endless bummer

Today, I shall be sending some pop punk and emo bands your way after the d-beat vs powerviolence-a-thon that has been the blog so far. So here are some prime cuts of local singy types where you can actually hear the words. I’ve got a cold, so things are all a bit emo over here at the moment.

The Lock & Keys:
Do you remember D-Rail? I do. They were great. Kerrang gave them 4 Ks, but don’t hold that against them, they really were bloody good. The Lock & Keys feature one of the dudes from D-Rail, but really they are a completely different animal. Playing punk that seems to be influenced by all corners of the US scene, you can hear Latterman, you can hear Say Anything, you can hear early Piebald, you can even hear a bit of some of the mellower sections of Planes Mistaken For Stars in there. This all makes for an excellent listening experience, every track on the myspace is an absolute pop punk stomper. The lyrics are clever and the tunes are toe tappingly awesome, and there are even awesome synthy parts. Basically you should check these out before they get picked up by Big Scary Monsters.

The Cost Of Living:
Do you like Lemuria? If you do, the chances are this Manchester combo are as much for you as they are for me. Featuring one of Hammers (yeah, I couldn’t write a whole blog without them coming up) and some other people who I have never met, they manage to make lady vocal punk rock without sounding too much like any of their contemporaries. It really is just good fun punk rock, you know the sort that makes you want to dance. The recordings on the myspace vary in quality but that raw quality fits such a obviously-have-to-see-them-live band. I am darn looking forward to getting to see them at the Last Lung all dayer. Actually, thats not until March and it would be pretty darn depressing if I had to wait that long. I’ll go and see them sooner, and so should you.

Wooderson:
To fully appreciate this band, it needs to be as loud as possible. You have all heard them, I assume. If you haven’t go and listen to them now! The new track sounds like Mclusky bumming Minor Threat. Do things get any better than that? Post rock with punk influences without the boring wanky bits makes this sound like a distressed Q And Not U. Every note is crisp and clear, every word is placed for maximum effect. These are almost guarenteed to blow up so hard, you really should get in now. They are playing in the Pack Horse in Leeds on the 23rd of this month. I’ll be there. Will you? (If the answer is no, you probably need to re-evaluate your life’s direction)

Charlieshero:
Word on the myspace is that this bunch of mellowheads will have an album out some time this year, I will be in the queue to get that checked out. The songs are epic and chilled with focus on generating the sort of euphoria that listening to some real good Pink Floyd can induce, they are also lengthy but never boring. This is definitely for fans of GSY!BE and early Mogwai. I don’t know an awful lot about the post-rock scene around these parts, but based on these and Day For Airstrikes I shall be delving in deeper still.

Above Them:
Here is a story of local boys come good. These are set to be even more massive than they are these days. Its anthemic emoindierock in the vein of early TBS and other more credible bands. I dig it.

Don’t forget about this next Saturday:

Jesus Christ, this is going to be far too awesome.

Also I finally got my shit together and managed to get a band sorted. We shall be jamming soon and no doubt mashing up your head at some sort of gig type show. Hopefully, anyway. Rad stuff.