Can You See the Sunset? » dear landlord http://www.canyouseethesunset.com Music & More Since 2005 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:02:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Broadway Calls / Dear Landlord / Cobra Skulls – 5/1/10 @ Beat Kitchen http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/broadway-calls-dear-landlord-cobra-skulls-5110-beat-kitchen/ http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/broadway-calls-dear-landlord-cobra-skulls-5110-beat-kitchen/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 03:27:03 +0000 Eric http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=3798 (Read more...)]]> Last weekend the wife and I headed downtown without the kids to drop off some (what else) baby clothes for our friends who are having a baby girl in July. How punk rock is that? I know. From their place we headed to a little pre-show party and had some beers as we listened to great tunes from Winepress, 88 Fingers Louie, Plow United, Weston, Samiam, and more… It was great. Finally, we got to the Beat Kitchen and caught part of The Reaganomics set but not much. Dear Landlord (as you might expect) killed it as did Broadway Calls. But the room kinda cleared out before Broadway Calls went on and I don get it. Let explain this one more time, “Broadway Calls are a great fucking band.” There. Now you know. Cobra Skulls headlined but I just wasn’t feeling it so (thus) no videos of them. Do (however) enjoy the videos of Dear Landlord and Broadway Calls below.


Dear Landlord – Lake Ontario/Doormat/High Fives


Dear Landlord – Three To The Beach


Dear Landlord – A World That We Never Made


Broadway Calls – Basement Royalty/Tonight Is Alive

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Mark my words, Dear Landlord’s new album, Dream Homes, will end up somewhere near the top of my best of 2009 year end list. Despite the simplicity, it’s that good. It isn’t a complicated album, but Dream Homes is played with the kind of conviction and intensity that’s rarely displayed on a debut full-length regardless of genre. This album won’t change the world, but (goddamn) it is full of some infectious, anthemic, and unrelenting pop punk songs that fill the tiny little hole between the gruff vocals of Off With Their Heads, the catchy melodies of Banner Pilot, and the biting and in-your-face delivery Screeching Weasel perfected on Television City Dream. Basically, pop punk doesn’t get a whole lot better than what you’ll find on Dream Homes. Oh, that last statement was hyperbole free. Lyrically, Dear Landlord’s melancholy and sobering lyrics are hidden beneath fun and upbeat tunes that just beg you to sing along (loudly).

Because of Dear Landlord’s members’ other established bands (Adam and Brett play in the Copyrights, Zack plays in Off With Their Heads and Brad plays in the Gateway District) there’s evidently been a shit-ton of hype surrounding the release of Dream Homes on No Idea Records, but (for the most part) it’s warranted. Like I said, this isn’t a breakthrough, but rather, a breakout for Dear Landlord. Dream Homes is near perfect pop punk that I can’t find enough good things to say about. Seriously, this is well worth your hard earned $$. Buy it now and you’ll thank me later.

NOTE: After I wrote the entire above review I played Dream Homes on repeat for the next week straight. This album is fuckin’ amazing. Period.

MP3 | Dear Landlord – I Live In Hell Dream Homes
MP3 | Dear Landlord – Landlocked Dream Homes

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