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Late Night Beers   - Waking EP                      Release Date: 05 June, 2013 Record Label: Self Release Rating: 8.5/10 For Fans Of: White Lodge, emo goes indie Buy It Here Waking by late night beers _________________________________________________________________ New Jersey's Late Night Beers aren't quite like most other emo bands. Whilst they maintain the wonderful miserablism and sadness that we all know and crave, they present us with an alternative proposition. That proposition in a lovely strain of Smiths-onian indie rock which runs throughout the veins of their modern emo sound. Does Morrissey fronting Dowsing sound good to you? Well, it's time that you listen to Waking, the new three track EP from Late Night Beers.  Despite the brevity of the EP, Late Night Beers already come across as a band who know what they're doing. Throughout the three tracks on here, we're introduced into the pretty, polished world of Late Night Beers. "Isn't

Ladies & gentlemen! After a long needed spring clean, I can happily announce to Interviews tab has been updated to include ALL of the interviews ever carried out by this site for the enjoyment of your wonderful selves. So, just in case you've missed one of the many interviews, click on the interviews tab and let yourself enter a world of interviews with the likes of Make Do And Mend , A Place To Bury Strangers , Tall Ships , Dikembe , Joie De Vivre , The World Is A Beautiful Place... , Hudson Taylor  and many, many more! Enjoy!

Download Her e RIYL: A British emo band, with indie vibes

Emo from Sheffield! Download Here RIYL: American Football with more straight up vocals

Stream,  L'Ami du Peuple, the new album from Owen here .

Stream Low Health, the new record from The Reptilian , below.  Low Health by The Reptilian

Stream and download the new McCafferty single "Trees" below! Trees by McCafferty

Check out a video of Joseph Arthur 's debut appearance on The Tonight Show below.

Indie rock from Pittsburgh. Download Here RIYL: We Were Promised Jetpacks

Punk rock Download Here RIYL: On My Honor

Check out American Opera 's new video for "Shorelines" here .

Check out Look Alive' s video for "Inquisition" below.

Marques Toliver   has just announced news of a 3-date UK headline tour in early October. Those dates below, support comes from Gambles.  Tuesday 1 October  – LONDON – Bush Hall  Wednesday 2 October – BRIGHTON – The Haunt  Thursday 3 October – MANCHESTER – The Deaf Institute  

Emo Side Project has released a split with Cadie Cowden, Sink Or Swim and Aaron Hurtado. Stream it below and download it as 'name your price'! Emo Side Project / Cadie Cowden / Sink or Swim / Aaron Hurtado Split by Emo Side Project

I caught up with Matt Holden of the wonderful Legs Like Tree Trunks to chat about the band, their upcoming LP and their plans for the future. Make sure you support these guys on Kickstarter !    Who is Legs Like Tree Trunks and what's your story so far?  Legs Like Tree Trunks is Matt Holden (vocals/guitar), Dave Shepherd (bass/vocals), Dave Cerminara (guitar), and Tyler Donaldson (drums). I met Dave Shepherd on Craigslist and started playing shows with him around Pittsburgh near the end of 2011. We were just doing acoustic guitar and upright bass, some folky versions of songs we still play sometimes. Our third or fourth show we got asked to open up for Tim Kasher (singer from Cursive) so we asked Tyler to play drums with us like 3 days before the show and he learned everything real quick. We met Dave Cerminara a couple months into 2012. He used to run the live radio sessions at WPTS Radio and he dug our set when we played there so he joined our band. As far as ou

Knapsack  have announced dates, cities and venues for their upcoming fall shows,  their first since disbanding in early 1999. The dates mark the 15th anniversary of their final US tour (with openers At The Drive-In) and will include a first-ever Florida appearance at The Fest. Tour Dates Thursday October 24- San Francisco , CA- The Great American Music Hall Friday, October 25- Los Angeles , CA- Echoplex Sunday, November 3- Gainesville , FL- The Fest Friday, November 15- Chicago , IL- Bottom Lounge Sunday, November 17- Brooklyn , NY- Music Hall of Williamsburg

Smalls - Expecting The Worst                                  Release Date: June 03, 2013 Record Label: Self Release Rating: 8/10 For Fans Of: The Wonder Years crossed with Paramore Buy It Here Expecting The Worst by Smalls. _________________________________________________________________________________   Smalls are a four piece pop punk band hailing from Los Angeles. Expecting The Worst is their debut release. Throughout the course of four tracks, we're introduced to a refreshing take on pop punk. Rather than throw their lot in with any particular wave of the genre, the band steer clear of breakdowns or synths and have achieved a sort of timeless pop punk band feel.  All of this centred around powerful but likeable female vocals, and Smalls are onto something big here.  The songs themselves perfectly display just how good these guys are. Opener, "Lizzie" is relentlessly upbeat and catchy as hell. "The Great Gambino" is a little tighter musical

  Lanterns On The Lake  have just announced an extensive UK tour in October.  All those dates below. Thursday 10 October – NEWCASTLE – Warehouse 34  Friday 11 October – LEEDS – Brudenell Social Club  Sunday 13 October – EDINBURGH – Electric Circus  Monday 14 October – SHEFFIELD – The Harley  Tuesday 15 October – MANCHESTER – The Deaf Institute  Wednesday 16 October – BIRMINGHAM – Hare & Hounds  Thursday 17 October – BRISTOL – Thekla  Saturday 19 October – EXETER – Cavern  Sunday 20 October – CARDIFF – SWN Festival Monday 21 October – CAMBRIDGE – Junction 2  Tuesday 22 October – LONDON – Islington Assembly Hall  Wednesday 23 October – BRIGHTON – The Haunt  Thursday 24 October – OXFORD – The Bullingdon

Stream Canyons split 12" with Creeper out now via The Ghost Is Clear Records below. Then order it here . If you like Coalesce, you'll like Canyons. If you like Cursed, you'll like Creeper. Great music. Canyons / Creeper split 12" by Canyons / Creeper

Stream Liquid Casing 's new album,  A Separate | Divide,  below. Recommended if you like super proggy stuff and The Mars Volta. A Separate|Divide by Liquid Casing

The Measure Of have released a new split EP with Sword Swallower . Stream it below and then download it as 'name your price'! The Measure Of / Sword Swallower by The Measure Of & Sword Swallower

Modern Baseball have released a video for the wonderful The Weekend. Check it out below.

Meadowbrook Records has  announced  they will be  releasing   the self-titled 12" from Montclair, NJ's  Tawny Peaks , alongside  Soft Speak Records . Pre-orders will be going up on  the Meadowbrook Records  website , Friday, June 21  at 12PM EST . 

Arrows Over Athens are releasing their new album entitled “Myths, Monsters & The Maker” on July 16 th  via Take This To Heart Records.  Track Listing: 1. Thirty Years’ Peace 2. Give Me Somewhere To Stand       3. Atlas 4. And I Will Move The Earth 5. Eros & The Vulcan 6. Marathon 490 B.C (Times Have Changed) Preorder it and stream the first song here .  I really recommend these guys. They're a little bit more straight up rock than the stuff I normally cover, but their Paramore goes heavy sound is pretty unique. 

Toasted Plastic  have released a new LP. Download it as 'name your price' below. June Highs by Toasted Plastic

Post-hardcore/ emo quickness Download Here RIYL: I'm not entirely sure... I Kill Giants?

Emo from the UK Download Here RIYL: Snowing

Check out Arctic Monkey's new single "Do I Wanna Know?" below.

Western Lows have announced that they   will release their new album,  Glacial, on September 9th via  Highline Records. 

Pulling Punches have released a teaser of three tracks from their upcoming LP. Have a listen below and look out for more news to come from these guys! Handstamps and Hangovers (teaser) by Pulling Punches

Native will release their new album, Orthodox , through Sargent House on August 20th. 

Indie rock from Connecticut. Download Here RIYL : Sunny Day Real Estate, Smashing Pumpkins

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  officially released their new LP “Whenever, If Ever” today on Topshelf Records. The band is also premiering their new music video on Death + Taxes. Check it out here . 

Stream the new Saves The Day song, "Remember" below.

Stream The Divers ' new single "The Way You Are" below.

On Monday 1st July London quartet  Landshapes  will releases their debut album  Rambutan  on Bella Union Records. 

Who is Edward Joseph and how did you get into music? I'm Edward Joseph, singer/songwriter from southeast Massachusetts. I was introduced to music as a child with a toy piano, took my first lessons as a trombonist in my elementary school band, began learning bass guitar and playing in bands shortly after for about ten years, then picked up guitar to start writing my own original songs just four years ago. What are you up to at the moment?  Most recently I've actually been taking a bit of a break from the songwriting and experimenting with learning the violin. I felt like things were slowing down with my songwriting "career" if you want to call it that, and wanted to challenge myself and also learn more about music. I do have one unreleased song that didn't make it onto the EP which I've promised my web audience I'll record and upload. I'm also constantly jamming in projects with friends which all have potential. How would you

Emo Download Here RIYL: The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Old school punk tinged emo Download Here RIYL: If Iceage was an emo band

Somewhat erratic, super heavy post hardcore Download Here RIYL: Converge

Emo/ screamo split Download Here RIYL: Tiny Moving Parts

Keston Cobblers Club are set to release the A Scene Of Plenty on July 1st. Check out the video for single "Beam" below.

Stream and download the new Flying Ibex singles below. 

Lanterns On The Lake are set to release their sophomore album, Lanterns On The Lake, on Monday, September 9th through Bella Union. 

Stream the new EP Dune , by the excellent Hibou. And then download it for free! It's amazing and wonderful and if you check out one indie/synth act this year, Hibou is a good bet.

Check out The Duke Of Norfolk playing "The First Day Of Spring" live in a barn, as shot by Jef Gibbons. 

The Early November front man Ace Enders will release a new LP,  Enola , from his solo project  I Can Make A Mess  on   June 11   via Rise Records. 

Emo / post-hardcore Download Here

The Front Bottoms  have announced a bunch of UK and Europe tour dates. Check them out below.  Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sep 15 at Corporation  Glasgow, United Kingdom - Sep 16 at King Tut's Leeds, United Kingdom - Sep 17 at Brudenell Social Club  Liverpool, United Kingdom - Sep 18 at Korova  Stoke, United Kingdom - Sep 19 at Sugarmill  Nottingham, United Kingdom - Sep 20 at Bodega Birmingham, United Kingdom - Sep 21 at HMV Institute Exeter, United Kingdom - Sep 22 at Cavern  Bristol, United Kingdom - Sep 23 at Thekla London, United Kingdom - Sep 24 at Dingwalls Southampton, United Kingdom - Sep 25 at Joiners  Paris, France - Sep 27 at L'international  Mechelen, Belgium - Sep 28 at Club Kamikaze Cologne, Germany - Sep 29 at MTC  Wiesbaden, Germany - Sep 30 at Schlachthof Inverbervie, United Kingdom - Oct 1 Copenhagen, Denmark - Oct 2 at Beta  Berlin, Germany - Oct 3 at Comet Club Vienna, Austria - Oct 4 at B72  Zurich, Switzerland

Head over to NPR to stream the new Surfer Blood record, Pythons. Stream it here .

Good old fashioned twinkles Download Here RIYL: Tawny Peaks, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Chiptune takes on emo/post-hardcore tracks from Tiny Moving Parts, CityCop, Kite Runner, Comadre, Kidcrash and others. It's a somewhat interesting idea. Have a listen. Download Here RIYL: Emo and Nintendo games?

Breath Of An Epoch are a pretty awesome, straight up emo band, whereas Keire Johnson has a more indie feel but can certainly make waves with emo fans. Download Here RIYL: Jazzier emo stuff Highly Recommended 

 Have a listen to Hibou 's "Sunder" below. And then download it for free, below, because you've fallen in love with it. Think Youth Lagoon and Beach Fossils  hanging out with Real Estate and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart  and the result is Hibou . Great stuff.

Post-hardcore which veers into metal on occasions. Think La Dispute hanging out with an incredibly serious black metal band. Download Here RIYL: Emo and black metal side by side.

Northern California's hardcore/punk outfit Strike to Survive announce details on their debut LP, Yesterday's News,  to be released on June 25th. The 11-track LP will be released on the band's own Don't Look Down Records with more announcements regarding streams and tours coming later this month.

Screamy emo with kinda surprising but sweet technique. Download Here RIYL: Skramz, Lastletters