If you aren’t familiar with this Long Island, NY quintet I’d suggest you take notice as this four song 7” is pretty doggone good. Awake In Their World was recorded by Phil Douglas (ex-Latterman) and falls squarely in that same vein of post-Lifetime East Coast hardcore-influenced melodic pop punk that really isn’t quite pop [...]
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The Sidekicks – Weight Of Air
Again I need to ask the question, why is no one giving The Sidekicks any love? Their new album Weight Of Air is simply brilliant and a huge step forward for the band. Over the course of just one full length and a 7″ the band’s sound has changed significantly enough that it [...]
Freshman 15 – Throw Up Your Hands For One Night Stands
OMGZ! For whatever reason I really love this album. I mean, like, despite my better judgment I like this a whole fucking lot! First, the album is ridiculously titled Throw Up Your Hands For One Night Stands courtesy of Atlanta, Georgia’s Freshman 15. They are one of those nu-pop-punk (or just call it pop-core) [...]
Nothington – Roads, Bridges And Ruins
Nothington’s 2007 album, All In, was good and ended up taking the #12 spot on my best of list for that year, but I wasn’t expecting the band to mature and progress as much as they have here. Every single song on Nothington’s new album Roads, Bridges and Ruins is a goddamn sing-a-long anthem. [...]
Pop Punk Junk Vol. 7
We’ve had members of both New Found Glory and Good Luck crash on our floor/couch in the past. Funny how things like that work out, huh? The After School Special song and The Heartdrops song are two of my wife’s faves from way back in the day. I’ve gotta agree.
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from the 1999 album [...]
Like Bats – Demo EP
After reading what Will over at Sound As Language wrote (even though it seems to now be gone from his site) about these guys I knew I had to check ‘em out. Like Bats are a trio from Northwest Indiana that plays bouncy and melodic pop punk that’s melodic without being the least bit saccharine. [...]
An incomplete history of Chicago punk rock (vol. 26)
Wow, it’s be quite awhile since I’ve dug into my crates of old records and posted anything in this series, but it just felt like the right time for a little Chicago punk rock. I thought I’d share a little something from a little known band called Thirty Seconds Deep. I won’t go [...]
Pop Punk Junk Vol. 6
Here’s the sixth in this series but first since the site’s been revamped and first is quite some time. The most obscure track here is probably Lounge’s “Danbury.” Makes me wonder what ever happened to these guys.
MP3 from the 1995 album …And Out Come The Wolves [...]
The Gateway District – Some Days You Get The Thunder
The Gateway District is a pop-punk supergroup from Minneapolis that features current or ex-members of notable bands like (The Soviettes, The Salteens, Banner Pilot, Dear Landlord, Off With Their Heads, Rivethead, and American Monsters). Did you just shit your pants? Don’t worry, I understand, my 4 month old daughter does the same thing. So, yeah, [...]
Transit – Stay Home EP
Transit is a Boston-based quintet that, on their latest EP Stay Home, makes me want to do just that and stay home listening to these six songs all night. These songs are filled with unabashedly passionate emotional hardcore that’s got (for good measure) one foot still in the pop punk pool. The guitars are technical [...]
