General Update

Since last posting, I reviewed the awesome new The Snake The Cross The Crown full-length. The sad thing here is I don't really think they are a band anymore. The bio on Equal Vision's website is a bit cryptic, and the promotional part of the label has been pretty weak. Oh well. Also, I managed to write something on the new Sherwood disc, A Different Light. Looking back on the review, I may have been too easy on the record because I'm starting to doubt I'll ever listen to it again.

The next week I pumped out a review of Emmure's terribly contrived full-length Goodbye To The Gallows. Followed that up with one about Inspector Owl's Life Finds A Way. They are a cool band on one of my good friend's label so I am hoping they do well both in sales and on tour. My final review before taking a break to prepare for a giant Political Science test I had was of Gavin Castleton's Hospital Hymns. What a weird but enjoyable album. Once again, this was put out on a friend's label so there was more incentive for me to cover it, but I stand by what I wrote about it.

Once again, I took a break from the site for a few days so I could focus on school. However, I did manage to post a pretty cool "Checking In With" with Victory band The Junior Varsity. Those guys are really great, and I have no problem supporting them or their music. If things work out, the next few Checking In With features are going to be with absolutely amazing bands. But this all depends on how cooperative they are...

After the test, I had the "reviewer" itch again. Wrote reviews on Annuals, The Tossers, and The Chinese Stars. I also did a mini-reviews post that included three toss-away bands (Lesbians On Ecstacy, Sparks The Rescue, and Until June) and two "okay" bands (See You Next Tuesday, Die! Die! Die!). Speaking of one of those bands, Until June is the worst crap I have heard all yet. I can not tell you how strongly I feel about this.

Finally, I saw Moneen!