PropertyofZack.com recently posted a blog entry from JR Wasilewski of Less Than Jake. JR talks about writing with producers and professional songwriters as well as his own experience with co-writing during his time in Less Than Jake. You can check out the entire blog entry here. Less Than Jake recently released their TV/EP and are […]
PropertyofZack.com recently posted a blog entry from JR Wasilewski of Less Than Jake. JR talks about writing with producers and professional songwriters as well as his own experience with co-writing during his time in Less Than Jake. You can check out the entire blog entry here.
Less Than Jake recently released their TV/EP and are gearing up for the reissue of fan favorites Hello Rockview and Losing Streak on March 1st.
Pennsylvania-based unsigned four-piece Reservoir released their debut EP, entitled “Demo,” last month. The album consists of four tracks of metal-inspired, melodic post-hardcore in the same vain as Small Brown Bike or early Avail. Dueling vocalists alternate turns singing and growling. Both vocalists have decent enough singing voices, though the main “singer” doesn’t use it as […]
Pennsylvania-based unsigned four-piece Reservoir released their debut EP, entitled “Demo,” last month. The album consists of four tracks of metal-inspired, melodic post-hardcore in the same vain as Small Brown Bike or early Avail. Dueling vocalists alternate turns singing and growling. Both vocalists have decent enough singing voices, though the main “singer” doesn’t use it as much as he should for my liking – his ‘shouting’ voice isn’t nearly as strong. The “shouter” has a sound that is not unlike early, Bruisers-era Al Barr. As for the individual tracks:
“Forging” – could do without the “microphone at the end of the hall” vocals in the intro, but that quickly goes away. Dueling growlers singing “we’re looking for romance” reeks of unintentional comedy. This song definitely grew on me.
“Gone” – fairly catchy song, though it sounds like the band couldn’t determine if they wanted to focus on the singing or the shouting in this one, and perhaps would have been better served to stick with one rather than the other.
“Still” – a little more singing in the verses than in the album’s other tracks, which is a good thing. Musically it changes sounds a few time, which comes off a little sloppy in the pre-chorus (musically that is the only real misstep), but the main riffs are tight. A well-crafted song that highlights all of the strengths of the band. With a little polish, this song could really shine. A glimpse of things to come from Reservoir, I’d hope.
“Too Blind To See” – probably the musical high-water mark of the album. Suffers from the choice to opt for growling rather than singing in the first verse primarily, though this switches for later verses. (is the whole singing vs. growling thing making me sound old or what?).
Musically, the album is pretty solid, though if it suffers from anything it is from that which a lot of younger bands suffer from on early releases: trying to meld too many styles and influences into one song. This album has grown on me a lot since I first listened to it, and while it still isn’t my favorite, it shows that Reservoir know what they are doing, and if they can focus their sound a little, expect big things from them going forward.
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The incresingly popular emo-rock act, D.R.U.G.S., have posted the fourth installment of their “Rise From The Ashes” webisodes. This one features the band going to a photo shoot and practicing some songs in their jam space. If you’ve got some time to kill, you can check out the video here. D.R.U.G.S. self titled debut album […]
The incresingly popular emo-rock act, D.R.U.G.S., have posted the fourth installment of their “Rise From The Ashes” webisodes. This one features the band going to a photo shoot and practicing some songs in their jam space.
If you’ve got some time to kill, you can check out the video here.
D.R.U.G.S. self titled debut album will see the light of day on February 22nd via Sire Records.
Sacramento Screamo act, Ten After Two, have unveiled the artwork and track listing to their upcoming album on Rise Records. The album is titled The Truth Is… and it’s due out the 29th of March. The artwork is right there on the left and you can check out the track listing right here.
Sacramento Screamo act, Ten After Two, have unveiled the artwork and track listing to their upcoming album on Rise Records. The album is titled The Truth Is… and it’s due out the 29th of March.
The artwork is right there on the left and you can check out the track listing right here.
Jeff Rowe has announced that his upcoming EP entitled “New Winter, New England” will be out this spring on Anchorless Records. It will be a follow-up to “Barstool Conversations.” Check out our interview with him here.
Jeff Rowe has announced that his upcoming EP entitled “New Winter, New England” will be out this spring on Anchorless Records.
It will be a follow-up to “Barstool Conversations.”
Check out our interview with him here.
Onward To Olympas have posted their song “Structures” off their latest album “The War Within Us.” You can listen to it here. “The War Within Us” was released last January 18th on Facedown Records.
Onward To Olympas have posted their song “Structures” off their latest album “The War Within Us.”
You can listen to it here.
“The War Within Us” was released last January 18th on Facedown Records.
Margate has released a video for their cover of the Loverboy song “Working for the Weekend” in their latest installment of their “Live From Room 57″ series. Check it out here. Each Friday for 30 weeks the band will post a new video that features a live performance by the band with “no overdubs, auto-tune […]
Margate has released a video for their cover of the Loverboy song “Working for the Weekend” in their latest installment of their “Live From Room 57″ series. Check it out here.
Each Friday for 30 weeks the band will post a new video that features a live performance by the band with “no overdubs, auto-tune or studio trickery” involved. That’s right, just live, raw and awesome punk-rock.
Margate’s last album “On The Other Side” came out in August of 2009, and you can download it–as well as the audio for all of the Room 57 Sessions–on their site for the punk rock price of “Pay what you want.”
Florida Pop-punk act Yellowcard have posted their song “Hang You Up” off their upcoming album “When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes.” You can listen to the song here. “When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes” drops on March 21st through Hopeless Records.
Florida Pop-punk act Yellowcard have posted their song “Hang You Up” off their upcoming album “When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes.”
You can listen to the song here.
“When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes” drops on March 21st through Hopeless Records.
Louisville, KY, music festival Krazy Fest has added several bands to their already impressive line-up. This past weekend they confirmed Cave In, Make Do and Mend, Lemuria, La Dispute, Fireworks, Defeater and more! You can check out the full line-up and schedule here. The concert takes place May 20-22 at Expo 5 in Louisville.
Louisville, KY, music festival Krazy Fest has added several bands to their already impressive line-up.
This past weekend they confirmed Cave In, Make Do and Mend, Lemuria, La Dispute, Fireworks, Defeater and more!
You can check out the full line-up and schedule here. The concert takes place May 20-22 at Expo 5 in Louisville.
Last week, L.A.’s OFF! (fronted by Keith Morris of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks) performed the songs “Now I’m Pissed,” “Poison City,” “Panic Attack” and “Crawl” on Last call with Carson Daily. You can check out the videos here. The songs appear on their 2010 release “The First Four EPs.”
Last week, L.A.’s OFF! (fronted by Keith Morris of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks) performed the songs “Now I’m Pissed,” “Poison City,” “Panic Attack” and “Crawl” on Last call with Carson Daily. You can check out the videos here.
The songs appear on their 2010 release “The First Four EPs.”