glassjaw - kiss kiss bang bang ep (1997)

ohhhh lordy. this is the EP that started the golden era of glassjaw. mark my words:

glassjaw's next album will destroy the planet.

until then, enjoy the ep if you haven't already.

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as tall as lions - as tall as lions (2006)

i'm gonna try not to kiss this band's ass anymore than i have in the past year.

ok, so i'm lying. both bears of this blog have been graced with this brilliant masterpiece via last summer. it topped both of our album of the year lists in '06. basically, if you don't like this record, then you must hate music. ATAL play a melodic and beautiful jazz/soul/pop infused brand of indie rock, and singer dan nigro will soothe your soul with his vocals. the album art is amazing, they dress well, they put on incredible and energetic live shows (and i'd say that's a big deal considering the style of music they play.) to be honest, i can't tell you a single thing i dislike about this band or this album. not to mention, i've listened to it about 200 times, and i can still play it through from start to finish.

atal > what you're listening to.

as tall as lions on myspace.
as tall as lions on the web.

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here is a video of them playing 'be here now' in nyc (soundboard recording):



- grizzly

thrice - b-sides and misc.

i've decided to make a post in honor of the release of the alchemy index. thrice has been around for a good amount of time, and has continued to progress artistically. the power this band has is fucking beyond me. anyways, this "honorary" post includes 2005's if we could only see us now, live at aol sessions (all of the songs are off of vheissu, and theres an incredible acoustic version of stare at the sun), and some vheissu b-sides. enjoy.

and buy this album as soon as possible.

thrice on the interweb.
thrice on myspace.

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-grizzly/thrice gravy train