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.

Piles and Piles

Premonitions Say (2013)
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Dore Mear Beon

Dore Mear Beon EP (2012)
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Beautifully composed rock band from Canada. Swelling harmonies that pull influence from the emotional aspects of post rock and the fast paced jittery aspects of math rock.  The band takes a sample from the movie Waking Life, for me that's more than enough reason to check them out. The band has this album available at a name your price fee on their Bandcamp. Listen and love.

Bad Books

II (2012)
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Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra, will be seeing them this Friday with Weatherbox.

Look Mexico

This Is Animal Music (2007)
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Florida based math rock outlet, similar to This Town Needs Guns.

Legs Like Tree Trunks

Future Reference (2012)
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Newest release by the Pittsburgh based four piece.
 

The Mosaic

The Mosaic (2012)
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Meet The Mosaic, a five piece post-rock/post-hardcore band from the state of New York. Their three song EP is up on bandcamp at a name your price option.

Minus the Bear

Infinity Overhead (2012)
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Minus the Bear's newest release Infinity Overhead. Excited to get to know this album, I want to be friends with it. Check out their older releases here.

Likes Lions

First the Head, Later the Tale (2012)
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Sheffield based band Likes Lions has just released their second EP entitled First the Head, Later the Tale on September 10th, 2012. This band has been putting a lot of hard work into their music and deserve all the support they can get! They have really amplified their sound since the last EP, with many powerful melodies, striking chords, and pulsating beats, just to describe a few qualities of the band. Head over to their bandcamp page for a free download of ALL their music, what's not to like?

Check out the fourth track Rome, short and sweet beautiful acoustic picking with the wise words of Alan Watts to finish and roll into the next track.

Hello Jupiter

Do I Dare... (2012)
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They said it better than I can:

 "The concepts behind this EP revolve around chance and uncertainty. Those moments in life, in which what is seemingly a wrong action, brings us to the right situations and the contrary; that slight hesitation we all endure before making a decision that seems would alter the course of where your life was going; the impending over-analysis that follows of abstaining from that decision and the dwelling on the "what if" factor, and the occasional self-loathing or regret that results consequently. The title "Do I Dare.." is a portrayal of that moment in which you're contemplating that decision."

Foals

 Antidotes (2008)
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The Hitt Boyz

Nice Weather We're Having (2012)
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Don't let the album art fool you, this is some serious shit. Oklahoma City band bringing you a free EP with some wonderful melodies.

Mice Parade

What It Means To Be Left-Handed (2010)
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 Obrigado Saudade (2004)
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 Mokoondi (2001)
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      From Last.FM, "Mice Parade is the nom-de-son of Adam Pierce, “Mice Parade” being an anagram of Pierce’s name. Formed in New York City in 1998 the electronica/post-rock band released both their debut single and full length album The True Meaning of Boodleybaye later that year."


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Brightest Color

Brightest Color EP (2012)
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Two Brooklyn buddies have released their first three song EP available on Bandcamp for free. They have completely self produced it. Dreamy mathy rock with electro influences and a style that reminds me a lot of Bloc Party.  Head over to their page and check it out for yourself.

Dilute

Grape Blueprints Pour Spinach Olive Grape (2002)
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The Gypsy Valentine Curve (2001)
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Minus the Bear

Planets of Ice (2007)
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Menos el Oso (2005)
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They Make Beer Commercials Like This (2004)
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Highly Refined Pirates (2002)
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Tubelord

Our First American Friends (2009)
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Romance (2011)
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I'm hearing lots of similarities between this band and Wot Gorilla?. Goofy and poppy math rock with some really zaney vocals. Check them out on bandcamp as well, they are giving away an EP for free.

Good Old War

Come Back As Rain (2012)
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Indie Folk band Good Old War releases their third full length album entitled Come Back As Rain. Good Old War and Anthony Green have worked hand in hand together, so any fans of Green should check this band out and vise versa. It's early in the morning, just give it a listen and check out their previous two albums here.

Maps and Atlases

Beware and Be Grateful (2012)
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I was curious to see if this has leaked and after my search I found links everywhere for it. This is the second full length album by Maps and Atlases and is one of my most anticipated albums of the year. I haven't given it a listen yet as I'm downloading it as I post this, but I have extremely high expectations for it!  Check out my older post to get the rest of the Maps discography here.

...and Upstairs, Nurses

 

Dece Mustings (2012)

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...and Upstairs, Nurses is a three piece experimental math rock band from the UK that incorporates a strong indie rock feel most notably within the vocals, which don't take up a large percentage of the album. Most of the music is instrumental which put me in a grooving dance mood. It kinda reminded me of Hella as soon as the first track started but, then it transformed into its own style with the first vocals. Free download man.

5/29 update

 - Just thought I'd come back here and express my love for this album. It's been over a month since I've posted it and it continues to grow on me. I wake up to this band nearly everyday, and the lyrics and melodies stay stuck within my head. Get it, seriously.