Staff Recommendations: March 11th, 2012
 

It's a rainy, slow Sunday on my end, but Spring should be rolling in soon. Let's see what everyone's been listening to this week. Do you have any good recommendations for us?

Ryan Gardner

It's been raining all weekend here. I've been listening to The Menzingers non-stop, the new lovely Now, Now record, and Ex Lives. Also currently reading The Hunger Games and The Alchemist and having a Star Wars viewing marathon.

Thomas Nassiff

The GK Tour Split, which you can all listen to, along with The Wonder Years / Stay Ahead of the Weather split and Sharks' No Gods.

Blake

I went to the Glamour Kills tour TWICE this weekend. The Wonder Years and The Story So Far were definitely the stand-outs. Such a good vibe with this tour, I totally recommend catching them when they come through your town.

fun., Death Cab, Wild Sweet Orange, and Communiityyyy

Been revisiting Tokyo Jihen's Sports a whole lot lately.
Also been constantly spinning the Frankie Rose album and the Ifan Dafydd Ep.

Tigers Jaw
Memoryhouse
Miniature Tigers
Bombay Bicycle Club
Dikembe

Aficionado - S/T
TWY - Suburbia
Transit - Promise Nothing
Fun. - Some Nights
Karen O. - where the wild things are soundtrack

Also, How I Met Your Mother and Veronica Mars.

I've been blasting La Dispute all week. Best band to listen to if you need to shed some tears and/or let some hatred out.

Good Old War

Been listening to these two all week. Good stuff, worth the wait for the new Driver Friendly CD.

RIYL?

Good Old War- Come Back As Rain
Take One Car- It's Going To Be A Nice Day
England In 1819- Alma
Mount Carmel and the End of the World- Year.01

I've been on a nostalgia kick lately and playing Senses Fail and Silverstein's discography.

The new discs by Bruce Springsteen, Every Time I Die, and The Mezingers are very good.

What other records by The Mezingers should I check out?

The new Bruce record reminds me of Born in the USA and Ex Lives reminds me of a mix of Gutter Phenomenon and Hot Damn.


/2cents

Listen to They Might Be Giants.

The Menzingers are awesome. I suggest checking out their second album Chamberlain Waits, that's the album that got me into them. The Lesson in The Abuse of Information Technology is good too though.

Rocking this week:


Classics of Love: s/t
RIYL '80s hardcore with a hint of ska-punk

Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory
RIYL a punker Pavement

Good Old War: Come Back as Rain
RIYL lovey-dovey indie folk

Ghost Ship: Golden Girls EP
RIYL the idea of Ian Curtis singing for No Age

Also, mewithoutYou's Ten Stories, but I probably shouldn't post that cover art