April 13, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

Casting Curses - Heartificial
http://www.myspace.com/castingcurses
Hardcore from New York

Barcelona - Absolutes
www.myspace.com/barcelona (http://www.myspace.com/barcelona)
Rock from Seattle, WA

Paper Route - Absence
www.myspace.com/paperroute (http://www.myspace.com/paperroute)
Rock from Nashville, TN

Kingdoms - Atlantis
www.myspace.com/kingdoms (http://www.myspace.com/kingdoms)
Metalcore / Rock from Ontario, Canada

StereoHype- More Than Motion
http://www.stereohypemusic.com (http://www.stereohypemusic.com/)
Ska / Rock from Mississippi

Baak Gwai - Find A Stranger In The Alps
http://www.myspace.com/baakgwai
Alternative from Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Sean Wagner - All The While
www.myspace.com/seanwagner (http://www.myspace.com/seanwagner)
Pop-Rock / Acoustic / Pop from Portland, Oregon

Orcadia - Something Like Life EP
www.myspace.com/orcadia19 (http://www.myspace.com/orcadia19)
Alternative Rock from West Virginia

Aaron and Andrew - Pictures and Words
www.aaronandandrew.com (http://www.aaronandandrew.com/)
Pop / Rock / Alternative from Connecticut

Trevor Larkin -#1
myspace.com/trevorlarkin (http://myspace.com/trevorlarkin)
Folk rock / Alternative from Seattle, WA

Defying Control - Stories of Hope and Mayhem
www.myspace.com/defyingcontrol (http://www.myspace.com/defyingcontrol)
Punk / Rock / Hardcore from Portugal

The United Sons of Toil - Until Lions Have Their Historians, Tales Of The Hunt Shall Always Glorify The Hunter
http://unitedsonsoftoil.com (http://unitedsonsoftoil.com/)
Post-punk / Noise / Mathrock (think 90s Dischord/AmRep/Touch'n'Go) from Wisconsin

James Yuill - Turning Down Water for Air
www.myspace.com/jamesyuill (http://www.myspace.com/jamesyuill)
Indie / Folktronica from the U.K.

Jenny Owen Youngs - Led To The Sea
myspace.com/jennyowenyoungs (http://myspace.com/jennyowenyoungs)
Indie from New York

Jenny Owen Youngs - Transmitter Failure
myspace.com/jennyowenyoungs (http://myspace.com/jennyowenyoungs)
Indie from New York

Sir Lord Von Raven - Please Throw Me Back In The Ocean
http://www.myspace.com/sirlordvonraven
Punk / Glam / Garage from Oakland, California

A Life of Science - The Apneist
http://www.theapneist.com (http://www.theapneist.com/)
Electronic Rock from Arizona
The Apneist is a fully articulated electronic rock concept album. A film, novel, comic book and art series based on the same story are currently in production with plans for 2009 release.

The Mishaps - The Mishaps
www.myspace.com/themishaps (http://www.myspace.com/themishaps)
Rock 'n roll from Maryland

Foredoes Me Quite - Vestalia
www.myspace.com/foredoesmequite (http://www.myspace.com/foredoesmequite) or WWW.FMQROCK.COM (http://www.fmqrock.com/)
Indie Rock / Ambient / Emo / Experimental from Massachusetts

Salute The Dawn - Animals Doing People Things (EP)
www.myspace.com/salutethedawn (http://www.myspace.com/salutethedawn)
Rock / Powerpop from NY

Streamline - The Alchemist and the Arsonist EP
http://myspace.com/streamlineny
Rock from Louisiana (includes Brian Ireland, the drummer from Something Corporate)

I Am Empire - Self-Titled
www.myspace.com/iamempirerock (http://www.myspace.com/iamempirerock)
Rock from California

Fightstar - be human
www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic (http://www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic)
Metal / Alternative from London, UK

Theodore Grimm - The Invisible Children Sessions EP
www.myspace.com/theodoregrimm (http://www.myspace.com/theodoregrimm)
Rock from NJ

ALAK - Clarinettis Qoonotations: Too Many Notes. fucking preternatural and the golden weave of g-nashing teeth
http://www.k-is-for-kaleidoscope.com (http://www.k-is-for-kaleidoscope.com/)
Other from California

SHAKE IT! - it's just a cd man...EP
www.myspace.com/shakeitband (http://www.myspace.com/shakeitband)
Dance rock / Pop rock / Rock from Ohio

Meat Puppets - Sewn Together
http://www.myspace.com/themeatpuppets
Indie Rock / Country Punk from AZ / TX

The King Blues - I Got Love
http://www.myspace.com/thekingblues
Punk from the UK

The Hold Steady - A Positive Rage
myspace.com/theholdsteady (http://myspace.com/theholdsteady)
Rock from New York, NY

The Red Baron - My First Love
http://www.myspace.com/theredbaron
Hardcore from Florida

Foma - Inverness
http://teamclermont.com/roster/1044/foma
Experimental indie pop from California

Snowglobe - No Need To Light A Night Light On A Night Like Tonight
http://teamclermont.com/roster/1046/snowglobe
Experimental indie pop from Tennessee

Paul "Snowflake" Taylor - Share It!
http://teamclermont.com/roster/1045/...owflake-taylor (http://teamclermont.com/roster/1045/paul-snowflake-taylor)
Experimental indie pop from Tennessee

The Broadcast - Yeah That Just Happened
www.myspace.com/wearethebroadcast (http://www.myspace.com/wearethebroadcast)
PowerPop / Pop Punk from Omaha, NE

The Soldier Thread - Shapes (full length)
www.myspace.com/thesoldierthread (http://www.myspace.com/thesoldierthread)
Indie / Alternative from TX

Slow Claw - Grandfather Clocks
www.myspace.com/slowclaw (http://www.myspace.com/slowclaw)
Indie Pop from Tennessee/Ohio

Calculator - Arguments EP
www.myspace.com/c4lculat0r (http://www.myspace.com/c4lculat0r)
Post-hardcore / Indie / Skramzz from Westchester / Los Angeles

Man Overboard - Hung Up On Nothing EP
www.myspace.com/manoverboardnj (http://www.myspace.com/manoverboardnj)
Pop Punk from NJ

Shiloh - Sampler
www.myspace.com/shilohofficial (http://www.myspace.com/shilohofficial)
Pop Punk / Powerpop from Canada

Young Love - One of Us
www.myspace.com/younglove (http://www.myspace.com/younglove)
Rock / Indie / Electro from NY

Anti-Flag - The People or the Gun
www.myspace.com/antiflag (http://www.myspace.com/antiflag)
Punk / Rock from PA

Detournement - Screaming Response
www.myspace.com/detournementband (http://www.myspace.com/detournementband)
Features members of Lifetime, Bigwig, Ensign, Plan A Project, and Worthless United

Hotspur - You Should Know Better By Now
www.myspace.com/hotspur (http://www.myspace.com/hotspur)
Rock / Powerpop from MD / DC

The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun
www.myspace.com/dangeroussummer (http://www.myspace.com/dangeroussummer)
Rock / Alternative from MD

Andy Shauf - Darker Days
www.myspace.com/andyshauf (http://www.myspace.com/andyshauf)
Acoustic / Folk from Canada

[Linda Ferreira]

Feel free to provide additional information, personal opinions, or a request for a review in this thread.

PM me if you would be interested in writing a user review for any of these.

If you would like to be included in this listing, email reviews@absolutepunk.net .

[denissuxx]

You've only just got The Dangerous Summer? What?

[Spenny]

Looking forward to Reach for the Sun!

and lol @ receiving a Shiloh sampler.
I'll give her credit though... at the Marianas Trench show, which she opened, it was refreshing to see someone that's 15 who knows who they are as a performer. Her attempts at dancing or poses was fucking weird, though.

[dan.is.empire]

I Am Empire's album was just released on iTunes today, should definitelyyyy check that out.

[symbiote28]

Fightstar - Be Human PLEASE!!!!

[Broden Terry]

Fightstar - Be Human PLEASE!!!!
Definitely.

Also The new The Dangerous Summer.

[topher465]

The Dangerous Summer, for sure.

[ashleymk]

You forgot to include:

GREENE REVEAL

They are probably one of the most talented and unique bands to come out of upstate ny in a while.


http://www.myspace.com/greenereveal
http://www.myspace.com/greenereveal
http://www.myspace.com/greenereveal
http://www.myspace.com/greenereveal

[theHutton]

would be rad to see someone do a kingdoms review.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Man Overboard are awesome. I'd like to review that EP. Foredoes Me Quite are pretty good as well.

[owiseone35]

Barcelona and Jenny Owen Youngs

[zubinmoosa]

Man Overboard
Fightstar
The Dangerous Summer
Anti-Flag

[Hereformusic]

I'd like to see a review of Young Love or Anti-Flag.

[onautolux]

Dangerous Summer, Casting Curses, Hold Steady

[Quasireligimodo]

I just went through anything claiming to be pop/indie/rock/alternative/pop-punk/punk, and none of it really grabbed me. :/ Bummer.

[ramezsilyan]

check out our blog and myspace.

you can download the demo at either places!

myspace.com/c4lculat0r (http://www.myspace.com/c4lculat0r)

http://calculator2012.blogspot.com/

thanks

[wakeuptothesun]

i am empire!! these guys have so much going for them right now. new album, tours, some huge news coming up about this band! review it!!!

[*crying stars*]

Fightstar, The Hold Steady, Young Love, Anti-Flag, The Dangerous Summer, please.

[ascitiesburn101]

paper route please

[karakutie42]

if anyone's interested, 3 of the new songs from streamline's ep are on myspace right now.
http://myspace.com/streamlineny

[Ryzenfall]

Barcelona and Jenny Owen Youngs
Came here to post those words.

[Kbm600]

Fightstar - Be Human PLEASE!!!!
This.

[metallikunt]

Fightstizzar - Be Human yo :D

[fast_and_melodi]

Defying Control. One of the best European bands!

The new RUFIO.

[redheadlady]

You need to include The Traded Series. Featuring former members of The Starting Line, Ink & Dagger, Like Lions and A Life Once Lost

They have one song posted on myspace and are working on finishing their debut.
Their first show was with The Dangerous Summer and their upcoming show is main support for Alkaline Trio.

http://www.myspace.com/thetradedseries

[madhatter]

Anti-Flag, I Am Empire, And The Dangerous Summer would be bitchen. Im actually surprised to see I Am Empire up here but theyre one of the sickest bands to come out of San Jose in a long time. Hope to see more of them. and ive been dissapointed with the recent anti flag efforts so it would be sick if they put out something that blew me away

[CANNON]

Casting Curses backed hard.