Certain People I Know - Chicago, IL. - Emo/Indie/Rock

Certain People I Know is one of many present day emo bands. What's different about them is that they feature of the guys who started it all - Bob Nanna.

This isn't quite your typical Nanna project as it features female vocals and a subtle difference in styling from Hey Mercedes and Braid.

Check out the debut S/T LP below. Watch live footage from the band's first performance even further below.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) - Fenton, MI. - Emo

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) feature sad sad songs about life and the world around us. The husband and wife duo are very nice people. Keith also runs Count Your Lucky Stars Records.

Give their music a listen below. Check out a full band live performance even further below.

For fans of: American Football, Joie De Vivre, Dowsing, Snowing

Caterpillar Club - Springfield, IL. - Shoegaze/Post-Rock/Sludge

Caterpillar Club serve up an interesting blend of sludgy post-rock and shoegaze tunes straight from the Illinois capitol.

Stream a track off of their debut EP Path On The Sea below. View a live performance from the band even further below.

For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Boris, Russian Circles

Now streaming: Alta - "Places"

Check out Alta's newest album "Places" now streaming on their bandcamp site.

They will feature one of these songs on our upcoming summer comp.

Enjoy!

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Cut Teeth - Chicago, IL. - Indie/Punk/Rock

Photo by Nick Cavalier

Cut Teeth of Chicago introduce a chaotic blend of punk and indie with various rock elements, which all compliment each other interestingly well.

For fans of: Hot Cross, Fugazi, The Felix Culpa, Transistor Transistor

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Brighter Arrows - Chicago, IL. - Emo/Rock/Post-Hardcore

Brighter Arrows of Chicago, Illinois bring an emotive brand of rock that everybody seems to enjoy.

Drawing influences from the likes of As Cities Burn, Pinback, and The Casket Lottery, the band takes the best of their influences and blends them together for a bold, yet beautiful sound that is sure to catch on to new listeners.

Stream their new album, Division and What It Is to Abide, below.

Order a copy here via The Ghost is Clear Records.

Pick up a pre-order package deal here via Fair Weather Records.

For fans of: Raein, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pinback, Jimmy Eat World, As Cities Burn, The Knife.

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Tiny Moving Parts - Moorhead, MN - Math-Rock/Emo/Punk

Photo by Francis Xayana

Mathy emo with a Midwestern twist.

They may be Tiny Moving Parts, but they're big on passion.

For fans of: GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES!, Snowing, William Bonney

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NWX88egNs?rel=0]

Deathtram - Champaign, IL. - Rock/Drone/Fuzz

Deathtram redefines their sound with their brand spankin' new self-titled release.

A change in vocal style, along with maturity in songwriting, and sweet album art to top it off, make it the band's best release to date.

Order here.

For fans of: Radiohead, Silversun Pickups, Autolux, My Bloody Valentine

Record Label: Error Records

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gc1N9QcaxQ?rel=0]

The Revenge Society - Milwaukee, WI. - Rock/Indie

Name: The Revenge Society

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Genre: Rock/Indie

For fans of: Fugazi, Queens of the Stone Age, Sonic Youth, The Strokes

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National Artist of the Week: Braveyoung - Greensboro, N.C. - Post-Rock/Post-Metal/Experimental

Band name: Braveyoung

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Genre: Post-Rock/Post-Metal/Experimental

Links: Facebook/Website/Flickr

For fans of: Explosions In The Sky, Russian Circles, Pelican, and Mogwai

Record Label(s): The End Records, Level Plane, Teenage Disco Bloodbath, Southern Empire

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Braveyoung - Sun from Stew Cantrell on Vimeo.

International Artist of the Week: Light Bearer - London, UK - Post-Metal/Post-Rock

Think of a slower, heavier Envy with the same great song progression, dynamics and vocal placement. Now add in clearly well thought out lyrical concepts and other various instruments, which encompass the beauty of each song even further, and you've got Light Bearer.

For fans of: Envy, Sigur Ros, Mouth of the Architect, 65 days of static, Neurosis, Kylesa

Record Label(s): Halo of Flies/Alerta Antifascista/Moment of Collapse

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiB4zlQumVs?rel=0]
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Panel Van - Champaign, IL. - Math-Rock/Post-Punk/Experimental

Continuing tonight's trend with more math-rock... Introducing Panel Van, a band that is sadly breaking up at the end of the month.

These youngsters serve up enough insane talent for everyone to enjoy.

Check them out at their final show.

For fans of: Native, Tera Melos, The Reptilian, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Noumenon, Botch, Cap'n Jazz, I Hate Myself.

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The Reptilian - Kalamazoo, MI. - Math-Rock/Emo/Indie

Inspired by lizard bodied humanoids, The Reptilian really bring on the mathy goodness.

Be sure to check them out during their April tour.

For fans of: Native, Joie De Vivre, William Bonney

Record label(s): Count Your Lucky Stars Records, The Ghost Is Clear Records, Carucage Records, Mayfly Records and Black With Sap Records

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxKQrFa2_w?rel=0]

Russian Circles - Chicago, IL - Metal/Post-Rock/Rock

Band: Russian Circles

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Most recent release: Empros

1. 309


2. Mladek


3. Schipol


4. Atackla


5. Batu


6. Praise Be Man

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Purchase: here

For fans of: Pelican, Red Sparrowes, Gifts From Enola, Isis.

Label: Sargent House

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHZqHLH5A_4?rel=0]

Yowie - St. Louis, MO. - Experimental/Noise/Avant-Garde

Created in 2001, Yowie immediately began confusing audiences and listeners alike with an odd spectacle of guitar riffs, taps, and other odd noises. Top it off with seemingly random drum hits and cymbal strikes, and you've got yourself a sweet ass band.

There's no place like home for Yowie, who signed to who else but Skin Graft Records. After releasing Cryptooology in 2004, the band has recently recorded new material, which has either been lost in time or is still being mixed and mastered. Either way, the highly anticipated album should be of great interest to all music fanatics when it surfaces.

For fans of Hella, Tera Melos, and Arab on Radar.

Download a free track from Cryptooology here.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65TPURu_Bn8&w=560&h=315]

Tilts - St. Louis, MO. - Rock/Alternative

Today, we welcome St. Louis based band Tilts to the blog. The band showcases a face-melting, good-time-havin' style of Rock n' Roll that just really makes you want to dance.

For fans of Retisonic and Traindodge.

Also of note, the band also features guitarist Andrew Elstner (Riddle of Steel/Torche).

Tilts are currently preparing to release their debut album on vinyl.



Check out a few of the un-mastered tracks from the album below.

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Shy Guy Says - Elmhurst, IL. - Math-Rock/Post-Rock/Shoegaze

Changing things up a bit... introducing Shy Guy Says from Illinois. Supplying a calming stream of noise, Shy Guy Says lure in listeners by combining a mixture of post/math rock and shoegaze.

For fans of Mogwai, Slint, Slowdive, Tera Melos, and My Bloody Valentine.

Purchase their latest release, Sucraphrenia, on Bandcamp.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream the album below:

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http://www.shyguysays.com