Wolf Pacts

 

"Wolf Pacts formed in late 2010 in Palmerston North, they consisted of Dion (Sets of 57) on drums, Alex (Mega Sneak) On Vocals and Jake on Bass. They played fast and noisey party songs, released a demo and played a few handfuls of shows before splitting amongst a large amount of small town drama."

- Last.FM

Not much out there about this band but they played a fuzzy garage punk sound with low quality recordings, sounds like a lot of the mid 2000's DIY stuff that people are after, so give it a listen.

Wolf Pacts (2011 Demo) 

1) Intro

2) Computers

3) Society

4) B+V

5) Ghettonomics

6) Outro

Aww James

 

 

 

Aww James is a punk rock band from Phillipsburg New Jersey, created in late 2004 By brothers Joe and Brian who then later added Ryan and Todd, from all I can tell apparently there was some bad blood between the members of the band which had Brian leaving and being replaced very early in the band's existence. From all I can gather, this is their only CD release, the other music being demos from the now defunct PureVolume site (IYKYK)

 

so for the first time in a very long time, here's AWW JAMES 

 

 Welcome to the Factory Floor (2007) 

 

 

1) Headaches and Heartaches

 2) Mission F-Bomb

3) Everyone's a Critic

4) Internal Bleeding

5) This Is For The Pain

6) What's A Musician?

7) Isn't It Romantic?

8) The Real California

9) Cash In Your Happiness

10) Someone Wake Me Up

11) Sucked Dry

12) Uh, Sorry

13) Enjoy The Silence 

14) Memories 

st. geme

 

I have nothing to say about this band, I have 0 band history, about any previous or music that followed after this EP

with that out of the way

St. Geme  formed around 2008 in Hollister / Monterey, Califronia (information from LastFM)

beyond that the musicians are as follows

Michael Glines

Alaina Musich

Brett Nickel

Zachary McPherson

and 

Andy Snyder

who are now later in other musical projects, Alaina is a piano teacher as well as a solo artist, michael and brett played together in Sugar Sauce around 2014 / 15

as for Zachary and Andy I haven't found anything concrete on them currently

as for their sound for this album I'd say it's a mixture of indie alternative with some emo? undertones, I know I am not describing that properly but it's a blend of all three, something at first I wasn't sure if i was going to add to this blog as it might not have fit the somewhat theme I have of alternative and emo music, but after a couple of listens (only 4 songs) , I could tell that it deserves a place here

 

 st. geme - Coincidence EP (2008)

1) Nothing Here

2) Massacre At Stillbrook

3) Near Death Experience

4) Civilian

The Sea Swallowed Us Whole

 

"Three piece experimental hardcore/screamo/punk band from Ft. Myers, FL who like it hard and fast.

SSUW is:

Ryan Lay- Guitar/Vocals

Nick Garlick- Drums/Vocals

Dav Pezzone- Bass/Vocals"

- LastFM

I don't know much about this band in all honesty except for the fact that I'm missing nearly their entire discog, so if anyone wants to help me out with that that would be dope.

this is some mid 2000's screamo hardcore that was peak myspace material, def worth a listen.

Drop Acid, not Bombs (2009)

1) I <3 Adam West

2) Oh Yeah? Well I Did Coke Twice In One Night

3) Building Castles in the Sky

4) Time

5) Intermission

6) White Toast

The Old Guard (MA)

 

(Now named Dry Spell) A Worcester, MA pop-punk band composed of vocalist Tom Rayder, Guitarists Xavier Mauprivez and Andrew Ollerhead, bassist Zach Sullivan, and drummer Matt Noyes

- LastFM

not gonna lie, I don't know much about this band besides the fact that they were around as TOG from at least 2009 to 2013 after which they changed their name to Dry Spell, I saw on their FB that they have an acoustic EP but I can't find it. if anyone has it lmk

this EP according to my metadata was released in 2009 unsure if that's true; as for sound they sound like a mellow garage / pop punk band kinda like a more rock version of Pants Yell! or something, maybe i'm off in that judgment and you all would like to listen yourselves

The Old Guard - The Old Guard EP (2009?)

1) The Solution

2) Solitary

3) Cold Summer

4) State Of Constant Motion

5) Passengers Portrait

Truth Is....

 "Est. in the summer of 07'.

Brought the 'punk' back to pop-punk.

Released a demo, the Three Words EP, as well as a single intended for a debut album to be released on State of Mind recordings. Unfortunately the band dissolved before it could be released."

taken directly from lastfm, written by I think the guitar player? I reached out to him but haven't heard back yet.

found this band when searching for a different lost band with the same name on reddit, this band is from california where I think the other band is from north carolina; maybe idk.

anyway, this band plays a very mid 2000's pop punk that I ate up at the time, sharing the music with my partner they thought it actually sounded pretty good and I had to agree, definitely something I could see on a pure noise sampler something in the vein of man overboard or the like.

here is what I think the band members were at the time of their breakup, if I'm wrong oh well, until I hear otherwise this is what it is.

either way I'm sharing with you, their only EP titled..... three words e.p , kinda lackluster but who cares, besides this I'm missing a demo which I can't find and the Full length I'm unsure was even recorded to completion so for archiving's sake this is the thing that proves the band existed.

I hope you enjoy, I know I did.

three words e.p (200x?)

1) Intro

2) Don't Make Me Fight You ... Naked

3) You Know What To Do

4) Cupcakes

5) Cupcakes Pt. 2

6) You'll See

7) We Write Songs About Girls Like You

P.S there's a hidden "track" after the end of the last song, FFO: propane

Candy Hearts

 

"Candy Hearts are an American pop-punk band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Mariel Loveland, drummer Matthew Ferraro and bassist John Clifford. The band was formed by Loveland and guitarist Kris Hayes (formerly of Nightmare River Band) in 2009. Loveland is the sole remaining original member. Their debut album, Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams, was released for free online in 2010. It featured Loveland, Hayes, bassist Greg Baldwin and drummer Nick Noto."

I remember first listening to Candy Hearts around 2010 where I got the album I'm sharing with you now, I got it from a now defunct blog (can't remember which one) and had been hooked ever since, I was lucky enough to catch them at warped tour (RIP) and they put on an amazing show, I'd describe this band as a mixture of pop alt and rock kinda like TacocaT if you're into them, Mariel's voice might take some getting into but that never holds the music back I can think of plenty of bands around the same time period with artists who are a little difficult to get into because of their vocals initially but I can tell you that this band was really something, as for where Mariel is at now, she's the sole (?) member of the band best ex, which is expecting a new album sometime later this year which I am eager to give a listen to.

for now I'm sharing Candy Hearts' debut release / album which is what I can't find on streaming sites (unsure of the reason) all other albums can be listened to on youtube or spotify

Ripped Up Jeans & Silly Dreams

1) What I Want 

2) Blocking The Sunshine

3) You and Me

4) Flashers Flashing

5) Hiding From My Friends

6) Why

7) Without Caffeine

8) What You Want

9) Punk Songs

10) Red Balloon

11) Anything 

12) Size Of The Moon

13) Cracks Beneath Closed Doors

Candy Hearts on Spotify

Best Ex Bandcamp

Best Ex Spotify