Review: Scream Hello – Everything Is Always Still Happening
Scream Hello put out a pretty good little EP called Smart & Stupid as a sort of preview for their debut full-length from last year, but unfortunately the album that followed isn’t quite as good. Everything Is Always Still Happening does feature some pretty decent pop-punk tunes as well as some longer and more meandering (Read more…)
Review: The Loved Ones – Distractions EP
If you read CYSTSFTS with any regularity then you know that we love The Loved Ones (from Philadelphia) and their Americana tinged punk rock-n-roll sound. So the band recently released a new six song EP Distractions via Fat Wreck Chords. The EP features two great new songs in “Distracted” and “Last Call” that find the (Read more…)
Tonight’s Shows
There are a few great shows this tonight that I will (unfortunately) be missing that you should check out if you have a chance: Superdrag is playing at Metro New Found Glory, Bayside, and Shai Hulud are playing at House Of Blues Classics of Love and Noise By Numbers are playing at Reggie’s Have fun! (Read more…)
Review: The Sound Of Animals Fighting – The Ocean And The Sun
I’ve asked it before and I’ll ask it again; have you ever heard The Sound Of Animals Fighting? Well, the band is a progressive rock band from Southern California and features Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) and three current or former members of RX Bandits (Matt Embree, Chris Tsagakis, and TSOAF founder Rich Balling). After (Read more…)
Josh Small / Austin Lucas / Sundowner / Tim Barry – Live 4/16/09 @ Reggie’s
Alright, here are some photos and a review of the stellar show I saw last night featuring Tim Barry (of Avail), Austin Lucas, Sundowner (Chris from Lawrence Arms), and Josh Small. It was almost like a half-assed (but kickass) version of the Revival Tour, but I saw Lucero the week prior so it’s all good. (Read more…)
Review: Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Beware
Somehow I’ve never even investigated or listened to Bonnie “Prince Billy before now despite always being intrigued. Nevertheless, I totally love his latest album Beware and will surely be digging around through his back catalog sometime very soon. In short, Beware is nothing more complicated that a great country record. Not a country rock record, (Read more…)
Review: Cursive – Mama, I’m Swollen
I think it was about a month ago that Omaha, Nebraska’s Cursive released their sixth proper full length, Mama, I’m Swollen on the stalwart indie label Saddle Creek Records. Strangely (though) this album may have gotten more attention for its marketing than its music so far, because (like so many others out there) Cursive and (Read more…)
Feeling a little overwhelmed
Maybe it is because of the near-constant stream of promo emails I get from PR companies or maybe it is the stack of unopened CD’s I have sitting on my desk and the 320+ albums worth of MP3’s in my “stuff to review” queue, but I’m feeling totally overwhelmed by new music these days and (Read more…)
Review: Twin Sister – Vampires With Dreaming Kids EP
I have a twin sister and this isn’t her band. In fact, this doesn’t sound anything remotely like her but if you removed any trace of boss nova influence from Stereolab’s sound, de-fuzzed The Jesus And Mary Chain a little, and coaxed Julie Doiron into a duet with Kevin Shields and listened to those as (Read more…)
