The Alternative Tone

Emo from Milwaukee. Download Here RIYL: Algernon Cadwallader, Daylight

Emo from Philadelphia Download Here RIYL: Annabel, By Surprise

Emo from Montclair Download Here RIYL: If an ear ly version of Saves The Day released a twinkly album.

Emo from New Jersey. Download Here RIYL: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)

Midwest emo from Ann Arbor Download Here RIYL: Brave Bird, Midwest Pen Pals Highly Recommended

Scuzzy emo with a punky edge. Download Here RIYL: Tigers Jaw, Grown Ups 

Emo from Montclair Download Here RIYL: Glocca Morra, Modern Baseball

  Coffee & Cigarettes Clothing Co  have released a compilation on Bandcamp filled with awesome, The Alternative Tone approved bands such as Haverford, Apologies I Have None,   Broadway Calls, A Wilhelm Scream, Indian Taker and many more.  The compilation costs $2, but all profits go to Action For Hunger  so it's a great cause as well as great music. Download it  here . 

Nick Stutsman has posted an update on the upcoming Canadian Wedding record  here . He said: I’ve been working on this album for a bit. I started it wanting it to be a full band project, writing the songs myself and recording them as more than just me and an acoustic guitar. That didn’t really happen so things are changing again. Maybe, probably, for the better. #1 - I still have a broken ankle so I haven’t really been playing shows. I probably won’t be walking ‘til February. Shit sucks. But once I’m walking, we’ll be playing some more midwest shows. #2 - Since these songs didn’t end up being full band, I didn’t want to continue writing the album the way it was going, but also don’t want to just not use these songs. So I’ll be releasing an EP titled “Keep Count” with these songs (dates not totally figured out yet) and then write the album over, which brings us to #3 - Writing the album with a bunch of people because I feel like it’ll make it a lot better/more what I want....

Pop covers by the emoster. Download Here RIYL: Dashboard Confessional

Post-hardcore melded with alternative from Utah. Download Here RIYL: Brand New, Cloud Nothings

Prawn have made their entire back catalogue available as 'name your price'. Go wild emo fans! Download Here

Run For Cover has released the second episode of their Small Talk series. In this episode, Soupy from The Wonder Years talks about famous friends and South East Asia .

Texas' Secondstory have released their second track "Fall, For A Moment".

You can now download Sweet Valley ( Wavves' Nathan Williams and his brother Joel)'s new mixtape Jenova for free from Bandcamp. Download Here RIYL: Experimental mixtapes that you'll probably only download cuz you know the guy who made it.

Emo from Alabama, feat. Jesse Clark of Latin For Truth Download Here RIYL: Latin For Truth, Empire! Empire! in a more rocking way.

As a Christmas present to their fans, To Kill A King have upload a song book to their site with lyrical goodness and whatnot for the entirety of their back catalogue. Get it  here .

Indie  folk from UK Download Here RIYL: Noah And The Whale.

Midwest emo from Philadelphia Download Here RIYL: Twinkles, American Football

Acoustic Download Here RIYL: Singer songwriters, Joshua Radin

On December 22, an engineer working on the new My Bloody Valentine album tweeted that the record is finished. No release date has been confirmed yet.

If you register for Frank Turner 's newsletter  here , you get a free download of "Four Simple Words & Cowboy Chords (Demo)", his new track. That link also features Turner's Christmas message, and him in a very dashing Christmas jumper.

Compilation feat. The Measure Of, Knuckle Puck, Nam Le, Sleeping Patterns, Maura, Monoliths, The Dirty Looks, Strike Out Kid, Forever Losing Sleep, Class Picture, Playtime Revenue, Greylines, Forrest, Lifelines, Postblue, Hindsights, Dugout, Soviet Sleeper Agent, Wind In Sails, Think Basic, Go Long Kid, Coming Clean. Download Here RIYL: Pop punk, post - hardcore and whatnot.

You can download a live recording of Real Estate 's recent set opening for Yo La Tengo 's Hanukkah show at Maxwells, from nyctaper.com. The set featured eight tracks, including three new songs. Download Here

Post-hardcore/emo from Chicago. Download Here RIYL: Midwest Pen Pals, Algernon Cadwallader

Indie folk from Kingston.   Download Here RIYL: Yellowbirddd, Joshua Radin Highly Recommended

Hardcore. The long awaited follow up to 2004's As The Roots Undo. Download Here RIYL: Converge, Botch

Live album from the pop punk legends. Download Here RIYL: Early 2000s pop punk, The Ataris

Hardcore punk from Pittsburgh. Download Here RIYL: Converge, Botch

Spazzy emo from Chicago. Download Here RIYL: The crazy, sorta mathy/jazzy emo/post-hardcore that popped up every now and then in the 90s.

Emo from New Jersey Download Here RIYL: Emo goodness

Indie rock from Sweden. Download Here RIYL: The Appleseed Cast, Mew

Cloud Nothings are currently preparing the follow up to this year's, Attack On Memory. 

Download the official live recording of Kevin Devine 's recent show at Webster Hall, NYC for free below. The set spans all three of his albums and thirty six tracks and is available on nyctaper.com. Download Here RIYL: Kevin Devine studio albums, Brand New Highly Recommended 

Atlanta-based neo-folk outfit  Sleepy Turtles  & alt rockers  Austin Archer  are now giving their respective albums away for free directly from their label page on the Autumn + Colour Records website. Sleepy Turtles -  Summer, Hither  (free download) Austin Archer -  Venture To Breathe  (free download)

Animal Style Records have put out a free sampler featuring Raindance , Fur Of Heaven, Apart  and Discourse, in anticipation for the upcoming Raindance  tour. Download Here    Tour Dates:  Dec 28, 2012 Providence, RI @ The Doughnut Shop  Dec 29, 2012 Newburgh, NY @ Pub 151  Dec 30, 2012 New Brunswick, NJ @ Ray Cappo’s Cantina +  Jan 1, 2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Mt. Thrashmore +  Jan 2, 2013 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space +  Jan 3, 2013 Chesapeake, VA @ Roger's Sportsbar +  Jan 4, 2013 Roanoke, VA @ Will's Basement +  Jan 5, 2013 Wilmington, NC @ The Elk's Lodge +  Jan 6, 2013 Savannah, GA @ Sweet Melissa's  Jan 7, 2013 Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar  Jan 8, 2013 Pembroke Pines, FL @ The Talent Farm  Jan 9, 2013 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery  Jan 10, 2013 Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot  Jan 11, 2013 Birmingham, AL @ The Forge  Jan 12, 2013 Nashville, TN @ The Owl Farm ^  Ja...

Because Stickup Kid love the holidays, they've decided to make The Sincerest Form Of Flattery available for free. You can download a copy  here  for free. 

Pop punk bands, The Story So Far and Man Overboard have announced the  All In Merchandise Presents: The Suppy Nation Tour.  The nationwide co-headlining tour kicks off in Dallas on March 8 th  with support bands Tonight Alive, Citizen and The American Scene. The tour is sponsored by Working Group Management, Good Fight Entertainment, Alternative Press, Pure Noise Records, Rise Records, Fearless Records, Lost Tape Collective, and Born & Bred. Premium ticket packages go on sale Dec. 18 th  at noon through Sound Rink and can be purchased here . . Public on sale is Jan. 2 nd  at 10AM local time. March 8th – Dallas , TX – Trees * March 9th – San Antonio , TX – Backstage Live * March 10th – Houston , TX – Fitzgerald’s * March 12th – Mesa , AZ – The Nile * March 14th – San Luis Obispo , CA – SLO Brew March 15th – San Diego , CA – Epicentre March 16th – Pomona , CA – The Glasshouse March 17th – Oakland , CA – Oakland Metro March 19th – Portlan...

Future Ghosts have decided to change their name to Unifier  following recent difficulties. Statement from U NIFIER  (formerly Greensboro ’s  Future Ghosts ): Due to the unfortunate events surrounding the name Future Ghosts in the past week, we have elected to seek out a new name and brand for ourselves. We had originally hoped to come to some sort of understanding in a timely manner that would allow us to retrieve our sites and move forward. However, it became clear to us that there would be no quick or easy resolution, and also seemed apparent that we would not be taken to court over the issue. Our only focus as a band should be to write, play and release music - goals which this situation was seriously obstructing. All of our plans for the release of the new album were being strained, and we did not want to push the date back any longer. Rather than waste any more time, we began work to find a new name, alter artwork, create new websites, and remove the so...

You can now stream Brave Bird's Maybe You, No One Else Is Worth It  here . 

Run For Cover has happy to announced their new bi-weekly video interview series "Small Talk". Each video will be a short, sweet and interesting conversation with a member of the Run For Cover family filmed by Alex Henery of Basement. The first video in the series features Brianna Collins of Tigers Jaw chatting about touring, skateboarding and a phone call with Jesse Lacey.

 Vegas , NV  punk rock band  Last Call  have posted a FREE holiday song titled “ The Duke’s Real Name Was Marion Morrison”  here .    The band said:  “We originally wrote ‘Duke’ for Punks In Vegas' 2011 holiday compilation. We decided that we wanted to release it proper this year, and we recorded it in my basement and sent the tracks to our good buddy Paul Miner to mix and master. After a very long year, we'd like to thank everyone who's supported us and our new record. It's been a great way to close out the year and bring in the new. Happy Holidays from Last Call.”

You can view the video for The xx 's Chained below. 

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You can see the video for Good Morning Love's "Moving Forward" below. Good Morning Love "Moving Forward" from Brian Macaione on Vimeo . Here's what the band have to say: Good Morning Love  is proud to announce the release of the video for their single "Moving Forward" off their Good Morning Love EP, produced Brian Macaione at BMDVPro. In a few words, Cory Worsley (Lead Singer, Songwriter, and Guitar) sums up the band's goal for their music: "For us this project is about being completely honest with ourselves; not trying to fit into a genre or achieve a sound. It is about freedom and seeing the world as a child does. It is about building your own relationship with reality and not letting anyone tell you what your experience is or should be. Somewhere along the way we all lose that. For us it was founded on reconnecting and finding freedom in every sense of the word, and that is what we want to share with everyone."