NOFX - The Decline EP (1999)

Quite, possibly, the best NOFX song ever.

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American Nightmare - Background Music (2001)

"Kill the lights and let the rain fall.
Recall the memories of yesterdays and better ways
And know the innocence is gone, move on.
From this day on we'll never be the same."

Wes Eisold is easily one of my favorite writers ever, his writing just evokes of wit, sarcasm and brutal honesty, so if you're a fan of those, you'll enjoy Background Music. Clocking in at 23 minutes, you'll get treated to intense vocals, downtuned guitars and awesome bridge parts and breakdowns. One of my favorite hardcore records ever. You'll find yourself just singing along with the rest of the gang. Truly passionate music indeed.

RIYL: The Suicide File, Have Heart, The Hope Conspiracy

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To Be A High Powered Executive - We Don’t Want it Safe, We Want it Secret (2007)

To Be A High Powered Executive is an elegant instrumental band from the outskirts of Cleveland. Think post-rock with synth with some mathy and poppy sense, easily one of my favorites from last year. listen listen listen!!

Recommended Tracks: They Gaped, The Gasped, They Stared; To Morla;The King Has Bled, We Have Slept, And Now We Must Wake

RIYL: This Will Destroy You, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, Bone Thugz and Harmony, long band names :)

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Boy Problems - Myspace Demos (2007)

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Boy Problems is from the Philly area and is composed of members from The Lady is not for burning, Street Smart Cyclist & Storm the Bastille.

RIYL: Cap N' Jazz, Make Me, Algernon Cadwallader, Street Smart Cyclist

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American Football - 1998 01-17 Fireside Bowl, Chicago (IL)

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Here's a decent bootleg from the Sky Corvair reunion show at the fireside bowl.

Set list:

1. The One With The Tambourine
2. The One With The Wurlitzer
3. I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional
4. Letters And Packages
5. But The Regrets Are Killing Me
6. For Sure
7. Never Meant
8. Stay Home

Uzi & Ari - It Is Freezing Out (2006)

I listened to one track on myspace based on their awesome name (I'm such a Wes Anderson fanboy). That said track was Mountain/Molehill which instantly prompted me to care about Ben Shepard and co. If you're still waiting for The Postal Service's follow-up to Give Up, you'd prolly wait forever (see here) Uzi & Ari could fix that dilemma.

On certain tracks, namely "Drowsy, Drowsy", "Trainwreck" and "Dont' Black Out" Ben kinda sounds like Thom Yorke at some point, which really isn't a bad thing at all. So just sit back, unrar the file, load on your media player of choice, and feast your good ears with It Is Freezing Out. New album "Headworms" due this year.

RIYL: The Postal Service, Mice Parade, The Album Leaf, Mogwai

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The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (2003)

Reconstruction Site is the third LP from Canadian indie rockers The Weakerthans, armed with extremely clever lyrics and pop balladry with dashes of punk rock, folk, and even country.

Themes explored here are sonnets about a terminally ill patient, a cat's perspective about it's lazy and depressed owner (which could also be what my feline buddy insight about me if I ever had one), a love/hate relationship about John K. Samson's hometown, and conversations aboutAntartica.

John K. Samson's lyrics will forever make me green with envy. I could go on forever how this had a impact in my life but I'm frankly afraid that, I would dearly bore you with my sentiments. Thus, I would end that this is just a flawless album that you'll want to press repeat for the rest of your life.

RIYL: Smoking Popes, Jets To Brazil, good music

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