Catnaps

I’ve recently become obsessed with yet another philly band. This one’s called Catnaps and they released a new EP in January. It’s a lot different from their more pop punk roots. They’ve taken a turn for the dream pop. Cherry Lips is as absolute masterpiece (with an absolutely silly video). If you’re more into straight pop punk listen to their 2012 EP Boys Drool. More into twee? True their first album, Why Do You Whisper.  Shuteye is my favorite thing they’ve released so far, but to each his own.

They’re on a short tour right now and playing with a few of my favorite bands like Parasol and Omar. Go if you can!

4/5 @ fort warner (MA) w/ parasol, landline, boyfoot bear
4/6 @ the only place that ever felt like home (CT) w/ SHRINNIRS, POSTURE AND THE GRIZZLY, NIKOLAUS, SLEEK FOR THE LONG FLIGHT
4/7 @ tba (NYC)
4/20 @ the fire (PA) w/ bleached, hunters, omar

Teen Suicide (The Band)

Teen Suicide, an emo band from Maryland, is like no other band I can think of. They’re like a lo-fi experimental emo band or something. I feel like that doesn’t do them justice. You should really just listen to them. They’re clearly outta my league review-wise.

Their first release of 2012, DC snuff film, came out in February. I downloaded it from their bandcamp around that time and have loved it ever since. BUT I went to their bandcamp again today and realized they might be superheros or robots because in the past year they’ve put out three more releases. That’s two LP’s and two EP’s over the course of ten months. Their second LP i will be my own hell because there is a devil inside my body  I am now discovering is even better than DC snuff.

If you read this and don’t click one of the above links you will for real break my heart.

Do you think it’s too late to buy these albums for everyone I know for Christmas?

Luau/Sneeze East Coast Tour

Two great Boston-basded grungy pop bands of are heading out to tour the East Coast next month- Luau & Sneeze! Their music is super fast-paced, and both bands always put on fun, high-energy shows. If you live in one of these cities you shouldn’t miss this!

Check out their Facebook pages  to find out specific information for shows:

Luau  /  Sneeze

12.7 – PA / CT / Western MA
12.8 – Somewhere in NJ
12.9 – Philadelphia, PA
12.10 – Baltimore, MD
12.11 – Richmond, VA
12.12 – Louisville, KY
12.13 – Chicago, IL

joyride!

joyride! is a pop-punk band from San Francisco. As far as I can tell, that is all the available information about them. Singer Jenna is hard at work exposing the feelings you never knew how to express in raucous, pithy tunes. I’m not mad, I just feel like dying. So far I would recommend the Bitpart split over the “I Think You’re Doing It Wrong” LP, but they’re both amazing.

They don’t appear to be touring, but listen to their music and keep an eye out if you’re a west coaster on their site!

As a bonus, there’s definitely a potential that you’re interested in the other band Jenna is in, Salt Flat. It’s way more mellow but also awesome!

New Featured Song

We have a new Featured Song up from Very Okay, a Brooklyn band featuring members from Cheeky, Zombie Dogs, Potboiler, Thousandaires, Little Lungs, Each Others’ Mothers, Get Bent! Their EP is catchy pop punk w/ male and female vocals. My favorites are Where You Go, Dead Horses, and The Hole.

CANDY HEARTS

 

We started this blog a little over three months ago, and a little over three months ago I decided not to write about the Candy Hearts. I figured that they were already pretty popular and that many of my readers would already have and love their songs. I didn’t want to seem like a bore! BUT I do love the Candy Hearts so when they came to town last week I went to see them. They played in a tiny dive bar for a crowd of about 10. I couldn’t believe it! Where were you guys!? I’m just gonna assume that Candy Hearts aren’t as popular as I thought and that people just don’t know how great they are. You can download their first album for free from IYMI. This is how I first heard Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams. I listened to it as background music for a while in the vein of Lemuria or Cheeky– pop punk that’s fun, but doesn’t bowl me over lyrically. One day I put on Candy Hearts at the library where I basically couldn’t ignore it and I realized it was beyond incredible. I started each song over again as it ended and must have listened to the whole album two or three times that night. I was thinking of going through the track list and  listing my favorite lines from each song, but I don’t want to ruin them for you. They have written some of the poppiest, punkiest pop punk I’ve ever heard and it’s perfect for sing-a-longs. Mariel Loveland, of Ramsey, NJ, is a total genius. I seriously love every song on Ripped Up Jeans so plz download it! Their second album, Everything’s Amazing & Nobody’s Happy, came out in 2011. I haven’t listened to it as much as their first, but I know some people around Sharp Corners think it’s even better! PLUS there will be a new EP out on November 6th. You can listen to an early released song or pre-order the record HERE! And check out tour dates HERE!

Watch Mariel cover Jawbreaker’s Bad Scene:

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

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!