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Full Lengths
Stellar Young - Everything At Once
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RIYL: Saves The Day, The Format, Moneen

I Will Not Let You Forget - Ghostmod
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RIYL: Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Crystal Castles, M83

Raimi - Constellations
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RIYL: Steve Moore, Tangerine Dream, Sci-Fi Soundtracks

Deathdealer. - SOULSTEALER
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RIYL: Lightning Bolt, Code Orange Kids, The Locust, Death From Above 1979


EPs
Like Fires - Like Fires
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RIYL: Foals, The Cribs, Two Door Cinema Club

Roanoke - Threads
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RIYL: Pianos Become the Teeth, Native

Abandon Process - Cool Kids Can't Die
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RIYL: The Descendents, Blink-182, Jawbreaker

Hospital Dancing - New Wife
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RIYL: Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, Balance and Composure

Just Friends - The Things We Hate.
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RIYL: New Found Glory, This Time Next Year, Shorebreak, Pentimento


Samplers / Compilations / Demos
Little Ghost - Love Me, Sinner! - Demos 2011-2012
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RIYL: alternative, rock, pop, dance


Single Songs
Hampshire - "Last"
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RIYL: Saves the Day, Boys Night Out, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Box Car Racer

The Dirty Looks - "Heisenberg"
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RIYL: Brand New, Seahaven, Joyce Manor, Transit, Taking Back Sunday

Pseudoname - "If You're Out There"
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RIYL: Dashboard Confessional, Ed Sheeran, fun.

Dangerous Animals - "Audrey Hepburn"
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RIYL: Franz Ferdinand, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys


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Hospital Dancing RIYL could use some slight editing. i'd suggest it read this way:

RIYL: Vincent Accardi lyrics / Experimental / Say Anything/Nirvana guitar riffs, drums and progression

its a good sound for a concept EP. vocals are a little dry, probably due to production. but it was a live session so thats understandable. its a little different. refreshing in a way.

SUGGESTION: listen to "New Wife" first. its set to autoplay "Sleep Alone", but it's not as likeable as "New Wife".

Thanks for putting Like Fires and Ghostmod in this week. :) x

I'll give Roanoke my pick of the week. Was surprised to see they're from Rockford, but they definitely have that Midwestern vibe I'm use to hearing from Rockford bands.

I'd check out Little Ghost!

Originally Posted by CapitalG24

I'd check out Little Ghost!

yeah. they have a nice sound. kinda like Electronic Rock goes Death Cab meets Morrissey plus The Killers.

Originally Posted by Joey-Wan Kenobi

I'll give Roanoke my pick of the week. Was surprised to see they're from Rockford, but they definitely have that Midwestern vibe I'm use to hearing from Rockford bands.

very interesting. unique scream/singing mix. sounds like The Republic of Wolves screamer with a little more singing. listening to more now.

Originally Posted by Joey-Wan Kenobi

I'll give Roanoke my pick of the week. Was surprised to see they're from Rockford, but they definitely have that Midwestern vibe I'm use to hearing from Rockford bands.

this^

my picks of the week:

1. Roanoke - VOCALS = Underminded / Billy Duprey(TROW, The Year Fifteen) / half singing, half screaming / melodic screaming / INSTRUMENTS = unique progressive rhythm changes

2. Hospital Dancing - VOCALS = think "Jesse Lacey's cousin mixed with Andy Hull at 17yo." / LYRICS = Vincent Accardi's lost high school notebook / INSTRUMENTS = Say Anything has ménage à trois with Nirvana and Creed. Production isn't great, but future studio recordings look promising.

3. Little Ghost - VOCALS = half Morrissey, half The Killers / INSTRUMENTS = think "The Postal Service with even more electronic stuff" IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??? yes. yes it is.

Mentionables:

Pseudoname - VOCALS = Jason Lancaster (Mayday Parade) / INSTRUMENTS = feels slightly too similar to acoustic Mayday Parade (almost borrowed), feeling goes away after first listen / LYRICS = Mayday Parade rapes Andrew McMahon, steals his lyric books, and changes some of the lyrics to better suit their style.

It's a good song if you're still into emo/acoustic indie-pop. I'm just surprised that Mayday Parade wasn't mentioned in the RIYL. They're an obvious influence, and I mean that in a good way.

The Dirty Looks - VOCALS = Tom DeLonge drinks a large glass of Coheed & Cambria / LYRICS = Taking Back Sunday (pre-Louder Now) / INSTRUMENTS = Box Car Racer / Blink 182 (esp. Travis Barker)

hey, thanks for the kind words and more accurate descriptions about us (hospital dancing). all i have to say in relation to our influences and your descriptions is: nailed it.

i enjoyed the dirty looks and roanoke the most out of all of this weeks entries.

Originally Posted by linoleum665

hey, thanks for the kind words and more accurate descriptions about us (hospital dancing). all i have to say in relation to our influences and your descriptions is: nailed it.

i enjoyed the dirty looks and roanoke the most out of all of this weeks entries.

awesome! you're welcome. glad i portrayed you correctly. you guys deserve to be heard for sure.

Drummer for Dangerous Animals here, just wanna say thanks for including us in Free Music Friday.

super franz ferdinand feel to the music, singer reminds me of patrick stump. neat combo.

thanks dude, your stuff sounds sick too.

Originally Posted by jmhdrumm3r17

Drummer for Dangerous Animals here, just wanna say thanks for including us in Free Music Friday.

nice feel. if i ever have an office job and get fired, this is the song i wanna play while i clear out my desk.