Album: PlainFire - But When Words Fail

Band: PlainFire
Album: But When Words Fail
Label: Self Released
Year: 2014








Tracklist
01. A Long Distance Call
02. Help Me Surrender
03. On Shores Of Clarity
04. Together Is Better
05. Mercy Seat
06. Even Us
07. Into The Last Good Fight I'll Ever Know
08. How Can I Drop You Without Gravity
09. All So Nostalgic
10. And Our Eyes Meet
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PlainFire is a one man ambient band out of the heart of Nebraska. Strongly influenced by Cloudkicker, Explosions In the Sky, and the lot, PlainFire exhibits a combination of both groove and beauty, complexity and simplicity. Feeling is the heart of all music. Each instrumental track, with influential titles, are made to allow listeners to create their own story. It is open to interpretation, providing that each listener creates his or her own story throughout each theme of the album, determination, desperation, regret, hindsight, focus, devotion, sorrow, and hope.

But When Words Fail is a story about progress from one season to another. It is about the transitional transfer of love, trust, and hope. It is also an effort to create music that can be used freely by a creative community.

"A special thanks to Travis Shafer for his contribution via album art. A special thanks to all the love and support I have received along the way, both in life and in the writing of this album. People are what matter most." - PlainFire

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Album: Direwolves - Aegri Somnia

Band: Direwolves
Album: Aegri Somnia
Label: Throatruiner Records
Year: 2014








Tracklist
01. Introspection
02. Insights
03. The Blindness That Keeps You Warm
04. Holy Treason
05. Echoed In Vain
06. Sighs And Whisper
07. The Liar's Choice
08. Face The Facts
09. Light It Up
10. Keep It Clear
11. Endless Tragedies
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Formed in 2011 in Lorient, western France, Direwolves rapidly stood out from the pack by combining both the melodic and the heavy aspects of punk hardcore. Their first full-length «Aegri Somnia» not only follows the path of their EP «Me From Myself, To Banish» (2012) but also enhances the spectrum of their sound, browsing through a large range of sub-genres while avoiding their respective clichés. Songs such as "Holy Treason" or "Face The Facts" show the band at their most vehement, colliding unstoppable drumming with heavily metallic-influenced riffs while the end of the record explores more emotionally-charged post-metallic soundscapes. With their constant will to remain straightforward but diversified Direwolves deliver eleven highly epic and passionate anthems, condensing everything you could expect from a great hardcore LP in 2014.

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EP: Concords - Mind Lodge

Band: Concords
Album: Mind Lodge
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








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01. Allegory Of A Lost Friend
02. Heed The Warning; Heed The Call
03. Forest Of Dean
04. Train Of Hope (Derailed And Forgotten)
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Concords is a experimental post-rock band from Williamsport, PA.

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Album: The Restitution - Waves

Band: The Restitution
Album: Waves
Label: Self Released
Year: 2013








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01. Faces
02. Stone Dweller
03. Sons Of Heaven & Earth
04. Weigh
05. Guardian
06. Waves
07. The Garden, Laid Bare
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Since 2005, Michael Wright, vocalist\guitarist of The Restitution, has sought to break the notion that heavy music is by nature mindless and ineloquent. Beginning years ago with a borrowed guitar and amplifier simulation software, Mike began developing the sound that would become The Restitution. With inspiration from bands like Thrice, Deftones and Oh, Sleeper, he is proving that the harder spectrum of music can be intelligent, tasteful and full of honest hope.

Setting a deadline against his perfectionist tendencies, Mike went about performing, engineering and mixing the entire record himself at It's a Trap! Studio over a matter of a few weeks. "'Waves' was an exercise in authenticity for me," Mike says. "In a world where everything is auto-tuned and automated and edited to perfection, I really wanted this record to feel human." "Waves" was then mastered by Jack Shirley (Comadre) at The Atomic Garden (deafheaven, Loma Prieta).

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Album: Moonlit Sailor - We Come From Exploding Stars

Band: Moonlit Sailor
Album: We Come From Exploding Stars
Label: Deep Elm Records
Year: 2014







Tracklist
01. Minutes From Somewhere Else
02. Skydiver
03. The Golden Years
04. From Gemini To Lynx
05. Into The Fray
06. Dollar Underwater
07. Sworn To Secrecy
08. Paris
09. 4.15 AM
10. A Century Under The Influence
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Already having received well-deserved critical acclaim for pioneering an entirely new dimension of the post-rock genre, the four Swedes better known as Moonlit Sailor have done it yet again on "We Come From Exploding Stars." Their fourth album is, without question, a big step for the band. Although they are still a young (granted they have an impressive catalog of songs), they felt like they needed to navigate into new waters without straying too far from their roots. They have always written music that gives the listener hope and light...which is exactly what they brought with them into these new seas. Firmly entrenched in the quasi-pop / post-rock foundation they are known for, the Sailors continue to expand the blueprint for the future of post-rock. They've mastered the overlap of indie and post-rock...and beautifully so. From the melodies you think you've heard before (but haven't), to the arpeggios that swallow you whole, to the powerful crescendos that devastate your senses, their music is a prime example of just how effective instrumental music can be. Devoid of all lyrics, the music alone speaks for itself...and it speaks volumes. Deep Elm Records is stoked for Moonlit Sailor's new full-length to be our first release of 2014, which marks our 19 year anniversary as an independent record label.

"We knew that we wanted to do something new and fresh this time, but didn't know exactly how to do it. That was kind of scary,” says bass guitarist Markus Rundlof. Rundlof continues "Some of the songs are metaphors for how we felt back then, with elements of vulnerability, uncertainty and mystery...but at the same time they give you a feeling of hope and light. When listening to the album, we want people to have a vision of the sailor featured on the cover art, navigating into new waters and eventually finding a new home. Other songs are metaphors for pushing your limits and trying new things. What we discovered in the songwriting process is that when you decide to release control and finally jump, you see the world from a new perspective and it's liberating." "That approach gave us a lot of creativity. We've never experienced such creative atmosphere in the band before and it never felt better. We knew we were onto something special. Suddenly we had hundreds of different ideas to pick from. It was exciting to select which ideas and songs would work together to best convey our belief that human beings come from exploding stars,” adds guitarist Joakim Wiik.

Moonlit Sailor is Adam Tornblad (drums, piano, guitars, synthesizers, programming), Markus Rundlof (bass guitar, piano, programming), Oscar Gulbrandsen (guitar, piano, synthesizers, programming) and Joakim Wiik (guitars, piano, programming). "We Come From Exploding Stars" was recorded at Nacksving Studio (Dorena, Immanu El, Neneh Cherry, The Spotnicks) in Gothenburg, Sweden from September to December 2013. The album was recorded, produced and mixed by Anders Lagerfors (also of the band Obliq) and mastered by Martin at Cutting Room (In Flames, Red One, Dungen, Mando Diao) in Stockholm. Album artwork by Alexander Jansson. Band photo by Sebastian Tornblad. A video for the song "Skydiver" is currently in the works with plans for release as the band begins touring in support of the album in May. The band's music has appeared in scores of television shows, commercials and films, most recently in the trailer for the romantic comedy "Love Is In The Air" by director Alexandre Castagnetti (Focus World). Previous albums include "Colors In Stereo" (2011), "So Close To Life" (2009) and "A Footprint Of Feelings" (2008) which have also been released on Deep Elm Records. Adam Tornblad and Oscar Gulbrandsen are also members of cinematic post-rock duo U137. The band resides in Boras, Sweden where they often experience weeks without sunlight.

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Album: Odmieniec - Taniec Ducha

Band: Odmieniec
Album: Taniec Ducha
Label: Self Released
Year: 2014








Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Nad Brzegiem Morza
03. Charal
04. Czarna Mewa
05. Ga'an
06. Nadejście Wiosny / Duchy Lasu
07. Widziałem Człowieka Nad Wodą Stojącego
08. Wendigo
09. Taniec Ducha
10. Bilet Poproszę, Tak Połówkę - Improvisation (Bonus Track)
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"Odmieniec" is a single musical project, brought to life in January, 2014 by Jakub Czyż (ex-Faaip de Oiad). The album was entirely recorded in home studio. On the album you can hear a lot of instruments: electric guitars, acoustic guitar, harmonica, wooden flute, plastic flute, rainstick, metal bowl, and a variety of different sound effects, such as birds chirping or human laughter. "Taniec Ducha" (Ghost Dance) is an attempt to describe myself, my fears, pain, experience, an attempt to tame with my traumas. It's a lonely journey, searching for my own identity, the desire to ally with nature, locate what is between the world of the present and world of the absent. The experience of what was important once, and now has been forgotten. "Taniec Ducha" is a ritual, a prayer for the coveted freedom, independence, happy life, but in the end, it's announcement of war, painful loss and death. - Jakub Czyż

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EP: Moirae // Hoffa HQ - Split

Band: Moirae & Hoffa HQ
Album: Split EP
Label: Self Released
Year: 2014








Tracklist
Moirae
01. Gateless Barrier
02.(Lachesis) The Allotter
03. Hooch (Melvins Cover)
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04. All Over
05. Mole
06. Instrument (Fugazi Cover)
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Moirae

Five intensely awkward dudes got together in 2010 and decided to make some heavy music, weaving together the riffage of prog and sludge metal, the dynamic ambience of post rock and shoegaze, and the emotive honesty of hardcore.

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Hoffa HQ

Hoffa HQ has been bringing loud sounds and happy smiles to the faces of music listeners since early 2012. With new music constantly in the works, the extension of Mr. Jimmy Hoffa, Esq. is a nonstop factory of sonic art and volume.

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