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

Charly Bliss

 "Charly Bliss is an American four-piece power pop band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011 comprising Eva Hendricks (lead vocals, guitar), Spencer Fox (vocals, guitar), Sam Hendricks (drums), and Dan Shure (vocals, bass)" - LastFM

Hello, happy holidays!

 uploading this today because I mistakenly thought I had uploaded it a long time ago and sent other people to search for something they couldn't find, Whoops!

anyway, as the small descriptions says above Charly Bliss plays a blend of alt rock power pop music that just sounds good, but it is definitely an acquired taste as the lead singers voice (Eva Hendricks) voice is not a very common voice in my opinion, matching that with shrill highs might be off-putting to some, I would compare her voice something similar to that of Agusta Koch (formerly of Cayetana, currently of gladie) this is just my ears making a comparison, someone might listen to both and think they sound nothing alike.

I'm including one of their earliest releases "EP" circa 2011, I thought this was out on the internet but I guess not? there are videos of Eva singing in her bedroom these songs on acoustic somewhere on youtube she must've been 17 or 18 so very cool to see how far they've come.

Secondly, I'm sharing their 2nd EP titled " A lot to say" (2013) more polished album actually has a lot of bangers aside from the Gigantic pixies cover and Heart of Glass Blondie cover which are both very good.

Lastly I'm including "Steal my sunshine" which is was an A.V Undercover cover (audio only although I have the video somewhere) and another cover of All I Want For Christmas Is You (which i think they now officially released) anyway including those for the holiday season.

ENJOY!

EP (2011)

1) April
2) Easy
3) Gone
4) Some Girls
5) Sleep Talking

A Lot To Say (2013)

1) A Lot to Say
2) Friends
3) Safe
4) Wait
5) Heart of Glass (Blondie Cover)
6) Gigantic (Pixies Cover)

All I Want For Christmas Is You (single)

Steal My Sunshine

Hour of The Star / Her Grey Earth

 "Hour of the Star formed out of the ashes of the vegan, straight edge band Her Grey Earth. But unlike Her Grey Earth, Hour of the Star was built on the emo icons that came before them. Influenced by bands such as Indian Summer, Moss Icon, Current, Navio Forge, Native Nod and many others, the boys of Hour of the Star took that sound and feel and added their own spin to it. The screamo feel with a pop edge put Hour of the Star on the maps, a small dot only, but on the maps none the less. The band was short lived as Steve and Jaime opted to head off for greener pastures. Bryan, Jeff and Josh decided to call it quits with Bryan and Jeff going off to form a band with members of You and I/Instill and Unaswered. The Sebastian Coe never recaptured the same emotion and friendship that Hour of the Star did…

RIP

Love,
Bryan, Jeff, Josh, Jaime and Steve " 

- LastFM

I couldn't have said it better myself. I found this band while searching through discogs looking for new music, I ended up finding "The Clocks" which I haven't been able to listen to as of yet but the album art had me sold so I bought the vinyl anyway so I'm looking forward to that. Hour of The Star is a melodic emo blend which I just love every minute of, I am really tempted to say they remind me of a mellow version of IHateMyself but anyone who even remotely knows music will say that is absolutely not the case, but I don't know, it made sense in my head.

This band had two releases which was a self titled 7" and a split with the band "Her Grey Earth" which they themselves only released a split and a demo that featured songs they were on the split so basically only a handful of songs which is why I'm labeling this post as a combo discography of both Hour of The Star and Her Grey Earth. 

Hour of The Star - Hour of The Star (1997)

1. Intro

2. Root beer & Running Shoes

3. St. Anthony

4. Steeplchase

Hour of The Star / Her Grey Earth  (1997)

1. Hour of The Star - Postmark

2. Hour of The Star - Rickard

3. Hour of The Star - Star With a Thousand Pointed Ray

4. Hour of The Star - Last Dance

5. Her Grey Earth - As Darkness Fall

6. Her Grey Earth - Consume

7. Her Grey Earth - Deathcamp

Teenage Cool Kids

"Teenage Cool Kids were an Indie rock/Punk Rock band from Denton, Texas.

The band started in summer 2006 by Andrew Savage, later joined by Daniel Zeigler whom Savage met while attending the University of North Texas in Denton. The bands earlier material, from the self-released demo and "Remember Me as a Silhouette" 7", was lo-fi, poppy and often compared to early '90s indie rock. The band's first full length was Queer Salutations, released in 2007. Shortly after the release of Queer Salutations the band embarked on its first tour. The band is decidedly DIY, keeping all recording, songwriting, booking and visual art within the band. Teenage Cool Kids spent much of 2008 touring the United States and recording their next album. In 2009 the band was issued a cease and desist by Chicago hip-hop duo The Cool Kids over alleged trade mark infringement. The dispute ended with a settlement initiated by the Cool Kids. The dispute delayed the band's second LP release by several months, but in June 2009 Foreign Lands was released by Protagonist Music."

- Last Fm

This. Band. Shreds, extremely underrated; FFO indie, alt rock

Teenage Cool Kids - Demo (2007)

1. List

2. I Watched the Clock Turn 5 AM

3. Reasons Why

4. Dimestore Camera

5. Bedtime Stories

6. Find Out

7. Self Abuse

Remember Me As A Silhouette (2007)

1. Down The Street

2. Bedtime Stories

3. Abbreviated Smile

4. Find Out

Queer Salutations (2007)

1. Queer Salutations

2. Awkward Type Of Girl

3. Sleeper Hold

4. Reasons Why

5. Excursion Into Philosophy

6. Write Back Soon

7. Crowd Aggravation

8. Self Abuse

9. Prose

10. Total Babe

11. Tryna Decide

Speaking In Tongues (2009)

1. Speaking In Tongues

2. Crucial Talk

Foreign Lands (2009)

1. Reservoir Feeling

2. Tilting at Windmills

3. Exile In La Mancha

4. Foreign Lands

5. Crossing The Desert As A Stream

6. Speaking In Tongues

7. Prison Sermons

8. Half Eaten Cake

9. Art School Anarchist

10. Calm Me Down

11. Skinny Girls

12. Animal Sounds

Denton After Sunset (2011)

1. Denton After Sunset

2. Kachina Doll

3. Landlocked State

4. No Fragments Reach

5. Zealous Convert

6. Thousands

7. Volvo To A Kiss

8. Beg To Differ

9. Beyond The Grasp of Guilt 

Footnotes

"Two-piece upbeat emo band from Philadelphia. Formed in late 2008. Both members now play in the band Mallard along with ex/current members of Corcovado, Mumble, I Sing The Equator, and Broski. On July 13th, 2011 Footnotes played their last show in Easton, PA and has no plans to write or play shows in the future."

- LastFM

I don't really know much about the band themselves or where they are now but they played some great emo music reminiscent of any mid 2000's band at the time, I have a strong urge to compare their sound to something like that of a early pop punk band like knuckle punk esqe or maybe CapnJazz or Merchant Ships.... either way worthy of a listen and after listening yourselves you can tell me if my ears are broken or not , anyway,  I might go back and do some of their future band mates projects like I Sing the Equator or Corcovado

I've compiled their discog, which is  only 2 releases; the "Everything Last Year" album and the "Summer Shit EP" as far as I know this is the only releases done under this bands name and im pretty sure they were released sometime around 2009-2010 but I can't tell which one came first, either way here for your listening pleasure is Footnotes

Everything Last Year (2009?)

1. It's Brokay (You'll Get It Fuck R)

2. Boy Hair

3. Reverse Speaking

4. Girls

5. Goofy Looking Birds

6. I've Never Been To An Easter Island

7. It Gets Better

8. Sean's Song (Acoustic)

Summer Shit  EP(2010?)

1. Trey Parker

2. It's Brokay ( you'll get it fuck right someday)

3. Jammin' On The One

4. Clearwater

5. Don't Go To Texas

Flare Jeans

First Recommendation! 

FFO: EMO

Flare Jeans (2012 - 2013?)

I don't know much of anything about this band as all I can find is their fall tour EP and that they're from Louisville, Kentucky; in my opinion, the EP sounds alright; a solid 3/5 not something I'd play on repeat but something that is fine to visit once in a while. This release is about 10 minutes long (even Joyce Manor would call this short). If there is anything else that these guys have made, please send it my way

Fall Tour EP (2012)

1. Clouded Head

2. French Movies

3. Medicated Youth

4. Oso