rolling emo/pop-punk/embarrassing music 2018

got around to listening to the recent Senses Fail album. not bad.
any recommendations of something with that sort of guitar work and melody, but minus the screamo?

don't know what to call his stuff anymore, but the new Fred Thomas songs are fantastic

Brad, et al: Last night I listened to an album, Communication Breaks by Track Star, which I adored back in the day but had forgotten about for over a decade, and it rocked me. But judging by its YT views, it's all but forgotten by everyone. Track Star was Wyatt from Aislers Set and a friend. It's punky emo-y stuff with embittered lyrics (that also manage to be witty and winsome) and an awesome warbly piano-y guitar tone (on the lead guitar) that i love. Overall reminds me of (unsurprisingly) Henry's Dress but less outright punk. I'd like to know what you guys think. From 1999 I think. (Sorry if this thread is just supposed to be new stuff. Is it??)

The album is on YT. I'll post the opener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERsVSrkcZDg

i've posted old stuff before here! looking forward to checking this out, thank you!

Was surprised to find this on Spotify - it slaps!

The new Vespucci single is up and quite nice

idk who these assholes think they are but this is some pretty good shit

https://faithvoid.bandcamp.com/

lmao

(thank you <3)

this is great, congrats!

Fantastic, powerful stuff! It makes me feel good pain. I so needed this today!

Faith/Void is album of the year, easily.

And 'Theme from "Embrace Nothingness" (part two)' is fucking everything. Straight to the gut. Anthemic.

It reminds me hardcore of Desaparecidos, especially the vocals from 2.29 on goddamn... My emo-scope may be that of a novice, but it's a compliment ok? Song of the year. Fuck.

pls your and play the venue Faith/Void in TO!!

this is beyond great. wanted to go to bushwick public house last weekend but had already gotten Sumac tix before I knew about any of this. however, on the way to that show a bus I was on didn't move for a very long period of time and "fuck this!" really resonated. anyhow, next time

It reminds me hardcore of Desaparecidos, especially the vocals from 2.29 on goddamn... My emo-scope may be that of a novice, but it's a compliment ok? Song of the year. Fuck.

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huge compliment for me, i learned how to scream by singing along with desaparecidos (and also early taking back sunday and straylight run, john nolan is sorta my ideal tuneful screamer)

also omg thank you all

fuck this! is an anthem

Was J-Church an influence? It gives me some early J-Church vibes at times. I love it BTW

i love the few j church songs i've heard but i've never quite managed to crack the discography! they're def an ambient influence though (i think our guitarist is pretty into them)

<3 j church

oh shit somehow I glossed over brad's band! will listen

Theme from 'Embrace Nothingness' (part Two)
Theme from 'Embrace Nothingness' (part Two)
Theme from 'Embrace Nothingness' (part Two)
Theme from 'Embrace Nothingness' (part Two)
Theme from 'Embrace Nothingness' (part Two)

This fucking song... As the kids say these days: "I just (cannot)..."

as I said previously in this thread, I love Basement. they're more '90s than so many bands that get tagged as '90s revivalists:

https://youtu.be/BVqK717FUiY

^ that's another new song from their new album, btw, i should've mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx-M_qg5H8

^^^ this is the shit

new Restorations streaming at NPR

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649212230/first-listen-restorations-lp5000

new piece on the Pinegrove situation

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/reckoning-with-pinegrove/

...and Skylight is apparently being quietly released this Friday

tbh that piece mostly just made me feel very sorry for the band. The response doesn't seem commensurate with the "offense" at all even though it was completely understandable that the other bands, etc. just wanted to do the right thing by their respective fanbases. Just a mess all around.

it's weird to me that they're finally putting out the album in two days but fine i guess

Kind of a weird piece. I enjoyed it but the more I thought about it the more issues seemed to build. Like it really seems like she wants the band exonerated throughout a good chunk of the piece which is a weird way to approach this.

Also, say what you want about Sheridan Allen, but she got the dude some therapy and kickstarted a mediation process so it seems a little much to throw her under the bus entirely. (She definitely had some issues with how she approached this and ethics violations don't get me wrong)

if there's a better thread for this, someone point me to it, but: has anyone here been to The Fest in Gainesville? good experience or too-big shitshow (or somewhere in between)?

I've always wanted to go.

i’ve gone annually for the past few years! it’s totally worth it and awesome if you’re on its wavelength of drinking pbr nonstop for three days (it’s also p awesome if you’re sober i imagine i’ve just never tried it). there are a lot of ppl and it grows every year so it can be hard to get into certain shows (mostly by popular or hyped bands) if you don’t line up early bc of venue capacity. but also if you don’t get in there’s probably another awesome show a five minute walk away. it’s also a v welcoming and not v annoying crowd; i can barely deal with punks at new york punk shows but fest punks are v chill and cool for the most part in my experience, sorta like hanging out with friends you haven’t met yet

one of the things they dialed down last year were the secret midnight-4am shows at the holiday inn which was a bummer, those were one of the best parts of fest, but all of the other hotels also usually have something going on during those hours

if you go pls treat yourself to reggae shack and boca, my two favorite restaurants

thanks Brad ... so are all the venues w/in walking distance of each other? or most, at least?

those are my favorite kind of festivals ... so much better than "let's all go stand in a field"

yeah it's spread between 9-10 venues that are all in walking distance of each other (though they're a 10-20 minute walk from any nearby hotel) and agreed, it's a much better experience

also gainesville kinda empties out that weekend so it is temporarily almost 100 percent populated by punks

the only way in which fest feels like a "too-big shitshow" is the very very very long line for wristbands on the first day, but everyone kinda drinks their way through that line and the fest organizers always bring pizza by

thanks. sounds rad. xpost: that reminds me of going to Psycho Las Vegas 3 years ago at the Hard Rock Casino and the population inside the place for the wknd was literally like 94% black-and-leather-clad metalheads and 6% millennial bachelorette party-goers wandering the grounds in clubwear and/or pajamas. it was amazing.

lmao vegas is my hometown and i think i debates going to that. metalheads still my fav kind of festival crowd, maryland death fest is all good and generous vibes

no idea which thread it falls in but the viagra boys album is p sweet
lol doesnt sound a great endorsement but reminds me of the men meets electric 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYUiMWQ5B_8

this band is great even though they sound exactly like microwave

also i am suddenly v hyped for the new john nolan solo record. the last minute or so of this @_@

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noj66DHjTEs

new owel!!! https://www.thewildhoneypie.com/buzzing-daily/owel-i-saw-red

album called paris, out next march

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkdoATNbEWk

reminder that this album is tight

All Get Out and John Nolan records both out today. Currently checking out the Drug Church album, which seems to be good burly fun

iron chic / toys that kill split coming, 2 tracks available now

https://recessrecords.bandcamp.com/album/iron-chic-toys-that-kill-split-lp

going to see LIFETIME and Give tonight, extremely stoked even if the punk-cred venue will have crypt sound

seeing lifetime live is one of the best things you can do with yourself, have a great time hoos

this is very good to hear

john nolan record is pretty much as good as the last two tbs records and def the best thing he's put out by himself since straylight run. i'm thrilled