouse]

Check out: The Great Valley (http://www.myspace.com/thegreatvalleymusic) out of Wilmington, DE. Some great guitar hooks with a sort of pop feel.

[AndrewBurgess]

A Band That Should Be On Here Is Ports of Aidia. Small Band From Birch Run, Michigan With Amazing Talent And A Unique Sound. Another Band That Should Be On This List Is Hail Archer From Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

www.myspace.com/portsofaidia (http://www.myspace.com/portsofaidia)
www.myspace.com/hailarcher (http://www.myspace.com/hailarcher)

[imbasader_quan]

A Decade To Die For

http://www.myspace.com/adecadetodiefor

they are better than any band on there!!

[Avaimashesium]

do not understand

[boyslikegirls..]

lol,the only bands i've heard of there are fleet foxs,fuck buttons and this is ivy league. haha. maybe i should expand my CD collection.....

[boyslikegirls..]

oy guys look up bodyjar. There an australian band that are pretty good,not many people have heard of them but pop music is really popular here atm. This band sounds like umm green day,blink182 and good charlotte. And the drummers played with my mums band. I've seen the guy backstage and crap.. but i dont know him well. his band is fucking amazing though,i saw them live!! wooo!!

plss dont report me the band really needs some promotion. thankyou.

xx

[Kaku]

I like this list.
There are some really awesome bands like Me As Time, TLoFM, INpassing, aso.
Can't wait for the 2009 list.

[pinkerton_86]

Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants from Chicago, IL............ Get ready....

[Blake_Howard]

yeah!

[Blake_Howard]

!!

[BozzBlonde]

Settings. <3