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Submissions should include your band's name, title of submission (and whether it is a full length, EP or single song), myspace or website link, and similar bands for the "recommended if you like" section. Please upload it to a downloading website such as mediafire or megaupload and send that link. Links to bandcamp or other places where it can be downloaded for free are acceptable.

Full Lengths
Apres Pompeii - Covers 2
soundcloud
RIYL: Ra Ra Riot, City and Colour, Boyce Avenue, Acoustic Covers

Dios Trio - High On Bikes
facebook
RIYL: Tera Melos, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Toe, Mirror, Piglet, Don Caballero, Minus The Bear, 1994!

The Natural - It Worked For Them
facebook
RIYL: Saves The Day, Say Anything

Holy Smokes - Love Notes To Loved Ones
facebook
RIYL: angry Kanye, sad Cudi, other sad rap


EPs
Rockets On Wire - A Stranger In The Alps
bandcamp
RIYL: Death Cab For Cutie, Radiohead, Manchester Orchestra

A Minor Bird - Where The River Breaks Free
facebook
RIYL: Switchfoot, Edison Glass, Manchester Orchestra, Paper Route, Arcade Fire

Reckless At Best - Return of the Hardpop
facebook
RIYL: Daggermouth, Set Your Goals, Kid Liberty

apolar - the design.
website
RIYL: This Will Destroy You, Explosions In The Sky, Eluvium, Caspian, Sigur Ros

Skylines Forever - Love is the Weapon
soundcloud
RIYL: Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, PlayRadioPlay!, Into it. Over it.

Over The Top - Community
facebook
RIYL: The Wonder Years, A Wilhelm Scream, Lifetime

Worn Colors - Worn Colors
facebook
RIYL: Spoken word, Emo, Indie


Samplers / Compilations / Demos
Stay Home - Demo 2011
facebook
RIYL: Transit, Stay Ahead Of The Weather, Grown Ups

Fire In The Woodlands - "Breath Pt. 1" / "The Abandoned Cabin" (Demos)
facebook
RIYL: Acoustic, Night time soundscape/music, Acoustic Saosin


Single Songs

Dead Social Club - "This Painting Is Cursed"
website
RIYL: Depeche Mode, The Cure, Simple Minds

Yours Truly - "In The Clouds" (Acoustic)
facebook
RIYL: Hit the Lights, Four Year Strong, All Time Low

Kyle Cox - "A Matter Of Time"
bandcamp
RIYL: Zombie apocalypse acoustic folk songs

Tyler Ramsey - "The Valley Wind" (lead guitarist of Band Of Horses)
soundcloud
RIYL: Band Of Horses

Bridge The Borders - "Poison"
purevolume
RIYL: Four Year Strong, Taking Back Sunday, Man Overboard

Bear & Moose - "I'm Back"
facebook
RIYL: Pavement, My Morning Jacket, Jim O'Rourke

The V-Roys - "Sooner or Later"
website
RIYL: The Old 97's, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Steve Earle

Scotty Alan - "Ain't Much"
website
RIYL: Mike Ness, Frank Turner, Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer

Bad Sports - "Can't Just Be Friends"
myspace
RIYL: Jay Reatard, The Ramones, Marked Men

Steve Adamyk Band - "Landslide"
myspace
RIYL: White Wires, Screeching Weasel, Million Dollar Marxists

Diarrhea Planet - "Warm Ridin'"
myspace
RIYL: JEFF the Brotherhood, Fucked Up, Dillinger Four


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Is it cool if I leave this here? I mean, it's Thrice...so who wouldn't want that here, right?

I recommend

- The Natural
- Rockets On Wire
- A Minor Bird
- Skylines Forever
and
- Tyler Ramsay

Checking out Skylines Forever...

Highly recommend A Minor Bird. Great album!

I back:

Dios Trio
Rockets on Wire
A Minor Bird
Apolar (HIGHLY recommended)

Originally Posted by Sean Rizzo

Apolar (HIGHLY recommended)

solid.

Originally Posted by AlienPandaJury

solid.

There are so many amazing unsung bands out there. This is one of them.

Bridge The Borders "Poison" ....holy crap

Oopps.. guess I didn't get our submission in on time.

If you guys get a chance, check this out! We're a rock/electronic/pop band called "Modern Heroics" along the lines of TREOS, Armor For Sleep, and The Starting Line.

Our new ep "Prove Yourself" is streaming here- http://soundcloud.com/modern-heroics/sets and if you like it you can download it here- http://www.mediafire.com/?bmogr202c8wlm6j

The Seams are releasing their new EP today for free!

Originally Posted by Sean Rizzo

There are so many amazing unsung bands out there. This is one of them.

Yeah, I just got done listening to this one for the second time and it's a fresh listen from top to bottom.

I kinda like Angry Kanye, Sad Cudi.

Originally Posted by Sean Rizzo

There are so many amazing unsung bands out there. This is one of them.

Sean, thank you for the kind words--this is by far one of the most flattering things anyone has ever mentioned about the music I've created. I thoroughly appreciate it.