Various Artists
"A Fadeaway Records Sampler"
(Fadeaway)
AP once declared Fadeaway the Sub Pop of Long Island, NY, which I could kind of see, but there were a ton of great bands on their roster including Miracle of 86, The Movielife, Get Up Kids, Thisyearsmodel, Last Days of August, Glassjaw...the list goes on. This is a sampler that I got at a Get Up Kids show in 2000 and it has a bunch of sweet songs on it, most of which are out-of-print.
Tracklist:
1. Last Days of August - "Words I Wish Were Mine"
2. Now She's Gone - "Ride"
3. Miracle of 86 - "Surprise Me"
4. The Movielife - "Maybe It's Nothing"
5. Thisyearsmodel - "One Million Volumes"
6. Glassjaw - "Midwestern Stylings (acoustic)"
7. Bonus Track
Download HereLabels: emo, Fadeaway Records, Glassjaw, Indie Rock, Kevin Devine, Last Days of August, Miracle of 86, pop-punk, sampler, The Movielife, Thisyearsmodel
Ambitious Career Woman
"...To Avoid a Lawsuit"
(Lujo)
I don't know if this shit's still in print, but Ambitious Career Woman is one of my favorite bands of the last few years. Their abrasive Drive Like Jehu-esque sound meshed with elements of garage rock made them one of the most unique, yet underrated bands in Seattle. Also, my old band did, like, 50 million shows with them and some of the best memories I have playing in bands are related to these dudes.
Labels: Ambitious Career Woman, Indie Rock, punk
Home Grown/Limbeck
"Connection EP"
(Utility)
As far as I know, this is the only release from Adam Lorbach's Utility Records. Lorbach doubled as the bassist and co-vocalist for Home Grown, who's put out some of my favorite pop-punk records of recent years. This split with Limbeck shows the latter band's poppier side and Home Grown writes the kind of song that only Home Grown can write.
Still, this is one of the better splits that I've heard and is overall a great recording for all parties involved.
Labels: Home Grown, Limbeck, pop-punk
Little Yellow Box
Discography
(self-released/Negative Progression)
Little Yellow Box was a band from the east coast who were brash and would've fit well with the Dischord roster. They ended up on Negative Progression, but were lost in the sea of bands like Coheed and Cambria and Finch. This post has their two EPs, one of which was a self-titled, self-released demo, the other was the EP put out by Negative Progression. Enjoy.
Download HereLabels: Indie Rock, Little Yellow Box, punk
