PLOW UNITED - S/T (1995) and Tall Man Split 7" (1994)

 

Plow United - S/T 12" and Tall Man Split 7"

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Tracks:

S/T:

1. Tour Guide at the Alamo

2. Spindle

3.Reason

4. Plow

5. That Girl

6. Martin

7. St. Patricks Day

8. Poison Berries

9. You Are Here

10. The Prince

11. World According to Me

12. Game of Chess

Tallman Split:

Plow:

1. Reason

2. Sorority Girl

3. Firedogs Are Deaf

Tall Man:

1. Something Stupid

2. Lightning Boy

3. George

OH BOY!  Plow United (formerly Plow as detailed in a pretty funny cease and desist included in the 12") are one of my favorite bands.  Hailing from Wilmington, Delaware (we're in Delaware...) Plow United played fast, balls to the wall poppy punk with lots of hardcore influence.  They sound a bit like 90's Screeching Weasel-y punk with way more early Descendents influence and some Lifetime thrown in if that helps paint a picture.  They called it "Thrash Pop" which is fairly accurate I'd say.  Anways, you should definitely check it out and if you like it go find their other stuff.  This is definitely the best though.  The S/T record is fucking amazing from start to finish and "Spindle" is probably the best song ever.  New Jersey hardcore band Tear it Up shamelessly lifted the "if I could treat you like shit then you'd love me forever" line from that song.  The songs on the split are also good, but slower.  "Reason" is on both and you can definitely see they got tighter and faster between the time period these came out.  I included the Tall Man songs in this download too.  Tall Man were from WC and play a sort of Minutemen style punk with a lady singer.  Definitely worth checking out.  FFO: Descendents, Weston, Lifetime, Bouncing Souls, Tear it Up

SINKHOLE - Stool (1993), Donkey (1995), Queers Split (1995), and New Breath Split (1996)

 Sinkhole - Stool, Donkey, Queers Split, and New Breath Split

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Here we have four, count 'em, FOUR 45s from one of New Hampshire's best and most underrated bands, SINKHOLE.  Sinkhole came from the also great, A.G.'s from Newmarket area, NH and members went on to form Doc Hopper and The Groucho Marxists, played in The Measure [SA], and recorded/produced a bunch of sweet pop-punk albums (like The Ergs!). Sinkhole played really energetic and unique sounding pop-punk.  Hugely influential in bands like The Ergs! and Billy Raygun, who have both totally ripped them off (whether they know it or not).  So with that said you should have a slight idea of what they sound like.  Stool is a real early recording for the band.  I'm not huge on the eponymous song, but "Waterbug" and "Sneeze" are both fucking fantastic.  Donkey is awesome the whole way through, with diverse songs and great lyrics.  Love Ain't Punk is ok, skip the Queers songs and the GG Allin cover.  The split with New Breath is really good too, and New Breath themselves aren't bad.  I included the Queers and New Breath songs in this download too, by the way, because I love you.  FFO: The Ergs!, Billy Raygun, Pop-punk, Toys That Kill, Sicko

Sinkhole also has all of their full-lengths up on their website located here: http://slower.net/sinkhole/#news.  Definitely check out everything they have up there because it is all phenomenal.  Core Sample is my favorite.

NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!!! WE HAVE GOOD BANDS TOO!!!

Squirtgun - Shenanigans EP (1995)

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SQUIRTGUN -SHENANIGANS EP

Tracks:

1. Social

2. Frederick's Frost

3. Giddy and Glum

4. Almost the Girl

This is a really fun record! Squirtgun were an early/mid 90's pop-punk band on Lookout Records from Indiana.  If you are at all vaguely familiar with the Lookout discography, you can pretty much guess what this band sounds like.  If you are listening to this and you start to think, "Hey, Cat Party, I think I've heard this song before!" ITS BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY HAVE!  The song Social is famously the intro music to the relatively unsuccessful Mallrats by Kevin Smith!  WOW!  Apparently Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day, duh) personally recommended this band to the music advisor working on the film.  Way to go Billy!  Anyways, Squirtgun play straightforward 90's poppy pop-punk.  Lighthearted and fun songs about girls and not fitting in, par for the course when it comes to pop-punk.  This is a solid pop punk record.  Social is totally a standout track, as is Almost the Girl and they coincidentally have awesome bass intros.  Frederick's Frost is faster, but has a dumb ska part in it which almost ruins the song.  ALMOST.  FFO: Green Day, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, Pop-Punk.

Carcinogen - Demo (1992)

As promised here is the Carcinogen demo. This is Dystopia before they were Dystopia, so I hope you enjoyed that post. This is the foundation on which Dystopia built their unique sound, but differs in the fact that it leans more towards punk influenced death metal. This is awesome I mean really awesome, perfect crossover between punk and heavy metal for sure and done in a much different way than you are thinking when reading crossover, no element of DRI exists in this recording. The sound could be a little better and I am embarssed that it is not my own copy of the material, but I feel as though if anyone did appreciate the Dystopia post this will be appreciated just as much. Anyway get your pile of drugs that you bought with your christmas money and the six pack your friend left because he had to get away from his parents right after he//she opened their gifts sit back and listen to some tunes!

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THREE THINGS FROM THE CLOSET FAIRIES!

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Closet Fairies - Ghetto Girls 7", Party Garbage Split 7", and Popular Science 7"

Ghetto Girls 7":

1. Ghetto Girls

2. Union Suit

3. Wooden Nickels

Party Garbage Split 7":

1. Byron's Song

2. Uncultured Swine

3. Posi-Summer Song

Popular Science 7"

1. Popular Science

2. Painted in a Corner

The Closet Fairies were a pop-punk band with garage-y influences from Boston, MA.  They shared members with seminal MA pop-punk outfit Witches With Dicks along with The Serious Geniuses, Brain Killer, The Lazardos, and currently The Maine Coons.  This band never had a proper full length, which is quite a shame because this stuff is fantastic.  My favorite of these three 7" is the Ghetto Girls one.  Man, that song is amazing.  Also the B side has a great, ripping secret track on it.  Popular Science is the brand new, posthumous release from Shock to the System, and definitely worth picking up as it is among their best work.  Certainly more garage-y then their other stuff, in a very good way.  This band also has a track on a Dangerous Intersections comp, an AOTU single, and a tape demo, and if you want to sell me them or know of any other things they've released let me know.  I got to see this band once (with The Ergs! and For Science even!!) and then they broke up shortly after. Check this stuff out if you've never heard them, because you will like it.  FFO:  The Dickies, WWD, Scared of Chaka, The Credentials

 

Cheeky - What the Heck (2009)

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Cheeky - What the Heck

Tracks:

1. Look At You

2. Two Faced Basket Case

3. & 4. Pt. 1 - Is This Normal? & Pt. 2 - This is Not Normal (ripped as one track)

5. Get Off My Back

6. Can't Stand the World

7. Train Wreck

8. You'll Never Get it Right

Cheeky was a FANTASTIC poppy-punk band with rock 'n roll influences from Brooklyn, NY.  They combined really snotty/goofy vocals with sweet riffs and fun, well written songs.  They almost have a riot grrl feel to them, but way poppier and fun.  The songs all seem to be fairly negative and insulting, which is great against the happy sounding backdrop.  Real sarcastic sounding.  This record has a lot of attitude.  My favorite track(s) on this short but sweet record is the two-parter, Is This Normal?/This is Not Normal. I think the drummer does a lot of the back-ups and they compliment Kate's, the singer, lead vocals well.  I only got to see this band once, and I hadn't heard any of their material.  They blew me away but broke up shortly after I saw them.  They were so goofy and awkward in between songs, then just started shredding and looked like they were having the time of their lives.  Members from this band are in the excellent rock 'n roll band BIG EYES, and the 90's influenced BIG SODA now.  Also, Kate was in the Replacements-esque USED KIDS, who are certainly also worth checking out.  FFO: Angry Samoans, Bikini Kill, Descendents, Replacements

Their awesomely great 7" CHOKE ON A CHEESEBURGER is up for download off of the Quote Unquote Records website, and is HIGHLY recommended.  The song writing isn't as good as this record, but the songs are more fun and possibly more classic.  YOU NAMBY PAMBY!

The New Warden - Up On Moody EP

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The New Warden - Up On Moody EP (2010)

Tracklisting:

1. Up On Moody Getting Wrecked

2. The Best IHOP in America

3. Disinformation

4. Patron Saint of Perpetual Sausage

The kind fellas from Boston, MA, The New Warden, sent us their new EP entitled Up On Moody.  It's a very well recorded burst of Midwestern pop punk inspired punk rock.  The New Warden are definitely fans of The Lawrence Arms and Dillinger Four and if you like those bands or any of the recent wave of Midwestern Larry Arms-core (Iron Chic, RVIVR, Dopamines, Copyrights etc) you should LOVE this.  They utilize their two singers quite well, although some vocal parts sound a bit goofy.  It's all in fun, however, because this EP has so much energy to it.  They have fantastic anthem-y parts and harmonies that make me like this kind of punk.  I'm not typically to keen on bands like this but I'm liking this.  I think they have more fun with this sub genre then a lot of the current bands doing it do.  New Warden certainly has a poppier style that certainly takes influence from 90's pop-punk bands like NOFX or later Descendents.  They also have a self-aware dorkiness to them reminiscent of the best Weezer songs.  Plus, their name is an Arrested Development reference.  What's not to like?  Disinformation is a definite standout track for me.  FFO: Get Bent, Dillinger Four, Lawrence Arms, Dopamines.