Since their inception, Now Now have always been a band teetering on the brink of major success, but never have had quite enough pull to peak the edges of widespread notoriety. That all changed when Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla took notice to the group and signed them to his label, Trans-Records. After [...]

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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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