Tom Gabel- Heart Burns

This is Tom Gabel of Against Me! playing some songs. Really not much more to say other than that. Most are acoustic, one is electric. The songs sound much more like Reinventing rather than New Wave though, and that is a very good thing. My favorite track off of this is probably 'Anna Is a Stool Pigeon' which is about an anarchist that falls in love with an FBI informant and ends up going to jail. I really thought this was going to be terrible, but it was actually one of my favorite EP's of this year.

For fans of: drinking PBR and upping the punx while you check your transcripts

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dqoiwqzjymz

The Steinways- Missed the Boat

This is the one of the most legit pop punk albums I've ever heard. With song titles like 'Why Dont Jewish Girls Like Me' and '((Holy Shit) I Can't Believe I Still Don't Have) A Girlfriend', you can't go wrong. This album makes me feel less ashamed of myself for being single sitting in my boxers eating eggs on a Friday night while I post on a music blog that no one is going to read. The only thing I can complain about on this album is the typical verse-chorus approach to the songs, which makes a few of them seem pretty repetitive, but the good ones definitely make up for it.

For fans of: songs about running out of weed, the descendents, and not being ashamed for playing pokemon in public

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?o2zmgznkzwq

hungoverween

Alright since Dave keeps crying all over my facebook wall about a lack of posts, instead of taking a nap I'm going to put up a record I was really into over the summer. I've recently realized it's a lot more of a fall album, so here you go.


This band is one of Danny Vapid's (Screeching Weasel, Methadones) side projects. It was probably the least poppy of the bands he's associated with, but still falls under the pop punk umbrella. If I were a aspiring, pretentious music writer I'd describe it as "post-pop punk." It's definitely a record pop punk nerds like myself will appreciate, although I'd advise our increasing number of fans who prefer Jenny Lewis and Bloc Party to not waste the bandwidth. All. the. small. things. brah.

For fans of: getting too old for the pit, import beers, and pete and pete

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?udazzd4nm4j

Tilly and the Wall- Woo!

I first downloaded this just so i could put a song from it on a mixtape for a girl but ended up liking it a lot more than what I would admit to anyone in real life. It took me forever to find this, so I figured I would upload it here. This is the first ever release from Tilly and the wall, and it was self released and recorded in Conor Oberst's garage in 2003. You can hear him throughout the EP giving cues and making counts in the background. I love the way that this EP sounds, extremely raw and still pretty. I've never really heard any of their other releases, so im not sure if they've re recorded any of these songs. Either way, its definitely worth the download if this is your sort of thing. PS- They have a tapdancer instead of a drummer and it fucking rules.

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?jmojnzmykzz

Tigers Jaw- Tigers Jaw

I saw this band in a basement over the summer and they blew me away. So much that I ended up buying their tour ep, which ended up not working anyway. Punk rock. This band is from Scranton, Pennsylvania and plays a bunch of shows around the PA area, so definitely check them out..you wont be let down. The guitars on this album sound really poppy and fast which goes very well underneath the unique sounding vocals. I really dont know who to compare this band to at all..it basically sounds like a miserable pop punk band with not so miserable music underneath it.

“I woke up feeling embarrassed from when I drowned in my swimming pool. You thought it was an accident, but I just can’t get along with you."

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?zomxttz0t1o
...if you like it buy the album at prisonjazz.com

Fireworks- We Are Everywhere

Fireworks is an awesome pop punk band from Detroit that really needs to start writing new music. This EP has been out for a while now, but for some reason it's getting re-released on Triple Crown Records. It starts off with the classic 'from mountain movers to lazy losers' and remains awesome until the last track. I first heard this from my friend tara sending it to me assuring that I would love it, and she was right. This band restored my faith in good pop-punk and I have played this EP through about once a week since it came out over a year ago. If you are into this, check out their newer 7inch called 'Adventure, Nostalgia, and Robbery' which has a couple re-recorded demo tracks and an amazing kid dynamite cover. If you somehow happen to stumble upon a Misfits cover cd by this band, dont listen to it. It's fucking terrible.

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?fm03fozgtjm

Count The Stars- Never To Be Taken Alive

Count The Stars was a pop-punk band from Albany that formed in 1995 and were very ahead of their time. This is their second album that came out in 2003 on Victory Records a few months before they decided to call it quits. It comes complete with a cliche album cover featuring an out of focused shot and marginally attractive unhappy looking female. Every song on this album is enjoyable and they all have catchy parts somewhere. Although this isnt a classic by any means, it's a definitive album of this era of shitty pop punk music that no one ever admits to listening to.

for fans of: dickies shorts and landing your first heelflip
link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ggng2i4jynj

Reign Supreme- American Violence

This is the second EP put out by Reign Supreme called 'American Violence'. Reign Supreme is a band from Philadelphia that features former Blacklisted guitarist Jay Pepito on vocals. I saw this band play in a basement last summer infront of like 15 people and it ruled. This EP was released last year on Malfunction records, and Reign Supreme is supposed to be recording a full length in the near future. Every song on this is heavy as fuck and will make you want to stomp the floor until you get shin spints.

for fans of: the hardest core, muscle milk, n.o. xplode
link:http://www.mediafire.com/?j5vqmidnifz

Jenny Lewis- Acid Tounge

This album came out in September, and I just heard it the other day. If you are a fan of Rilo Kiley you probably already know who Jenny Lewis is. If not- shes the singer of rilo kiley, used to be a child actress, has an amazing voice, and did backing vocals on the postal service lp. Supposedly the title track off of this album is about her doing acid at age 14. I bet cj is gonna download this now...Rilo Kiley/Rotten Sound collab 2k8. This album is good for a bunch of reasons..the music isn't as boring as her last album, her voice is a little different in a good way, and zooey deschanel (iloveyou) and m. ward do background stuff in a bunch of the songs.

for fans of: fuck it i cant think of anything clever to write and everyones gonna call me a fag for posting this anyway

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?g22ohdmjd0z

Touche Amore- Demo 2008

I first heard of this band from messageboard hype, and also from being curious of a newer band playing the screamo I thought died with Hot Cross. That was probably one of the better decisions I made in 2008, because this demo fucking rules. Think of Amanda Woodward/Deadguy playing songs with the lyrical content of an early American Nightmare record*. The band formed in late 2007, and this was released in September of 2008 on No Sleep records.
*i tried my best with that description.

If you like this at all, go to revhq.com and buy the 7inch..i wanna make sure this band will be able to come to Pennsylvania someday.

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zummzcd5hl5

danny just epic failed that last post with a non working picture and a link to a library rather than the zip file. typical ginger fuck.

Erection Kids / Title Fight

So I've had a pretty rough week in school, with two tests and a ten-pager on two books I haven't read. Naturally, I've been keeping myself sane with a constant stream of pop punk. Last night I busted out a split I haven't listed to in a long time: Wilkes-Barre's Erection Kids and Title Fight. Both of these bands play a brand of pop punk reminiscent of the great records that came out of the 90s, with heavy nods to early blink and jawbreaker. They're the kind of bands you wish would have played your high school senior lock-in. If you like them, definitely check out the 7-inch E.P. Title Fight put out last year if you can find it.

For fans of: airwalk sneakers, talking to cute girls on AIM, and never growing up

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nzntqmzwmju

Keep it posi

Matt Pond PA- Last Light

One time I went on a weekend tour with a band doing fill in vocals, and I met a gentleman naked Sheik who accompanied us on the journey. He pulled my hair a lot and seemed to like good music. He mentioned Matt Pond PA to me and it took me roughly three years to actually check this band out. This is their seventh album to date and was released on September 25, 2007. I would list some favorite songs, but this album is one you have to listen to beginning to end. Sorry.

For fans of: people who can admit to liking their girlfriend’s favorite band, pumpkin spice lattes, and turning this off and pretending like you were listening to hatebreed so no one calls you gay

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ezitjiyjdny

Boywunder- This Roulette Moment EP

I used to listen to this EP back in 2003 while I ran to get in shape for football. I don’t play football anymore, but this EP still rules. I have a feeling the members of this band would be creeped out to know that people still listen to this. Boywunder came out of central Pennsylvania and ruled for the couple years they were together. If any hardcore kid from the area denies ever jocking this band they are either a new jack or a liar. This EP has everything you would expect from a metal/hardcore band in 2002 and more. Ridiculously ahead of their time.
For fans of: 20 piece chicken nuggets, Lancaster legion shows, and on broken wings never showing up

interview:
http://www.instrife.com/interviews/boywunder-01292001.php
link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmmoyzudogn

3oh!3- want

I know im going to get ridiculed for posting this. I just heard of this band a week or so ago, but apparently they have been a favorite of many a scene kid for a while. I do not care. This album makes me want to rage harder than anything I have heard in a long time. This band is dirty (like do lines off of a female dirty), and that’s basically what makes it perfect. I don’t really know what genre it is..so just picture two skinny dudes yelling and singing over speedy electro beats with ridiculously loud bass. Released on July 8th 2008.

I’m going to hate this band, album, and myself in two months and I’m completely content with that.

For fans of: alcohol, parliament lights, degree clinical strength, and grinding your dick on unsuspecting females.

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?eyyjr2zcnmo

Life Long Tragedy- Runaways

I slept on this band for way too long until my friend Matt told me that i needed to hear this album. Apparently I come off being less happy than what I am. Regardless, he was right. This entire album is raw, emotional, sincere and loud. For a while it was the soundtrack to my midnight runs through busy streets as I tried to avoid getting hit by oncoming traffic. A completely miserable down tempo masterpiece. This band ended up breaking up last summer and I never got a chance to see them live.
"hey death, i don't know much and this may sound trite but what the fuck is wrong with life?"

on a side note: i traded my friend a euro press planet mental lp for this lp and a burrito knowing i was probably getting ripped off but didnt care.

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wufymhmdizm

Vivian Girls- Vivian Girls

The Vivian girls are an all female band that formed in 2007 from Brooklyn. I first got into this band because I heard they were touring with fucked up for a few dates, and fucked up usually has awesome bands accompany them on tour. I was right in my assumption. Apparently this album came out a little bit ago only on vinyl and I didn’t catch the first wave of blog hype surrounding it. This album is very catchy and most songs don’t hit the 2 minute mark (that is a good thing). From a distance it sounds like some of these songs are minor threat b-sides recorded by females, which is also a very good thing.The cd version is being reissued this month on Mauled By Tigers records.

for fans of: people who think tilly and the wall is too boring, indie bands that actually release 7inches, and ‘this sounds like it was recorded in my garage’

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?f3x4cngon31

You Me and Everyone We Know- Party for the grown and sexy

If you haven’t heard of ‘You me and everyone we know’ and are a fan of gay pop punk- download this EP now. This is one of the catchiest releases I’ve heard in a long time, and as of today is still available free on the internet. Some dude from matchbook romance (I think) drums for them now so hopefully they gain some well deserved recognition. I saw them play a side stage of Warped Tour in New York last summer, and they were honestly the happiest band I have ever seen play live (except for rosematter of course xoxo). All smiles from start to finish. In August of 2008, YMAEWK’s van lit on fire and everything in their possession was destroyed, but they continued to tour anyway. That’s almost as punk rock as all those out of print Descendents LPs you just bid on. If you hate this band, you hate fun. New EP coming out November 18th, get stoked.
also, it’s pretty obvious that this band does sound like Say Anything, so you aren’t smart, witty, or unique in making that comparison.

For fans of: catchy songs about dirty things, the imburgia family, and ‘That AP magazine isn’t mine dude’

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmmoyzudogn