So I’m sure you guys have seen by now that Touché Amoré and Balance and Composure have announced that they have new albums coming out this Fall. I’m incredibly excited ‘cos these are two of my favorite bands and  although they’ve both done good jobs of putting new music out in the meantime, all it’s done is whet the appetite of fans for the two years since. Now I have two reasons to be broke (but still happy) at the end of the year.

I wasn’t into TA when Parting The Sea… dropped, but after hearing the album I fell head over heels for the fast pace, emotional depth, and musical aggression. The lyrics were almost quoting exact feelings I’d had prior to, and while listening and discovering my love for the album. Like many other people, I felt as if certain songs were written about or for me. The lyrics hit that close to home. Two years later and TA is one of my favorite bands, putting out more great 7”s than I can keep up with. Now that they’re one of my favorite bands I’ll be anxiously waiting for this new full length.

I got into B&C when I heard their half of their split with Tigers Jaw, and shortly after they dropped Separation which I randomly overheard at work (I used to work at Hot Topic). I liked their 4 songs from the split, and was getting into the random songs I heard from Separation so I ordered it. Once I went through it from start to finish B&C had basically become my favorite band. The soft, mellow, soothing side that would transform into this angry, grungy, screaming beast all the while maintaining beauty throughout had invaded my mind and stolen my heart. It reflected how I felt at that time in my life - calm, collected, hopeful on the outside, but confused, exasperated, and torn apart on the inside. I hadn’t been this excited for music since getting into Underground/Indy Hip Hop acts like P.O.S, Atmosphere, and Aesop Rock. Separation was all I listened to for a LONG time. It became my favorite album of 2011.

So now that I’m a huge fan of both bands, and now that they’ve built some history in the musical places of my heart I’m impatiently waiting to see where these new albums take them, and what direction they’ll take their careers. 

I’m also trying to prepare my bank account.

ZN
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Yuma Friends,
          Get stoked. I got word this morning about a show that’s happening in Yuma on June 25th. As with some show announcements in Yuma I was a little skeptical, but as I learned more details and saw more evidence I’m now convinced it’s legit.

          Some of you may not be as stoked as I am about this, but check out this lineup :

@ The Venue - Yuma, AZ - June 25th 2013

I See Stars
Stick To Your Guns
Handguns
Demise of Hollywood
Samsara (formerly Emotions At War)
& Another Local Opener

I See Stars?! Handguns?! And more importantly, STICK TO YOUR GUNS?! I’m stoked to be going, and I’m stoked for my boys in DOH to be able to take the stage with one of my favorite bands (STYG).

Pre-sale tickets are gonna be floating around Yuma sometime soon. Look out for the Demise of Hollywood and Samsara (Emotions At War) guys to be selling them.

Get stoked Yuma!

ZN
XXX