At This Moment - Smile When You're Ready

At This Moment - Smile When You're Ready
When I was 16, my band played some fest in Harrisburg. We got lost getting there, and when we showed up late, all of our friends were raving about some acoustic duo called At This Moment. At the time, we thought it was great. Looking back on it, it's pretty cheesy, but not without it's charms. Acoustic guitars, pianos, probably lots of horn rimmed glasses.

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2.5 Children Inc. - Nonmachineable

2.5 Children Inc - Nonmachineable
Again, more crusty hardcore punk from these Philly/West Chester mainstays.

*Please excuse my lack of proper cover art and tracklisting. If you have either, for either record, send em my way and I'll update!

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2.5 Children Inc. - Courage

2.5 Children Inc - Courage
Anarcho crusty punk from West Chester/Philly/whatever. Creep Records put out a three CD box set in the late 90s/early 2000s.

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Walter Schreifels - Unknown Album

Walter Schreifels - Unknown Album
You know Walter from such bands as Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools, and more. Here are a bunch of acoustic versions he did from a bunch of his different bands.

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Suicide File - Twilight

Suicide File - Twilight
Dust off your Sauconys and messengerbag, download these mp3s, and get excited for their reunion at This Is Hardcore. It's getting fucking dark.

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Ted Leo - Since U Been Gone

Ted Leo - Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson)
An acoustic cover of the Kelly Clarkson hit, with "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs seemlessly worked into the bridge.

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Amateur Party - Sounds and Halls to House Them

Amateur Party - Sounds and Halls to House Them
Philly jangly indie rock. Energetic and poppy, but socially conscious and driving at times.

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Pollen - Chip

Pollen - Chip
Indie pop rock, not unlike mid-era Get Up Kids.

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Nation of Ulysses - Plays Pretty For Baby

Nation of Ulysses - Plays Pretty For Baby
I guess kinda arty, noisy, politco harDCore. The Dischord sound is there, but it's definitely flipped on its ear.

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Make Do and Mend - Bodies of Water

Make Do and Mend - Bodies of Water
HWM inspired band who released this free on the internet, then through a label later. The first two songs are beyond great.

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Lanemeyer - Stories For the Big Screen

Lanemeyer - Stories For the Big Screen
New Jersey pop punk from the late 90s/early 2ooos. You probably know the deal. Lots of John Cusack samples.

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Leatherface - Horsebox

Leatherface - Horsebox
Everyone (probably, or should) knows Mush at this point, but here's yet another excellent Leatherface LP. I'm so glad I got to see them at Fest last year.

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Today's lunch

Pica's Pizza - Upper Darby LP
Square box, sauce on top, gtfo if you can't get into it. Thin crust, crispy on the corners, and the saltiest cheese you can find. Extra cheese is a must. Makes me bummed my parents moved out of Upper Darby when I was four. Of course, I'd be much fatter if I stayed.

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Shook Ones - Slaughter of the Insole EP, Splits with End of a Year and Easel

Shook Ones - Slaughter of the Insole EP, Splits with End of a Year and Easel.
This is kinda a catch all for the lesser-known Shooks records. Slaughter of the Insole is a quick teaser EP with a pretty good Leatherface cover ("Not a Day"), the split with Easel has their best song ("Order Form" and a wonderful Sicko cover ("Bad Year"), and the split with End of a Year (But At Least Your Town Has a Lusty Lady) tricked everyone into thinking their new record would be harder and heavier than it ended up being.

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Gray Matter - Food for Thought / Take it Back

Gray Matter - Food for Though / Take it Back
Mid 80s harDCore, so you pretty much know the deal. This is the LP and an EP together.

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Dan Potthast - Sweets and Meats

Dan Potthast - Sweets and Meats
Melodic, acoustic pop/rock from an ex-member of MU330. Don't worry, no ska here, but plenty of fun!

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Cub Country - Stay Poor, Stay Happy

Cub Country - Stay Poor, Stay Happy
Jeremy from Jets to Brazil/Handsome playing indie inspired country, well before it was the hip thing to do.

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Buglite - Love and Other Sorrows

Buglite - Love and Other Sorrows
West Chester area pop punk from the mid 90s, so if you follow this blog, you should know the deal.

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The Blackout Pact - Hello Sailor

The Blackout Pact - Hello Sailor
Punk/post hardcore that used to play with bands like Jena Berlin and Bear Vs. Shark. Energetic and gruff.

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Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree

Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree
Again, melodic, catchy, textured indie rock. In 2003, if you made a girl a mix tape/CD with "Brightest" on it, she'd love it.

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As Tall as Lions - Lafcadio

As Tall as Lions - Lafcadio
Textured indie rock. Nice instrumentation and catchy melodies.

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Affirmative Action Jackson - Split with Sound of Failure

Affirmative Action Jackson - Split with Sound of Failure
Three great dudes. Philly's most underrated hardcore punk band.

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Cursive - Eight Teeth to Eat You

Cursive - Eight Teeth To Eat You
These are the Cursive songs from their split with Eastern Youthm from Japan. While it's only a few songs, two of them stand as some of my top Cursive songs.

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Dead Letter Dept - Yes You Can't

Dead Letter Dept - Yes You Can't
Well done pop punk from Canada. Nice dudes who later put out more "indie-ish" records that never did as much for me.

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New End Original - Thriller

New End Original - Thriller
I think this is my favorite Jonah project. Catchy, poppy indie rock.

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