Butter The Children

Butter The Children is an energetic, Brooklyn-based pop group including members from Sweet Bulbs, Night Manager, & Le Rug! Their self-titled debut EP features female-fronted spacey pop punk with shoegazing reverb. It’s available for free download on their bandcamp. They also have their upcoming shows listed there, but it looks like they aren’t planning to leave Brooklyn soon. I’m dancing to Prognosis Negative as I type. You should consider dancing to it while you surf the interweb. Earthbound is really catchy, too!

If you’re out there Butter- Can we buy a physical copy of your EP somehow? <3

 

Sharp Corners Volume 2

It’s finally time to release our new mixtape!

Sharp Corners Vol. 2 is full of my current favorites! I hope you love it!

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Jordan- Paul Baribeau
The Tender And The Terrible- Hightide Hotel
You’re So Cool- Troubled Sleep
It’s A Shame- The Ackleys
Amateur Cartography- Dowsing
Her Neon Heart – The Soviettes
Keep Off Of Me- The Love Of Everything
Boy + Chief – Reindeer Tiger Team
Some Candy Talking- The Jesus & Mary Chain
Dinner at Eight in the Suburbs- All-Time Quarterback
Laments- Hop Along
Flashers Flashing- Candy Hearts

CYLS and Empire! Empire!

Last week Count Your Lucky Stars and Empire! Empire! (I was a Lonely Estate) combined their powers to hold a contest for free Empire! Empire! albums. The contest involved “shares” of a CYLS Facebook status, and the rules promised that if the status reached 500 shares they would make Empire! Empire!’s entire discography free on bandcamp for one week. WELL, you guessed it! It happened! And if you aren’t familiar with Empire! Empire! they’re a midwestern emo husband and wife duo that formed in 2006. Also, let me tell you, their discography is HUGE. There are 14 releases total, and between them all you’re bound to find something you love… At least if you like emo music. Check them out!! (Along with pretty much every other CYLS release)

Thanks CYLS!!! <3

Troubled Sleep- Wacky Past Is Now

There’s a new Troubled Sleep EP out– Wacky Past Is Now! Okay, it was actually released in March so isn’t technically “new,” but I’ve just gotten really into it and I can’t stop listening. Troubled Sleep is a Brooklyn-based band including ex members of Bridge and Tunnel and End of a Year/Self Defense Family. I don’t really know how to describe it… it’s like female-fronted indie punk (like pop punk that’s less poppy / indie rock that’s more punk…) Just listen to it! It’s super heavy! Also the 7″ was released on Puzzle Pieces Records and they have a sweet deal right now– Wacky Past Is Now + Parasol’s Crush Season for $9.50. Two incredible EPs. For real.

–What a steal! Saves on shipping too.

Also if you haven’t heard Troubled Sleep’s 2011 demo YOU’VE GOT TO! The song You’re So Cool is great. It has a number hard-hitting lines and so much potential to get caught in your head. The other tracks don’t slouch either.

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The Two Funerals

The Troubling Kids drifted off to Connecticut this past Sunday to see The Two Funerals. They are an incredible DIY punk band that was once all-girls but has of late been infiltrated by their new bassist, Kylewilliam*. I am about to gush about this band, so in the interest of full disclosure, I went to high school with their singer and ex-bassist.
The Two Funerals are possibly my favourite band to see live. The energy on display at every single show I’ve seen (which has to be pushing double digits at this point) is amazing. Even at shows where their music doesn’t quite fit in, with crowds who don’t know them, they bring the fire every time. In the past couple years, their shows have been mostly songs from their more elaborate, highly-composed EPs “Tell Yr Story” and “Boy’s Club,” which aren’t quite typical punk. They tend towards substantial instrumental pieces broken down by intense sections of punk energy. They always sneak in a few songs, though, from their absolutely essential first LP, …Invade Poland.

By the way, if you don’t have …Invade Poland yet, get it. Now. It’s a free download here. If you find a better girl punk album, jesus christ, let me know.
They’re playing shows erratically. If they’re coming somewhere near you, do yourself a favour and go see them. Check out the tour dates here.

*Bonus track: Kylewilliam and Katie Crutchfield recorded an excellent minimal cover of the Two Funerals track “Grey Skies,” which you can download!

More Pop Punk- Hold Tight!

WHOA the troubling kids have been slacking, huh? Sorry guys, things have been busy. Record Hospital (10pm-5am weekdays on whrb.org) has a new DJ schedule and it’s so boss. We’ve been able to do little but listen to it and sleep. So glad school’s back is session so I can hear my tunes. I’ve heard a little bit of Hold Tight! on there and in case you missed it I thought I’d post ’em. They hail from Richmond, Va and their album, Blizzard of ’96, was released over the summer on Animal Style Records. The album has killer choruses for sing-a-longs and heartbreaks. Listen especially to Alex Wilhelm; he really knows his way around the drums. It’s fast (14 songs in under 28 minutes) and honest (I know what it’s like to lose years and still have nothing to show for it.) AND they’re on tour!! If you can, see them with Choke Up!

Hop Along- Get Disowned & Fall Tour

First of all: shit, this poster is so cool. Like, who did this? ily

Second of all: shit, this album is so good! Listen to it, buy it, love it. When did Philly become so cool? Are we all going to have to move there? If so I’m going to at least wait until after this tour ’cause I wouldn’t want to miss the Boston show, ya know?

A friend played me this band’s 10″, Wretches (Salinas Records, 2009), years ago and I loved it. Get Disowned was released in May and came as a complete surprise to me! Where have you guys been!? You’re back and so much better than ever!! This is for sure one of the best records I’ve heard this year. It’s fuzzy indie rock basically. Sort of reminds me of Football, Etc’s first EP. The vocals by Frances Quinlan really make the album. See No Good Al Joad for crazy vocals and Laments for incredible hooks.

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