Who? The Measure Of are an emo/post-hardcore five piece from Austin Tx. What? The Measure Of play screamy angry emo music that Merchant Ships would be proud of. Why Should You Care? Well, if you're interested in a retrospective of the year, The Measure Of provided us with their debut EP this year and it was quite a passionate one, which garnered them a handful of fans over on the good ship Sputnik, which is saying quite a lot for such a small band. One of the more likely candidates to cross over to the underground upper level. What Should You Listen To? Their EP, Borne Rhetoric is available for free on bandcamp here , so get that while it's there. Borne Rhetoric EP Would You Like Them? If you miss Merchant Ships and roll with La Dispute's lyricism, you'll definitely like this.