S A L » Band Of The Day http://soundaslanguage.com fudgies! Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Band Of The Day - Freshkills http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/03/28/band-of-the-day-freshkills/ http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/03/28/band-of-the-day-freshkills/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:47:49 +0000 Will http://soundaslanguage.wordpress.com/?p=2145 freshkills_table_email.jpg

Freshkills are a Brooklyn based band who much like my earlier Band Of The Day this week, are hard to get a handle on. Definite post-punk influences like Drive Like Jehu and The Jesus Lizard are matched with a vocalist that Nick Cave or Ian Curtis would be proud of. The music is driving and the vocals are certainly distinct. Freshkills have hit on a familiar, yet unique combination with their sound. “I Know I Know” is off the band’s second full-length, which remains untitled and unreleased. The album was recorded with Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, The Locust, Two Gallants). Thoughts?

I Know I Know

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www.myspace.com/freshkills

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Brass hail from Philadelphia, PA and play a curious brand of indie rock. Curious meaning they leave me scratching my head over who to compare them to. Perhaps they are unique enough to just stand on their own. “Tall Ships” is taken from the band’s debut, Set & Drift. Check it out and let me know who comes to mind.

Tall Ships

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www.myspace.com/brasslungs

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]]> http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/03/24/band-of-the-day-brass/feed/ Band Of The Day - Lemuria http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/27/band-of-the-day-lemuria/ http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/27/band-of-the-day-lemuria/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:41:20 +0000 Will http://soundaslanguage.wordpress.com/?p=2038 Lemuria just released their first official full-length, Get Better, via the great Asian Man Records. You can check out the interview I did last year with Alex from Lemuria here. As with everything around SAL lately…review upcoming (when I actually find the time to write again).

Yesterday’s Lunch

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www.myspace.com/lemuria

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Yay, I finally got the Know Think demo in the mail yesterday! The band hails from New Brunswick, NJ and plays jazzy, intricate emo. Know Think are instantly reminiscent of the great Look Mexico as well as Aloha and American Football. If you can dig on the aforementioned bands than you should get in on this. Highly recommended. Review upcoming.

Aeroplanes

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www.myspace.com/knowthink

]]> http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/22/band-of-the-day-know-think/feed/ Band Of The Day - Carcrashlander http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/19/band-of-the-day-carcrashlander/ http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/19/band-of-the-day-carcrashlander/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:16:13 +0000 Will http://soundaslanguage.wordpress.com/?p=1998 Carcrashlander is the project started by Cory Gray formerly of the great Desert City Soundtrack. Fans of somber, dark piano pop should take note. The record has just been released by Parks And Records (a percentage of all sales goes towards arbor related projects). Review upcoming.

Carbon Waltz

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www.myspace.com/carcrashlander

]]> http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/19/band-of-the-day-carcrashlander/feed/ Band Of The Day - Pyramids http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/04/band-of-the-day-pyramids/ http://soundaslanguage.com/2008/02/04/band-of-the-day-pyramids/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0000 Will http://soundaslanguage.wordpress.com/?p=1968 Pyramids - Clockwork

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- New album, Through The Hourglass, out now on Protagonist Music. I reviewed the band’s last album, Following The Tracks, Forcing Motion Through Phases, here. It clocked in at #22 in my Best of 2006.
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- New album, You Can’t Live This Way, came out last week on Suburban Home Records. Sadly, this appears to be the last Drag album.

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It is rare for me to slap “Band of The Day” on a band that hasn’t even played a show yet but I’m gonna go right ahead and do it. The Night Marchers marks the return of John “Speedo” Reis of Rocket From The Crypt and Hot Snakes fame. The band also includes two other members of Hot Snakes. That’s 3/4 of Hot Snakes people! The first three songs from the band are up on their myspace page. As with any Speedo project, The Night Marchers rock…no question about it. Here the approach is more soulful than snotty though. This is perhaps more akin to RFTC than Hot Snakes. Either way, it’s great and SAL is stoked! The band plays their first shows in February and See You In Magic comes out April 22 via Reis’ own label, Swami and Vagrant Records.

www.myspace.com/thenightmarchers

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- New album, Build And Burn, out in February on Fat Wreck Chords. Stoked on seeing these guys soon as they will roll through Columbia with the great Gaslight Anthem.

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- Vindictiveness is the debut album from ex-Van Johnson/Black Actors member, Dave Secretary. Instrumental badassedness! Half of Vindictiveness can be downloaded for free here and the other half is available for purchase on Itunes. Review upcoming.

www.myspace.com/hrswhip

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