Posts Tagged ‘Run For Cover Records’

SPENCER RADCLIFFE & EVERYONE ELSE – ” Wrong Turn “

Posted: April 3, 2017 in MUSIC
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Chicago songwriter Spencer Radcliffe lends a little bit of foreboding to just about anything he touches. That’s long been true of the lonely ambient compositions he’s made as Blithe Field and, over the last couple of years, he’s made even his rock songs feel spooky. On “Wrong Turn”—the lead single from his first album with his live band (billed here as “Everyone Else”)—Radcliffe sounds like he might be having a good time. Swooning guitars and fluttering string lines surround him as he sings about peeling down an open road with the windows down. But lurking behind the sunny guitar lines is a sense of doom: Listen closer and you can hear that he’s actually hit the road because he spotted smoke on the horizon (“If the world’s gone cold/Let us watch it burn…My true desire is to be one with the fire”). With that in mind, the newfound looseness of his band shouldn’t feel as comforting as it does. This isn’t rock music for nihilists: The push and pull between the breezy pace and the morbid lyrics is pleasant, even kind of funny. “Wrong Turn,” presents a new look for Radcliffe—one that repackages his sinister side with a smile.

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MODERN BASEBALL – ” Holy Ghost “

Posted: December 17, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The first album recorded by someone other than the band themselves, Modern Baseball enlisted Joe Reinhart (Hop Along, Joyce Manor) at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia to help refine their sound on Holy Ghost. In a tight 28 minutes, Holy Ghost covers an impressive emotional range, with co-songwriters Jacob Ewald and Brendan Lukens literally splitting the record in half. The record kicks off with six songs from Ewald and ends with five from Lukens. What they ended up with was a complete record of the past two years– the highs alongside the lows, tales from the road and glorious days at home alongside songs of heartbreak and personal struggle.

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This band is so honest and down-to-earth, it’s amazing. Love the vibe of the whole album.

MEWITHOUTYOU – ” Pale Horses “

Posted: December 17, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Mewithoutyou’s relevance spans well over a decade. they’ve released musical masterpieces time and time again, and haven’t missed a beat with this one. while still not as energetic as their first three releases, it’s as good as hell and is a welcome addition to their discography. .

The ever-changing MewithoutYou never went away or stopped making good albums, but Pale Horses still felt like a comeback, or at least the beginning of a new life for the band. Their two best albums are 2004’s Catch For Us The Foxes and 2006’s Brother, Sister, albums that blended art rock and post-hardcore and quickly earned them a devoted following. They followed those with two albums that took a foray into whimsical indie folk, and great as they were, it’s nice to see them returning to the earlier style. This year they signed to an exciting new-ish label (Run For Cover Records), worked with the great producer many of that label’s bands work with (Will Yip), and toured with a crop of younger rock bands whose music fit right in with their own (Foxing, Pianos Become the Teeth, Restorations, etc). It wouldn’t be crazy to assume that some of those bands’ younger fans were hearing MewithoutYou for the first time, and thankfully Pale Horses is the kind of album that’s perfect for newcomers and longtime fans alike. It’s a return to their best era, but not an exact replica of it. Aaron Weiss often works in the more delicate singing style he developed on the last two albums, but he also saves plenty of time for his trademark speak-shouting. Over music that switches from hushed atmospheres to arty prog riffs to headbanging climaxes, he sounds compelling as ever.

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PINEGROVE – ” Cadmium “

Posted: November 6, 2016 in MUSIC
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“Cadmium” by Pinegrove from the CD/LP/Tape/Digital “Cardinal” available on Run For Cover Records released February 12th,2016. Pinegrove leader Evan Stephens Hall hinted at songwriting genius with earlier recordings, but Cardinal is a revelation of tunes not reliant on predictable song structure. The record sounds like the unveiling of a band out to make a career — sturdy melodies, lyrical depth, and a general sense of ease.a childhood band turns into a grown-up band, with life-long friends finding their footing with tunes equally comfortable in the alt-country and emo scenes. For the eight songs that sound like a modernized, Americana-informed mixture of American Football, Something to Write Home About-era Get Up Kids and Stay What You Are-era Saves the Day, we hear the stress, loneliness and reconciling adulthood with what we thought adulthood would be dealt with more honestly and directly than normal, each song containing a line or two that plainly summarize a myriad of feelings in just a few words. Life is full of ups and downs, fuck-ups and reconciliations, and at the end of the day Pinegrove wants us to know it’s all (probably) going to be okay. The band originate from Montclair, New Jersey.

Pinegroves Evan Stephens Hall performs on Audiotree Live, April 30, 2016.

NICOLE DOLLANGAGER – ” Observatory Mansions II “

Posted: August 30, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Digging into Nicole Dollanganger’s back catalogue  is like falling through a trapdoor in a cobweb-covered old mansion. It’s a little scary but mostly thrilling, never knowing where you’ll end up, what  horrors you’ll find when you get there, or what weirdo friends you’ll make along the way.

Boston label Run For Cover Records get it, which is why they’re putting out two of the Canadian singer songwriter’s home-recorded full-lengths releases onto vinyl for the first time: 2014’s Observatory Mansions, which includes the moth-eaten demo version of my favourite Natural Born Loser song , and the 2013’s Ode To Dawn Wiener: Embarrassing Love Songs, an album-length tribute to a misfit that features barely-in-tune schoolyard melodies, a track about watching I Love Lucy with a Puppy, and the lyric your cum is like warm milk.

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Nicole is in the middle of a month-long tour with labelmates Teen Suicide and Elvis Depressedly. Here down below you can hear “Observatory Mansions II,” a huge-sounding full-band take on the a two year old title track. (The new version is a bonus cut on the reissued vinyl)

WALTER SCHREIFELS – ” An Open Letter To The Scene “

Posted: August 29, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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He may not be a mainstream mainstay, but mention the name Walter Schreifels to anyone even tangentially involved in the punk or hardcore scene and chances are you’ll be met with borderline reverence. From his tenure in legendary hardcore bands like Gorilla Biscuits and Youth Of Today to his work in the pioneering post-hardcore act Quicksand and cult favorites like Rival Schools, Schreifels has proved himself to be one of the most talented and diverse song- writers of his generation. Over two decades after Gorilla Biscuits released their landmark album Start Today, Schreifels transcended his hardcore roots and showed another side of his constantly shifting skin with his solo debut An Open Letter To The Scene.
From stripped-down acoustic meditations like the album’s title track to Schreifels’ psy- chedelic-tinged cover of Agnostic Front’s “Society’s Sucker” and an intricately arranged version of his CIV Classic “Don’t Gotta Prove It,” An Open Letter To The Scene is arguably the first project Schreifels has ever recorded that manages to incorporate all of his diverse influences and mould them into a cohesive whole.
Released August 19th, 2016

PINEGROVE – ” New Friends / Aphasia “

Posted: July 28, 2016 in MUSIC
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“Aphasia” by Pinegrove from their 2016 album, “Cardinal”, on Run For Cover Records.

Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. But in Pinegrove’s beautifully sentimental track “Aphasia” all impairment has been let loose, finally revealing the speaker’s true intentions and feelings of love. The song starts simply, with just Evan Stephens Halls’ vocals and guitar but builds and bursts along with the narrator’s confidence and happiness over finally getting the words out until we reach the end and the song breaks down again when it appears as though the feelings expressed were not reciprocated by it’s intended. “Aphasia” is wonderfully constructed and one that deserves repeated listens to truly appreciate the beauty and intensity of the song, which can also be said about Cardinal as a whole. Like the rest of Pinegrove’s excellent debut LP, it delicately straddles the line between punk, country, and emo, making Cardinal a strong contender for many year-end best-of lists.

Pinegrove is currently on an international tour, with no current Seattle dates. Keep up with them on Facebook and Twitter to see if they’ll be in your town soon. For now, here’s a fun tour video for “New Friends”, another song to love from the debut album Cardinal:

PINEGROVE – ” Cardinal ” Best Albums Of 2016

Posted: June 19, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Is it time for a Saddle Creek revival? Pinegrove thinks so. If you like your indie rock with a hint of twang, emo vocal-cord abuse, and Conor Oberst-worthy histrionics, this New Jersey group has the ideal record to quietly sob into your drink with. Songs like “Old Friends,” “Aphasia,” and “Waveform” tear at your heart with bleary-eyed tales of loss, betrayal, and regret. Play it for a friend who only listens to Wilco.

Pinegrove gave us something singular yet familiar, an album that breathes or, more accurately, sighs — as if it’s the most natural progression in the world. On Cardinal, Evan Stephens Hall applies basement DIY’s detail-oriented logorrhea to melancholy roots rock, artfully dissecting his quarter-life neuroses against a backdrop of banjo, pedal steel, and shimmering waves of electric guitar. The music expertly surges and soars in service of Hall’s every word, lending powerful emotional weight to his reflections on the value of personal connection. His complicated turns of phrase work surprisingly well as barroom sing-alongs, but moments of simple profundity like “I should call my parents when I think of them/ I should tell my friends when I love them” are what continually send tingles down the spine

MODERN BASEBALL – ” Everyday / Apple Cider, I Don’t Mind “

Posted: March 3, 2016 in MUSIC
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Modern Baseball recently revealed that their new album Holy Ghost would be out May 13th via Run For Cover, and now they’ve announced a tour in support of it. It’s a great triple bill, with Joyce Manor and Thin Lips joining on all dates.Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost will be released 13th May 2016. Pre-orders including CD, Vinyl, Cassette, and bundles can be purchased on the Run For Cover Records

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ADVENTURES – ” Heavenly “

Posted: January 27, 2015 in MUSIC
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The chance that the members of Adventures were still in school when the ’90s ended — which is cool, because “Supersonic Home” culls from an emo and alt-rock era whose output feels eternal. It’s another side to three-quarters of the metallic hardcore band Code Orange  and one that places guitarist Reba Meyers front and center.

In “Heavenly,” the band channels the effusively hopeful yet always dramatic Rainer Maria, especially in Meyers’ vocal dynamic with keyboardist Kimi Hanauer. the band play in a dollhouse owned by a lonely blue Claymation character that, upon entering, just falls down and curls up into a ball of sadness. It looks like everyone needs a hug. Supersonic Home comes out Feb. 17th on Run For Cover Records .

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