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		<title>Season&#8217;s First Rain &amp; Spray Paint the Sun split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you all remember Spray Paint the Sun very fondly. so I&#8217;m sure you won&#8217;t mind getting studio recordings of four of the tracks from the live album posted earlier on that&#8217;s punk &#8211; including my favourite track &#8220;Больше чем шум&#8221;? of course you don&#8217;t mind. it&#8217;s so good! for those of you who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/seasons-first-rain-spray-paint-the-sun-split/</link>
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		<title>I.Witness &#8211; Secret Handshakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is the 2010 summer demo collection of I.Witness. it&#8217;s six songs and nigh twenty minutes. like the other I.Witness demo on that&#8217;s punk, the quality is surprisingly adequate. with songs ranging from 0:43 to 6:01 in length, I.Witness display both the traditional hardcore style adopted on All Roads Lead Southeast as well as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/i-witness-secret-handshakes/</link>
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		<title>I.Witness &#8211; All Roads Lead Southeast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on previous efforts I.Witness have constantly moved between crust, metalcore, screamo, and traditional hardcore. on this new record, they have adopted a much more straightforward hardcore approach. while still not afraid to introduce octaves and intricate harmonies to their heavy music, the majority of this album is noticeably more traditional hardcore-sounding. with a less muddy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/i-witness-all-roads-lead-southeast/</link>
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		<title>damezumari &#8211; 2004-2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[damezumari is a phrase from the board game &#8220;Go&#8221;. it essentially means &#8220;you are fucked&#8221;, i.e. you&#8217;re in a situation that&#8217;s extremely difficult to get out of. damezumari is naturally a screamo band. I don&#8217;t know the exact date I found this band, but someone put up a &#8220;bands that sound like I Hate Myself&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/damezumari-2004-2007/</link>
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		<title>June Paik &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the German four piece June Paik play music firmly rooted in the intense and aggressive screamo sound, but stray from &#8220;the basic formula&#8221;. when at their very loudest, June Paik are comparable to their countrymen Louise Cyphre, as well as the legendary American band Jeromes Dream. the band themselves put Canadian screamo forward as their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/june-paik-discography/</link>
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		<title>I Hate Myself &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how I am even supposed to begin writing this block of text. is it even necessary? does I Hate Myself need an introduction? definitely not. they do deserve one though, although I hardly think anything I could ever write would do them one tenth of justice. DILEMMA! gah. I Hate Myself were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/i-hate-myself-discography/</link>
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		<title>Crywank &#8211; Demo 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crywank was started after a horrible breakup. one would think that&#8217;s a good foundation for a good folk record, right? it is. and with influences such as that&#8217;s punk favourites Andrew Jackson Jihad and Paul Baribeau, we are certain this is a winner. English-based James Clayton is influenced by a wide variety of anti-folk, outsider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/crywank-demo-2010/</link>
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		<title>Tumbleweave &#8211; ♪♫♪♫♫♫♪♪♫♪</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUMBLEWEAVE describes themselves as &#8220;cartoon noise rock&#8221;. not bad, eh? it&#8217;s essentially mysterious and densely layered noises. the songs consist of extremely many details, and a seemingly endless number of elements. this is reflected in the 1700+ bitrate of the FLACs, actually the highest of any albums in my current music library on Amarok. their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/tumbleweave-%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab%e2%99%ab%e2%99%ab%e2%99%aa%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab%e2%99%aa/</link>
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		<title>Evolve &#8211; Evolve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if seven minutes of Evolve wasn&#8217;t enough for you, then here&#8217;s a seven inch! with six songs, it&#8217;s eleven and a half minutes long, and includes most of the songs from the demo, and some new ones. it&#8217;s all furious (and cool!) hardcore played at a blistering tempo. Evolve are old school and legit. buy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/evolve-evolve/</link>
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		<title>Evolve &#8211; Digital Demo 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Norwegian hardcore has been absent from this blog for quite some time now. so guess what? Evolve are a Norwegian straight edge hardcore band influenced by the classics of the genre, like Youth of Today and Chain of Strength. this seven-minute demo introduces Evolve as a blast from the past, clearly heavily influenced by both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/evolve-digital-demo-2010/</link>
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		<title>Caitlyn Bailey &#8211; 2009 Luzon Tour EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s been well over a year since I first posted Caitlyn Bailey. if you don&#8217;t remember them &#8211; or never got to know them &#8211; they are a Filipino train wreck of a screamo band, and they are very determined in their calling, namely destroying everything that comes their way. this EP is chaotic, dissonant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/caitlyn-bailey-2009-luzon-tour-ep/</link>
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		<title>Lizards Have Personalities &#8211; Snows of Kilimanjaro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the skram worshippers Lizards Have Personalities are already back with another effort, and now they are a trio instead of a duo. though the follow-up came sooner than at least I expected, it&#8217;s more than welcome. formed initially as a potential joke screamo outlet, they soon got serious. seriously skram. these guys won&#8217;t get disappointed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/lizards-have-personalities-snows-of-kilimanjaro/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Just Vanity &#8211; Here&#8217;s What You Remember from A Coma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[earlier on I posted It&#8217;s Just Vanity&#8217;s first record, The Strangers EP. if you would recall, I bragged about that record so much, one would think It&#8217;s Just Vanity had hired me as their PR person. they hadn&#8217;t. and I am infinitely pleased to inform you that starting today, It&#8217;s Just Vanity are giving away [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/its-just-vanity-heres-what-you-remember-from-a-coma/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &#8211; Snacks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s 2010 and people still whine about The Kidcrash being called Kidcrash. but more importantly, it&#8217;s 2010 and (The) Kidcrash are still an active band that puts out first class screamo. (Snacks was first out in 2009 though.) if you don&#8217;t know who The Kidcrash are, then you must be very little interested in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/07/the-kidcrash-snacks/</link>
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		<title>Seeing Means More &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you recall, I mentioned that Fight Fair features some members of Seeing Means More. this is Seeing Means More. they started out in 2002 as a traditional screamo band influenced by Indian Summer and Funeral Diner. they broke up shortly thereafter, and then reformed in 2003 with a new sound, far more aggressive. due [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/seeing-means-more-discography/</link>
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		<title>Fight Fair &#8211; California Kicks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[today is a day to remember forever. today is the release date of Fight Fair&#8217;s full full-length album, California Kicks. and what a kick it is! with Settle the Score, Fight Fair almost completely ditched their pop skram sound in favour of a pop hardcore sound, but left room for other experiments. one of those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/fight-fair-california-kicks/</link>
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		<title>Fight Fair &#8211; Settle the Score</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in the name of fun, here is some more Fight Fair! they are back to settle the score with their follow up, in which only two of the members featured on xFashionx appears. that may be one part of the explanation as to why they sounds like a completely different band on Settle the Score. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/fight-fair-settle-the-score/</link>
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		<title>Fight Fair &#8211; xFashionx</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fight Fair are a band featuring ex-members of Seeing Means More, and no block of text could possibly describe the treat you are in for if you choose to download this album. xFashionx is frequently described as awesome by some, whilst other are not so modest, deeming it the epitome of pop skram. this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/fight-fair-xfashionx/</link>
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		<title>Matt Evans &#8211; Demo 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is the solo effort by Matt Evans, who plays in the very recently posted Just Die!. this does however sound very little like Just Die!&#8217;s raging style of hardcore. it takes a far mellower road, with an acoustic guitar and a comfortable voice. Matt Evan&#8217;s take us on a gentle ride, through three songs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/matt-evans-demo-2010/</link>
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		<title>Just Die! &#8211; Garages and Basements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[can&#8217;t get enough of Just Die!, eh? understandable, as their first record was a) really awesome and b) really short. this next one is no deviant from that formula. and if there&#8217;s a parallel between awesomeness and shortness, that would mean this one is even more awesome! (that&#8217;s my goofy way of informing you that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/just-die-garages-and-basements/</link>
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		<title>Just Die! &#8211; No Time for Poetry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just Die! are a NC hardcore band that&#8217;s been going on for quite some time now. this is their first full length, entitled No Time for Poetry. released in 2007, this is a eighteen minute crash course in intensity. with their tracks rarely reaching the 1:30 mark, this band doesn&#8217;t fuck around. they get straight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/just-die-no-time-for-poetry/</link>
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		<title>Mega Games &#8211; Let in These Hands to Hold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you remember The Mega Games Two, you remember them fondly. I put up their début here ages ago. now &#8211; they are back! but the two have become the three, so gone is the name. instead of going &#8220;The Mega Games Three&#8221; or &#8220;The Mega Games Two Plus One&#8221;, they&#8217;ve settled on Mega Games. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/mega-games-let-in-these-hands-to-hold/</link>
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		<title>Eagulls &#8211; Songs of Prey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[one of the key ingredients for good music is in my opinion feedback from guitars. and plenty of it. based on the simple scientifically proven parallel between awesomeness and guitar feedback, we can safely state that Eagulls is a really awesome band. sounding like a mix between The Cortlandt Homes, Dinosaur Jr. and American Steel, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/eagulls-songs-of-prey/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; songs from The Measure [sa] splits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ergs! did two splits with The Measure [sa], that they put out on the wonderful No Idea records. they are new-ish recordings, and so they sound like newer The Ergs!, rather than the Dorkrockcorkrod years. while The Ergs! might not be the darkest, angriest or saddest punk rock band, they write clever and sincere [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/the-ergs-songs-from-the-measure-sa-splits/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Blockhead (from Teenage Bottlerocket split)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in 2008 The Ergs! did a split with the sort of heavy punk rock band Teenage Bottlerockets, reminiscent of The Lillingtons, The Steinways and The Copyrights. on this split they did a cover of the almighty Devo, and their track Blockhead. this is that track. while The Ergs! maybe aren&#8217;t directly obviously musically influenced by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/the-ergs-blockhead-from-teenage-bottlerocket-split/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Thrash Compactor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was originally not planning on uploading this to the blog, because all of you faithful that&#8217;s punk users already have all of these songs. but, I got the 7&#8243; some time ago and listened to it, and discovered that the &#8220;Throttle Boy&#8221; recording is actually a new one! so The Ergs! fans, grab this! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/06/the-ergs-thrash-compactor/</link>
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		<title>Grown Ups &#8211; Songs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from reflecting screamo to light-hearted emo. Grown Ups are somewhere between Small Brown Bike, Latterman, The Get Up Kids, Street Smart Cyclist, Algernon Cadwallader and Castevet. this is upbeat and pleasant emo, probably best enjoyed on fairly high volume, a hot summer night. with clean and nice guitar riffs, raspy vocals and quick drumming, Grown [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/grown-ups-songs/</link>
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		<title>calculator &#8211; these roots grow deep&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the 200th artist (I think) to be introduced here on that&#8217;s punk is calculator, an American diy band formed in 2007, who just recently released this collection LP. it collects every release up until now, and adds a few songs extra. they play modern American screamo in the vein of Age Sixteen and Merchant Ships. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/calculator-these-roots-grow-deep/</link>
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		<title>Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) &amp; Football, etc. split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[four songs by Football, etc. not enough for you? I feel the same way. so here&#8217;s another one! and with it, have a new Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) track as well! could life possibly be any better than this? that&#8217;s punk users should be familiar with both of these bands, but if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate-football-etc-split/</link>
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		<title>Football, etc. &#8211; First Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[often compared to Rainer Maria, Jejune, Evergreen and The Pine, this is one of the finest of the new proud-to-be-emo bands. now signed to the equally eager emo revivalists over at Count Your Lucky Stars, Football, etc. is a damn fine band. despite their name, they do not sound much like American Football or other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/football-etc-first-down/</link>
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		<title>The Third Memory &#8211; The Third Memory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a fairly long time ago I posted a split between the Norwegian screamo band, Dominic, and the French screamo band, The Third Memory. this is the latter&#8217;s self titled album (which includes one of the tracks from the split). active for four-five years before breaking up, The Third Memory are nothing short of screamo legends. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/the-third-memory-the-third-memory/</link>
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		<title>Teleport me, Johny &#8211; EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastern European hardcore has establish itself here on that&#8217;s punk, but Estonian screamo is a first. and a welcome one at that! this four song/fifteen minute EP introduces these diverse and eager débutants, that sometimes thrash their riffs at blistering speeds, and sometimes let their guitars weep with bleeding intensity&#8230; and sometimes both at once. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/teleport-me-johny-ep/</link>
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		<title>In Regret &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you took a liking to In Regret, posted in the previous post, you&#8217;re in luck. because here&#8217;s a little collection of their songs. if I understand correctly, the first four tracks are from a demo, and the next two are from a split. either way it&#8217;s six songs. very variable bitrate (some of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/in-regret-demo/</link>
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		<title>Blacklines &amp; In Regret split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blacklines are a five piece hardcore band from South Carolina. In Regret are a five piece hardcore band from South Carolina. they play hardcore, and are definitely more alike than they are different. but at the same time there definitely are unique qualities to both of them. the first half of the split consists of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/blacklines-in-regret-split/</link>
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		<title>Pump the Brakes &#8211; EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[all you longtimers no doubt remember Nothing&#8217;s Forgotten&#8217;s lovely demo, Vestfold HC. (all you newcomers might want to check that out. it rules.) they later changed their name to Pump the Brakes. while they are sadly broken up by now, these are the previously unreleased recordings that were made for an EP that was supposed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/pump-the-brakes-ep/</link>
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		<title>Stavros &#8211; Contemporary Dictionary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in the winter of 2002, the secretive affair known as Stavros recorded their album Contemporary Dictionary. with a sound perhaps best described as acoustic emo. this is the emo cousin of Mom &#038; Johnson Loneliness missed the 12th loveboat. it has a more immediate and desperate sound, occasionally similar to that of The Loneliest Cowgirls&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/stavros-contemporary-dictionary/</link>
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		<title>The Loneliest Cowgirls &#8211; Animal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ethan is back, and the staff and users of that&#8217;s punk all collectively cheer. everything is as it should be. if you remember correctly, the last The Loneliest Cowgirls post was a shift of style, sounding more like The Sky Looks Pissed. this is a continuation of that style change. it&#8217;s not as extremely lo-fi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/the-loneliest-cowgirls-animal/</link>
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		<title>Nightmares &#8211; Hipster Trash+Maps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[anyone remember these guys? I sure do. I put up their four song demo some time ago, and it ripped holes into brick walls. and now, here&#8217;s a new demo. this is supposedly a little testing of the waters before releasing a full length album&#8230; so I&#8217;m assuming that means a full length is on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/nightmares-hipster-trashmaps/</link>
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		<title>Oh, Apollo! &#8211; End EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[for all of you nostalgic and sentimental Oh, Apollo! fans out there &#8211; here are their last three recordings. musically, this is a continuation of what was started on Kingdoms, then continued on Twin Peaks. Oh, Apollo! has perfected their sound by now, and is ending their career at the top. they are going down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/oh-apollo-end-ep/</link>
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		<title>The Bridgeheads &#8211; Foreigners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[c.a. six years ago I saw fifteen seconds of a music video on the Bulgarian (I think it&#8217;s Bulgarian) music video channel Musicbox, and ordered this band&#8217;s début album. at the time they were known as The Bridge, and they weren&#8217;t all that big. at least not in Norway. and frankly, they still aren&#8217;t that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/the-bridgeheads-foreigners/</link>
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		<title>Tim, Face Berlin &#8211; Youth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m assuming you all remember Tim, Face Berlin? if you don&#8217;t, I posted their début some posts down from this one. you should definitely get it, because it&#8217;s really good. this is their sequel, Youth. because in my opinion, this album is even better. it&#8217;s everything the first one was, only better. the climaxes are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/tim-face-berlin-youth/</link>
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		<title>Captain Credible &#8211; Planet of the Eternal Electro Breakdance Orgy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I bid you welcome to the Planet of the Eternal Electro Breakdance Orgy. I promise nothing but an *eternal* electro breakdance orgy. at least that&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll get if you put this album on repeat. stating «coffee, and other music» as his influences, English-born Daniel (who now resides in Norway) is Captain Credible. and what exactly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/captain-credible-planet-of-the-eternal-electro-breakdance-orgy/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; &#8230;Is Dead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[eighteen songs that take forty-two minutes to listen through &#8211; this is probably the most valuable of all Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains collection, and it&#8217;s also the last post I&#8217;ll do on them. for those missing Chaos Infiltration Squad and Love Songs for the Apocalypse &#8211; this record is those records combined. with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-is-dead/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; Live at Bandit H.Q.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[as the album title evidence, this is a live take of Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains. it&#8217;s a split with Captain Chaos (Chris of Plan-It-X), but the songs appearing in this post are merely Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains&#8217; side of the matter. that side consists of five songs that are c.a. sixteen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-live-at-bandit-h-q/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; Sunday Easter Hangover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[another shortie. three songs, fifteen minutes. one of which appeared on the previous post (&#8220;New Mexico&#8221;). you know the drill by now. it&#8217;s Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains. it&#8217;s folk punk. acoustic guitar, trumpet, harmonica and shouting about the revolution etc. I don&#8217;t want to belittle this shit, because it truly is awe-inspiring &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-sunday-easter-hangover/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; Caught in the Act of Not Being Awesome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ok this is where the Johnny Hobo and The Freight Trains discography gets mildly confusing to me. I have no release year on this record, and there are highly conflicting rumours going around on forums. I must admit I&#8217;m a bit lost at the order and release dates by now (already), and even the legitimacy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-caught-in-the-act-of-not-being-awesome/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; All Power to the Wingnuts!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[moving on with the Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains discography, here&#8217;s All Power to the Wingnuts! and with it comes fast and catchy chord progressions on an acoustic guitar, with passionate screamed vocals &#8211; all culminating in an anthem sound, perfected by the bittersweet sense of beauty found in the trumpet. containing three songs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-all-power-to-the-wingnuts/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains &#8211; Anarchy Means I Hate You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ever since I uploaded Wingnut Dishwashers Union, I&#8217;ve been getting a lot of requests to upload Johnny Hobo and the Freight Train&#8217;s discography. and while this has always been my intention, I just never got started. so here you go folks. here I am&#8230; getting started. I hope I have everything in the correct order, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/05/johnny-hobo-and-the-freight-trains-anarchy-means-i-hate-you/</link>
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		<title>Tim, Face Berlin &#8211; We Could Wait Forever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I visited Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson&#8217;s Facebook page today, like I do almost every day. their latest post was a recommendation of the Swedish band Tim, Face Berlin. &#8220;and the rest is history&#8221;. this is the band&#8217;s first release, from May 2009. they proudly present themselves as fans of Mogwai and Explosions in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/tim-face-berlin-we-could-wait-forever/</link>
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		<title>Final Thought &#8211; Taste Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you guys remember that incredible emo band Vulture Culture, right? well, apparently they recorded their record in the basement of Dustin Dopsa. and apparently, he&#8217;s in the Toronto-based pop band Final Thought&#8230; and apparently they are strong believers in free music! what do you know, heh. so anyway, this is Final Thought. a Canadian pop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/final-thought-taste-test/</link>
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		<title>Dire Wolf &#8211; Gloom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; you know what? Dire Wolf actually released another record in December 2009! so if you liked the first one, be sure to get this one as well. you can expect more of the same, but with some modifications. the vocals are rawer and the guitars are more melodic &#8211; to name the two biggest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/dire-wolf-gloom/</link>
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		<title>Dire Wolf &#8211; Dire Wolf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s time to get acquainted with yet another new band here on that&#8217;s punk. this time, hailing from Ann Arbour, Michigan &#8211; is Dire Wolf. and they present themselves with much grace. the first few crushing tones sort of reminding me of Kollwitz, actually! they quickly enough pick up pace, and place themselves comfortably within [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/dire-wolf-dire-wolf/</link>
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		<title>Beyond the Fences &#8211; Unreleased</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a band who knows how to make a first impression. the first two tracks of this unreleased compilation were rerecorded for the Salute Utopia 10&#8243; (download available further down the blog), their only release. but what a release! that 10&#8243; is one of the most ferocious records I have ever heard. and this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/beyond-the-fences-unreleased/</link>
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		<title>Vulture Culture &#8211; Cassette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vulture Culture are a band that I know absolutely nothing about. there exist pretty much no information on them anywhere. but their album is a) for free download and b) good. no scratch b &#8211; this is *great*. haunting atmospheres that build up to beautiful climaxes. with some rather lengthy songs (particularly the opening track), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/vulture-culture-cassette/</link>
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		<title>Killing Years &#8211; Killing Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[so you guys remember I talked about Killing Years, right? well here they are. and they used to be called Nations, but after many line-up changes, they decided to change their name as well. but one thing that hasn&#8217;t changed, are their ethics. strongly rooted in the DIY movement, these guys do everything themselves. and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/killing-years-killing-years/</link>
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		<title>Celeste &#8211; Morte(s) Nee(s)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;WOW&#8221; is the first thing that comes to mind when I press play on the new Celeste album. the line between screamo and black metal isn&#8217;t there any more. this is furious modern black metal of the absolute highest quality. but then enter the vocals, the sound alters slightly, and we&#8217;re back in that ever [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/celeste-mortes-nees/</link>
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		<title>Nations &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[another band that Will &#8211; the vocalist from Some Mistakes used to be in is Nations. Nations have undergone a bunch of changes, and are now known as the Christian hardcore band Killing Years. but before Killing Years (we&#8217;ll get back to them some posts later, hopefully), there was Nations. this demo shows a promising [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/nations-demo/</link>
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		<title>1.6 Band &#8211; The Checkered Pasts of All Kings Present</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in 1989 what would later become one of the quintessential emo bands of the &#8217;90s formed in Long Island, NY. by 1991 they had &#8220;settled down&#8221; (i.e. began touring regularly and sporting a stable line-up) with the band name 1.6 Band. this is a band name that means a lot to a lot of people. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/1-6-band-the-checkered-pasts-of-all-kings-present/</link>
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		<title>Word Travels Fast &#8211; Ellen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would like to say that «if you liked Some Mistakes, you&#8217;ll like this!» &#8211; but I can&#8217;t. at all. this band is related to Some Mistakes, in that the vocalist of Some Mistakes used to play bass for them, and one of the guitarist of Some Mistakes happen to play guitar for them. but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/word-travels-fast-ellen/</link>
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		<title>Candy Hearts &#8211; Ripped Up Jeans &amp; Silly Dreams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if sometimes all you want is a little fuzz on the guitar, an upbeat rhythm section and laid back vocals&#8230; if sometimes all you want is to put on The Presidents of the United States of America, The Ergs! or Lemuria&#8230; if sometimes all you want is just want some cool rock&#8217;n'roll &#8211; then Candy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/candy-hearts-ripped-up-jeans-silly-dreams/</link>
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		<title>Some Mistakes &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with a crisp guitar tone that has a way of getting inside your head, a rhythm section that almost sounds like it gets heavier each and every second, and an emotive and sincere vocal performance, Some Mistakes largely favour a heavy sound over quick half minute burst songs. Some Mistakes are a band that shows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/some-mistakes-demo/</link>
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		<title>Det Magiske Blå Orkesteret &#8211; Fra Sjal Til Server&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Det Magiske Blå Orkesteret means the magical blue orchestra in English, and it&#8217;s definitely a magic orchestra. it&#8217;s about time we make another visit to Bodø, Norway &#8211; and its fantastic music scene. sounding something like a European Frank Zappa born in the &#8217;80s &#8211; the 4080s &#8211; who&#8217;s travelled back in time with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/det-magiske-bla-orkesteret-fra-sjal-til-server/</link>
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		<title>I See Horses &#8211; Has My Stealth Been in Vain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know rather little about this band, save for the fact that they&#8217;ve supposedly been harvesting some really positive attention in the scene over the last year, resulting in them being played on the radio. I also know that they are indie and that this album is for free download. and it&#8217;s really good. with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/i-see-horses-has-my-stealth-been-in-vain/</link>
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		<title>The Sky Looks Pissed &#8211; This Ending Promise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s been all too long since the last post consisting of one of Ethan&#8217;s many beloved project. for those of you who aren&#8217;t up to date &#8211; he&#8217;s in The Loneliest Cowgirls, Henry Bemis Is A Superhero and Screaming and Dreaming. oh, and The Sky Looks Pissed. which brings me to this post. This Ending [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/the-sky-looks-pissed-this-ending-promise/</link>
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		<title>forte &#8211; forte &#8216;09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this oddball sludgy screamo psychedelia insanity is forte, an Ukrainian&#8230; screamo band? at least *tendencies* towards screamo are to be found. but honestly the band I would compare them to first of all is MEHE, posted below, despite the fact that they sound nothing like them. but forte &#8211; like MEHE &#8211; are for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/04/forte-forte-09/</link>
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		<title>Auguries of Innocence &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[well I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;ve been looking forward to this for a very long time. for those of you who hang on the forums (you lurker, you!), you&#8217;re probably aware of the sad disbanding of mamma, jeg blör&#8230; &#8211; so it is with great pleasure I introduce you to Auguries of Innocence. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/auguries-of-innocence-demo/</link>
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		<title>Charles Manson &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Edwin and Steven from TEETH have a band called Charles Manson. and like TEETH, Charles Manson have fade outs to their songs. this band has a demo, consisting of four tracks with Charles Manson samples, blast beats or heavy beats, a heavy bass and shouting this is extremely raw power violence. this demo doesn&#8217;t *focus* [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/charles-manson-demo/</link>
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		<title>Mutiny &#8211; Mutiny</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from Norwegian screamo to the Canadian crust band Mutiny. including members of that&#8217;s punk favourites Iskra, they are a more than welcome addition to this blog. this is their self titled 7&#8243;, my last blog update for today. Mutiny are a really heavy crust band. grindcore and power violence influences are more than apparent. these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/mutiny-mutiny/</link>
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		<title>Dominic &#8211; Running With Scissors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is an album that should&#8217;ve been up ages ago. the reason it hasn&#8217;t been? simple. up until recently, I only had the 10&#8243;. now I got the CD from my friend Rune at http://www.notanotherrecordlabel.com/ &#8211; which you should definitely check out. the distro is beyond solid, and he&#8217;s always looking to hook you up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/dominic-running-with-scissors/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; Adults!!! Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited By Nothing!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting sort of annoyed by these gimmicky exclamation marks&#8230; oh well. the music is thankfully really good. there&#8217;s something thoroughly cosy with this release. most of the tracks are upbeat ska with horns and the whole boat, but there&#8217;s this one downbeat track, and an electronica interlude thing. «Recorded, mixed and released in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-adults-smart-shithammered-and-excited-by-nothing/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; Scrambles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[continuing where they left of, the punk collective Bomb the Music Industry! strikes back with more infectious punk rock. Scrambles starts out with a demo-quality track, and then moves on to a &#8220;real quality&#8221; ska-tinged melodic punk rock track. sounds familiar? yes. the whole album is really &#8220;nothing but&#8221; a continuation of the previous album, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-scrambles/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; Get Warmer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this record marks a real turning point for Bomb the Music Industry! live drums appear throughout the whole album, and there are no programmed synths. it&#8217;s all analogue, baby. they even recorded demos and then re-recorded them. professionalism! this is even the first record that you can actually buy! so buy it from http://www.asianmanrecords.com/ while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-get-warmer/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; Goodbye Cool World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[more quirky lyrics and quirky music? more Bomb the Music Industry!? yessssssss. here is &#8220;Goodbye Cool World&#8221;. how is it compared to the other two albums (which you obviously have already downloaded)? well, it&#8217;s more what old people would call &#8220;mature&#8221;, in my opinion. attempts at ripping off The Hold Steady and mid-tempo arena rock [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-goodbye-cool-world/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; To Leave Or Die in Long Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a lengthy thing here, but it wasn&#8217;t saved so I&#8217;m now writing it for the second time. that pisses me off. but anyway, we&#8217;re wasting as little time as possible here at the that&#8217;s punk community. so let&#8217;s continue our dive into Bomb the Music Industry!&#8217;s discography. this is a band that has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-to-leave-or-die-in-long-island/</link>
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		<title>Bomb the Music Industry! &#8211; Album Minus Band</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you&#8217;ve already heard this band, chances are you&#8217;ve already downloaded their discography and indulged in it heavily. if you haven&#8217;t heard this punk collective &#8211; now is the time. and there&#8217;s no better place to start than the insanity of their début, a messy beating of an album. the music is&#8230; pretty hard to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/bomb-the-music-industry-album-minus-band/</link>
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		<title>Boris Smile &#8211; Beartooth EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you were into We Were Lightning, you will very much want to check out this band. Boris Smile started out in 2004 as a one man band, and in 2005 they released their first EP, and in 2007 they released their first album. both of these were on a label called Toy Records. in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/boris-smile-beartooth-ep/</link>
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		<title>Cindy &#8211; The Influence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cindy are one of the many great bands from Narvik (Norway) that are either broken up or not situated in Narvik any more and performing under a different name. thankfully, this band isn&#8217;t among the broken up ones. they are alive and well under the new name The Hex. I have no idea what they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/cindy-the-influence/</link>
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		<title>Heart Eyes &#8211; Demo 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[so I heard this chick had covered Fugazi on the &#8216;ukulele. initially I was worried this would just be a gimmicky silly &#8220;omg l00k @ me I cover emo/hardcore bands in an unconventional manner&#8221;. it&#8217;s not. and she covered &#8220;I&#8217;m So Tired&#8221;, so it&#8217;s not like she&#8217;s doing &#8220;Turnover&#8221; or &#8220;Shut the Door&#8221;. and her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/heart-eyes-demo-2009/</link>
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		<title>TEETH &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you are longing for something more violent than the latest posts, then my friend &#8211; TEETH are for you. early &#8217;90s sounding power violence with some amounts of grindcore, some amounts of hardcore &#8211; and some crust. very bass-heavy, and with fade-outs on every song. I&#8217;m not a fan of fade-outs at all&#8230; but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/teeth-demo/</link>
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		<title>Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) &#8211; When the Sea Became A Giant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to say that this posts completes the e! e! discography here at that&#8217;s punk. this was their first release ever, and is well out of print. so for those of you who have been looking for this and those of you who didn&#8217;t even know of its existence &#8211; here you go! and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate-when-the-sea-became-a-giant/</link>
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		<title>The Tie That Binds &#8211; Slowly Sinking Under</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I present to you The Tie That Bind&#8217;s début. so if you missed out on these guys the first time, this is the time to pick them up. and if you remember the first The Tie That Binds album I posted, then you no doubt remember it fondly enough to pick this up. it&#8217;s fairly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/03/the-tie-that-binds-slowly-sinking-under/</link>
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		<title>Polara &#8211; Inacabado</title>
		<description><![CDATA[unfortunately my Portuguese hasn&#8217;t improved any since the previous post. has yours? meh. you should be able to enjoy this anyway. duelling melodic guitars that rapidly exchange the listener&#8217;s focus with perfected lines of power chords and sugar sweet picking, with a pleasant rhythm section consisting of bass lines softer than the softest of duvets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/polara-inacabado/</link>
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		<title>Polara &#8211; Tempestade Bipolar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[now over to one of those bands that I know absolutely nothing about sans the fact that they make great music. these guys have uploaded their music for free on last.fm, and so I thought I&#8217;d do the users of that&#8217;s punk a favour by uploading it here as well. and believe me, this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/polara-tempestade-bipolar/</link>
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		<title>Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) &#8211; What It Takes to Move Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with twinkling very Penfold-esque guitars and soft drums and bass this band&#8217;s sound is extremely reminiscent of Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, particularly their first album. what sets them apart from them though is that their love affair with Mineral and the other greats of &#8217;90s emo is far more apparent. though these guys have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate-what-it-takes-to-move-forward/</link>
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		<title>Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson &#8211; Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in 2005 the world was exposed to one of the most exciting début albums ever, not to say one of the most exciting albums ever period. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson hit the ground running, and impressed many people in doing so. the album had one foot in the emo genre with their delightful &#8217;90s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/youth-pictures-of-florence-henderson-youth-pictures-of-florence-henderson/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Just Vanity &#8211; The Strangers EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[when someone from a band contacts me and says something along the lines of &#8220;hey I saw you posted e! e! and thought you might like our stuff&#8221;, I feel fairly confident I&#8217;ll like it long before I get the chance to listen to it, and thoroughly look forward to the moment when I actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/its-just-vanity-the-strangers-ep/</link>
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		<title>Screaming and Dreaming &#8211; Pleasant on the Ears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ethan from [insert half of the bands on that's punk here] is back with a band called Screaming and Dreaming, in which he and his brother pretty much hammer through these ten uplifting tunes. sounding like something between the psychedelic schizophrenic rock of Rudimentary Peni, the carefree experimental jams of Edward Kasperl Band and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/screaming-and-dreaming-pleasant-on-the-ears/</link>
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		<title>Street Smart Cyclist &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[we&#8217;re moving from Kazakhstan to Pennsylvania, and to the gentlemen of Street Smart Cyclist, who more than enjoy comparing themselves to Boys Life and Cap&#8217;n Jazz. these comparisons are legitimate though, seeing as this band definitely belongs in the sort of wuss rock category with twinkly guitars, shouting, upbeat drumming and the feeling of being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/street-smart-cyclist-discography/</link>
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		<title>Carina Rossa &#8211; Demos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[today we continue our exploration of Kazakhstan&#8217;s musical affairs with Carina Rossa and their creeping and haunting atmospheric guitars and intense screams &#8211; and complete lack of drums on three of the four tracks presented on this little demo collection. it&#8217;s intimate, ghostly, chilling and well worth a listen. download this and give it a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/carina-rossa-demos/</link>
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		<title>Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) &#8211; Year of the Rabbit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the first time I ever heard of this band, I saw one of the members&#8217;s shout in I think Mineral&#8217;s shoutbox or the shoutbox of one of their songs on last.fm. he said something akin to &#8220;yo&#8230; so there&#8217;s this mid-west emo revival thing going on in Michigan and thereabouts&#8221;, and he linked to some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate-year-of-the-rabbit/</link>
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		<title>Ochra Days &#8211; Our Dreams Are Drawn In Grey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[to continue our exploration and appreciation of the glorious nation Kazakhstan, here is another Kazakh artist. Ochra Days covers an entirely different sound than Mapadelmundo though. we&#8217;re going from whiplash screamo to trance-inflicting ambient music on that&#8217;s punk, because that&#8217;s punk! Ochra Days is a synth-heavy project that evokes many different moods by moving throughout [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/ochra-days-our-dreams-are-drawn-in-grey/</link>
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		<title>Lizards Have Personalities &#8211; In All Honesty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this band might be ten years too late, or it might have come at the perfect time to bring both nostalgia and a breath of fresh air at the same time to screamo. with a sound situated somewhere between Saetia and I Hate Myself and other screamo dinosaurs, it&#8217;s somewhat strange to have your first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/lizards-have-personalities-in-all-honesty/</link>
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		<title>Cut Short &#8211; Cut Short</title>
		<description><![CDATA[everyone should be more than familiar with this band by now. this is their self titled seven inch, available from http://bythehammerofthor.bigcartel.com/product/cut-short-7 &#8211; and you might just want to pick it up, because this shreds pretty hard. it&#8217;s hard, fast and heavy hardcore. it borrows a great deal from the metallic hardcore legends of the &#8217;80s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/cut-short-cut-short/</link>
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		<title>Damages &#8211; Love&#8217;s Labor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Damages are a hardcore band from Michigan, not an emo band from Vancouver, just to clear that up right away. the lyrics, emotion and aggressiveness might as well come from an emo band though. «it&#8217;s hard to think when your heart is on the floor», and it&#8217;s hard to think when you put this record [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/damages-loves-labor/</link>
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		<title>mapadelmundo &#8211; demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan is a country that most of us western folk don&#8217;t really know much about, save from what we were taught from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan &#8211; and something tells me that it&#8217;s slightly inaccurate. so what better way to broaden your all too narrow horizons then, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/mapadelmundo-demo/</link>
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		<title>Castevet &#8211; Summer Fences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you managed to catch the Castevet upload some posts down from this, you are already familiar with this band and so you have already clicked on the download link without even bothering to consult my write up as to what they sound like. and that&#8217;s a good move, because if you liked the original [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/castevet-summer-fences/</link>
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		<title>Teens &#8211; Teens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the very first chord it gets apparent that this band&#8217;s name is very well fitting. though it&#8217;s acoustic guitars, you&#8217;ll have to be robbed of any form of imagination if you aren&#8217;t able to picture this with distorted electric guitars and fast drumming &#8211; and voilà, you have your archetypical teenage high-school punk rock [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/02/teens-teens/</link>
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		<title>Short Ride &#8211; Hopeless</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and now&#8230; the final Short Ride post. i.e. until they release a new album (DO IT). this is an EP from 2009. it has significantly lower volume than the other Short Ride stuff I&#8217;ve put up here, but the recording quality is thankfully just as nice. so there&#8217;s more crisp and fast guitars, shouting and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/short-ride-hopeless/</link>
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		<title>Short Ride &#8211; Five Fits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope the Short Ride posts have made you just as hungry for more as they made me, because here is more! an EP from late 2008. I think introductions are made unnecessary by the previous two posts. you know what you&#8217;re downloading people. fast, thrashing and devastating hardcore punk that will make you a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/short-ride-five-fits/</link>
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		<title>Short Ride &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[did you like that Short Ride album? well then I&#8217;ve got good news for you. I&#8217;m posting their entire discography! starting with their very first demo from 2008. this is punk/hardcore at its very rawest. thrashy riffs, shouting and fast drumming with a filthy production. it goes by really fast (less than three minutes), but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/short-ride-demo/</link>
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		<title>Cadre &#8211; These Restless Heads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cadre&#8217;s music sounds every bit as ambitious as their name. I wonder if anyone in this band listens to Funeral Diner? (see what I did thur? I made a joke about how obvious it is that they listen to Funeral Diner. lulz. not hating though. I like Funeral Diner as well.) but seriously, I honestly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/cadre-these-restless-heads/</link>
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		<title>Short Ride &#8211; Can&#8217;t Keep Us Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[as you&#8217;ve probably guessed from the artist and album name &#8211; this is a hardcore band. this is their first full length record. it isn&#8217;t out for sale yet because they haven&#8217;t found a label to press it. and that is ludicrous. because this is insanely good. the vocals essentially shout clever wordplays with spot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/short-ride-cant-keep-us-out/</link>
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		<title>run,Walk! &#8211; EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[an exciting independent scrappy rock band that&#8217;s been in the works for quite a while now are run,Walk! from London (I think. this is their first EP. it was released in 2007, and has since gone OOP, and most of their other stuff is also OOP, as far as I know. you can however purchase [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/runwalk-ep/</link>
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		<title>The Loneliest Cowgirls &#8211; I Shall Be Free</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on the second album by The Loneliest Cowgirls, Ethan goes a little back to his roots (The Sky Looks Pissed). it&#8217;s not as loud and upset as the début &#8211; and far less lo-fi-oriented. on this album the recordings don&#8217;t rely on the charm of the lo-fi distortion and noise, thus the guitar needs to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/the-loneliest-cowgirls-i-shall-be-free/</link>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Revolution &#8211; Demo!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a folk punk group from Conneticut that just recently signed to BirthQuake Records, for whom they are working on a split 7&#8243; with Wood Spider and a split cassette with Sidewalk Dave. their line-up on this demo consists of an acoustic guitar, a &#8216;cello and vocals. the &#8216;cello adds an unusual amount of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/new-years-revolution-demo/</link>
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		<title>Rechtum Immortalis &#8211; &#8230;Finnes det en død etter livet?&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rechtum Immortalis was a punk band from Norway. though primarily a &#8217;90s band, they did have a short reunion in the late &#8217;00s. these recordings are as far as I know all from the &#8217;90s though. what took them so long to release them? I don&#8217;t know. but finally it is available to us all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/rechtum-immortalis-finnes-det-en-d%c3%b8d-etter-livet/</link>
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		<title>Henry Bemis is a Superhero &#8211; The Jessica Tape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Henry Bemis is a Superhero doesn&#8217;t waste time. a second album already? yes indeed. and it screams from the very first second to the last. it screams hello this is me, this is who I am and this is how I feel. does shouting make music more honest? I don&#8217;t know. but it definitely helps. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/henry-bemis-is-a-superhero-the-jessica-tape/</link>
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		<title>Age Sixteen &#8211; Summer 2009 Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s winter/spring 2010, so maybe posting Age Sixteen&#8217;s summer 2009 demo is a bit overdue? or maybe it will catapult us into summer 2010? I don&#8217;t know. I&#8217;m posting either way. if you have heard this band before, from this blog or otherwise, I trust that you know what to expect, both in terms of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/age-sixteen-summer-2009-demo/</link>
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		<title>Casting Curses &#8211; Heartificial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[everyone who has ever reviewed this EP has commented on its length, exploiting the shortness to make some stupid pun or even make the little over five minutes the very foundation of their reviews &#8211; and I&#8217;m not going to be any better in my little write-up. so: if you&#8217;re going to be brief, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/casting-curses-heartificial/</link>
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		<title>She Notes the Chariots &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[though never particularly successful in their time together, She Notes the Chariots sure recorded a lot of awesome songs. I can&#8217;t comment on their live show, but if it&#8217;s even the slightest bit close to being as interesting as their discography, I would definitely go see this band. with their multiple vocalists and totally awesome [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/she-notes-the-chariots-discography/</link>
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		<title>Bad Vibe &#8211; Dark City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bad Vibe give me good vibes. they play hardcore with a sort of groove metal touch. they&#8217;re not that far away from Method of Groove, posted below. there&#8217;s a somewhat bleak outlook on life evident in their lyrics, which claims that life is a war and that life is pain. the lyrics seem to mostly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/bad-vibe-dark-city/</link>
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		<title>Henry Bemis is a Superhero &#8211; Five Songs to Kill Yourself To</title>
		<description><![CDATA[more lo-fi emo-tinged country/folk from Ethan of The Sky Looks Pissed and The Loneliest Cowgirls. similar to the acoustic sessions by Die! Emperor, Die! this album consists of (ironically enough) six heartbroken and suicidal acoustic jams about a girl. «I hate him! and I hate you! and I hate every song that I wrote about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/henry-bemis-is-a-superhero-five-songs-to-kill-yourself-to/</link>
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		<title>Beneva vs. Clark Nova &#8211; Dramadadatic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this band consists of the atmospheric mastermind Benjamin Finger and the laid back and poppy Rudi Simmons, both of which have albums posted on this blog. and these guys are every bit as great together as they are apart! though vastly different than their solo counterparts. this is mostly upbeat, insanely catchy and soothing electronica [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/beneva-vs-clark-nova-dramadadatic/</link>
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		<title>Jimmy Eat World &#8211; Jimmy Eat World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is the second and last Jimmy Eat World post. in this album they start experimenting a bit more. the guitars get way more melodic and the overall sound gets a bit more depth to it. in every album post this one, it is my honest opinion that they get boring and too soft. on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/jimmy-eat-world-jimmy-eat-world/</link>
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		<title>Jimmy Eat World &#8211; One, Two, Three, Four</title>
		<description><![CDATA[okay so this might have been an unexpected post to see on this blog. I generally do not promote major label artists like Jimmy Eat World. but I&#8217;m going to do it anyway. while I&#8217;m generally not a fan of anything this band did after getting signed to a major (musically or otherwise), I am [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/jimmy-eat-world-one-two-three-four/</link>
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		<title>Street Sweeper &#8211; Stylin on You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this blog seems to always be in need of decent hardcore. so it&#8217;s a nice thing then, that Street Sweeper makes AWESOME hardcore. Cro-Mags-like metallic hardcore even. &#8217;80s thrash riffs and &#8217;90s hardcore breakdowns with aggressive vocals and lyrics, and heavy, heavy drumming. so what it is is essentially pissed off metalcore (or &#8220;crossover metal&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/street-sweeper-stylin-on-you/</link>
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		<title>The Trigger Quintet &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you liked Die, Emperor! Die!, then you&#8217;ll be pleased to know that here&#8217;s more semi-obscure &#8217;90s emo from Texas. though perhaps more accurately compared to Parades End and Three Letter Engagement, The Trigger Quintet are highly interesting however you look at it. emotive howling vocals and octave chords galore. there&#8217;s also a great deal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/the-trigger-quintet-discography/</link>
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		<title>Dunderhonning &#8211; Ka du vente på?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dunderhonning are a Norwegian rock band from Harstad, somewhat similar to e.g. IHAB and Sinnssyk Ugle who are posted below. they draw heavy influence from Britpop and English &#8220;NME&#8221; alternative, so actually they are even more reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys than any other band on this blog. these are dancefloor compositions. they build up and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/dunderhonning-ka-du-vente-pa/</link>
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		<title>Quiritatio &#8211; As The Dead March, Birds Will Fall From Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you downloaded the first Quiritatio album I posted somewhere below, you will remember this band as a fusion of gloomy metal, intricate mathcore and screamotive hardcore. this was some of the darkest and most depressing and angry screamo ever heard. only people from the north of Norway can play screamo like this. only someone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/quiritatio-as-the-dead-march-birds-will-fall-from-heaven/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Harvey &#8211; The New Enclosures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[after taking a break for quite some time now, that&#8217;s punk is back. and what better way to announce the return than by continuing the Ryan Harvey marathon? none! Harvey is launching a full scale attack on currency, Wall Street and the indirect slavery Capitalism forces upon one &#8211; all in the familiar acoustic guitar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2010/01/ryan-harvey-the-new-enclosures/</link>
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		<title>Useless Words of Sasha Grey &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Russian psychedelic punk rock in the vein of Rudimentary Peni, early True Sounds of Liberty and other artsy/insane punk bands. this is a rather lo-fi demo consisting of what sounds like six classic 80s (death)punk tracks, with a prominent bass, filthy vocals, mostly repetitive and static drumming, a distorted guitar and a lot of noise. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/useless-words-of-sasha-grey-demo/</link>
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		<title>When I Came Back From Death &#8211; Dead Language</title>
		<description><![CDATA[so this band told me they sounded like Converge and that they played punk. and uh&#8230; well they might sound like Converge, I probably haven&#8217;t listened enough to Converge to really justify any comparing, but right off the bat, I hear nothing. and sure, there are some sort of punk in here. but to me, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/when-i-came-back-from-death-dead-language/</link>
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		<title>TRONES &#8211; Gazing into shit and ruins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TRONES is a solo project by an ex-member of indietrash. this band doesn&#8217;t have all that much in common with indietrash, save for a taste for expressing itself in short noisy bursts. playing an eclectic mix of necro thrash, grindcore and noise. TRONES will leave an everlasting mark (of the beast) on you. consisting largely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/trones-gazing-into-shit-and-ruins/</link>
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		<title>Castevet &#8211; I Know What A Lion Is</title>
		<description><![CDATA[imagine the skilled American Football math emo with Cap&#8217;n Jazz&#8217;s raw energy. now throw in The Appleseed Cast&#8217;s grandiose sense of harmonies and carefully building up songs&#8230; then finish it off with small touches here and there of Small Brown Bike, whose vocals share a lot with Castevet&#8217;s. the intricate twinkling of the guitars also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/castevet-i-know-what-a-lion-is/</link>
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		<title>FORK &#8211; Harlekin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORK are a Norwegian band that according to themselves play «some kind of punk». this modest declaration does however not even begin to describe this musical force not to be reckoned with that is FORK. a punk power house with furious music and highly articulate lyrics, FORK are equally ambitious and powerful. it took them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/fork-harlekin/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Harvey &#8211; Give It Time: Reflections on Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this will give you goosebumps, no matter how into folk you happen to be. please give this album your attention. there&#8217;s a reason for all the people citing Ryan Harvey as their favourite folk artist since before the days when Bob Dylan went electric. with honesty and frailty, this album goes on to really touch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/ryan-harvey-give-it-time-reflections-on-change/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Harvey &#8211; Iraq: Songs of Life and Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[21 new songs about Capitalist greed and injustice. inspired by war and perhaps more importantly the awful consequences of war. Ryan Harvey asks you to «educate, rebel and penetrate» the disgusting system. he basically launches a full scale attack on so-called &#8220;free&#8221; trade, Bush and many other things. all with his fragile yet firm voice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/ryan-harvey-iraq-songs-of-life-and-death/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Harvey &#8211; Ryan Harvey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[question. what do you get when&#8230; (this should be pronounced like Dwight on The Office would pronounce it, by the way.) cross a voice akin to Daniel Johnston&#8217;s with anarchist beliefs, intelligent lyrics and an acoustic guitar? Ryan Harvey of the Riot Folk collective. waving the flags of liberty, equality and solidarity &#8211; Ryan Harvey&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/12/ryan-harvey-ryan-harvey/</link>
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		<title>I Create &#8211; All We Are Is Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Create&#8217;s second album is as pure and emotive as Make the Years. but it&#8217;s in most terms a really different album. gone is most of the &#8217;90s/&#8217;00s hardcore, as well as most of the ambient nature of the compositions on Make the Years. there are still elements of it though, and it does at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/i-create-all-we-are-is-now/</link>
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		<title>I Create &#8211; Make the Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[starting out with well executed gang shouts, passing into a familiar &#8217;90s/&#8217;00s style of hardcore in between Tragedy, Unbroken and Modern Life Is War, to take three well known examples. but it quickly enough breaks down to allow some twinkly guitars and soft bits that eventually climax in a loud and precise technical phase with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/i-create-make-the-years/</link>
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		<title>The Revolt &#8211; The Revolt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Revolt are a fairly hard and brutal band from the chills of North Norway. desperate screaming, psychedelic guitars and a straight up brutal rhythm section are among the things this band has to show for themselves. playing their ear-bleeding fast hardcore that almost passes into grindcore, they hammer through this album with style. their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/the-revolt-the-revolt/</link>
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		<title>Age Sixteen &#8211; Open Up Finders, Please</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Age Sixteen are back with another Suis La Lune-like screamo album. the previous post concerning this band was a tour sampler, but this is a full album. it&#8217;s more fast and clean guitars, screaming and very dynamic and complex rhythms, all of which come together in a beautiful melodic mess. since most of the songs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/age-sixteen-open-up-finders-please/</link>
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		<title>Alpinist &#8211; Minus. Mensch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[well here is something I should have posted ages ago but never got around to do. I apologize for taking so long, because this should really have been up the day it was released. it&#8217;s *that* good. no, it&#8217;s better. it&#8217;s the furious crust from the glorious German band Alpinist, whose demo has been up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/alpinist-minus-mensch/</link>
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		<title>1099 &#8211; Any Day Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent four minutes listening to tschsthschsthtscshcshtshchtshctsh before trying to open these files in VideoLan Client where I was greeted with far softer music. not that I don&#8217;t enjoy tschsthschsthtscshcshtshchtshctsh. I actually thought it was kind of cool. but four minutes with the exact same pattern was a bit boring, so I was quite disappointed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/1099-any-day-now/</link>
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		<title>IHAB &#8211; IHAB EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IHAB (formerly known as I Has A Bucket!) are a Bodø-based rock band that sounds just like that, a Bodø-based rock band. Sinnssyk Ugle and Kråkesølv are the two most popular ones that come to mind. while Sinnssyk Ugle has a sort of Britpop edge and Kråkesølv are more emo-like, IHAB has more of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/ihab-ihab-ep/</link>
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		<title>Rover &#8211; Latvia Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you just can&#8217;t get enough of Rover, here are two extra songs for you! the title of the opening track &#8220;Furious&#8221; pretty much sums it up, because compared to The Great Outdoors EP, these two songs are harder and far more straightforward rockers with more of that weird power metal influence. not that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/rover-latvia-sessions/</link>
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		<title>Rover &#8211; The Great Outdoors EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[starting off with mid-tempo coldwave-tinged pop, you&#8217;d never recognize this as the new Lucid Dreams if not for the distinct vocals. however once the ultra-catchy pop rock chorus comes in and takes your breath away, you immediately know where you&#8217;re at again. Rover are Lucid Dreams albeit with some change of personnel. so what&#8217;s changed? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/rover-the-great-outdoors-ep/</link>
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		<title>Lucid Dreams &#8211; Dark Rain Beautiful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucid Dreams are a largely &#8211; if not criminally &#8211; overlooked rock band from Norway that draws influence from theatrical variants of heavy metal and the melodic riff approach of alternative rock. with great use of piano/keys/synths and dynamic acoustic/electric guitar combinations, Lucid Dreams almost pass into progressive metal territory, not straying further away from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/lucid-dreams-dark-rain-beautiful/</link>
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		<title>Brødrene Unstad &#8211; God stemning på Blücher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brødrene Unstad makes acoustic indie pop that will satisfy fans of acoustic indie pop and no one else. if you are not yet acquainted with acoustic indie pop, Brødrene Unstad are a nice place to start. primarily relying on a guitar, a bass and two soft voices, this band is stripped down to the bare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/br%c3%b8drene-unstad-god-stemning-pa-blucher/</link>
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		<title>Quiritatio &#8211; Forgive and Forget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quiritatio are situated deeply in the Norwegian hardcore scene &#8211; which is easy to tell. at least sometimes&#8230; because despite the undoubtedly typically depressing Norwegian core Quiritatio manage to stand out by being a thoroughly unique band that add lots of twist to the perfected formula of Orchid-like vocals, flying guitars and technical rhythm section. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/quiritatio-forgive-and-forget/</link>
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		<title>Dominic &#8211; Nord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[whenever I&#8217;ve mentioned Dominic I&#8217;ve always stressed how this band is so incredibly unique and different. and I will continue to do this, because there is no one like them, and I can&#8217;t wait to see them live again later this month. this is a band who has been together &#8220;forever&#8221;, yet they don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/dominic-nord/</link>
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		<title>The Crinn &#8211; Kills Curiosity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a lot of you might have heard of a band called The Crinn. a heavy-hitting mathcore band on Nuclear Blast. however, that currently active band can&#8217;t be all too compared to the band I&#8217;m introducing to you here. this The Crinn are an obscure alien specie that is here to kill all your curiosity regarding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/the-crinn-kills-curiosity/</link>
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		<title>MEHE &#8211; MEHE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the first thought that runs through your head while listening to MEHE might be WTF. there&#8217;s actually a good chance that&#8217;ll be the last thought as well. especially the first time you play through this album. starting out like a thrash metal version of The Locust, and passing through droning sludge and spastic punk on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/mehe-mehe/</link>
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		<title>Nightmares &#8211; Demo 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[now I&#8217;m a man who appreciates some good feedback. this alone makes Nightmares eligible for this blog. but in addition to using feedback, the music is pretty good as well! what do you know. the opening track &#8220;Sick&#8221; is definitely sick, with blast beats, heavily distorted guitar riffs, hardcore shouted vocals and at times grindcore [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/nightmares-demo/</link>
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		<title>Monument &#8211; 3 New Songs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this happiness is contagious. I am pretty happy with that sentence. almost so happy I&#8217;d leave that as the entire write-up for this album. however, these three songs deserve more words. this here is three songs that pretty much puts the feeling of joy to mp3s. some of the parts here are more of that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/monument-3-new-songs/</link>
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		<title>Monument &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have yet some more Monument, so I really hope you like these guys as much as I do! because here&#8217;s some more Cap&#8217;n Jazzy goodiness with all the loudness and energy that entails. Monument are somewhat more controlled and precise in their journey than Cap&#8217;n Jazz, not giving so much away to coincidence, resulting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/11/monument-demo/</link>
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		<title>Monument &#8211; 3 Songs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[right off the bat you can tell that Monument has definitely decided on a sound by now. it&#8217;s Cap&#8217;n Jazzy loud, jangly and distorted emo with harmonic but harsh guitars, carefree vocals, melodic bass and upbeat drumming. I simply love this stuff! people say that Cap&#8217;n Jazz makes you feel like you&#8217;re six years old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/monument-3-songs/</link>
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		<title>Monument &#8211; Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[despite citing Braid and American Football as their influences, Monument are definitely a band with their own sound. a lot of bands citing American Football as a main influence sound pretty much&#8230; exactly like American Football, with some minor twists. and those bands are generally great, don&#8217;t get me wrong! but I must admit being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/monuments-florida/</link>
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		<title>die, emperor! die! &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[to some extent die, emperor! die follows the same format as mamma, jeg blör&#8230; with only consisting of a guitarist/vocalist and a drummer. both of which playing aggressive and brutal emo. mjg are however far louder and simplistic, if you will. ded on the other hand display Mid-West emo tendencies (they are from Texas after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/die-emperor-die-discography/</link>
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		<title>Cerulean &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you know those few perfect songs that sound like the two great lovers are enjoying their desperate and passionate one last kiss whilst the world is falling apart behind them? now imagine if a band made seventeen songs like that&#8230; Germany&#8217;s take on &#8217;90s emo is both intriguing and mesmerising. Cerulean (a.k.a. Pilots in Paris) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/cerulean-discography/</link>
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		<title>Zookeeper – Live in the MOKB/91.7 WEEM Studio 12/5/07</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is Zookeeper &#8211; if possible &#8211; stripped even more down than on the albums posted here. this is Zookeeper live. they play Everyone&#8217;s A DJ plus two unreleased tracks, both of which are nothing short of amazing. the first track is a tumultuous song with distorted guitars and an upbeat and intrepid feel &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/zookeeper-%e2%80%93-live-in-the-mokb91-7-weem-studio-12507/</link>
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		<title>Zookeeper &#8211; Becoming All Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you have the short-length? now get the long-length! you don&#8217;t have the short-length? GET IT! AND GET THIS! folky rock&#8217;n'roll that ranges from droning hymns to jangly guitar rock to tender piano ballads this is soulful and expressive folk rock at its very finest. the introverted lyrics combine well with the sometimes very extroverted powerhouse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/zookeeper-becoming-all-things/</link>
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		<title>Zookeeper &#8211; Zookeeper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m insanely proud and incredibly eager to present to you Zookeeper. this is a life-changing band that just reeks of joy. Zookeeper makes music fun like no other band. this is Christopher Simpson proving that he hasn&#8217;t lost his touch. on the contrary. most of you will know this bloke from Mineral and The Gloria [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/zookeeper-zookeeper/</link>
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		<title>Vikings! &#8211; 2008 EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the soft &#8217;90s Mineral-like intro proves to be as deceitful as the intro to Emo Summer&#8217;s Land of Emotional Plastic Furniture, because a tap-tap on the snare later, this is full-blown screamo. there are some sugarsweet clean guitars like Suis La Lune employ from time to time, but mostly it&#8217;s somewhat more distorted and heavy. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/vikings-2008-ep/</link>
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		<title>We Were Lightning &#8211; So You Spat at the Moon? -EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[banjos, mandolins, melodicas, glockenspiels&#8230; yes. it&#8217;s that kind of music. Morfar might&#8217;d been right when he said that all you need is drums to start a hipster party, but you need all of the ingredients of We Were Lightning to keep it going. their influences sounds like they are ranging from eastern folk to 60s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/we-were-lightning-so-you-spat-at-the-moon-ep/</link>
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		<title>Wingnut Dishwashers Union &#8211; Burn the Earth, Leave It Behind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[yet another album from this union of musicians playing compositions by Pat the Bunny. this time it&#8217;s more polished without a doubt. a lot of the songs on here are old songs which you might already have (if you downloaded the previous upped album you definitely have some), but their incarnations on this album is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/wingnut-dishwashers-union-burn-the-earth-leave-it-behind/</link>
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		<title>The Tie That Binds &#8211; Half Past Heroes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[right from the very first note, this band destroys all. an upbeat emo drive with ultra-melodic guitars that are busy at work picking out the very best of catchy harmonies to just thrash at your ears so fucking hard they&#8217;ll bleed out of pure joy. this is a record to cherish from that first note [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/the-tie-that-binds-half-past-heroes/</link>
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		<title>Wingnut Dishwashers Union &#8211; Never Trust A Man Who Plays Guitar!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wingnut Dishwashers Union are a band that constantly changes members. it&#8217;s a union. it plays songs composed by &#8220;Pat the Bunny&#8221;. on this album it&#8217;s mostly just himself playing clearly upset folk punk on his guitar whilst shouting about life and all its peculiarities. there are a slight case of the drums and some horns [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/wingnut-dishwashers-union-never-trust-a-man-who-plays-guitar/</link>
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		<title>What Price, Wonderland? &#8211; Claim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[they say they won&#8217;t play songs older than this record here, which is very sad due to how awesome the older songs are. however, it is understandable &#8211; because even though they don&#8217;t completely renew themselves with Claim, they definitely display a much more polished and matured sound. all the instruments are generally tighter and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/what-price-wonderland-claim/</link>
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		<title>What Price, Wonderland? &#8211; Feel Express Share Aid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What Price, Wonderland? are playing a ferocious punk rock inspired by 80s emo among other things. they are expressive, extroverted and emotive screamo at its finest. from the track titles to the screams to the way they let me put their albums on the blog, this is a band who is extremely dedicated to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/what-price-wonderland-feel-express-share-aid/</link>
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		<title>Stella Dawes &#8211; Contrasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[these guys sent me their album ages ago. but due to moving the blog and so on, it never got posted&#8230; till now that is! and I must admit I was quite curious to hear what this album was like, due to seeing them name dropped on quite some forums, as well as getting *very* [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/stella-dawes-contrasts/</link>
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		<title>Greenland Is Melting &#8211; Our Hearts are Gold, Our Grass is Blue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a milestone in the that&#8217;s punk community. not only is it the first (new) post on the new site &#8211; it&#8217;s also the first bluegrass album! and what an album. but you know us at that&#8217;s punk&#8230; whenever we do something, we do it right! this folk/bluegrass masterpiece captures a sense of spirit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/10/greenland-is-melting-our-hearts-are-gold-our-grass-is-blue/</link>
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		<title>Bough Breaks &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[modern hardcore is generally very melodic with awesome guitars, emotional shouting and tight rhythm sections. Bough Breaks are no exception to any of those rules. hardcore with attitude and heart. melodic Modern Life Is War era hardcore guitars, tight rhythm, sincere vocals and consistent lyrics. these seven and a half minutes of music presents Bough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/09/bough-breaks-demo/</link>
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		<title>Chronographs &#8211; There&#8217;s Nothing More Natural Than Disaster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chronographs are a groovy punk band that&#8217;s somehow reminiscent to Method of Groove. with hints of hardcore, dashes of screamo and larger portions of southern rock, There&#8217;s Nothing More Natural Than Disaster is a pleasant listen throughout. though only four songs, it still manages to leave an impression. the southern rock/emo/hardcore fusion works out really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/09/chronographs-theres-nothing-more-natural-than-disaster/</link>
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		<title>I.Witness &#8211; I.Witness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[have you picked up these guys&#8217; demo and/or the live show posted on this blog? well then you know how awesome they are. this is their album. it consists of the four tracks on the demo (in a remastered version) plus five more tracks. (most of which appear on the concert from this blog.) I.Witness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/09/i-witness-i-witness/</link>
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		<title>Don Quichote &#8211; Don Quichote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[everyone seems to be intrigued by &#8217;90s emo. whether it&#8217;s the harmonic Cap&#8217;n Jazz style of emo displayed by e.g. Bells on Trike posted below, or whether it&#8217;s this more noisy attempts inspired by Heroin and so on &#8211; like Don Quichote demonstrates on this self titled 10&#8243; from &#8216;97. they are kind of like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/09/don-quichote-don-quichote/</link>
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		<title>Bells on Trike &#8211; Bells on Trike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[everyone should be familiar with Bells on Trike. and if you aren&#8217;t &#8211; WHY? get familiar with them &#8211; because you&#8217;re &#8220;noot geettiiinngg yoouunggerrrr&#8221;. while this band wasn&#8217;t around as long as e.g. Mineral and Christie Front Drive, they are by no means a band which should be overlooked. they play the same stile of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/09/bells-on-trike-bells-on-trike/</link>
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		<title>The Loneliest Cowgirls &#8211; The Loneliest Cowgirls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[while I could probably go on to write an entire essay about the story behind this one man band, I&#8217;ll just say that it&#8217;s another project by Ethan from The Sky Looks Pissed. these songs are sparse acoustic melodies. broken hearted love songs in the vein of S. this is almost like painful lo-fi acoustic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/the-loneliest-cowgirls-the-loneliest-cowgirls/</link>
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		<title>125, Rue Montmartre- songs from Maggat Split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[125, Rue Montmartre did a split with Maggat. the two songs in this post is the result. and if you like the other posts, you will like this. if you didn&#8217;t, you won&#8217;t. it&#8217;s more of the same &#8220;reserved yet intense&#8221; emo that kind of sounds like Mineral&#8217;s Rubber Legs, except from the vocals who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/125-rue-montmartre-songs-from-maggat-split/</link>
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		<title>125, Rue Montmartre- song from a compilation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a very nice song called 8x lied by 125, Rue Montmartre, that appeared on some compilation. it&#8217;s upbeat and dreamy sound with talked vocals is somewhere between earlier JimmyEatWorld and the calmer parts of newer Envy. some people say that this band makes German sound beautiful, and I can see what they&#8217;re getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/125-rue-montmartre-song-from-a-compilation/</link>
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		<title>125, Rue Montmartre- 125, Rue Montmartre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[German emo is pretty awesome. this is definitely evidence of that. sounding like they belong somewhere between the raw Republic of Freedom Fighters and the beautiful Mineral, 125RM are a fresh sounding emo band with female vocals, raw and twinkly guitars, upbeat and dreamy drumming and melodic and soft bass lines. easily compared to Cerulean/Pilots [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/125-rue-montmartre-125-rue-montmartre/</link>
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		<title>Sun Zoo &#8211; can&#8217;t see the forest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sun Zoo is rapping about people who can&#8217;t see the forest because of all the smoke, about getting doped on Playstation and Prozac. this record is comfortably resided on the border between pessimistic in the east and realistic in the west. this is contemporary and mature hip-hop. most of the time with cool beats and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/sun-zoo-cant-see-the-forest/</link>
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		<title>Sun Zoo &#8211; Hope Flies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a deep bass, scratching, soul choirs and catchy synths. this is deep and at times philosophical hip-hop about life and the stuff that happens to you in life. ordinary things. the negative effect alcoholism and drug-addiction can have on you, poverty&#8217;s cage, hypocrisy&#8230; then on the other side how awesome music is and how cool [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/sun-zoo-hope-flies/</link>
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		<title>Munn Til Munn Metoden &#8211; Remix EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[two boys with their laptop making upbeat and catchy electronica. it feels like summer listening to this outstanding blip blop pop. you can&#8217;t not like music that&#8217;s this happy and simply full of positive energy. while all the songs apart from the intro and outro are remixes, don&#8217;t let that get in your way of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/munn-til-munn-metoden-remix-ep/</link>
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		<title>xThrivex &#8211; xThrivex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[xThrivex are a straight edge punk band. and like with vegan bands, I can&#8217;t promise to spread their ideology. but their music on the other hand &#8211; is something I am very into. heavy punk rock with clear hardcore and metalcore influences. most of the time it sounds like a slow motion Modern Life Is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/xthrivex-xthrivex/</link>
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		<title>Mihai Edrisch &#8211; Un jour sans lendemain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on their second effort, Mihai Edrisch comes across as more mature. the song writing is more structured. it sounds more disciplined. I&#8217;ll leave it up to you to find out whether that&#8217;s a good thing or not. what it ultimately results in is a more consistent album. everything belongs together. there&#8217;s an intro, an interlude [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/mihai-edrisch-un-jour-sans-lendemain/</link>
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		<title>Mihai Edrisch &#8211; L&#8217;un sans l&#8217;autre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mihai Edrisch are another French screamo band for you to download. they provide you with further evidence why France is one of the leading screamo countries in the 2000s. highly creative, technical and explosive screamo. the guitars interchange between twinkling beautifully and thrashing it completely. the vocals are compromised of passionate screams. the drums and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/mihai-edrisch-lun-sans-lautre/</link>
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		<title>Celeste &#8211; Misantrophe(s)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you are like me and prefer early Isis over newer Isis &#8211; this album should tickle your fancy. if you don&#8217;t give a fuck about Isis (you should, btw), you should listen to this album because it is awesome. epic and grandiose progressive screamo mixed with powerful and hard-hitting black metal. what more can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/celeste-misantrophes/</link>
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		<title>Celeste &#8211; Nihiliste(s)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with their second release, Celeste moves into black metal territory. fusing two genres that are thought to be almost polar opposites: screamo and black meta. (okay, there are screamo/metal bands out there. there are even punk/black metal bands. but this is *screamo/black metal*. that&#8217;s not like, the most common fusing ever.) but after listening to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/celeste-nihilistes/</link>
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		<title>Celeste &#8211; Pessimiste(s)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you like the crusty tech bands on this blog, like Manhattan Skyline, you&#8217;ll definitely want to download Celeste (which consists of ex-Mihai Edrisch members, among others). this is the kind of band that you imagine yourself in complete trance, moving nothing but your head, which is bobbing to the inviting sounds of melancholy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/celeste-pessimistes/</link>
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		<title>Gone With the Pain &#8211; from a split with Reaction and Under the Waves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a song by Gone With the Pain that appeared on a split with two other bands. the song is a 1:34 mammoth thrasher. fast and chaotic screamo similar to Don&#8217;t Fuck With Columbus, but with The Spirit of Versailles vocals. if you haven&#8217;t bothered getting anything from this band before and want a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/gone-with-the-pain-from-a-split-with-reaction-and-under-the-waves/</link>
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		<title>Gone With the Pain &#8211; La Ideología Del Vacío</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you downloaded Gone With the Pain&#8217;s s/t and thought that it was awesome but wish all the songs were too long or wish they&#8217;d be even faster and even louder&#8230; well then this is the download for you. if you didn&#8217;t download their s/t &#8211; download this. then download the s/t. because you need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/gone-with-the-pain-la-ideologia-del-vacio/</link>
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		<title>Gone With the Pain &amp; Optimus Prime split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a split between two pretty different, yet similar bands. the first half is by Optimus Prime, a Russian band. with an awesome lead guitar that plays what sometimes almost sound like classic rock solos, a viola, screamed vocals, upbeat drumming and just an overall tight sound. the lead guitar is especially worth noticing. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/gone-with-the-pain-optimus-prime-split/</link>
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		<title>syn*error &#8211; songs from a split tape with Jet Pilot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[these are the songs from syn*error&#8217;s bit of their split with Jet Pilot. one of the tracks evident on this post have appeared earlier (the s*e/WPW? split), but the other four are new additions, which I hope you like. if you have downloaded the other syn*error posts &#8211; you know what you&#8217;re in for. if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/synerror-songs-from-a-split-tape-with-jet-pilot/</link>
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		<title>Rudi Simmons &#8211; Palpitations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rudi Simmons is back with dirty lyrics and catchy melodies. and this time it&#8217;s even more folky. the sound is more sparse, focusing on a cracked voice, an acoustic guitar, drums and the occasional twinkle. but most of the record revolve around the narrative, clever lyrics. this does however not equal shit music! the music [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/rudi-simmons-palpitations/</link>
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		<title>syn*error &#8211; syn*error</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hailing from Berlin, syn*error are a modern band that plays 90s emo. but not like Mineral and Christie Front Drive. more like Bubblejug, Still Life and Portraits of Past. it&#8217;s chaotic, dynamic and semi-experimental. but it&#8217;s still 90s emo, so some twinkling is still present. particurarly in the intros. it quickly builds up to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/synerror-synerror/</link>
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		<title>What Price, Wonderland?/syn*error tour split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[are you looking for more English emo? you have found the right blog then. what&#8217;s that you say, you&#8217;ve been meaning to check out some German emo lately? you have, once again, come to the right blog. so why not grab a chair, sit down and enjoy your stay. I guarantee you&#8217;ll find your residence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/08/what-price-wonderlandsynerror-tour-split/</link>
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		<title>I.Witness &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with fast and to the point hardcore punk with heavy breakdowns and easy on the ear screamo chord progressions, this release has one foot in screamo, and one foot standing on the border between hardcore, crust and metalcore. it could just as easily&#8217;ve been in the crust/grind/power violence category or the screamo category. whilst obviously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/07/i-witness-demo/</link>
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		<title>Morfar &#8211; Girls, No!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morfar&#8217;s second adventure is every bit as brilliant as his previous. moody synth driven songs (you might by the way recognize one of them from Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson&#8217;s album) with odd beats that really corners the listener. and in between this are thousands of little elements, all of which are under Morfar&#8217;s control. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/07/morfar-girls-no/</link>
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		<title>The Appreciation Post &#8211; Brighter Sides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ultra-poppy alternative (like Taking Back Sunday not like Nirvana) with moogs. quite similar to Sherwood. a wee bit heavier though. and there&#8217;s something about this that reminds me of Weezer&#8230; anyway the EP&#8217;s titled &#8220;Brighter Sides&#8221;, and it is definitely an EP you want to listen to on bright summer days. it&#8217;s happy music with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/07/the-appreciation-post-brighter-sides/</link>
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		<title>Bubblejug &#8211; Anthology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you were into that Parades End 7&#8243; I posted, you will be into this. it&#8217;s ye olde chaotic mid 90s emo. back when emo bands called themselves &#8220;hardcore&#8221; because they thought &#8220;emo&#8221; was silly, not because they didn&#8217;t want to be compared to bad androgynous Jimmy Eat World copies and so on. this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/07/bubblejug-anthology/</link>
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		<title>Last Lights &#8211; No Past No Present No Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you enjoyed the sheer aggression and anger of the Last Lights demo, you are definitely going to want to get this. it is their discography, and it is awesome. the way they channel their anger into this brutal hardcore punk music with the greatest positive message and energy is something pretty special that everyone&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/last-light-no-past-no-present-no-future/</link>
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		<title>MRTNPLMR VS Dead Lazarus &#8211; The S&amp;D session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[here we have no less than two Norwegian noise artists joining forces to create interesting music, that will without a doubt make your mother go «what the hell are you listening to?! this is not music!». could you ask for more? well&#8230; you&#8217;re getting more anyway. you&#8217;re getting a constant beat struggling to survive amidst [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/mrtnplmr-vs-dead-lazarus-the-sd-session/</link>
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		<title>Age Sixteen &#8211; Tour Sampler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if Suis La Lune was American they&#8217;d probably be sixteen years old. don&#8217;t mind how bad that joke/pun/whatever was, because Age Sixteen really sounds like Suis La Lune, with their clean guitars, complex drumming and intense screaming. despite basically having the exact same sound as Suis La Lune, it&#8217;s still a fresh and interesting band [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/age-sixteen-tour-sampler/</link>
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		<title>Rhyn &#8211; Home Recording Made Easy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rhyn are from Buckinghamshire. they started out in 2003, and released this album in 2005. it&#8217;s a rock albums that incorporates elements of alternative, classic hard rock, emo, electronica and pop music. consequently there are guitar heavy instrumentals, piano driven Ben Folds pop as well as a good portion of Foo Fighters alternative with emo-esque [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/rhyn-home-recording-made-easy/</link>
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		<title>Method of Groove &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it has been pointed out to me that my blog is severely lacking good hardcore. not that what&#8217;s on it isn&#8217;t good &#8211; but more that there simply isn&#8217;t *enough* posts. so here&#8217;s one for you hxc guys. and what a post it is! Method of Groove plays groovy hardcore with straight up hardcore vocals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/method-of-groove-demo/</link>
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		<title>Mesa Verde &#8211; The Old Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a dreamy intro with epic overtones makes the listener wonder &#8211; did I just put on a skram band, or some Sigur Rós? the song&#8217;s name &#8220;A Deep Sleep Without Dreams&#8221; fails to describe the song accurately, because it feels like you&#8217;re having five hundred dreams all at once, all of which tell epic tales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/mesa-verde-the-old-road/</link>
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		<title>Half Seas Over &#8211; Half Seas Over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the first thing that popped into my head when I first heard this was One Last Wish. the second thing was At the Drive-In. the third was Manrae. I have no regrets in comparing it to the first and third thing&#8230; not to sure about At the Drive-In though&#8230; but! even if it doesn&#8217;t sound [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/half-seas-over-half-seas-over/</link>
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		<title>Manrae &#8211; Pacata Hibernia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manrae&#8217;s seven inch Pacata Hibernia is one of my dearest records. it holds a special place in my collection. it is so well done, it&#8217;s almost over the top. the cover artwork, the liner notes and obviously the songs&#8230; who can ever forget «this is a lullaby to yourself!», «smash the hour glass!» or «this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/manrae-pacata-hibernia/</link>
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		<title>iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[iwrotehaikusaboutacannibalisminyouryearbook were a group of teenagers in a place and a time. they wanted to capture that place and time to deal with their issues in an expressive way. and by doing so, they created something beautiful. this discography contains all the emotion in the world, in just over forty-five minutes. if the heart could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook-discography/</link>
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		<title>Sed Non Satiata &#8211; Le Ciel De Notre Enfance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the calm and marvellous minute of soothing guitars into the intense though just as marvellous next three minutes of engaging guitars, passionate screams and well-flowing progressive screamo &#8211; the opening track &#8220;sets the standard&#8221;, one could say. and that standard is met throughout the whole album. especially due to the grand climaxes. this band [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/sed-non-satiata-le-ciel-de-notre-enfance/</link>
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		<title>Mesa Verde &#8211; In This Silence We Will Slow Dance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mesa Verde are a band that are full of great screamo guitar passages reminiscent of City of Caterpillar and even the Norwegian skram Dominic. the screaming is also very alike the screaming of CoC and Dominic. loud, heartfelt and distorted. the pronounciation is less clear (perhaps due to an excessive amount of distortion) though, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/06/mesa-verde-in-this-silence-we-will-slow-dance/</link>
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		<title>The Sky Looks Pissed &#8211; It&#8217;s Been A Very, Very Long Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this second The Sky Looks Pissed has many similarities to the first one. to take two very specific examples: it starts off with ambiance. it ends with a lengthy track which mostly consists of ambient noise and other Daniel Johnston-ish things. but that&#8217;s just his thang, I guess. the album also generally feels the same. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-sky-looks-pissed-its-been-a-very-very-long-time/</link>
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		<title>The Sky Looks Pissed &#8211; Montana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sky Looks Pissed is folk rock as it is meant to be. there&#8217;s no one who cares whether he actually hits that chord 100% perfectly, or whether he hits that high C &#8211; or if he even actually tries to hit it. as long as the music and the lyrics are honest and played/sung [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-sky-looks-pissed-montana/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Fuck With Columbus &#8211; Demos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s a new day people. and what better way to start it than with a three song demo from a Polish screamo band? none. and this is not just a screamo band, but a great screamo band in the vein of Neil Perry and Orchid. amazing flying guitar harmonies, ultra-dynamic drumming and great screams. screamo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/dont-fuck-with-columbus-demos/</link>
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		<title>Emo Summer &#8211; The Emo Opera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[making an emo opera that lasts over half an hour is a great idea, yeah? especially when it thrashes so fucking hard as this one. this is thirty minutes plus of great riffing, dynamic drumming and so on. it&#8217;s just an overall display of diversity within a soundscape. it&#8217;s Free Emo. I wouldn&#8217;t compare it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/emo-summer-the-emo-opera/</link>
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		<title>Emo Summer &#8211; DVD Soundtrack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the utmost jazzy opening to the inspiring track titles, this is emo at its finest. I think. while you most of the time probably won&#8217;t have a clue what the hell you&#8217;re listening to, when you do &#8211; all is well. placing themselves somewhere between The Shaggs and Antioch Arrow, Emo Summer are a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/emo-summer-dvd-soundtrack/</link>
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		<title>Emo Summer &#8211; Manutz Ganole Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the driving beat and cool riff that opens this little two-tracker is nothing but amazing. so captivating and intense, yet distanced and reserved. simply amazing. and at the end, the track explodes into&#8230; well pretty much just fast drumming. but it&#8217;s pretty cool anyway. the second track follows the same formula, but it explodes earlier [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/emo-summer-manutz-ganole-sessions/</link>
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		<title>Emo Summer &#8211; Skippy Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you thought Antioch Arrow was the only chaotic art explosion in emotown, think again. Emo Summer who existed in the late &#8217;90s and early &#8217;00s are far from sane. and they pretty much prove it with the track Iota. poetry sprayed in your face like warm whizz on a cold winter day, with loud [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/emo-summer-skippy-sessions/</link>
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		<title>Emo Summer &#8211; Land of Emotional Plastic Furniture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[while this record starts out as the sweetest of sweetness, it quickly progresses into the most aggressive of aggressiveness, as well as the maddest of madness. screaming, thrashing, blastbeats, synth-rape in the style of The Locust and just plain chaos. Emo Summer are a satirical art explosion that will fuck you up. one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/emo-summer-land-of-emotional-plastic-furniture/</link>
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		<title>Oh, Apollo! &#8211; Twin Peaks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is an album that is interesting from the first second, just like Hope! The river Arkansas. but for completely different reasons though. the intricate opening riff does a real good job in sharpening the listeners ears. and then the song explodes in screamo goodiness&#8230; aaaaaaand it&#8217;s done. and we get antother song with detailed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/oh-apollo-twin-peaks/</link>
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		<title>Oh, Apollo! &#8211; Kingdoms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on this album, you&#8217;ll notice how much this band has matured. gone is the metal riffs, and hello screamo guitars that definitely are more complex as well as catchy than those on Hope! The river Arkansas. and the guitars aren&#8217;t all that&#8217;s changed. the drumming is not only more technical, but also more fitting. they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/oh-apollo-kingdoms/</link>
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		<title>Oh, Apollo &#8211; Hope! The river Arkansas.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the very first second, this is energetic and intense. it pretty much starts out with screaming and noise. the guitars alternate between typical screamo stuff and metal riffs. the vocalist alternate between screaming and this feminine spoken word thing. it sounds a bit&#8230; errr&#8230; but it&#8217;s actually really good. it works. slightly in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/oh-apollo-hope-the-river-arkansas/</link>
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		<title>Isaïe Buried Memorial &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you like what? French emo? hmmm&#8230; guess that means I&#8217;ll have to put up yet another French band then! and it&#8217;s another winner, for sure. ofc it is. I wouldn&#8217;t put it on the blog if it didn&#8217;t rip! and this band certainly does rip. in a vastly different ways from most of the other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/isaie-buried-memorial-demo/</link>
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		<title>Soup &#8211; Acoustic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[for those of you who really liked the Soup album, here is a special treat for you &#8211; an acoustic version of My Justine! you will be sure to like this. if you on the other hand didn&#8217;t catch the Soup album when I uploaded it, download this anyway! give it a go! you might [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/soup-acoustic/</link>
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		<title>Kazan &amp; After Taste Split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[we all love French skram. so this is a split between no less than two(!) French skram bands. and from the crushing intro by After Taste to Kazan&#8217;s equally crushing outro, this is a real treat. and this is two rather different bands as well. After Taste are a highly atmospheric and progressive band with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/kazan-after-taste-split/</link>
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		<title>KriegOPFer &#8211; Opponere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Liquid Ballroom is the only track on here. but what a track! the breakdowns from crust-esque metalcore to funk to everything is just amazing. this is a track well worth of putting on repeat. heavy and fast drums accompany one of the sweetest chord progressions ever. as if that wasn&#8217;t enough &#8211; all the tempo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/kriegopfer-opponere/</link>
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		<title>KriegOPFer &#8211; Erasenation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KriegOPFer are a different band. for so many reasons. the oi/streetpunk-esque vocals, the metal guitars and overall crusty screamo feel shouldn&#8217;t go together this good. a heavy yet melodic Latvian metalcore band that performs with all the passion in the world. this needs to be heard. if not for the awesome guitar harmonies, then for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/kriegopfer-erasenation/</link>
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		<title>I.Witness &#8211; Live In Tomsk 02.05.09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you liked Spray Paint the Sun, chances of you liking this are pretty high. the guitarists from SPtS are in this band as well. and you can tell. even though I.Witness&#8217;s sound is generally more upbeat, the lead guitars are noticeably dreamy, like in SPtS. but the chord progression is much faster, like in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/httpwww-mediafire-com5vm1yddhngi/</link>
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		<title>Spray Paint The Sun &#8211; Still Alive In Tomsk 02.05.09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I generally have no idea about what these guys are singing about or anything else apart from the fact that they make good music &#8211; but that&#8217;s enough to earn them a spot on this blog. ultra-melodic and extremely creative. the highly original harmonies found on this album is something that deserves to be heard. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/spray-paint-the-sun-still-alive-in-tomsk-02-05-09/</link>
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		<title>LxExAxRxNx &#8211; &#8216;Till Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you haven&#8217;t guessed already by the misspelled album title &#8211; LxExAxRxNx are not an American band. it&#8217;s an Italian band playing American music. and they pull it off so magnificently! this album is really a split with Common Enemy. but appearing on this (my) version of it are only the LxExAxRxNx tracks. fourteen glorious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/lxexaxrxnx-till-death/</link>
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		<title>LxExAxRxNx &#8211; First Lesson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[being one of the most hard-hitting hardcore acts you&#8217;ll ever hear, LxExAxRxNx are a marvellous take on modern hardcore. despite being retro (how can hardcore not be?), this band has something fresh about them. the skate punk catchyness and energy combined with the thrashcore speed and intensity come together to a power violence a la [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/lxexaxrxnx-first-lesson/</link>
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		<title>Navio Forge &#8211; As We Quietly Burn a Hole</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if anyone here are familiar with Fuel, Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits and so on&#8230; but Navio Forge are in there. they were an emo band from California who only got this one release in &#8216;93 on Shadow Catcher. and what more is there to say other than it&#8217;s awesome? because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/navio-forge-as-we-quietly-burn-a-hole/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &#8211; Jokes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with their 2006 demo, The Kidcrash stepped into the screamo world. with Jokes they take their screamo to new levels &#8211; a new world. the sound is noticeably more epic and progressive. there are much more breakdowns and a general display of understanding of how to employ dynamics to create a highly inventive and interesting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-kidcrash-jokes/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it is with this demo The Kidcrash takes the step into screamo land. the guitars get even more twinkly as well as more dynamic. the vocals are like on the Goldie Hawn EP, only now they shout and scream most of the time. the drumming is much more dominant and technical&#8230; you know, modern screamo. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-kidcrash-demo/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &#8211; I Haven&#8217;t Had A Date in 4 Years Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[another post, another unique The Kidcrash release &#8211; YAY! this time around they still have some of those Drive-Thru riffs and overall catchyness. but they are louder, more dynamic and perhaps a bit up-close. this is evident especially in the vocals, which are vastly different from the vocals on New Ruins. on this EP they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-kidcrash-i-havent-had-a-date-in-4-years-goldie-hawn-goldie-hawn-goldie-hawn/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &#8211; New Ruins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you know that band that appears on a few splits on this page? that band who plays dynamic and build-up based screamo on one hand, then suddenly upbeat and energetic screamo instead? well this time around The Kidcrash does neither of these things. have we established a pattern yet? yes we have. namely, this band [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/the-kidcrash-new-ruins/</link>
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		<title>Angora Static &#8211; LP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[from the very first second, this album is guaranteed to impress you. it&#8217;s pretty much twenty six minutes of glorious melodies that reigns your stereo with all the power and dignity a monarch needs to have. this album will force you to drop anything you might be doing at the moment, and just pay attention. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/angora-static-lp/</link>
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		<title>Angora Static &#8211; EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a fantastic screamo band in the vein of Saetia. that should be enough to make you want to download this, aye? this band has awesome skram, harmonic guitar battles, upbeat and at times jazzy drumming, and soft yet tough bass lines. the melancholic mood and sheer intensity this bands radiates is astonishing. it makes the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/05/angora-static-ep/</link>
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		<title>Three Letter Engagement &#8211; Healing of Harms Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the last post in this blog was a band that was obviously from the Heroin school of emo. so now I guess I&#8217;ll have to post a band from the Cap&#8217;n Jazz school. or more precisely, from the mid-west post Cap&#8217;n Jazz school. and Three Letter Engagement doesn&#8217;t fall into the riffing category like Sunny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/three-letter-engagement-healing-of-harms-demo/</link>
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		<title>Parades End &#8211; 7&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parades End are a &#8217;90s emo band that sounds like something in between the first DC bands (Rites of Spring and so on) and the first San Diego bands (Drive Like Jehu and so on). this is not your Cap&#8217;n Jazz style of emo. there&#8217;s twinkling, but it is by no means the core of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/parades-end-7/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &amp; Arse Moreira Split &#8211; Misspellings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you know that thing I just posted? the split between Coffindancer and The Kidcrash? well here&#8217;s The Kidcrash again. but it&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s the same band that appears on this split. here we have an upbeat and energetic screamo band. while some of the build-ups and breakdowns are here, it all moves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/the-kidcrash-arse-moreira-split-misspellings/</link>
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		<title>The Kidcrash &amp; Coffin Dancer Split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this split is between an epic sludge band called Coffin Dancer, and an equally epic but more screamo-oriented band called The Kidcrash. the split is rather explosive. it&#8217;s full of dynamic as well as melodic goodyness. both bands deliver lengthy and drony pieces. Coffin Dancer are slightly heavier, and slightly more drony than The Kidcrash, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/the-kidcrash-coffin-dancer-split/</link>
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		<title>Jerk City &#8211; Jerk City EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[more pissed of hardcore. from me to you. but this time it is slightly more melodic than Cut Short and the like. but it&#8217;s still rather&#8230; upset. and by &#8220;upset&#8221;, I mean they will tear your fucking intestines out. but with melodic guitar work, harmonic call and response vocals, and punk rock guitar solos. do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/jerk-city-jerk-city-ep/</link>
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		<title>The Dharmas &#8211; Album and Singles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[let me introduce you to one of the most charming folk rock bands I have ever listened to. all of you who follow my blog should have made the acquaintance with Steadman, that awesome rock band from the UK. well, before Steadman there was The Dharmas. even folkier in their approach, this band knew how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/the-dharmas-album-and-singles/</link>
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		<title>Manhattan Skyline &#8211; Curses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with Curses, Manhattan Skyline has taken their start/stop dynamics about thirteen steps further into insanity. the shredding is also more detailed on this new affair. and the vocals are more nuanced. the whole album sounds more thoughtful and planned than Tarantula Arms, which was more seven intense bursts of poetry and madness. this does not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/manhattan-skyline-curses/</link>
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		<title>Byron T &#8211; Demo Demos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is an album full of awesome classic 60s/70s rock with those nice synths that were reserved for only the most epic of anthems, mixed into some weird British invasion pop mixed with Britpop lovechild&#8230; and some flair&#8230; straight outta Iowa! Byron is a fun man who writes, performs and records his fun music for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/byron-t-demo-demos/</link>
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		<title>DDT punkrock &#8211; Coiotes Loucos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DDT punkrock play a furious borderline hardcore style of punk rock akin to Tehosekoitin and Raga Rockers. they are from Brazil and for the most part I have no idea what they are singing and shouting on about. all I know is that they sing and shout with passion. and the music is some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/ddt-punkrock-coiotes-loucos/</link>
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		<title>Spåkopp &#8211; Spåkopp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spåkopp plays an eclectic style of jazz fusion with a slappy bassist, an eager drummer and a sometimes soothing, sometimes out of control sax &#8211; among other things. they are highly dynamic, and have no trouble changing from an insanely high pace to a calm and relaxing tempo. and the way the songs are constructed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/spakopp-spakopp/</link>
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		<title>Belle Epoque &#8211; A La Dèrive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Belle Epoque are a French band that play authentic screamo in the style of e.g. Daïtro and Raein. they play intricate melodies that at their softest resembles mid-90s mid-west emo, and at their hardest resembles City of Caterpillar and various other semi-progressive screamo bands. Envy even, but not as epic &#8211; more caustic. but despite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/belle-epoque-a-la-derive/</link>
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		<title>4volt &#8211; Array</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Array&#8221; is the continuation of what was started on &#8220;Elevate&#8221;. it is less ambient and droning, and much more catchy and upbeat. you may recognise some of the tracks on this album from a3o&#8217;s &#8220;The Infernalist&#8221; or &#8220;The Misadventures of Lomen&#8221; (if you haven&#8217;t seen either, go get them &#8211; they are hilarious). this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/4volt-array-2/</link>
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		<title>4volt &#8211; Elevate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with his third album, 4volt aims to utilize a much more analog sound. this album is an idm masterpiece of intense synths and upbeat rhythms that will get yo feet movin&#8217;. it is very much a complete change of style for 4volt. but that does not at all mean you won&#8217;t like it if you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/4volt-elevate-2/</link>
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		<title>4volt &#8211; Elements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[4volt&#8217;s second album is full of many elements that are layered upon one another. and all the songs have pretty different elements as well. this album ranges from classical music influences to Nintendo influences to good ol&#8217; ambient. &#8220;Elements&#8221; is much lighter than the first album. where &#8220;Aware&#8221; was mostly dark and creeping, this album [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/4volt-elements/</link>
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		<title>4volt &#8211; Aware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[not an album per se, this is really a compilation of standalone songs. the title &#8220;Aware&#8221; was chosen because this &#8220;album&#8221; demonstrates 4volt (a.k.a. Jeremy Peterson) and his «awareness of music as a form of expression and experiment». it is dark, moody and creeping ambient, creeping down your spine with a creepy atmosphere. and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/4volt-aware/</link>
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		<title>Noisy Sins of the Insect &#8211; Discography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you guys know what the best thing about having your own blog is? *you* decide what&#8217;s going to be upped on it. you know what the second best thing is? you can write whatever the hell you want in the descriptions. this means I won&#8217;t have to worry about sounding &#8220;subjective&#8221;. you see when I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/noisy-sins-of-the-insect-discography/</link>
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		<title>Iskra &#8211; Iskra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is without a doubt one of the most violent and intense albums I have ever put on this blog. and it definitely deserves to be on here. the music is very heavy and violent, but what is even better (or worse) is that the lyrics are equally extreme. and you can tell that these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/iskra-iskra/</link>
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		<title>Iskra &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by the early 90s the metal genre had grown overly technical and cold. the genre was simply drowning. then suddenly, from the Norwegian forests and mountains came a genre known as blackened metal. this was a genre that stood out in stark contrast to the other metal genres. it was lo-fi, had shrieking and painful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/04/iskra-demo/</link>
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		<title>The Little Hands of Asphalt &#8211; Leap Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[while The Little Hands of Asphalt is still sensitive and tender folk rock like on the previous release (Spit Back at Rain &#8211; also available on this site if you scroll down), this album is vastly different from the previous effort. it has a much less synthy Pulp-ish sound, and much more southern rock and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-little-hands-of-asphalt-leap-years/</link>
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		<title>Benjamin Finger &#8211; Woods of Broccoli</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ohh&#8230; this is a tough one to write about. how can I possibly explain this? it&#8217;s ambient, but at the same time not. it&#8217;s atmospheric? it&#8217;s melodic? I could just as well say &#8220;this is music&#8221;, because I do not really know how to describe this. all I can do is describe the feeling it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/benjamin-finger-woods-of-broccoli/</link>
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		<title>Safehouses on Fire &#8211; So We Fell in Love With All of Our Pro-longed Goodbyes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[anyone familiar with Fighterpilot or Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson should understand me when I say that this is progressive rock with a touch of ambient from How Is Annie Records. but Safethouses on Fire are not as ambient as Fighterpilot, nor as emo as YP. it has its own, very atmospheric style. the songs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/safehouses-on-fire-so-we-fell-in-love-with-all-of-our-pro-longed-goodbyes/</link>
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		<title>Rudi Simmons &#8211; Heart Attacks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rudi Simmons album Heart Attacks sound nothing like heart attacks. it sounds more like summer. it&#8217;s a tasteful and classy take on the indie pop genre. from oompas to bare acoustic numbers, Simmons manages to create interesting atmospheres. add clever and amusing lyrics to the mix, and you have these catchy and intelligent folky melodies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/rudi-simmons-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Acoustic LP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you like The Ergs!, one of the most catchy and consistent punk rock bands of all time, right? then you will love how they sound acoustically! their sweet lyrics and hypnotising riffs are intimate and more cosy than ever. this is one of the cosiest albums ever actually. and you will have to get it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-acoustic-lp/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad/French Quarter &#8211; Fresh Quarter/French Jihad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[more heartfelt and truly genuine and honest to the core folk punk from Andrew Jackson Jihad. but this time it&#8217;s mixed up with the dark, creeping tones of French Quarter and their country tinged folk. and they&#8217;ve obviously influenced AJJ, because they are sounding more Americana and country than ever. perhaps especially on the beautiful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/andrew-jackson-jihadfrench-quarter-fresh-quarterfrench-jihad/</link>
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		<title>Railway Ghosts &#8211; Railway Ghosts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if your playlist has Daniel Striped Tiger, What Price Wonderland? and various other hardcore/emo on it, you might want to step up and download this. Railway Ghosts play upbeat and semi-chaotic punk with a lot of shouting most of the time. but quite a few times they slow down in order for those skram guitars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/railway-ghosts-railway-ghosts/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Hindsight is 20:20 My Friend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you are lacking splits, EPs and other nice non-album things by The Ergs!, you need to download this. and it&#8217;s not just a bunch of tracks from different records packed together, no no no! it&#8217;s remastered and remixed (maybe some of it is even rerecorded?) to perfection! the tracks sound better than ever here. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-hindsight-is-2020-my-friend/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; It&#8217;s A Celebration, Bitches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a compilation like this is definitely a celebration. a celebration of one of the greatest modern punk rock bands to ever play. there&#8217;s a Nirvana cover (not a coincidence at all, seeing as how The Ergs! sound a great deal like Nirvana at times), a Joe Jackson cover, some upbeat and punky alt-country tunes, some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-its-a-celebration-bitches/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Upstairs/Downstairs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upstairs/Downstairs one of the most defining albums a band has ever released. this album sees The Ergs! succeeding in everything they attempt. from alt-country bar tales to hardcore punk to sweet ballads to noise rock to whatever, it is all fantastic! and it all fits together incredibly. you would expect an album this diverse to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-upstairsdownstairs/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; Jersey&#8217;s Best Prancers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jersey&#8217;s Best Prancers is one of the most catchy albums you will ever hear. it also proves numerous times that the verse-chorus-verse formula is all but necessary to make catchy music. the different parts of the tracks don&#8217;t have to repeat themselves two or three times each if the parts are all equally awesome, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-jerseys-best-prancers/</link>
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		<title>The Ergs! &#8211; DorkRockCorkRod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ergs! are a very rare band. playing with Hüsker Dü tattooed in their foreheads, and an obvious Descendents and Queers influence, they rock harder than most. and DorkRockCorkRod definitely proves this! with funky riffs, upbeat drumming and the extremely distinguishable vocals, this band has got a good thing going. punk songs about love, relationships [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/the-ergs-dorkrockcorkrod/</link>
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		<title>sleepmakeswaves &#8211; in today already walks tomorrow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sleepmakeswaves are punking it up. while the demo (see post #90) is mostly slowly creating this soft atmospheric music, or droning the shit out of the listener with distorted guitars and cymbal-heavy drumming, this release starts of with a mostly very upbeat piece with rocking harmonic guitars. of course the band can&#8217;t help but fill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/sleepmakeswaves-in-today-already-walks-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>Dominic &amp; The Third Memory split</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dominic has always struck me as on of the most unique hardcore/emo bands out there. they are so distinct in their sound that it&#8217;s not hard to recognise how different and great they are. a simply awesome band. and the two tracks they contribute to this split is nothing short of awesome either. the dramatic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/dominic-the-third-memory-split/</link>
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		<title>sleepmakeswaves &#8211; sleepmakeswaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sleepmakesnowaves have no vocals, but that doesn&#8217;t mean they have no voice. they are in fact highly vocal, despite lacking a vocalist. they are an instrumental rock band that play a great deal on ambience. it sounds like they are trying to capture Mogwai&#8217;s magic ambient twinkling, and then completely destroy it with distorted drone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/sleepmakeswaves-sleepmakeswaves/</link>
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		<title>Manhattan Skyline &#8211; Tarantula Arms E.P.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manhattan Skyline are one of the best band I&#8217;ve ever seen live. their extremely aggressive music and intense performance is marvellous. this band plays Orchid-style hardcore/screamo, and mixes it up a bit with mathcore influences. it reminds me very much of The Crinn, which again sounds like a more insane version of Dillinger Escape Plan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/manhattan-skyline-tarantula-arms-e-p/</link>
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		<title>Arctic Monkeys &#8211; Don&#8217;t Believe the Hype</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I suppose the world&#8217;s biggest band or so at the moment does not need any introduction, but still &#8211; let me pretend it still is 2004 or whenever I downloaded these off of SoulSeek. the band was admittedly not as famous back then, but they were definitely as good as they are now. these demos [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/arctic-monkeys-dont-believe-the-hype/</link>
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		<title>Engerica &#8211; Unreleased, Unleashed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Engerica released one of the best metal-influenced screamo/punk affairs of 2006. this is not it. this is a demo session sometime before that. and it&#8217;s golden! while it has not yet fully developed the screamo anxiety, and the quirky/serious/insane balance isn&#8217;t yet perfected, this is four sleazy rock tracks with humorous lyrics and desperate melodies. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/engerica-unreleased-unleashed/</link>
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		<title>Come What May &#8211; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[two frantic experimental emo tracks filled with despair and chaos. shouting, heavy drums with plenty of cymbal rape, guitars that reminds me of Paper Moshay by Antioch Arrow, weird synth effects and so on. all of this comes together&#8230; well to say &#8220;nicely&#8221; would be a bit of a lie, because this is simply chaotic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/come-what-may-demo/</link>
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		<title>1099 &#8211; Machine! Fire! Ghosts!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1099 are a band that plays very atmospheric music. the guitars are twinkling nicely, whilst the strings are ensuring the music is constantly flowing like a waterfall. the drummer makes use of the entire kit, at the right times. cymbals galore to create intense moments, snare to create suspension and a nice utilization of toms [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/1099-machine-fire-ghosts/</link>
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		<title>Faustcoven &#8211; March of the Cloven Hooves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[more ultra-heavy black metal from Norway. there&#8217;s more drone/doom-influenced black metal with drop tuned guitars, but this time there&#8217;s some semi-fast (well not slow as hell (pun intended) like they were at all times on the previous Faustcoven album I upped) guitar solos with upbeat (fast even!) war drums. shrieked Burzum-ish vocals and whatnot. this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/faustcoven-march-of-the-cloven-hooves/</link>
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		<title>Faustcoven &#8211; Satanic Doom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is true Norwegian black metal indeed. war drums, slow and depressing guitars with shrieked as well as growled howls from hell. &#8220;Satanic Doom&#8221; is a more fitting description of this album than I would be able to give you. black metal at its heaviest (no look-how-fast-we-can-tremolo-bullshit) with clear doom influences. it&#8217;s droning and dark. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/faustcoven-satanic-doom/</link>
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		<title>august hell &#8211; Life Without Germs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was contemplating whether to put this in the who knows section, or whether to simply put it in this ambient category. the ambient category barely won due to the way this album makes you visualize a story &#8211; an epic tale. I view this album as a soundtrack to a war. it has it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/august-hell-life-without-germs/</link>
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		<title>Beowulf &#8211; A Rock Operetta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this has a great intro that&#8217;s just so &#8220;right&#8221;. really sets the mood. haunting. the violin, the percussion, the vocals&#8230; mysterious-like, dark atmosphere. then a more &#8220;orthodox&#8221; melody starts rockin&#8217;. and it really does rock. funky yet sensitive stuff. it&#8217;s spaced out track with f&#8217;ucked up vocals and punchy, distorted guitars. but it&#8217;s also fantastic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/beowulf-a-rock-operetta/</link>
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		<title>Fua &#8211; Retribution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hard hitting metalcore with metal style (grumpy) vocals. it&#8217;s drop-tuned and heavy like Minoria Activa. the vocalist kind of sounds like Corey Taylor&#8217;s growling voice on the s/t Slipknot album. the drums are fast and use double pedals. there&#8217;s also this nü-metal feel to them (as well as the guitars) on certain occasions. don&#8217;t let [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/03/fua-retribution/</link>
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		<title>Hit the Ground &#8211; Rat Racing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is really a collection of Hit the Ground tracks that I&#8217;ve randomly picked up. six tracks on the American rat race, authorities abusing their power and the way things look dark now, but can easily be changed if we make an effort. inspiring stuff. add fast-as-shit guitars, powerful drumming, semi-melodic bass and instantly recognisable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/hit-the-ground-rat-racing/</link>
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		<title>Damage Digital &#8211; Split Tape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hard grindcore with blast beats and alternating fe/male vocals. everything about this is truly awesome. from how hard it is, to how they make it sound diverse, experimenting with different breaks and so on. oh and the snare drum sounds like a bell. get this.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/damage-digital-split-tape/</link>
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		<title>Elysis &#8211; Chillout/Alphawave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[German acid-ish chillout music. all the tracks flow. they fit into each other. it feels like it could just as well been one long track at times, because they all put you in this relaxed and eerie mood. atmospheric and moody ambient from Germany. you need to get this.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/elysis-chilloutalphawave/</link>
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		<title>Nothing&#8217;s Forgotten &#8211; Vestfold HC Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this sounds like old sk00l hardcore like Minor Threat, Government Issue, Guerilla Biscuits and Iron Cross &#8211; mixed with those modern mainstream rockers influenced by 80s alternative bands. you know who I&#8217;m talking about. blink-182, Anti-Flag, and especially A Fire Inside (pre Sing the Sorrow). it&#8217;s also definitely reminiscent of the current Norwegian hardcore/screamo scene, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/nothings-forgotten-vestfold-hc-demo/</link>
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		<title>Caitlyn Bailey &#8211; Fuego!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Caitlyn Bailey are a rather noisy affair from the Philippines. and you definitely think of pg.99, Orchid and Joshua Fit for Battle when listening to them. it&#8217;s noisy, fast and thrashy. breakdowns, metalcore-influences. Fuego!&#8217;s got it all. even these semi-epic little interludes with creeping guitars with interchanging major and minor chords. this band are a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/caitlyn-bailey-fuego/</link>
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		<title>Paul Baribeau &#8211; Grand Ledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grand Ledge is like a motivational course. it teaches you the beauty of life, as well as its frailty. you only have one life, and you owe it to yourself and everyone around you to make the best of it. combine these wonderful messages of hope and warmth with a warm and attractive acoustic guitar, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/paul-baribeau-grand-ledge/</link>
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		<title>Paul Baribeau &#8211; Paul Baribeau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[14 folk classics, including &#8220;Only Babies Cry&#8221;, made popular by the ever so charming The Ergs!. there&#8217;s a beautiful optimism and insight in Baribeau&#8217;s longing lyrics and voice. he sounds like a man who has lived(, loved and lost, perhaps). one can&#8217;t help but be charmed by the true joy these songs give. even with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/paul-baribeau-paul-baribeau/</link>
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		<title>iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook &#8211; 8 Song Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hello brutal screamo. this is definitely from California. from Antioch actually. this band was so epic back in the day, and everyone is still anticipating that fucking 12&#8243; we never saw&#8230; it&#8217;s a damn shame, because these demos showed great promise. they are nothing short of awesome. melodic masterpieces of loud, screamy, violent emo. the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook-8-song-demo/</link>
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		<title>Fall Children &#8211; Fall Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[named after an A Fire Inside&#8217;s best track, these punk rockers from Norway play punk rock influenced by everything from blink-182 to Rites of Springs to &#8211; of course &#8211; AFI. the welcome jangly vocals, distorted guitars and overall catchyness makes this a sure win. or, in the words of their bassit: «it sounds sour [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/fall-children-fall-children/</link>
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		<title>Elysis &#8211; Techno/Hardbeat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a techno album that more than once passes into hardbeat territory. all the while keeping an acid approach. if you like electronic music &#8211; at all &#8211; you should probably like this. so it&#8217;s worth getting.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/elysis-technohardbeat/</link>
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		<title>Elysis &#8211; House/Minimal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is very minimalist house music. almost idm-ish. it&#8217;s awesome. a long dreamy journey through the human mind. on LSD. get it.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/elysis-houseminimal/</link>
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		<title>Elysis &#8211; Funky/Happy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Funky/Happy is mostly upbeat, happy and *good* music. dance music with house elements. puts you in a good mood. it has enough quality and nifty little trippy beats to make you feel elevated. get this, unless you wanna take the stairs.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/elysis-funkyhappy/</link>
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		<title>Elysis &#8211; Elektro/Drum&#8217;n&#039;Bass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a collection of very diverse electronica with heaps of drum&#8217;n'bass (as the title &#8220;mentions&#8221;) and dance influences. not exactly dance music, but not exactly&#8230; not dance music. it&#8217;s all very good. gives you energy.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/elysis-elektrodrumnbass/</link>
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		<title>*luhn &#8211; *luhn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[*luhn is pronounced loon. that doesn&#8217;t say it all, but it says a bit. this is a very pleasant journey through manipulated tape glitches and such. soothing guitars and comforting noise. no synths. only noise. it&#8217;s wonderful.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/luhn-luhn/</link>
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		<title>The Mega Games Two &#8211; The Mega Games Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[anarcho-punk on an acoustic guitar and a melodica, with shouted vocals. does it even *get* better than this? high tempo and great lyrics that demands you to sing a long. they are quickly memorised. not because they are &#8220;simple&#8221;, as in stupid, but because they are awesome. like the music. get it.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-mega-games-two-the-mega-games-two/</link>
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		<title>Magnus Eliassen &#8211; Second Grace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[cozy rock with an acoustic guitar, a gentle voice and pwitty little sounds. a soothing and eerie journey through the emotional spectrum of the human being, you wouldn&#8217;t want to miss out on. some tracks are as calm as can be, some are upbeat and catchy, yet still cozy. there&#8217;s even some lengthy progressive pop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/magnus-eliassen-second-grace/</link>
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		<title>Draff Krimmy &#8211; The Poetry of Vår</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Poetry of Vår is a beautiful journey through blip blops and rainbows. magical music, with an intense nerve. it&#8217;s demanding music. and you might not be up for it. I hereby challenge you. download it! and buy it from http://www.howisannierecords.com if you like it. provoking though introverted ambient music for the ones with an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/draff-krimmy-the-poetry-of-var/</link>
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		<title>The Cortlandt Homes &#8211; Twirly Brown EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this album is definitely strong. it seems to draw influence from mid/late 80s and early 90s emo and alternative. particurarly The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr. and Built to Spill, but perhaps also Embrace, Hüsker Dü and Cap&#8217;n Jazz. the tracks have strong backbones and piercing vocals. great alternative/emo/rock drive. melodic bass, loud guitars, thorough drumming and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-cortlandt-homes-twirly-brown-ep/</link>
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		<title>Dominic &#8211; Dominic CD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dominic stands for shouted/screamed vocals, complex guitar work, progressive drum patterns and an aggressive bass guitar. their music is defining modern screamo. with angry music and just as angry lyrics, they play and sing (shout/scream) like they fucking mean it. their sound is everything that&#8217;s good about screamo. awesome guitars that never fail to impress, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/dominic-dominic-cd/</link>
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		<title>Grapefruit &#8211; Grapefruit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grapefruit are a folk punk band that&#8217;s heavily influenced by Against Me!. but Grapefruit are a ten times more honest, clever and passionate band. so check out these three songs about downfall. two of which are originals, one is an Against Me! cover. all of which are awesome. it&#8217;s even in lossless quality! get it.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/grapefruit-grapefruit/</link>
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		<title>Beyond the Fences &#8211; No Ceiling in the Sky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ferocious, hard-hitting, pissed off, aggressive and brutal punk rock that feels it has something to tell you. and it isn&#8217;t gently tapping your shoulder, asking for you attention. nor is it on its knees, begging for your attention. it&#8217;s more like it&#8217;s holding a double barrelled shotgun to your face and screaming, «listen up mother [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/beyond-the-fences-no-ceiling-in-the-sky/</link>
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		<title>Cut Short &#8211; Master 08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a pre-ep demo thingy or something. whatever. it&#8217;s hardcore punk at it&#8217;s very finest. this is comparable to Last Lights, both in awesomeness and sound. only this is a bit too fast to be as sing-a-long friendly as Last Lights. but Cut Short makes up for it with angryness and heavyness. anyway, if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/cut-short-master-08/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Candy Cigarettes &amp; Cap Guns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[one of the finest folk punk releases there ever was. this spreads hate on white people, religion and various other stuff. with sing-a-long lyrics and attitude-punk music, this is a sure win. one of the most honest albums you will ever hear, I guarantee it. it&#8217;s legendary. get it.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-candy-cigarettes-cap-guns/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Issue Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Issue Problems has issue problems. and it&#8217;s awesome. Andrew Jackson Jihad makes majestic folk punk with genius lyrics and a consistency that is lacking in most other bands. they play with ferocious passion and intensity, and sing with all the heart in the world. download this and enjoy it.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-issue-problems/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Holy Man, Holy War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[four folk punk tracks about religion, expectations, cigarettes and killing ladies. it is tight. energetic music with intelligent lyrics.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-holy-man-holy-war/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Home Recordings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Recordings are home recordings. without a doubt. charming folk punk that matters. find out why Andrew Jackson Jihad&#8217;s fans are among the most loyal fans in the world. download it!
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-home-recordings/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; KXLU Recordings (January &#8216;07)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this feels like a long jam session of folk punk greatness. maybe because it is? download it and find out what makes this so charming. these guys played with Flogging Molly, and blew them off the stage really. they are awesome live, and just as awesome on their albums. but to get the ultimate experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-kxlu-recordings-january-07/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Demo III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[another folk punk album that rules. all the tracks are catchy and have lyrics that will make fine tattoos. AJJ are the shit. catchy anti-folk/punk/rock/Americana with serious messages. get this.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-demo-iii/</link>
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		<title>Andrew Jackson Jihad &#8211; Demo II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Jackson Jihad are your new favourite folk punk band. punchy drums, fast acoustic guitars and iconic lyrics are what makes me so into this band. this demo album contains quite a few upbeat and catchy tracks about how much white people suck, and other interesting topics. anti-folk power!
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/andrew-jackson-jihad-demo-ii/</link>
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		<title>The Spectacle &#8211; I, Fail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on I, Fail, The Spectacle takes things to the next level. they abandon much of the heavy and gritty crust sound of previous releases in favour of a far more experimental sound that incorporates eastern influences as well as a much wider utilizing of their core instruments. the guitars twinkle in that early 90s emo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-spectacle-i-fail/</link>
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		<title>The Spectacle &#8211; Rope or Guillotine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[«the most beautiful, dynamic, aggressive, dark punk record of the year, hands down», says Crimethinc. then it must be hardcore, right? well yeah. it is. His Hero Is Gone&#8217;s meets Darkthone . three guitarists making a lot of noise, brutal vocals and thrash rhythms. epic hardcore. stunningly beautiful, marvellously intense and magically passionate. get this!!!
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-spectacle-rope-or-guillotine/</link>
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		<title>Last Lights &#8211; Demo CD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Lights were destined to become the biggest hardcore band of the 00s, and they had awesome potential for the future. I&#8217;m posting this for you to find out why! you need to listen to this band and understand why everyone loved them, why everyone still loves them. this is brutal hardcore with iconic lyrics. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/last-lights-demo-cd/</link>
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		<title>hjördis &#8211; eplemjölk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[what if Sonic Youth made songs that were less than a quarter the lenght of the songs they do make? that would make them less boring, when they get boring. and let&#8217;s not kid ourselves. while Sonic Youth may rule pretty damn hard from time to time, other times &#8211; it gets boring and repetitive. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/hjordis-eplemjolk/</link>
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		<title>Silje Halstensen &#8211; Feedback Promo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is a girl and a guitar and some other instruments. it&#8217;s as cozy as possible, without getting obnoxious. the guitars are kind of emo, and there&#8217;s some inventive drumming. also she has a nice voice. it&#8217;s very pwitty. download it and give it a go.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/silje-halstensen-feedback-promo/</link>
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		<title>The Spectacle 10&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[if you like what is often refered to as &#8220;post-rock&#8221; (ugh), you might like this. if you like extreme metal, you might like this. it&#8217;s diverse and epic progressive crust-tinged metal. enough said. get it. the album is magnificent. it will change you. and you&#8217;ll be better off for it.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-spectacle-10/</link>
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		<title>The Spectacle 7&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you probably shouldn&#8217;t get this if you are bipolar, because it might fuck you up a bit. this is some of the most depressing and heavy crust you&#8217;ll hear, but also some of the most uplifting epic progressive hardcore you&#8217;ll ever hear. this is only two tracks, &#8220;Beats&#8221; and &#8220;Terms&#8221;. and you need to listen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-spectacle-7/</link>
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		<title>The Spectacle &#8211; Lakonia Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[is extremely powerful and intense crust your thing? get this. the screamo and hardcore influences are evident, but the sound is heavy and dark crust, that incorporates epic hardcore that sounds like Godspeed You! Black Emperor jumping between grind and progressive, and epic emo like Envy displays on latter albums. the vocals have a clearly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-spectacle-lakonia-demo/</link>
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		<title>Sinnssyk Ugle &#8211; Pistola/Chloe O&#8217;Brian Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[indie rock hipsters Sinnssyk Ugle make very diverse music, without going insane. their tracks tend to sound very different, both in regards to the atmosphere and the overall composition. so if you want to hear two very different but equally well-crafted tracks, you should give this sharp and edgy rock band a go.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/sinnssyk-ugle-pistolachloe-obrian-demo/</link>
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		<title>Sinnssyk Ugle &#8211; Odas Liv Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sinnssyk Ugle are a rock band that could just as well have been straight outta England&#8230; if they didn&#8217;t sing in Norwegian. but they do. and that sets them apart from the English indie rock bands. other things that sets them apart are how well they create stories, how different every song is and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/sinnssyk-ugle-odas-liv-demo/</link>
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		<title>Alpinist &#8211; Demo 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[imagine Graf Orlock remove the heavy focus on dual vocals (not that there isn&#8217;t dual vocals here&#8230; but it isn&#8217;t as reliant on it). and less tempo shifts. and no futuristic cinematic crap. this isn&#8217;t cinema grind. it&#8217;s more of a mixed bag with a lot of crust and screamo in it. Graf Orlock with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/alpinist-demo-2007/</link>
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		<title>boyhitscar &#8211; 8 track demos 30-22-00</title>
		<description><![CDATA[boyhitscar are a rock band from the US. they make rock music with very much heart and soul. these demos have harmonic guitars, a deep and fuzzy bass, mostly upbeat and creative drumming, and painfully frail vocals that somehow are very powerful despite the frailty. the guitars show a clearly eastern influence. this gives boyhitscar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/boyhitscar-8-track-demos-30-22-00/</link>
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		<title>Hit Factory &#8211; Party Animals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[this is basically pop rock. but it&#8217;s pretty fucking epic anyway. the sound is huge. and it&#8217;s definitely album rock, because these songs all sound like they belong together. it&#8217;s tightly produced, and despite basically being a pop album, it has a lot of different sounds to it. noise, alternative rock and ambient are all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/hit-factory-party-animals/</link>
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		<title>Score One For Safety &#8211; Castles [EP] + Bonus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[eerie and epic. with some skram vocals still reminiscent of The Spirit of Versailles, and some gang chants or whatever. the music is progressive, and it progresses from moody ambient to almost screamo-like chaos. and it&#8217;s all very welcome. give it a go if you are into those long tracks with climaxes and stuff.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/score-one-for-safety-castles-ep-bonus/</link>
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		<title>mamma, jeg blör&#8230; &#8211; Lyd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lyd is Norwegian for noise. this is noisy. ten tracks clocking in just under six minutes. did you download Møkk Sessions from this site? thought it was noisy? this is noisier. a lot noisier. imagine that Møkk Sessions is Chinese Democracy in terms of production &#8211; then Lyd is more like Slave Whipping Blasphemy&#8217;s Niggerbitch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/mamma-jeg-blor-lyd/</link>
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		<title>True Sounds of Liberty &#8211; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Free Downloads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[True Sounds of Liberty has that Echo &#038; The Bunnymen coolness, the Joy Division darkness and their very own set of energetic catchy hooks. and their new album is fucking awesome. classic even. it&#8217;s not full-blown cabaret rock like Tarot Bolero, but it sure as hell ain&#8217;t far away. somewhere in between Tarot Bolero and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/true-sounds-of-liberty-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-free-downloads/</link>
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		<title>The Little Hands of Asphalt &#8211; Spit Back at Rain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sjur Lyseid of Monzano offers five sympathetic folky tracks. Elliott Smith meets Rocky Votolato and goes emo. or maybe this is the Pulp album that was supposed to come in between It and Freaks? the warm sound of It with awesome keys and a sensitive and the frail voice singing heartbroken tales about love from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-little-hands-of-asphalt-spit-back-at-rain/</link>
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		<title>Cut Short &#8211; Demo 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[according to Cut Short&#8217;s guitarist, this demo fucking sucks. I don&#8217;t agree. I think they are one of the angriest bands you&#8217;ll ever hear. they are fucking pissed off, and not afraid to say. heavy guitars thrashing, shouted/spat vocals and an overall heavy tone is what defines this demo. you need to hear it. kind [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/cut-short-demo-2008/</link>
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		<title>Loaded &#8211; Dark Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[no frills rock&#8217;n'roll isn&#8217;t *that* easy to come by these days. fortunately there is some. Loaded are one of those no frills bands. there are decent guitars, upbeat drumming and nonchalant vocals about how much L.A. sucks arse. nihilistic and straightforward. what&#8217;s not to love? get it.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/loaded-dark-days/</link>
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		<title>The Pax Cecilia &#8211; Blessed Are the Bonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pax Cecilia make very progressive metal stuff with the occasional skram guitars/vocals. and they do it well. there&#8217;s also a decent amount of instrumental stuff appearing on this album. Blessed Are the Bonds is simply filled with atmospheric piano-driven music as well as heavy metal guitars, progressive skram music and whatever. it&#8217;s all good, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-pax-cecilia-blessed-are-the-bonds/</link>
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		<title>Steadman &#8211; Revive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I once said this is like the best UK album ever. I might have exaggerated. but probably not. because it&#8217;s AWESOME. mad catchy, and straight up fun to listen to. great music. it&#8217;s simple but at the same time it almost crosses over to being epic. especially on the title track Revive, that reminds us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/steadman-revive/</link>
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		<title>Steadman &#8211; Loser Friendly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[one of the best British bands of all time are cool. they give their music away for free. so you should feel encouraged, if not enforced to download their albums. the first one is called Loser Friendly. and it&#8217;s really good. some classic tunes on here. rock with heart. and what makes Simon Steadman really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/steadman-loser-friendly/</link>
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		<title>Score One For Safety &#8211; Like A Rice Filled Bird, You Explode [EP]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Score One For Safety are a band with epic soundscapes and big skram. the vocals are a bit like The Spirit of Versailles, though not nearly as fucked up. and the music are a bit like Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson meets Suffocate For Fuck&#8217;s Sake &#8211; but not much. whatever. good tunes. atmospheric and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/score-one-for-safety-like-a-rice-filled-bird-you-explode-ep/</link>
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		<title>The Blood of A Battery &#8211; The Blood of A Battery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Blood of A Battery does a lot of things, and they do them well. but what&#8217;s the coolest thing about them is how they are so awesome with atmospheres. and how much the lyrics kicks arse, mind you. the music ranges from semi-straightforward acoustic guitar tracks to fucked up drum machines going amok over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/the-blood-of-a-battery-the-blood-of-a-battery/</link>
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		<title>Red From Winter &#8211; January 2004 Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[gloomy hardcore-ish stuff with goth keys and skram vocals. yes, you read that right. it&#8217;s fucked up. sounds like a punk Cradle of Filth at times. the vocals are fucking huge. and the guitars are fast. what more then, could one ask for? nothing. get it.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/red-from-winter-january-2004-demo/</link>
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		<title>Angst &#8211; Angst-Angst-Angst-ANGST-Angst-Angst-Angst</title>
		<description><![CDATA[fast and straight up punk rock. it&#8217;s good. characteristic vocals, garagy mix and short and sweet songs. an awesome cover of Linoleum and an almost equally awesome OI to the World cover. great lyrics that hate on the government&#8230; all in all, awesome.
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/angst-angst-angst-angst-angst-angst-angst-angst/</link>
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		<title>Monzano &#8211; Bonus Trucks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just can&#8217;t get enough of that Monzano. can you? I doubt it. get this. four gentle pop-ish tracks that are extremely catchy. epic choruses, stories about bars and the city life in general, trembling guitars and voices, soft synths and a driving beat. this band is just too easy to love! love it! and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/monzano-bonus-trucks/</link>
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		<title>All the Islands &#8211; Polarise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wouldn&#8217;t it be AWESOME if an emo band sounded like King Crimson? YES IT WOULD. so you need to get this album. because it is awesome. like what has become typical for bands from How Is Annie, All the Islands combine many genres &#8211; mainly emo and progressive rock/metal. this results in them sounding a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/all-the-islands-polarise/</link>
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		<title>Fighterpilot &#8211; Between Homes and Travels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fighterpilot are an emo-influenced ambient/electronic/progressive rock band. if Soup is the semi artsy-fartsy band, Fighterpilot are *the* artsy-fartsy band that everyone just loves. well, maybe not everyone. because it is not for everyone. it&#8217;s for people who enjoy great music. with instruments ranging from computers to drums to guitars to vacuum cleaners to whatever else [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/fighterpilot-between-homes-and-travels/</link>
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		<title>Monzano &#8211; High Horses &amp; One Trick Ponies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monzano sounds a bit like the pop band that everyone likes. I think it&#8217;s because everyone has to like them because of their awesomeness. very harmonic and accessible music with nice chord progressions, upbeat (drumming most of the time), and a very welcoming voice. the sometimes extremely narrative lyrics are easily remembered and sung along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/monzano-high-horses-one-trick-ponies/</link>
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		<title>rest of my life &#8211; all pretty people live in airports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;rock with both heart and brain&#8221; is a well known definition of rest of my life, penned by Vegard Enlid. and this time rest of my life has DONE it. the brains are indeed present on all pretty people live in airports, where it was slightly enclouded by the big hearts on the previous album [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/rest-of-my-life-all-pretty-people-live-in-airports/</link>
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		<title>Soup &#8211; Come on Pioneers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soup are a semi artsy-fartsy band. at least sometimes. Soup are from Norway, and they play progressive and atmospheric music with great dynamics, and loads of marvellous atmospheres. there are awesome ambient pieces, but also melodic synth-driven rock with a very mellow bass and fantastic pop hooks. and it&#8217;s awesome. and very comfortable to listen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/soup-come-on-pioneers/</link>
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		<title>Build Nest, Sleep &#8211; Abouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Abouts was released on a 7&#8243; vinyl and on a 3&#8243; CD. this is the CD that I&#8217;ve ripped for you all. it enhances their already noisy sound picture with more blip blops, and louder guitars. and perhaps more importantly &#8211; more dynamics. there&#8217;s more NOOOooooooOOOiiiIiisssSSSssssEEEEeEEEEEEeeeEE here, where it used to be just nooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiisssssssseeeeeee. buy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/build-nest-sleep-abouts/</link>
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		<title>Sirka Ragnar &#8211; I Am, You Are, He/She/It Is</title>
		<description><![CDATA[warm electronica resembling a cross between Jaga Jazzist and Morfar. it&#8217;s very sad-happy, and full of heart. it&#8217;s the kind of stuff you listen to in order to cheer up. five songs that are just waiting to put you in the mood right now. feeling sad? get this. feeling good? FEEL BETTER. and get this. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/sirka-ragnar-i-am-you-are-hesheit-is/</link>
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		<title>A Bunny&#8217;s Caravan &#8211; Draining Puddles, Retrieving Treasures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[to put my feelings into words is a near impossible task when it comes to this album. I will somehow try to make an effort though. A Bunny&#8217;s Caravan are a progressive emo band like e.g. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, which also owes a great deal to emo-influenced alternative bands like Jimmy Eat World, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/a-bunnys-caravan-draining-puddles-retrieving-treasures/</link>
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		<title>Morfar &#8211; The Skywriter EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morten &#8220;Morfar&#8221; Samdal plays drums in Build Nest, Sleep and Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson. he also plays blip blop pop in his solo project, Morfar. he plays some noisy blip blops, but mostly cozy blip blops. it even resembles stuff like Mar and Sigur Rós at times, due to the overall cozyness and awesomeness. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/morfar-the-skywriter-ep/</link>
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		<title>Build Nest, Sleep &#8211; Build Nest, Sleep</title>
		<description><![CDATA[while bands like The Ergs! play with Hüsker Dü tattooed on their foreheads, Build Nest, Sleep play with Hüsker Dü tattooed discretely on their sleeve, next to the Slint tattoo &#8211; and on the opposite arm there&#8217;s Modest Mouse, Built to Spill and something that resembles a Sugar tattoo. and it&#8217;s great. and it&#8217;s pretty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/build-nest-sleep-build-nest-sleep/</link>
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		<title>rest of my life &#8211; transition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rest of my life&#8217;s ep transition marks just that. a transition. from noisy screamo to a much more melodic and cozy sound. it&#8217;s still passionate and intense, but in a much more mature way. there *are* other ways of expressing yourself but shouting and screaming like on the first album. they tell you about those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/rest-of-my-life-transition/</link>
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		<title>Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson &#8211; Unnoticeable in A Tiny Town, Invisible in the City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[some say it&#8217;s the album of the year, if not the decade. some say it&#8217;s the best album ever. in whatever degree people think this rules, they all think it rules. and that&#8217;s understandable. this is highly dynamic emo with very progressive and intricate math rock elements, and subtle electronic blip blops enhancing the sound [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/youth-pictures-of-florence-henderson-unnoticeable-in-a-tiny-town-invisible-in-the-city/</link>
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		<title>Mom &amp; Johnson Loneliness missed the 12th loveboat &#8211; Take me to the water where my horse drowned when it rained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ahhhhhhhh campfires. marshmellows. this album is the definition of camp rock. cozy acoustic country-ish guitars at times, angry folk punk-ish guitars at times. seemingly random percussion. out of tune vocals that do not care if they are in fact very out of tune. this is supposedly a tribute to everyone who always wanted to play [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/mom-johnson-loneliness-missed-the-12th-loveboat-take-me-to-the-water-where-my-horse-drowned-when-it-rained/</link>
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		<title>rest of my life &#8211; rest of my life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you are looking for an album full of screamo guitars, shouting, heavy drums and catchy lines. you have found it. this energy bomb from Norway is a pretty intense. they should probably consider writing their name in caps lock instead of without capital letters, because man is it loud. it&#8217;s loud and to the point, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/rest-of-my-life-rest-of-my-life/</link>
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		<title>Twist About Fireplace &#8211; It Happens Every Time I Go Supersonic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twist About Fireplace&#8217;s first album. it is semi-noisy emo from Norway, yet again. and it&#8217;s catchy. and it&#8217;s cool. there&#8217;s hypnotic passages into noisy choruses, and lots of other fun stuff on here. it has a warm and fuzzy sound, one you owe it to yourself to be exposed to. thus you should get it! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/twist-about-fireplace-it-happens-every-time-i-go-supersonic/</link>
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		<title>Daniel O&#8217;Sullivan &#8211; Daniel O&#8217;Sullivan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan O&#8217;Sullivan is a UK anarchist that plays ferocious punk rock on his acoustic guitar. well worth a listen. revolutionary songs, personal songs. he&#8217;s got a great repertoire. just check that Tom Frampton cover! and his own tracks are nothing less than great. Sarah Jones is definitely one of the best love songs that there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/daniel-osullivan-daniel-osullivan/</link>
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		<title>mamma, jeg blör&#8230; &#8211; Møkk Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[mamma, jeg blör&#8230; are one of the noisiest bands you&#8217;ll ever encounter. this album is basically five minutes of screaming and noise. it&#8217;s fucking gorgeous. and you need to get this. the skram are awesome. bug them at http://www.myspace.com/mammajegblor &#8211; and maybe they&#8217;ll send you some demos if you want :)
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/mamma-jeg-blor-m%c3%b8kk-sessions/</link>
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		<title>Kevin M. Kirker &#8211; &#8230; And Now, You&#8217;ll Live Forever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin M. Kirker&#8217;s story continues. and it&#8217;s still pwitty. and adorable. up-close and personal harp folk rock, with cute lyrics about romance, sung with a soft and pleasant voice. WHAT&#8217;S NOT TO LOVE? get it.
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/kevin-m-kirker-and-now-youll-live-forever/</link>
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		<title>Kevin M. Kirker &#8211; Our Story Now Begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin M. Kirker is the king of harpcore. his music is basically intimate harp-driven folk rock. his lyrics mostly deal with romance in the utmost awesome way, and the music reflects that. he&#8217;s a great story teller, and an accomplished musician. so get this and give it a go. it&#8217;s a concept album, and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/kevin-m-kirker-our-story-now-begins/</link>
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		<title>Kråkesølv &#8211; Kråkesølv</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kråkesølv never was like the other hardcore bands out of Bodø. for one, they were never hardcore. but they still are awesome. poppy and snappy rock with emo-ish guitars and harmonic vocals. it&#8217;s catchy. even more so than AIDS. you don&#8217;t want to miss out on this! if you are lucky, you can maybe get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/krakes%c3%b8lv-krakes%c3%b8lv/</link>
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		<title>Twist About Fireplace &#8211; Snore When We Laugh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twist About Fireplace once was this band playing characteristic semi-noisy emo from How Is Annie records. now they are this band playing characteristic semi-noisy emo from How Is Annie records. and it&#8217;s awesome now, like it was back then. the loud guitars and shouting makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. also the psychedelic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/twist-about-fireplace-snore-when-we-laugh/</link>
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		<title>indietrash &#8211; guilty till proven innocent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[indietrash is a band compromised of two soft boys from Northern Norway that play hard rock. they give their music away for free, and still no one wants it. I wonder why? download the album and judge for yourself. also buy it at http://myspace.com/indietrash if you want. :)
click here to download
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		<link>http://thatspunk.net/blog/2009/02/indietrash-guilty-till-proven-innocent/</link>
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