My Playlist of Unsigned Bands, any Comments/Suggestions?

[npmshah]

This is my current playlist of only unsigned artists...
Any comments or suggestions?

Driving Away by Holiday Parade
Wait by The American Life
Dance With Me by The Media Says
This Is Not A Threat by Dear Dakota
Drugs by The Hit
Elisabeth by The Sophomore Attempt
Colorful Language by You, Me, And Everyone We Know
A Coming Of Age Story by Dropout Year
The Dramatist by Box The Stars
We Own The Night by Destruction Of A Rose
Hot N' Cold Cover by A Smile From The Trenches
Tearin up My Heart Cover by Chances Are high

[brittluvsmusic]

dance with me is a good song. u should add get it/get it by TV/TV and the hoodies cover of all i want for christmas is you they're awesome

[npmshah]

dance with me is a good song. u should add get it/get it by TV/TV and the hoodies cover of all i want for christmas is you they're awesome
ive heard both bands are quite good... i will most definetely look them up...
i jus added them to the tail end of my list, but it might be a whil since this list is LOOOOONG lol...
thanks a ton :-D

[sodamnclever]

Any playlist of unsigned bands needs to have You, Me, and Everyone We Know. Essential.

[brittluvsmusic]

ive heard both bands are quite good... i will most definetely look them up...
i jus added them to the tail end of my list, but it might be a whil since this list is LOOOOONG lol...
thanks a ton :-D

lol yea no prob. but what made you want to do this playlist?

[npmshah]

Any playlist of unsigned bands needs to have You, Me, and Everyone We Know. Essential.
oh theyre unsigned? that i did not know...
i will add them into here... thanks a ton :-D

[npmshah]

lol yea no prob. but what made you want to do this playlist?
i found this podcast on the Alt Press site that showcased ONLY unsigned bands...
the name was AP&R i beleive?
anyway, some of these bands i discovered through there, others by clicking on the friends of the bands on the podcast...
and i LOVE making playlists so it seemed like a cool theme to have only underground artists...

[blebbio]

there's a good reason for most of them to be unsigned

[npmshah]

there's a good reason for most of them to be unsigned
haha I take it you don't enjoy my music choices?
and some of these have alot of hope... the guy who recorded FTSK's EP did The Hit's debut EP...
maybe their just new to the scene and trying to build a name for themselves?
i think some of these artists may have been signed from the last time i checked

[brittluvsmusic]

i found this podcast on the Alt Press site that showcased ONLY unsigned bands...
the name was AP&R i beleive?
anyway, some of these bands i discovered through there, others by clicking on the friends of the bands on the podcast...
and i LOVE making playlists so it seemed like a cool theme to have only underground artists...

oh i see nice nice. it is a great theme for a playlist. you should send it to your friends and what not so they can have the pleasure of knowing these bands before they make it big

[npmshah]

oh i see nice nice. it is a great theme for a playlist. you should send it to your friends and what not so they can have the pleasure of knowing these bands before they make it big
haha I def plan on doing that... i think this is the first playlist I've made that i am truly proud of... lol
and i think alot of these bands will go onto bigger things. especially since more than a few follow the synth-pop trend thats very popular right now... lol
what are your favorite tracks from the list?

[more heart]

Drugs is an awesome song

If you're looking for some more, I'd check out "Confetti" by Dropout Year, "You're Everyone I Know Right Now" by the Lives of Famous Men, "With All the Right Intentions" by The Crosstown Rivalry, "Keep it Going" by With the Punches, and "The Wedding" by That Was Something. They're all either pop rock or pop punk bands.

I also second that You, Me, and Everyone We Know needs to be on this playlist.

[npmshah]

Drugs is an awesome song

If you're looking for some more, I'd check out "Confetti" by Dropout Year, "You're Everyone I Know Right Now" by the Lives of Famous Men, "With All the Right Intentions" by The Crosstown Rivalry, "Keep it Going" by With the Punches, and "The Wedding" by That Was Something. They're all either pop rock or pop punk bands.

I also second that You, Me, and Everyone We Know needs to be on this playlist.
haha im gonna add YMAEWK to the playlist as soon as i finish my chem howemork...
i absolutely love the Dropout Year... i realy think i will add them now...
maybe a little bit of The Sophomore Attempt too?
i also have a bit of heavier stuff in here too... Box The Stars are post-hardcore and Destruction Of A Rose is BMTH-style hardcore

[more heart]

haha im gonna add YMAEWK to the playlist as soon as i finish my chem howemork...
i absolutely love the Dropout Year... i realy think i will add them now...
maybe a little bit of The Sophomore Attempt too?
i also have a bit of heavier stuff in here too... Box The Stars are post-hardcore and Destruction Of A Rose is BMTH-style hardcore

If you're looking for some heavier stuff, check out We Came As Romans.

[brittluvsmusic]

compromised
wait
hot n cold cover
this is not a threat
are some of my faves from the list, but i do like dance with me and drugs is alright but it's not my favorite, but i'm not really a screamo fan but that hot n cold cover was amazing, and compromised was awesome. i really like your list :D
oh and i have some more recommendations: this century with "No way out", and almost gold with either "better than this" or "i know it too well"

[npmshah]

so i took the advice and added some more artists from the limited selection of unsigned artists i own...
new additions are: Holiday Parade, The Sophomore Attempt, You, Me, And Everyone We Know, and Dropout Year

[npmshah]

compromised
wait
hot n cold cover
this is not a threat
are some of my faves from the list, but i do like dance with me and drugs is alright but it's not my favorite, but i'm not really a screamo fan but that hot n cold cover was amazing, and compromised was awesome. i really like your list :D
oh and i have some more recommendations: this century with "No way out", and almost gold with either "better than this" or "i know it too well"
thank you!
haha i was blown away by the Hot n Cold cover as well... it should've made Punk Goes Pop 2 lol...
my personal fav on the playlist is Elisabeth by The Sophomore Attempt, but from the "original" i loved the Tearin Up My Heart cover the most...
Wait is an AMAZING song, love the synth line in the beginning, and then the whole band comes in (<3)
seven story fall shows tons of promise, even though theyre not the most catchy band on the list, they def show alot of skill and tons of untapped potential...
im very diverse in my tastes, and am open to everything from hardcore rap and "crunkcore" to really crazy death metal... ha

[brittluvsmusic]

thank you!
haha i was blown away by the Hot n Cold cover as well... it should've made Punk Goes Pop 2 lol...
my personal fav on the playlist is Elisabeth by The Sophomore Attempt, but from the "original" i loved the Tearin Up My Heart cover the most...
Wait is an AMAZING song, love the synth line in the beginning, and then the whole band comes in (<3)
seven story fall shows tons of promise, even though theyre not the most catchy band on the list, they def show alot of skill and tons of untapped potential...
im very diverse in my tastes, and am open to everything from hardcore rap and "crunkcore" to really crazy death metal... ha

lol yea those were some good songs on there, and that hot n cold cover definitely should have made the Punk Goes Pop 2 album. and i too am open to all different genres of music but screamo and metal and hardcore just are too much for me, although i do like disturbed. i guess it kind of depends on the song or artist lol

[npmshah]

lol yea those were some good songs on there, and that hot n cold cover definitely should have made the Punk Goes Pop 2 album. and i too am open to all different genres of music but screamo and metal and hardcore just are too much for me, although i do like disturbed. i guess it kind of depends on the song or artist lol
i can't really get into disturbed despite the fact that i have tried force feeding myself them for ages... lol
i wouldn't really classify them as hardcore or screamo in any sense though, more like hard rock...
i am slowly working my way down my list of underground bands to look up... i am currently at Sparks The Rescue, and they are quite good actually :-O

[redfalcon431]

Panick Attacks Are Normal by Barely Blind

They are an amazing pop punk band

[Illuminate]

Autumn- The perfect mistake

http://www.myspace.com/theperfectmistakenyc

[bradsonemanband]

listen to "Bluegaze" by Jacket Weather (from Provo, Utah)
www.myspace.com/jacketweather

[brittluvsmusic]

i can't really get into disturbed despite the fact that i have tried force feeding myself them for ages... lol
i wouldn't really classify them as hardcore or screamo in any sense though, more like hard rock...
i am slowly working my way down my list of underground bands to look up... i am currently at Sparks The Rescue, and they are quite good actually :-O

yea idk i've just considered them like hardcore or something, i'm not that good at classifying different genres of music lol

and i don't think i've heard of them, but i'll definitely check them out

[Bodybag-Blown]

Esme is a really good band, I don't think there signed let. Say you Will isnt that band either.. Seven Thunder Spoke too My friend Chris is the vocals and there Magical,Like A unicorn..

[npmshah]

yea idk i've just considered them like hardcore or something, i'm not that good at classifying different genres of music lol

and i don't think i've heard of them, but i'll definitely check them out
def do...
i would consider them a mix of fast old style punk and newer pop/punk...
they have some screamo tendencies, but so do alot of other bands youve seemed to enjoy :-)

[TSLROCKS]

Listen to a band named The Jakes. Really great band and I think they're about to actually get signed

[bdil]

Two bands that should be added to this are A Great Big Pile Of Leaves and Small Leaks Sink Ships, but definitely some good stuff on this list.

[mrshamoozoo1481]

i wanna put one of my bands song on a mixtape! how do i do that??

[Dear Dakota]

Thx for the support! head on over to the myspace and check out some more tunes!

www.myspace.com/deardakota

[hockeyguitar99]

lol.

[JuJu the hinder]

This is my current playlist of only unsigned artists...
Any comments or suggestions?

Driving Away by Holiday Parade
Wait by The American Life
Dance With Me by The Media Says
This Is Not A Threat by Dear Dakota
Drugs by The Hit
Elisabeth by The Sophomore Attempt
Colorful Language by You, Me, And Everyone We Know
A Coming Of Age Story by Dropout Year
The Dramatist by Box The Stars
We Own The Night by Destruction Of A Rose
Hot N' Cold Cover by A Smile From The Trenches
Tearin up My Heart Cover by Chances Are high
Holiday Parade is signed, and so is Sophomore Attempt.

Gary Pfaff is pretty good.
Uncle Outrage, in my opinion, is better than MSI
I'm not sure if you would consider DJs signed. If not, you can look up "LEgion of Doom" "Party Ben" "Team 9" and "THeUnforgettableSound"

[npmshah]

Holiday Parade is signed, and so is Sophomore Attempt.

Gary Pfaff is pretty good.
Uncle Outrage, in my opinion, is better than MSI
I'm not sure if you would consider DJs signed. If not, you can look up "LEgion of Doom" "Party Ben" "Team 9" and "THeUnforgettableSound"
actually holiday parade is UNsigned... according to their myspace at least
the same goes for TSA... i wouldnt consider DJs signed unless they release their music under a label... ha...
i have heard legion of dooms Underoath?mewithoutyou remix... hes quite talented

[mar_]

Drugs is an awesome song

If you're looking for some more, I'd check out "Confetti" by Dropout Year, "You're Everyone I Know Right Now" by the Lives of Famous Men, "With All the Right Intentions" by The Crosstown Rivalry, "Keep it Going" by With the Punches, and "The Wedding" by That Was Something. They're all either pop rock or pop punk bands.

I also second that You, Me, and Everyone We Know needs to be on this playlist.

I would second adding The Wedding, except that I'm fairly sure when I saw That Was Something in December, they said that was their first album since being signed. And my CD says Oort on it, and I think that's a label.

[brittluvsmusic]

def do...
i would consider them a mix of fast old style punk and newer pop/punk...
they have some screamo tendencies, but so do alot of other bands youve seemed to enjoy :-)

okay okay so i've checked them out and there's mixed feelings. i like them but then i don't really. it's sort of like they switch up with those screamo tendencies you've mentioned which turns me off, but i do like their songs, "my heart radio" and "autumn" which i guess are some of their newer songs.

oh and i'm not sure if you know but it says that they've just been signed to fearless records i believe, so that means you can't put them on the playlist which sucks :( but atleast they're off to bigger things and they're hoping to record their full length LP soon

[npmshah]

Listen to a band named The Jakes. Really great band and I think they're about to actually get signed

yes i have heard of them...
i will look them up as soon as i get home :-)

[npmshah]

okay okay so i've checked them out and there's mixed feelings. i like them but then i don't really. it's sort of like they switch up with those screamo tendencies you've mentioned which turns me off, but i do like their songs, "my heart radio" and "autumn" which i guess are some of their newer songs.

oh and i'm not sure if you know but it says that they've just been signed to fearless records i believe, so that means you can't put them on the playlist which sucks :( but atleast they're off to bigger things and they're hoping to record their full length LP soon

haha theyve been signed for a while... lol...
they were on much smaller label before fearless, but i still love them..
cannot wait for the full lenght!!!!!
my FAVORITE unsigned band as of now is def Settings from buffalo NY

[npmshah]

okay okay so i've checked them out and there's mixed feelings. i like them but then i don't really. it's sort of like they switch up with those screamo tendencies you've mentioned which turns me off, but i do like their songs, "my heart radio" and "autumn" which i guess are some of their newer songs.

oh and i'm not sure if you know but it says that they've just been signed to fearless records i believe, so that means you can't put them on the playlist which sucks :( but atleast they're off to bigger things and they're hoping to record their full length LP soon

haha theyve been signed for a while... lol...
they were on much smaller label before fearless, but i still love them..
cannot wait for the full lenght!!!!!
my FAVORITE unsigned band as of now is def Settings from buffalo NY

[brittluvsmusic]

haha theyve been signed for a while... lol...
they were on much smaller label before fearless, but i still love them..
cannot wait for the full lenght!!!!!
my FAVORITE unsigned band as of now is def Settings from buffalo NY

oooh i hadn't known that, i just checked them out on purevolume and they had put a blog up about them recently being signed, i guess i'm a little late on that one

and i listened to settings i like their song, "walk away" but other than that i'm not really feeling them, no offense, don't get me wrong they are good but like its nothing new really to me atleast.

ooo i have a band for you to check out, the smyrk, they aren't my favorite but the lead singer has such a unique voice that isn't like most bands you hear which is something i like about them :)

also if you like hip hop stuff you should listen to chae hawk: http://www.myspace.com/chaehawk or the stellar dexterz: http://www.myspace.com/stellardexterz . they're not like your typical mainstream stuff which is refreshing and they really have promise i think.

[npmshah]

oooh i hadn't known that, i just checked them out on purevolume and they had put a blog up about them recently being signed, i guess i'm a little late on that one

and i listened to settings i like their song, "walk away" but other than that i'm not really feeling them, no offense, don't get me wrong they are good but like its nothing new really to me atleast.

ooo i have a band for you to check out, the smyrk, they aren't my favorite but the lead singer has such a unique voice that isn't like most bands you hear which is something i like about them :)

also if you like hip hop stuff you should listen to chae hawk: http://www.myspace.com/chaehawk or the stellar dexterz: http://www.myspace.com/stellardexterz . they're not like your typical mainstream stuff which is refreshing and they really have promise i think.
haha yea... no worries though, i discovered them after they were signed also... but it was this REALLY small label not many have heard of... lol
its ok, i will admit settings is slightly generic, but its still amazing that theyve won the Ernie Ball BOTB two years in a row... hmm... the smyrk arent that bad... i am really open to most music, and i thought those rappers werent half bad! alot of these bands have shows near me coming up... SICK

[more heart]

Definitely anything by Honor Bright (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showcomments&j=13572&e=153322#comment)

[brittluvsmusic]

haha yea... no worries though, i discovered them after they were signed also... but it was this REALLY small label not many have heard of... lol
its ok, i will admit settings is slightly generic, but its still amazing that theyve won the Ernie Ball BOTB two years in a row... hmm... the smyrk arent that bad... i am really open to most music, and i thought those rappers werent half bad! alot of these bands have shows near me coming up... SICK

okey doke just as long as i wasn't the only one to know that lol

and yea the smyrk is pretty good i really just love the lead singers voice, it's so different which really makes me like them, and i just found out that they put like all of their songs up for download :D i'm not sure if its on their myspace but i got them off of their purevolume account, so if you're really interested in them you could download their stuff their. and thats how i also found out about stellar dexterz and chae hawk, they had messaged me on purevolume and was like check me out, and i don't regret that at all lol

and you are sooooo lucky they have concerts playing close to where you live, cause i don't really get a lot of my favorite bands to play near me which sucks

[npmshah]

okey doke just as long as i wasn't the only one to know that lol

and yea the smyrk is pretty good i really just love the lead singers voice, it's so different which really makes me like them, and i just found out that they put like all of their songs up for download :D i'm not sure if its on their myspace but i got them off of their purevolume account, so if you're really interested in them you could download their stuff their. and thats how i also found out about stellar dexterz and chae hawk, they had messaged me on purevolume and was like check me out, and i don't regret that at all lol

and you are sooooo lucky they have concerts playing close to where you live, cause i don't really get a lot of my favorite bands to play near me which sucks
haha i live near the NYC area so i am set for shows... lol
and i will DEF download the PV tracks :-)
oh?" where in the states do you live?

[brittluvsmusic]

haha i live near the NYC area so i am set for shows... lol
and i will DEF download the PV tracks :-)
oh?" where in the states do you live?

sweet sweet, i would love to just take a day and visit the city and just go to a concert or something, that'd be epic and i live in CT, not to far from there but i'm super busy with school and stuff

[npmshah]

sweet sweet, i would love to just take a day and visit the city and just go to a concert or something, that'd be epic and i live in CT, not to far from there but i'm super busy with school and stuff
hmm its not too far... i have some friends up there who go down to the city ALOT... there're alot of concerts on weekends too, whichare the only ones i can go to since i am busy with school too... im planning on going to one with Holiday Parade in may!

[JuJu the hinder]

actually holiday parade is UNsigned... according to their myspace at least
the same goes for TSA... i wouldnt consider DJs signed unless they release their music under a label... ha...
i have heard legion of dooms Underoath?mewithoutyou remix... hes quite talented
Huh. well you can find Holiday Parade at Hot Topic, and Sophomore Attempt is on iTunes. But idk. O.o lol

[cory-182]

Brightwood, The Hint, Making April, The Mile After and Runner Runner should all be on there.

[cory-182]

If you're looking for some heavier stuff, check out We Came As Romans.

Rumor has it that they won't be unsigned for much longer. Looks like EVR will be picking them up soon.

[apresnuledeluge]

Conditions. (http://www.myspace.com/conditionsband)

[more heart]

Rumor has it that they won't be unsigned for much longer. Looks like EVR will be picking them up soon.

I had a feeling that was going to be the big news. I thought either Rise or EVR. Guess we'll find out on Tuesday.

[npmshah]

Huh. well you can find Holiday Parade at Hot Topic, and Sophomore Attempt is on iTunes. But idk. O.o lol
unsigned doesnt mean "no distribution/promotion at all"
alot of bands have stuff on itunes as an unsigned act... it means nothing since its not that hard to get stuff on there... and Hot Topic distributing stuff doesnt mean a label is backing them

[Illuminate]

automn -the perfect mistake

[davidmest]

hearts in hands

[Hockeytown]

I'm not really into We Came As Romans, but I found it cool that they came from the EXACT city I have lived in my entire life(Troy, Michigan). Also, they went to Troy High School, the rival school of where I currently go now(Athens High School). Or at least my friend was telling me they went to Troy High.

[chasew2213]

I recomend anything by Barely Blind, specificaly Crazy or 97 Called

[Nick Le]

Huh. well you can find Holiday Parade at Hot Topic, and Sophomore Attempt is on iTunes. But idk. O.o lol

That doesn't mean your signed, haha.

unsigned doesnt mean "no distribution/promotion at all"
alot of bands have stuff on itunes as an unsigned act... it means nothing since its not that hard to get stuff on there... and Hot Topic distributing stuff doesnt mean a label is backing them

This is true.

Rumor has it that they won't be unsigned for much longer. Looks like EVR will be picking them up soon.

Oh wow, that's awesome, good for them. Their EP was pretty good, and their myspace says they'll have some 'huge news tomorrow,' maybe a label/signing announcement?

[npmshah]

That doesn't mean your signed, haha.



This is true.



Oh wow, that's awesome, good for them. Their EP was pretty good, and their myspace says they'll have some 'huge news tomorrow,' maybe a label/signing announcement?

haha i hope so
this band came from nowhere in the middle of 08 and became the top unsigned band of 08 for Alt Press and one of the top ones for Purevolume... the EP was so great

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