Manchester Orchestra is a band that has grown very close to me over the past five years. Since their 2006 debut I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child, I’ve become completely encapsulated by every step the band has took. In 2009 they released Mean Everything to Nothing which not only cemented front man Andy Hull [...]

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Glassjaw has long been crowned as one of the forefathers to the modern post-hardcore scene. The band kept their steady-growing cult following on the verge of riot with a near decade wait before releasing Our Colour Green, an EP consisting of five scathing tracks that were reminiscent of the band’s sound pioneered on the iconic [...]

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artist// four year strong album// enemy of the world label// universal motown release date// march 9, 2010 Over the past two years of running things here at BWC, I’ve been subjected to more music than I can handle most of the time. It’s a constant struggle trying to find a balance between delving through the [...]

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artist // freelance whales album // weathervanes label // unsigned release date // september 1st 2009 I’ll be the first to admit that I was a bit hesitant when I first read about Freelance Whales. The five-piece out of Queens, New York come from a bubbling scene that is all too hit or miss, dishing [...]

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Artist: Small Black Album: Small Black EP Label: Unsigned Release Date: October 13 At first glance, everything about Small Black points to the assumption that they are doomed to be just another hot trend band that will burn out before they even have a chance to light. They hail from the hipster infested streets of [...]

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Artist: Atlas Sound Album: Logos Label: Kranky (US) 4AD (Europe) Release Date: October 20 Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox is slowy turning into the kind of rare musical genius wunderkind that are unfortunately so few and far between. Through a slew of Bedroom Demo’s, discharged EP’s and self-indulgent full-lengths, Cox has cemented himself as not only [...]

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Artist: Brand New Album: Daisy Label: Interscope Release Date: 9/22/09 Through the last eight years Brand New have grown into one of the most influential forces in today’s “scene”. Since their cult-classic release Deja Entendu, the band have unintentionally created a base of determined followers that at times borderline on insane worshipers. Much of the [...]

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Thrice Beggars Vagrant Records When discussion arises on the most influential bands on the last ten years of modern rock music, Thrice is and should always be somewhere in the discussion. The band have both struggled and triumphed since their prophetic and strangely titled debut “Identity Crisis” in 2000. Since then, the band have endured [...]

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fun. Aim and Ignite Unsigned / Independent 4 stars / 5 When The Format disbanded at what many to believed the peak of their career, heartbroken fans clamored for an immediate reuniting, or at the very least, for them to continue making music in some other venue. For steadfast followers of vocalist Nate Ruess, their [...]

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Rx Bandits Mandala Sargent House Records 4 / 5 Rx Bandits has been a band notoriously known for their steady evolution. What originally started over a decade ago as a third-wave ska revival act playing under the name of “The Pharmaceutical Bandits” founding members Matt Embree and Chris Tsagakis have found a niche of progressing [...]

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