Free Riot Before B-Side

Hey, so I have mentioned before haw bad-ass the new Riot Before album "rebellion" is. Well, now you can get a free b-side here. Have not listened to it yet, but if it is anything like the album, it should be rockin'

you can buy the album, for pretty cheap, off amazon MP3 by clicking the album below.

Boy Howdy, it has been quite a week for music

I wanted to shoot this one off kind of quick before I left work just because I really wanted to share some of the amazing things I have been talking about all week.

First off, the new Riot Before album "Rebellion" is absolutely a great album. The lyrics are sharp, the songs are great and overall there is a definite great feel to the album. They know how to craft the right kinda song. Upbeat tempos with the right changes in feel to them at just the right time. This is really a great album to be coming out in the spring. It just has the feel. I read this week that comparisons to these guys and Against Me! are inevitable, which is true. But honestly, that is not a band thing. Imagine the early albums of AM! without the politics and slightly less rough. There is that jangly, upbeat feel to the music. It feels almost familiar, while being new and exciting all at the same time.

Speaking of Against Me! their new ep "I was a teenage anarchist" is really a strong offering. The songs to me sound like a band that has grown up. There is still that bite to the lyrics with clever lines spouting up, but the music has changed a little. Not in a bad way, just less of a hectic pace and more of a "midwestern punk" feel to it. I feel almost like bits and pieces could find a home on any alkaline trio album. There is just a different sound to this band than "new wave" I am having a hard time explaining it, but for lack of a better word, the songs just sound like they were made by a band that is happy and having fun.

Hands down the best album I have heard this week and so far this year is the new Menzingers album "Chamberlain Waits." I really have nothing more I can say about this album. It fucking rocks. There is a little something for everyone; catchy singalongs, screaming, music that makes you want to tap your foot, nod your head and move around. This is really a band that has come into their own and I would not be surprised if they started really taking off thanks to this album. I really, really love this album.

upcoming albums, this week i think or next

This is my shitty, Sunday post that has little to no value other than just my short list of upcoming albums that I am excited for.

The Riot Before "Rebellion"- There is a lot of comparisons to Against Me! for this band, but that is not a band thing at all. Folky-punk at some of its best.

Sara Blackwood "Wasting Time"- As lead singer of rockabilly band Creepshow, Sarah has developed a strong roots sound to her solo stuff. Her previous album was great so I am looking forward to this new one.

The Menzingers "Chamberlain Waits" after hearing the new single as i talked about in an earlier post, I can not wait to hear the new album.

Happy Easter

The Riot Before *NEW SONG*

The Riot Before are getting ready to release their new album "rebellion" on paper and plastick records sometime soon, (I keep finding different release dates depending on where you look...) Below is their newest release off this upcoming record, it's titled "What I've missed" the below stream is thanks to Alternative Press magazine.

I have been into this band for a year or 2 now and they have that jangly guitar sound with strong vocals that I love. Definitely a band that has a power and a passion in there songs that drive verse to verse and song to song. Melodies are strong and get stuck in your head enough to make you want to sing along.


The Riot Before - What I've Missed by altpress