Giraffes? Giraffes!

10" (2013) 
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Helly yes, new Giraffes? Giraffes!. Really can't go wrong here. First song has a crazy title, "In The Middle Of The Night Someone Tore Off The Ceiling And Sucked Me Into The Sky / Before My Eyes Began To Boil I Saw Billions Of Tiny Webs Connecting Everything"

Math for the masses.

The Exploration

Demography (2013)
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There's something I really like about this, maybe it's the slow steady progression and the tapping, or maybe it's the washed out vocals. More likely that it's both though, and hey, they're from Grand Rapids. I'm definitely going to take some inspiration from the guitar parts. 

100%Chevalier

EP-IC (2013)
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Spacey instrumental math/post rock from Strasbourg, France. They remind me a lot of Maserati with the occasional quirkiness of Battles.

Strawberry Girls

French Ghetto (2013)
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Strawberry Girls is an aggressively groovy instrumental trio from Salinas, CA featuring (ex-Dance Gavin Dance guitarist) Zac Garren, Ben Rosett, & Ian Jennings.

Names

Promises (2013)
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"Names was conceived during a high school love affair, beginning as far back as 2007, coming into fruition as early as 2011. Names is intercourse. We’ve been undergoing sisyphean ekstasis for quite some time. American expats in Montreal."


Jazzy Math Rock! This is the band's first release they need all the support they can get. Promises is an intriguing debut by a very promising band, I am hopeful for more in the future.

Cloudkicker

Hello (2013)
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Cloudkicker's discography continues to grow, as does his sound. If you click on this link expecting to hear something similar to Beacons or even Let Yourself Be Huge then you are going in with the wrong mindset. This man, Ben Sharp, continues to explore unique realms of sound. The man who wrote the song, Explore, Be Curious, meant what he said. Hello is a one track release, but it clocks in over 10 minutes long. I want you to listen for yourself and see what you think, all I will say is that the cover art matches the sound well.

If this is your first time listening to Cloudkicker, I would recommend also listening to Beacon and Let Yourself Be Huge, completely different from this release.

Dionaea

Still (2011)
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Today I learned that Post Grind exists, where the hell have I been? This is sick check it out. The first song is nearly fifteen minutes long but is jammed packed with just about every genre you can think of. This band gets spacey, eerie, melodic, chaotic, groovy, beaty, and best of all thrashy. 

Hail the Sun

Elephantitis (2012)
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A strange mixture of Dance Gavin Dance style guitars, Circa Survive/HRVRD style singing, and post-hardcore drumming. The vocals are great, my only complaint is that the lyrical content could have been a bit better, but the instrumentals are spot on.

The Slaughterhouse 5

Alan B. Clay (2013)
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I will always be a sucker for some unique and interesting vocals. Very cool album, it kind of reminds me of Cursive at some points. Free download of a sixteen track album, can't complain there. Be sure to listen to "Light Bulbs", track 6.

Monsters of the Antipodes

Houses (2012)
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Fast paced progressive metal with math rock influences. The second song "Circle Ponies" got me hooked and I just had to head bang through the rest of the album.  You should seriously check this out.

The Pop Ups

Radio Jungle (2012)
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 You must listen to the song "Math Rock" on this album. "Kids" rock meant to get kids into new styles of music. "Math Rock" is just awesome, great counting lessons for young kids to sing along to. Seriously though, wtf! I love it.

Astrochasm

People Say I Look Like Jackie Chan (2013)
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Awesome single released by Los Angeles's Astrochasm. Female lead vocalist sounds great! I'm excited to hear more from them soon. They are looking to find a bassist as well.