Alternate Eightyfive
"Kill the Moment"
(Sardakaur)
Alternate Eightyfive was part of the same conglomoration of Seattle bands that included Schoolyard Heroes, Acceptance, Kane Hodder and Vendetta Red. Despite my personal opinion that among those bands, these dudes were the best, they were often plagued with issues in terms of playing outside of the city. This is their only recording and it's really fucking good. In the vein of early Glasseater or Kid Dynamite.
Download HereLabels: Alternate 85, hardcore, pop-punk, screamo
Shoes For Imelda
"Telephrend"
(Self-Released)
Mountlake Terrace screamo. Good times. Dave Wood was in this band, along with my cousin Jay and James, who I've known for over 20 years or some such. Download it if you like Jimmy Eat World and/or Glassjaw.
Labels: pop-punk, screamo, Shoes for Imelda
Breathless Mahoney
"Techniques for Better Breathing"
(self-released)
This was the final EP that my old band put out. It's like Boy Sets Fire meets Thrice. The band featured me, Jiles O'Neal (from the Cootees), Collin Horn (Sinking Ships) and Chris Jacobsen (Wait in Vain, Alternate 85, and Set Your Goals). Not much else more to write. Download it, it's good times.
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Boysnightout
"Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses"
(One Day Savior)
At present time, they seem like they're on a bit of a hiatus, but Ontario's Boysnightout is one of the hold outs from the early 2000's screamo explosion that actually evolved and turned into a much, much better band. Listen to their last two records "Trainwreck" and "Self-Titled" and you'll find it's a far cry from the metal-cum-pop-punk sound of their debut EP "Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses." There are some tracks from their first LP, "Make Yourself Sick," that appear on this EP, but these earlier versions are much more raw.
Labels: Boys Night Out, Boysnightout, hardcore, metal, pop-punk, screamo
Endor
“S/T”
(Self-Released)
Hailing from Temecula, CA, Endor featured Matt Barcalow, who happens to be the brother of Nate Barcalow of Finch, so comparisons were to be anticipated. Endor wasn’t an incredibly groundbreaking band, but they still managed to put out a solid debut EP during a time when you couldn’t throw a rock without hitting a screamo act of some sort.
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