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MUST BUY: Such Gold - Misadventures
Remember how Title Fightâs Shed resonated with so many different sects of listeners in the summer of 2011? The younger pop-punk fans appreciated the youthful exuberance and snapback-tilting speed; the older fans, weaned on Revelation Recordsâ halcyon days in the â90s, saw the album as a miraculously worthy homage from a bunch of kids that were in grade school when Do You Know Who You Are? and This Time Next Year came out. Such Goldâs long-awaited debut full-length Misadventures meets a lot of the same criteria as Shed: Itâs remarkably melancholy, sounds far more aged and well-rounded than many of the bandâs contemporaries, but doesnât sacrifice any of the aggressiveness that ropes in younger listeners. Truly something for everyone. (Razor & Tie)
THEN BUY: Dikembe - Broad Shoulders
Itâs a good idea to check out anything Tiny Engines puts their stamp on, as a rule of thumb; their track record thus far, though small, is nearly impeccable and that continues with Broad Shoulders, the debut LP from Gainesville, FLâs Dikembe. These songs have a little less restraint to them than anything on the bandâs excellent EP Chicago Bowls, but the tension in the music remains terrifically palpableâif anything, it adds another layer to their already-impressive repertoire of weathered lyrics and calculated musicianship thatâs remarkably strong for a band this early on in the game. Stream it at their Punknews.org Profile. (Tiny Engines)
BANDCAMP RECOMMENDATION: Spook Houses - Trying
Ridgewood, NJâs Spook Houses navigate their sound through many different beats but place a thick veneer of lo-fi solemnity over all of it. The end result in Trying is an wholly affecting collection of music thatâs endearing and cathartic all at the same time.
Trying is available as a name-your-price download below. The fine folks at Evil Weevil have released it on vinyl. (Evil Weevil)
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK:
Bathurst â Bathurst: New full-length from one of Torontoâs finest melodic hardcore groups. Itâs streaming at their Punknews.org Profile and deserves far more attention than itâll likely get.
The Holy Mess â Cande Du Las Regas: Lukewarm Punknews.org review aside, the Holy Messâ first full-length will be a record around which fans of the band (and fans of this website) will rally. Nothinâ wrong with that. (Red Scare)
Strike Anywhere â In Defiance of Empty Times: Bridge Nine continues the "acoustic album" wave with a collection of live, unplugged tunes from one of the most-tattooed punk bands of our generation. Unsurprisingly, the Dead FM material translates best to a more subdued setting. (Bridge Nine Records)
NOFX â Ronnie & Mags 7-inch: NOFX prep fans for the Sept. 11 release of Self Entitled with an EP. The title track will appear on the album, while the other song is a demo of "I Believe in Goddess" exclusive to this releaseâat least, it is until the band release another compilation which will probably happen so donât worry. (Fat Wreck Chords)
LOOKING AHEAD
Next week looks a little light (Uh oh) but Aug. 28 will be a good day, when new releases from One Man Army, the Chariot, Jr. Juggernaut, Minus The Bear and more will hit physical and digital shelves. Check out the full slate of releases and let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments.