tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31824310906721775952024-03-13T02:43:48.177-05:00feels like a rainbowi don't know, but to me i guess it just feels like a rainbow.feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-86106723375455992682010-12-05T21:17:00.002-06:002010-12-05T21:25:09.346-06:00boys life - departures and landfalls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/48049433/Boys+Life.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 320px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/48049433/Boys+Life.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so this band has that whole 90's midwest emo thing going on. they formed in 1993 in kansas city, mo, and this album was released in 1996. they did a split 10" with christie front drive, which is pretty sweet. i guess if i had to compare these guys to someone it would be christie front drive, or ethel meserve, which was previously posted on this blog. this album is really great. probably not one of my favorites, but when i feel like listening to some good ol' 90's emo and don't feel like listening to mineral or something, i'll usually put this on. </div><div style="text-align: center;">this album feels good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?45ks4pey44ybi4p">get it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-71849195401290844412010-12-05T12:46:00.003-06:002010-12-05T12:55:28.608-06:00superchunk - here's where the strings come in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/24849887/Superchunk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/24849887/Superchunk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this band. i don't even know where to begin. these past few posts, i've just decided to post all of my favorite albums ever and even if they're not "rare" or "indie" or whatever, they're all the best things i've ever heard. anyway, THIS is one of my favorite albums of all time. top five this time. up there with something to write home about by the get up kids and most owen albums. this might be number three. </div><div style="text-align: center;">ANYWAY. this band started in north carolina in like, 1989. let me just tell you. i saw them thursday. definitely one of the best concerts i've ever been to (up there with the get up kids, yet again). mac ripped SO HARD. there was so much poging in the crowd i couldn't even take it. ever heard of merge records? yeah, they started that. rules, right? this band i guess never had a huge "hit" per se, but they were pretty popular. maybe their hit was "hyper enough" which is the first track on this album. every song on this album is great though. check out their videos, super 90s, even david cross appeared in one. </div><div style="text-align: center;">they didn't play shows for years and years, but they started playing festivals over the summer, and they just released a new album "majesty shredding" a few weeks ago, which is really good. they're doing their first tour in forever, and it was like they never stopped not touring. i feel like they would be just as good if i saw them 15 years ago at their prime. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, let me introduce you to yr new favorite record.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?011j354l4o6z0px">love it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-84644050112735256852010-12-05T12:35:00.004-06:002010-12-05T12:44:52.204-06:00the american analog set - know by heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/32428/The+American+Analog+Set.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 259px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/32428/The+American+Analog+Set.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">first and foremost, this is one of my favorite albums of all time. perhaps even my top 20, maybe 15. this album just sounds so warm. perfect for driving home on chilly nights, right before you fall asleep, or when you're trying to concentrate on something else, but feel like you need some other noise in the room with you. they're an indie band from austin, texas, formed in 1995. what i think is really cool about them is that they prefer recording analog, instead of digitally. you can totally tell. they have a sound that cannot be matched by anyone else. this album came out in 2001. some of my personal favorites off of this album include the title track, "know by heart", as well as "aaron and maria", and "the postman". this album rules. just check this out if you like music at all, i suppose. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/amanset">listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?x265h0a8bka8shp">get it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-55805997637948041532010-12-04T19:36:00.001-06:002010-12-04T19:37:31.298-06:00jamie said i should post in this more.i'll do my best to try, we shall seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>sorry for sucking at this since may and then probably before that. i'll try to get this blog rockin' and rollin' again. </div><div><br /></div><div>xoxoxoxoxoxo delia</div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-16036932492212460942010-12-04T19:19:00.004-06:002010-12-04T19:34:58.746-06:00sig transit gloria - discography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/47309375/Sig+Transit+Gloria+l_f8a3670e4bd44fa3832603cd44c5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/47309375/Sig+Transit+Gloria+l_f8a3670e4bd44fa3832603cd44c5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this is sig transit gloria. definitely my favorite band right now. these guys grew up in my neck of the woods, actually. not too far from where i grew up. they were around in the 90s (duh, why else would i put them on here?) but they have recently been playing a few shows here or here. unfortunately i haven't been able to see them since they've been playing together recently, so i can't really say how they are now, but back when these albums were released, gosh did they rock. very keyboard driven, emo pop, i guess. not too different from the get up kids, or the anniversary. i guess they broke up because they knew each other since they were in elementary school and they were gettin' sick of each other. </div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, these two albums are two of my favorites. the ep is probably the best, but i found that the more and more i listen to the self-titled, the more i prefer it over the ep. the ep opens up with "wide open window", which absolutely rules. actually, every song on that ep rules. pretty much every song on the self-titled rules too. all i can say is listen to the ep loads, then once you feel like you've heard those a billion times, switch over to the self-titled and have it blow yr mind. </div><div style="text-align: center;">lastly, if you're in chicago on new year's eve, they're playing a 21 and up show at reggies with the smoking popes. it's like, 30 bucks, but it'll be a good time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/sigtransitgloriaband">listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2sx6hljr60v8glw">download</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-18045837678185116112010-05-28T12:41:00.005-05:002010-05-28T12:57:11.155-05:00aden - hey 19<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Music/y2004/m08/d18/h15/s05.simunzaw.170x170-75.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 170px;" src="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Music/y2004/m08/d18/h15/s05.simunzaw.170x170-75.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so, don't get "aden" confused with that shitty band "aiden". they are absolutely nothing alike. aden was formed at the university of chicago in 1995. they are a cutesy folk/indie band. they aren't incredibly well known, though i think more bands need to sound like this. this album the perfect thing to listen to while riding your bike or sitting out by the pool or walking along the beach. again, a summer album. they also have these little electronic parts in their songs. the third song "country bar in the city" has this cute part at 1:21. the more i listen to it, the more i can totally tell that it's a chicago band. i really like the song "(rock me now) rockulator". their tunes are playful and will make you bob your head to the rhythm. the lyrics are witty and smart and this is the type of album that you would want to have on vinyl, it would spin so well (but i have yet to find it!). anyway, roll yr windows down and tap yr foot and enjoy the summer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?omnifdqd2tz">listen to it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-89451148741395493482010-05-28T12:32:00.003-05:002010-05-28T12:40:39.938-05:00hood - cold house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/3917-cold-house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 455px; height: 454px;" src="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/3917-cold-house.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i think what i love most about this album is how organic it sounds. though many of these beats are electronic, there is something very minimal about it. the soft vocals covering electronic shifts and a developing drum beat. hood is an experimental band from leeds that started in 1990. this album was released in 2001. i guess they can be compared to bands like mogwai or boards of canada. their music is pretty ambient sounding with lots of glitches in it. this is their fifth album, which is the most well-known album of theirs. as of right now, they do not have any plans to release anything. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zlylmymzzw0">listen to it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-22723374238407483132010-05-25T20:24:00.003-05:002010-05-25T20:33:05.234-05:00the secret stars - self-titled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZZMLYaqlHaCHiVSnfss9Yai9pE1O5VlA9RCVaOH0Db5309xeH9fDvZR3YP0yFlTxJpQzy75VjLQyzezTe8dAd9yave1YATeYSrovr_-8fywMWM5o2E-mnVQfAKj-_p9xVLq29ttySMQQ/s1600/tss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZZMLYaqlHaCHiVSnfss9Yai9pE1O5VlA9RCVaOH0Db5309xeH9fDvZR3YP0yFlTxJpQzy75VjLQyzezTe8dAd9yave1YATeYSrovr_-8fywMWM5o2E-mnVQfAKj-_p9xVLq29ttySMQQ/s1600/tss.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so this is geoff farina from karate. he co-founded this in 1993 with jodi buonanno, and it's pretty sweet cause they have that whole guy-girl duo singing thing going on. it's really minimal music, but really pretty at the same time. most of their songs are acoustic. i was driving down this really pretty road the other night and it was foggy and the air was super humid and getting chilly, and my friend put this album on and started singing along and everything could not have been more perfect. really. just listen to this album. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?d32neojqgij">listen to it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-47930651281084350092010-05-25T20:14:00.004-05:002010-05-25T20:22:26.832-05:00surfer blood - astrocoast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B002ZPIBG8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B002ZPIBG8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this is definitely my favorite album of 2010 so far. every song is a total jam, their hooks rule and the reverb kills me every time. seems like they're just a bunch of fun dudes from florida. they put out "swim" in 2009 and it got a lot of praise from pitchfork etc (#37/100 on the best songs of 2009), though honestly it might be one of my least favorite songs on the album. i'm partial to "take it easy" cause the the little guitar riffs in that song are so catchy. also "twin peaks" is a great song, mostly because of the first 5 seconds of the song. also, the last song on the album "catholic pagans" is such a jam for riding your bike or enjoying the sunshine. needless to say, this is a total summer album. when ross showed me this band i couldn't stop playing this album for a few months. he describes them as "the singer of animal collective playing with pavement covering beach boys songs" and i'd have to say that's a great description of their song. surf rock 2010. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?omqouzfdztw">listen to it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-52905668704879143612010-05-25T00:14:00.004-05:002010-05-25T00:31:11.417-05:00track star - lion destroyed the whole world<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.turnrecords.com/images/TS_band.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.turnrecords.com/images/TS_band.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">all that i can really listen to lately is 90s alt, and track star is a pop-ish indie band from the 90s in california. they were together for 10 years, put out two full lengths and a few singles. i guess they toured with the promise ring and modest mouse, so that's pretty rad. i wouldn't say they sound like either one of those bands though. they're a bit slower, but they have some sweet guitar riffs stuck in their songs, not to mention every song is incredibly catchy. this is their second album and it was released in 2002. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?temidmohmvr">listen to it</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.turnrecords.com/track_star.html">buy it</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-60507001786964530782010-05-24T23:57:00.005-05:002010-05-25T00:30:39.130-05:00grouper - dragging a dead dear up a hill<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/12119-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 455px; height: 455px;" src="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/12119-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is my first post in a long time, gosh. but i've decided that it is summer and now that i have more free time on my hands i should probably try to update this at the very least once a week, cause i mean... what else do i have to do?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so anyway, grouper. i found out about this project maybe a few days ago and it is perfect for late nights and long drive through the woods with the windows of your car down and a light fog covering the streetlights. it's a solo project of this girl liz harris from portland, oregon. some of these songs have this eerie feel to them while she lightly strums her guitar and sings real soft over it. the second song on this album "heavy water/i'd rather be sleeping" is so quiet and dreamy sounding. as a whole, this album is pretty hazy sounding, but i don't think she overdoes it. this was her third album, released in 2008. this album is pretty, but not pretentious. it's sleepy, but not asleep. and pitchfork gave it an 8.2, so it must be pretty good (hardy har harrrrrrr....) (....but really, it's good!). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yj3mylygddu">listen to it</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Grouper">last.fm</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.insound.com/Grouper_Dragging_a_Dead_Deer_Up_a_Hill_CD/productmain/p/INS46216%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20/">buy it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-91707683884398147782010-02-25T12:29:00.002-06:002010-02-25T15:26:38.268-06:00reds is:means<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.purepainsugar.com/covers_releases/013_Reds_LP_200.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.purepainsugar.com/covers_releases/013_Reds_LP_200.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />this will be the last 'angry' album i post in a while cos i wanna keep this blog varied. quite an apt release, then, as this album is (like below) one of the most important hardcore/emo record of the last 10 years - yeah i went duur. i think this was released 2005'ish? feel free to correct me. either way it was a split-release with waking, clean plate, ape must not kill ape & sncl- good groups of guys then. as far as i know it is OOP, but i guess it might be in a distro somewhere or pop up on ebay. anyway, this is a fast, frantic, in-yr-face, verging on complete collapse, record. its kinda all over the place, but maaaan is it intense! there is proper feeling here; furious, angry, and chaotic yes, but it is dripping with passion. as cheesy as that sounds. these guys MEAN what they sing. and what they sing about is a big part of this record. you could probably listen to this completely oblivious to the political undertones but that would take away the real impact of what is a very lyrically frustrated album. for example, <span style="font-style: italic;">dividing unions</span> is, i think, about same sex marriages - the stagnation of reform when it comes to accepting it, and the inability of various institution to evolve/progress. the narrative starts about the 'american dream', "<span style="font-style: italic;">...growing up i want to take part in the dream; a house, a kid, a life - be just like mom and dad. ill find the perfect partner to call my very own and we'd bound in matrimony.</span>" but it continues..., <span style="font-style: italic;">"your institutions have become a tool of exclusion - i want no part in it.</span>" it finishes with, "<span style="font-style: italic;">our life our ours, to live as we see fit, to love who we love, how we choose, without intrusion or your permission.</span>" other songs tackle the ideas of privacy, the intrusion of the state and notions of equality and other establishments (i even think i hear him scream about populism somewhere). this may sound preachy, but it isn't - its not done like that. it ain't vegan folk punx, guys. these are important and serious issues and reds manage to table their opinions without trying to form those of others. this may sound a little blergh, but they remain optimistic and positive in the belief that it isn't too late to change. cool, yeah.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/reds">listen</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5ouroomlmju">download</a><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-75903563517391821382010-02-25T06:04:00.006-06:002010-02-25T14:18:44.123-06:00Stop it!! - self made maps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSnY8X1BSB1vlYPWa6KfRUZOcW0vsKsxk-v0hUlZ_McwSB4KWAcIaYZDTE49zXoaS32u_vcdaRyvMu6jGCpvdXgWpPMO0yea5DJpuE5nnzT8kbwA3lOOGDUh8WtaEFyVsGYQpLdTG4q6O/s320/stop+it%21%21-+self+made.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSnY8X1BSB1vlYPWa6KfRUZOcW0vsKsxk-v0hUlZ_McwSB4KWAcIaYZDTE49zXoaS32u_vcdaRyvMu6jGCpvdXgWpPMO0yea5DJpuE5nnzT8kbwA3lOOGDUh8WtaEFyVsGYQpLdTG4q6O/s320/stop+it%21%21-+self+made.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i think you might need to re tag this as '<span style="font-style: italic;">stop it!!</span>' not '<span style="font-style: italic;">stop it !!</span>' (the space, ken?). i forgot to do it before i zipped and uploaded it. anyway!<br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">... I think where Stop It!! really score is that there isn't really any other band out of the 'scene' they inhabit that sounds that much like them, which helps them stand out.</span>"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />too true andy m.! this is such a good album that managed to slip under the radar of some people. members of stop it!! came from city of caterpillar and municipal waste, and then went on to form/join brainworms, cloak/dagger, pink razors and more. pretty good group of people then, eh? this record is pretty moody - but not in a CoC way, more like mixing fugazi with rodan or something and still managing to be epic (but only 1 song over 5 minutes). anyway, raspy vocals are pretty prominent here - someone give this guy a throat soother! some of the best sounding drums too - frantic! in fact, everything is thick as hell sound wise. it hardly ever gets muddy; everything sounds natural - the drums resonant and the guitars rugged but never gloopy. bass it tight! i don't know who mixed this record but it sounds HUGE. its got some major guts, man. packs a punch! super solid. there ain't a bad track on this either. most of it should get you fist pumping and slowly rocking back and forth, ya know. <span style="font-style: italic;">remove yr teeth</span> is defo one of my faves - it starts with the shouting "<span style="font-style: italic;">...how many people in this room have had their wisdom teeth removed? i had them. can't fathom what it's like to be told the truth. and the captains abandoned ship. can you believe it. NO! they had to. NO! it wont do. NO!</span>" and yr all like YES! nodding yr head and then it kicks back into a spoken word piece about writers and drinking and then he's all like "<span style="font-style: italic;">I'M NOT LYING!</span>" and yr like NOOOOOO! and you just wanna wriggle on the floor screaming.<span style="font-style: italic;"> S.S. betrayel</span> is pretty epic too. the track i've always kept going back to since this record came out though, is the last - beethoven's funeral. the line about saying goodbye and not forgetting toothbrushes... man, so good! but yeah, in the last few months i've really got back into this record and i think that's because there's ain't many bands doing stuff like this anymore. perhaps a little strange it sounds more refreshing now than when it was released but there you go. this is easily one of the best records of the last 10 years when it comes to 'this' type of stuff. this record - backed hard. please buy it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=113">buy</a> ($4.99 for the cd - lovely cardboard packing with a 12-page booklet)<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?e3n51m3zzmw">download</a><br /><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Stop+It%21%21/Self+Made+Maps">listen to the whole album on last.fm</a><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-80165458571510338082010-02-13T20:57:00.004-06:002010-02-13T21:15:14.793-06:00p.s. eliot - inverted romance in our troubled minds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzRPobeF3GA4vVbHu_EralJQc38s2Iyp9qsCopLYfPorEZBsdo5bdEq7AufaRLSj9HIo8CYCCIUFCLfEi7oql3S4kZyemYKJXEUZ5ra-v8gYEUe5nRgnCeXYbzbWdRe5nGLT3X0IPuUlp/s320/pseliot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzRPobeF3GA4vVbHu_EralJQc38s2Iyp9qsCopLYfPorEZBsdo5bdEq7AufaRLSj9HIo8CYCCIUFCLfEi7oql3S4kZyemYKJXEUZ5ra-v8gYEUe5nRgnCeXYbzbWdRe5nGLT3X0IPuUlp/s320/pseliot.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this band is the definition of cute chicks. even if the band is a quarter dude. this is one of my favorite albums of 2009, it's got that pop punk feel to songs that just make you wanna dance. kindof low-fi, really cool! definitely give this a listen, way too cute.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nujq2jmz3nz">listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/pseliot">myspace</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pseliot.blogspot.com/">buy it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-83287864562885925882010-02-13T20:44:00.002-06:002010-02-13T20:52:34.626-06:00the casket lottery - choose bronze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soundaslanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casketlottery-300x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.soundaslanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/casketlottery-300x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so the casket lottery was around from about 1997-2004, they had three full-lengths, three eps and a handful of 7"s etc, this happens to be their first full length released in 1999. they're from kansas city, so they've got that whole midwestmo thing going on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nkzmzmthdqw">listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thecasketlottery">myspace</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-37664398593537300352010-02-13T20:34:00.002-06:002010-02-13T20:39:13.021-06:00how do we jump this high? - deep stationary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/85/l_06753eb96f564fab9d5816ea327829b8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 981px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/85/l_06753eb96f564fab9d5816ea327829b8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this album is summertime. this album is bike rides. this album is rolling your windows down. this album is wearing hats to cover wet pool hair. this album is picnics. this album is adventures. this album is awkward moments. this album is sitting in the shade. this album is cut off jeans. this album is sundresses. this album is pretty perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zdxgjzxtqmg">try it out</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/howdowejumpthishigh">myspace</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mandiblerecords.com/">buy it</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-74366792494590438322010-01-29T08:31:00.002-06:002010-01-29T08:33:04.085-06:00i'm so sorry guys, this winter break has just been so busy! and not only has it been busy, i've just been super lazy. what i'm trying to say is that i'll be updating more frequently (hopefully) in the upcoming weeks. cool? cool.<div><br /></div><div>sorry! (slackxcore)</div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-21926871568174695302009-12-26T16:26:00.003-06:002009-12-27T05:21:21.148-06:00lotte kestner - china mountain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://aquaminttea.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lotte_kestner1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://aquaminttea.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lotte_kestner1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">lotte kestner is the solo project of trespassers william’s singer-songwriter anna-lynne williams. this is a pretty delicate record, and i definitely have to be in the right mood to listen to it - when in the right mood though, what a record! the first song is one of the saddest things ever, and it kinda sets the tone for the rest of an album. try mashing together joanna newsom and will oldham or something, and you might be close to what this sounds like. its pretty sparse; mostly just her voice and guitar (with the odd melodica and quiet woodwind instrument), but her voice is so sublime that she could get away with it completely a cappella. do not expect any urgency here. this is very gentle. very slow. like creaking floorboards. some heartache. some optimism. a bit like floating. it is a grower, and something you need to give attention. away you go...somewhere on your little shimmering boat.... cccrrrssshhhhbbbuuuuuhhh (the sound of waves, ya know? ya know!). “<span style="font-style: italic;">fainted twice / once like butterflies / and once like ice.</span>” lovely.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zdetx5kmjmt">download</a><br /><a href="http://trespasserswilliam.com/media.htm">buy</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/annalynnew">myspace</a><br /><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-87365868455937578832009-12-25T17:56:00.004-06:002009-12-26T07:01:16.541-06:00funeral diner - yeah, you remember that<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/13650/Funeral+Diner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 343px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/13650/Funeral+Diner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">you will not find me posting much screamo. in fact, this will probably be it. mainly because screamo is dead - europe killed it - my interest slowly waning as somewhere, some french dude is jaming repetitive octaves for seven minutes. even bands like funeral diner test my patience sometimes... i can remember always struggling to sit through the underdark. but. but but but. this song (yeah i know, just uploading one song. so what) from the welcome the plague year 7" split is probably the best modern 'screamo' song (in my opinion etc...blah). its got the totally INTENSE pummeling crunching all out kick in the balls attack mode riffage; the breakdown; the quiet sobbing ("<span style="font-style: italic;">...as if bleeding was even enough for you!</span>"); and the off the chart epic punch in face ending that makes you want to cave your own face in. this is repetitive without being boring. inspirational without being tacky. relentless in its complete attack on the senses (and emotion) but without taking the listener for granted.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jmnnnt5zbty">download</a><br />(i think its oop - prove me wrong and buy it somewhere)<br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-57229014573275689072009-12-24T18:19:00.004-06:002009-12-24T19:11:22.915-06:00ethel meserve - the milton abandonment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.magixmusix.com/wp-content/uploads/feed/ethel-meserve/ethel-meserve.thumbnail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 440px; height: 294px;" src="http://www.magixmusix.com/wp-content/uploads/feed/ethel-meserve/ethel-meserve.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-style: italic;">Ethel Meserve was the name of a store on Allen Street in downtown State College, PA run by a woman of the same name. She ran the store for several decades selling various knick-knacks, home furnishings, lamps, candles etc. In the early to mid-90's, shortly after the band formed, she stopped running it herself when she became too old to manage her business. The store finally closed in the late 90's while the lady was close to a 100 years old, and the band itself found its end in 1998. Ethel Meserve = name of store = name of woman = name of band</span>."<br /><br />i remember i bought this cd pretty blindly from tree records (one of the best labels ever?). GOOD CHOICE. this band have done a handful of 7"s (yadin's hair is probably my favourite thing they've done)<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>, appeared on some comps too (post marked stamps), but this is kinda 'the' release. lincoln, hoover, boys life, drive like jehu, slint, native nod, june of 44, fugazi, 90s emo. - if you like this, get this. in fact, yeah, if i had to compare this record to another it would be departures and landfalls by boys life. it has the same tone/feeling. some quiet\loud moments. those total punch the air THIS FEELS GOOD moments too. the whole record starts and end with some cello. neat, huh. unfortunately tree records went bust a while ago. ken was getting rid of stock cheaply through the webstore for a while and then ebay, but now i have no idea where you'd pick this up. pretty essential though.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yrgfz1mzzod">download</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ethelmeserve">myspace</a><br /><br />also, if anyone has rips of the 7"s please let me know. thanks!<br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-68556815733367844202009-12-24T16:39:00.004-06:002009-12-24T17:14:09.483-06:00a day in black and white - notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/767957/A+Day+in+Black+and+White.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 415px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/767957/A+Day+in+Black+and+White.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">so i've been superbad at uploading lately, very sorry! hopefully i'll get a decent amount of stuff done over the holidays. anyway, a day in black and white were (indefinite hiatus) a D.C rock band. skramz kids went crazy for their first record ('<span style="font-style: italic;">cowboys...</span>'), so this one kinda panned because it was so different and didn't have gutty screaming, big build ups, and OCTAVE guitar. this kinda sucked because this record is much better. its more mature, the recording is absolutely spot ON, and there is a certain (D.C) groove that has been missing from modern hardcore/emo. this sounds like it was released by dischord..., even if it was put out by level plane. i think that's what put a lot of people off this record when it came out. it sounds more like fugazi or q and not u (even sonic youth) than city of caterpillar. produced by kurt ballou it has some of the best sounding drums i've heard. damn! and ok, i have to admit there are a one or two duff tracks on this. sometimes it kicks into some pretty predictable and lazy patterns, but by keeping this record short (30 minutes) you don't get bored. so one or two duff tracks yes, but jeezzzo there are some seriously seriously SERIOUSLY max-out-woah songs on this that will get you so pumped. a literal tale, lame duck, a good turn (!!!), roland's right (bass is so tight on this one. so is the ending). MAN! these guys know how to write a song. so yeah, get this record. it sucks they kinda faded away without much credit for <span style="font-style: italic;">notes</span> cos this slays like a major.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zmldntkintg">download</a><br /><a href="http://www.level-plane.com/store/index.php?zenid=f8ac7e3758193dbd9dff53dbe1db45d6&main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=f8ac7e3758193dbd9dff53dbe1db45d6&keyword=a+day+in+black+and+white">buy cd/lp ($6/$8!!)</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dayinblackandwhite">myspace</a><br /></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-88112666004688799942009-12-19T13:26:00.004-06:002009-12-19T13:33:08.093-06:00noumenon - discography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/58/l_8f3783dec74b43278d274b7824eb0c32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/58/l_8f3783dec74b43278d274b7824eb0c32.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">noumenon is a mathy, fun band from chicago, il. unlike a lot of math bands from chicago, these guys are still around and playing shows. if you're into bands such as native or piglet or anything along those lines, check em out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?g0g5ittzjmi">download</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-36326702635880110482009-12-13T14:04:00.002-06:002009-12-13T14:12:45.755-06:00harrison bergeron - dead bergeron<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://b0.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01301/09/66/1301156690_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 402px;" src="http://b0.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01301/09/66/1301156690_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">harrison bergeron is a hardcore band from pennsylvania. they were around in 2005-2006 and made this one demo, "dead bergeron", it has 6 songs on it, and they're not in the best of quality, but this band rules so hard, i just wouldn't recommend trying to blast this out of shitty car speakers, cause you probably won't hear anything. "darkness washed over the dude" is one of the best things i've heard. anyway, the members of this went on to be in street smart cyclist, storm the bastille, get to the chopper and boy problems. they toured on the east coast with make me in 2006, and probably should have been a band longer. i would recommend listening to all of the bands that came from them though. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/hblv">listen to it</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mxnyymqmzjz">download it</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-5211618102900207172009-12-12T16:01:00.003-06:002009-12-13T14:13:14.509-06:00orwell - discography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/59/l_28aa15817f58bd0fa42f7cee79fb631c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 465px; height: 640px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/59/l_28aa15817f58bd0fa42f7cee79fb631c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">well, orwell was a band from chicago, il in the 90s. to be more specific, april '95 - may '96. members included bob nanna, sean o'brien, demetrio maguigad, and billy smith. aka members of braid, friction, gainer, hubcap, the city on film, the sky corvair, traitors, etcetc. they didn't play a whole lot of shows, and they only have 9 songs, only three of which were actually released. "angular momentum" was on the "direction" compilation and "4242" was on another compilation called "emo shcmeemo" which you might be able to find on ebay if you really try. and "bandsaw architecture" which was on the "ground rule double" compilation. these guys rule and this is a must have if you're into braid or friction or whathaveyou. sometimes the stars hit me like racecars.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/orwellchicago">listen to them</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?vihzzzq5mmz">try it out </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/">and then buy it!</a> (if you can find it..)</div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182431090672177595.post-61738352202459129162009-12-11T19:48:00.003-06:002009-12-11T19:59:25.494-06:00february stars union - adults are threatening creatures<div style="text-align: center;">there isn't a lot that i can find on this band other than the fact that they were from illinois and were around in the 90s. also i really dig the female/male vocalist thing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i actually found out about them from <a href="http://stuffthatmitchlikes.blogspot.com/">mitch's blog</a> but i'm re-upping it because it's pretty awesome and i really want more people to hear this. more bands should sound like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?innzzk0zziz">download</a></div>feels like a rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297829657315197168noreply@blogger.com0