There is a new Joanna Greusome split EP with Trust Fund coming
out on Happy Happy Birth Day To Me Records. The web site, HHBDTM.com, did not
have an actual release date but it was limited to 500 on LP and 100 on
cassette.
Bleached will have a new EP out early this fall called ForThe Feel on Dead Oceans Records. It will have three new tracks.
Echo
Lake have a new track,
This Year, that will appear on Marshall Teller Presents: Broken Record LabelSampler Vol. 1. This record will be put out through The Line Of Best Fit.
I mentioned that you can preorder the new album, Get Hurt, from The
Gaslight Anthem last week. I just found out this week there is a limited vinyl
version of red and white vinyl (picture disc). The center of the record is heart shaped. This
version will not be out until September though. You will have access
to the album on the actual release date as a download though. This version is a deluxe version and has extra tracks.
Here we go...
The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt/Rollin’ And Tumblin’

Rollin’ And Tumblin’ is a faster track that I like just a
bit more than Get Hurt. This track has a beat that almost reminds me of The
White Stripes but the vocals keep it grounded in that classic Jersey sound. The
group is not known for using full band staccato notes but they pull that style
off very well with this track. The bridge of the song goes back to the classic
Gaslight sound that I like. I think that the combination of the different
styles works for the group on this track and hope that the rest of the album
will have some more surprises.
Family Force 5 – Glow In The Dark
I think that this is the third single released for the new
album that comes out around the corner here soon. The song is very exciting and
uses the electronic and heavy metal sounds that I love from the group. I am
very excited to have this album, especially if these singles that have been
released are any indication of how good the album will be.

There has only been one single digitally released from the
album so far. This single is called Magazine. The song is a slow burner but
with the vocal style that is employed it works very well. The song is not a
sleeper but could easily be put on a night time compilation if you know what I
mean. I do really like the track though. The whole of the album has the same
feel as this track. The song is not about the paper magazine but it is actually
about a bullet in a gun that is ready to fire, just incase you were confused
about the reference of the title.
I really like this album. I have read other reviews from
people that hate this album because it is too boring or not adventurous enough.
I have a feeling that those reviewers haven’t done much research on what the
group is about. What I expected, and what I got, was a good representation of
psychedelic and a side of the C86 era of the shoegaze sound that doesn’t really
show up often on albums, although, it is slowly becoming popular again. It is a
style that I really like and hope to hear more of in the future.

I am not a huge fan of the Ramones. I have the compilation
of Mania and this is my main reference for the Ramones. As such, I have no
reference to two of the songs on the EP, I Want You Arround and I Remember You.
Both songs are great. I really like the female vocals of Pam Berry. She has a
lazy feel in the vocals that relaxes me. This is somewhat disturbing at the
same time as they are both hard core punk tracks.
The other two tracks that I do recognize are What’s YourGame and I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. Although What’s Your Game isn’t on the
Mania compilation I still remember hearing it from somewhere. This cover
version is a slow track compared to the Ramones version it is completely
sleepy. I almost prefer this cover to the original. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
is also a slowed down version of the original. It is very beautiful.
I really wasn’t sure that I would like this set of four
tracks. After listening to it a few times I have found that it is sleepy and
easy to listen to. I am happy to have a copy of this EP.
That's all for now...