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I was reminded of Anthem In on my recent vacation when they came on the Ipod shuffle a couple of times. I remembered that I never even covered the band’s 2008 self-titled debut here at SAL. That’s a shame cause for fans of poppy indie rock ala The Jealous Sound, Anthem In are a crown […]

Do you miss Hot Water Music? I mean granted, that signature sound has been done to death through the years. But, man, when a band like Tenement Kids comes along who do it so damn well you have to stand up and take notice. What’s even more surprising is that the band hails from the […]

I have no problem calling Death Becomes Even The Maiden the hippest band in town. Hell, these guys probably have shit in their music collection you have only remotely heard of. I reviewed the band’s Arrangement EP before but I had failed on numerous occasions to get out and see the band live in a […]

I waited far too long to pick up The Evening Rig’s 2007 debut, Never Been’er. The Evening Rig are made up of members of the criminally underrated pop-punk band The Crush, as well as an ex-member of Cadillac Blindside and The Cardinal Sin. The band are triumphantly Minneapolis echoing the ghosts of the city’s classic […]

French band Daitro are one of the better European emo/screamo bands going today. “De l’eau Coule Sous les Ponts” is off the band’s most recent release, 2007’s split LP with Sed Non Satiata. The band is recording for a split with Daniel Striped Tiger upcoming in 09.
De l’eau Coule Sous les Ponts

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This one has been sitting in the draft folder for a few weeks…I guess I waited too long cause everybody will know this band now that they have signed to Fat Wreck Chords. But I’m not one to let a post go to waste. Teenage Bottlerocket have been around for a few years now with […]

Ghost Town Trio are an awesome Ohio band that plays a brand of anthemic and upbeat punk rock. There is a definite mod punk feel to the band’s songs which is kind of refreshing to hear these days. You can tell these guys influences go way back. It took me a few listens to warm […]

Bob Nanna and Damon Atkinson of Braid/Hey Mercedes have formed Certain People I Know. The band’s name comes from a Morrissey song title (I assume at least). Certain People I Know is playing their first show on February 19th at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL. While the band has not released any songs […]

I just discovered Alcest’s 2007 album, Souvenirs d’Un Autre Monde, a few months ago and the album kills me every time. There has always been a somewhat informal link between metal and shoegaze. You have seen it with Justin Broaderick’s metamorphisis from Napalm Death and Godflesh into the warmer melodic depths of Jesu. French metal […]

Just when I feel myself reaching that point where everything is beginning to sound a bit stale, a band like Native comes along and knocks me out. There is definitely nothing boring or generic about this Indiana band. They play a powerful blend of screamy, mathy hardcore that leaves other like-minded bands in the dust. […]