Posts Tagged ‘Braid’

Algernon Cadwallader was playing in my town tonight. I did not go. Instead, I find myself sitting here writing a review of the band’s debut album and sipping on a Pacifico. Believe me I know how backasswards that may sound. But, I’m 30 now and frankly, I simply do not have the energy for shows […]

There was a time when music was simpler. Bands kept their names to 5 syllables or less, adjectives and hyphens were mysteriously absent from genre designations, and file sharing was more trouble than it was worth on a 56k dial up connection. Bill Clinton was President of the United States; Bob Nanna was the pinnacle […]

Know Think’s four song demo is a varied mixture of emo stylings. First song, “Aeroplanes” echoes the smooth sound of modern bands like Look Mexico as well as owing a debt to the great American Football (but of course). Middle tracks, “Craftwork Creatures” and “Cutting Signs,” are a bit more aggressive in their approach. These […]

It is quite a feat that I get two amazing demos in the span of a few weeks time. But, that is exactly what has happened with Street Smart Cyclist and Algernon Cadwallader. What’s even more amazing is the bands’ sounds have an awful lot in common as well. But, where Street Smart Cyclist sit […]