Archives - Decline

this fantastic scottish
screamo band broke up
before completing their upcoming lp.
luckily, they released what
was done
and it rules.

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The Hope and the Failure - The Lights Are On But This Dance Never Ends

merry christmas eve.
winter break always
devastates me.
for those with a similarly
heavy heart,
here are some fantastic
skramz.

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Beau Navire - Demo

Beau Navire is a new
screamo act comprised of
some serious heavy hitters
including members of
I Wrote Haikus About Cannabalism In Your Yearbook
as you would expect,
this cassette rules.
thank heavens for
good music.

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TwinSisterMoon - The Hollow Mountain

it would seem
that civilization
is a fading memory.
oh, i am falling
into absolute
isolation.

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Windy & Carl - Songs for the Broken Hearted

we saw them together.
i love them
&
i love you.
i am still tired
and you still dont care.

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Ólafur Arnalds - Dyad 1909

i am so tired.
&
i thinkthat Ólafur Arnalds is great,
but there is some material
on this upcoming release
that doesnt assuage
my crushing
exhaustion.
poof.
);

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The Crêpes - What Else?

one application done,
one more to go.
let us all take a breath.
it is winter break after all.
i want to play in the snow (:

ps. im not entirely sure how
to classify this release.
it is not quite twee,
but not quite dream,
but definitely pop
and definitely awesome.

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Costacurta - Los Hijos de los Jeques

gorgeous.
oh, this madrid based
band knows how
to craft devastating skramz.
and they made this download
available for free.
i cant speak highly enough
of them.

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calculator. - arguments ep

wahoo. there is nothing
like some delicious emo/
(perhaps overly poppy) screamo
to pump a fellow up
for graduate school
application crunch time.

but really,
this is fantastic.

+ my gosh,
she never calls.

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In Motion - The Language of Everday Life

I was a little
wary of this release
due to the questionable
album art,
but boy was i wrong.
this album is gorgeous,
catchy and oh so underrated.

i am going to wear oversized
sweaters and shave one side
of my head and dance
forever.

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Amenra - Afterlife

Even though this at times
comes dangerously close
to sounding like a band
your typical mall goth
would worship,
i still think that this
ep is pretty intriguing.

Amenra typically plays
sludge, so this is obviously
a drastic departure,
but one that i feel is more grounded
due to said background.

plus, it is dark
and ultimately obscure.
the third song is pretty solid,
initially possessing the stark
exhaustion of sadcore.
and the last three tracks
are just the first three in reverse.
again, borderline tacky,
but intriguing.

(honestly,
i think i may like the
tracks in reverse more.)

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Eucalypt - Tour CD

i couldn't find the
myspace for this
australian screamo band,
but download the cd anyways.
it is absolutely worth it.

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Girls - Lust for Life

fantastic.
a little sunny,
but a little overcast too.
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Capsule - More! More! More!

capsule is immaculate
pop perfection.
i am sure that in time,
i will post all of their albums.
do not worry folks,
we can make it through
this.

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1000 Travels Of Jawaharlal – Owari Wa Konai

Great 90's inspired emo/hardcore
from japan,
1000 travels are strange.
blasting emotively
raw melodies,
yet they somehow still sound
punk.

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Rafael Toral - Wave Field

i am directly
in the eye of the storm.
and for this moment,
am enjoying it's
fleeting serenity.

"Wave Field, "
is a beautiful
dual guitar soundscape
whos literal waves
wash out any hints
of instrumentation.

what a wonderful album
to hide away inside with.
take that snow.

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Calvin Harris - Ready for the Weekend

After the last post,
there really is no possible
way to go forward.
The Sound of Arrows
always, always always,
blow me away.
But in honor of
the release of the new
single by Calvin Harris,
Flashback,
here is the album featuring
this smashing track.

Honestly, I don't
think it is the strongest
album around, but it is pretty solid,
and really Flashback is great.
It's just so difficult
to think that anything
is all that exciting
after the new
Sound of Arrows.
Seriously,
those videos (and songs)
are amazing.

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Suis La Lune - Heir ep

I cant believe my last post
was Erasure. At this point in time,
i would rather die than subject myself
to that bouncy barf.

heir is one of my favorite eps.
suis la lune has a new split out
which also rules, but whatever.

the majority of my recent posts
have been so absurd.
yikes.
i really need to
get it together.

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Erasure - Wonderland

what's a boy in love supposed to do?



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Gonzales - Soft Power

Whatever.
I am going to do
what I need to do.

Currently, that means
post this whole album
exclusively for
the 70's
pop ballet throwback,
"slow down."

What a joke.
This song makes me furious,
but I know that it is
going to be tarring through
my head endlessly all day
thanks to a Minitel Rose
remix.

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Espira - Bajo Tus Sueños EP

I may delete this post later,
but at the moment
this soft dreamy
shoegaze is just right.
Well, it could be sadder,
and slower, and less beat driven
but then it would be
everyone will leave you eventually.

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The Cure - Wish

I wish (ha.) that I could
post this and this
everyday because they
are perfect releases
that perfectly fit my
all too imperfect life.

However, since that is redundant
and silly, I will post
this other personal favorite.

To Wish Impossible Things
is one of the best songs
ever.

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Alison's Halo - Jetpacks for Julian EP

You have given up
on me.
So now, I am giving up
on you.

What a gorgeous ep.
There is so much beauty
in this world,
but you didn't want
to share it with me.

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For Stars - Windows for Stars

And other times,
AMG get's it spot on.

This album sounds like
an emotionally exhausted
Parenthetical Girls.
The softer tracks
kill me.

I feel like saying
something personal here,
but to avoid sounding
cheap,
I will refrain.

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Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix featuring Au Revoir Simone

I know that this is not recent,
but it will never get old.



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Sally Shapiro - My Guilty Pleasure

Allmusic guide is always
getting it wrong.

Sally Shapiro's sophomore release
My Guilty Pleasure,
is a huge improvement.
It definitely rules.

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Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (Anoraak's Christmas Remix)

I want to kiss you.
I need to kiss you.

(please make up your mind.)



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Castevet - Summer Fences

Emo rules.
Castevet rules.
Let's keep
these things alive.

I will stay true.

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Corea - Los Peores

Here is some real horror show
spanish skramz.
The album's strong points
are the longer tracks,
and these are treats
indeed.

It is comical how poor
my writing has become.

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Pansori - Demo

Epic skramz.
(and free!)

Pardon my lack of posts.
What a strange and complicated
beast life is.

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The Drums - Summertime! ep

The sun is shining
and I have a spot
of free time
and this ep rules.
Let us go for a
bike ride!

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Psyopus - Our Puzzling Encounters Considered

I know that they
have released a newer
album since 2007,
but I love this one
and that's that.

"I hold you all to myself"

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The Sawtooth Grin - Cuddlemonster

What an erratic
week, thus creating
an even more erratic
state of mind.
Thank goodness
for the anxious chaos
of the Sawtooth Grin.
I most likely will be posting
grindcore for the next few days.


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Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles

"I can stop lying, I can stop punching my own face
I can stop stealing money,
I can stop hating my own heart
I can do it
Because of you
I can stop scratching up my cheeks
I can stop drinking so much
I can stop wanting to kill myself
I can stop wanting your perfect heart
I can start listening, I can say hi
I can feel something good
Little Panda McElroy"

(sorry for two xiu xiu posts, but they are one of my favorites and this song is especially important to me at the moment)

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Scott Walker - The Drift

"You and me against the world."

Scott,
Never stop your
cataclysmic crooning.

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Grown Ups - Songs

Don't give up hope.

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My Winter Nerve - Leave it to Science to Solve All Your Problems

I think that this unfortunately now split
Maryland based band is great,
but I am too tired
and too apathetic
to explain why.

They are a mix of good
post rock and mid-west emo.

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The Dirty Projectors - Temecula Sunrise Ep

I am sorry,
but I am a sucker
for the dirty projectors.
They are just great.
At the very least,
their vocal work is undeniably
irresistible.

However,
this release is absolutely
in conflict with my mood.

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Xplo-Sean - Believe Me/Outbreak

I recommend downloading
all of Xplo-Sean's tracks
from the Mad For It site.
Absolutely amazing,
lofi darkwave/synthpop,
and free too!

He sounds like an m83 who
never saw the light of day,
only a broken strobe,
and recorded alone
on a cheap multitrack.

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Parker Lewis - The Cynicals

I would have preferred
to post a link to his
self titled album,
but the link on the
Mad For It site
is broken.

In any event,
this ep is fantastic.
Be sure to investigate
Parker Lewis' other releases
as well. They are free
for crying out loud.

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July Skies - Dreaming of Spires

This album is simply divine.
Enjoy.

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Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill

This album is
endlessly relatable.
Marked by an honest, flat affect
and painful lucidity,
it will always stand as
one of the greatest,
(and certainly one of my favorite,)
slowcore releases.

I am holding my breath
and closing my eyes
and clenching my teeth
crossed fingers, broken ties.

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Realicide - Enduring the Viral Hell Part 1

These guys are great.
super nice and genuine
diy diy diy diy.
Every now and then,
we all need some
distorted four/four
heavy hitting
digital hardcore.

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small town boredom - Autumn Might Have Hope

This is one of my favorite
recently released slowcore albums.
It is consistently sad, exhausted
and devastated, unlike many
other slowcore albums which
have at least one reasonably
upbeat track.
those tracks are lame.

Unfortunately,
while this band excels
in delivering what the genre
calls for; unwavering sadness, their vocals
are at times a bit irritating.
one of the fellows sounds
almost bob dylan-esque
(blech. that in of itself
is reason enough to be
clinically depressed.
bob dylan is seriously horrible.
horrible.)

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Former Ghosts rule.

its my fault
i fell in love in the first place.

Soul Whirling Somewhere - Everyone Will Leave You Eventually

"Everything starts
and everything ends in october"
eerily mirrors my life's patterns
and has become exceedingly
relevant in lieu of the absolute
anguish that awaits me
this halloween.

it has been a year
and i am still here.

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The Tumbled Sea - Melody Summer

I ought to be in bed.
I wish that I were in bed.
The tumbled sea offers the next best thing:
a lush body of ambient piano
to hold close, lulling the
heaviest of hearts into a beautiful warmth,
despite the changing of seasons
and people.

ps.my rapid stream of posts is a clear
indication that i am spending
entirely too much time on the internet

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Veronica Lake - Discography

Sometimes, nothing can compare
to the humble honesty of
lofi pop. It is quite a comfort
hiding in the transparent
blanket away from the
synthetic polish of overproduction.

Sometimes, heartfelt lofi is the only
breath of truth available
in a school so overwhelmingly
fake.

(that being said,
some of these tracks
are quite well produced.
poof.)

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Mineral - End Serenading

Hopefully, you already have
this essential album
(and their debut, power of failing),
but if you are like my dear friend tk
and have for whatever reason,
been unable to get your
needy hands upon this,
please do not waste another
needy moment.

I don't care what All Music says,
this album rules and always will.

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Clams - Clams

To offset the devastating noise
of the previously posted
album, A Promise, the Clams
certainly deliver.
Enjoy the hazy relief
of this Japanese shoegaze
band's contrasting
sunny noise.

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Xiu Xiu - A Promise

I've been listening
to a whole lot of Xiu Xiu
as of late, this album in particular.
I am too tired, as usual,
to talk about this in any depth, but
rest assured that if you are
feeling anxiously devastated,
this album will be right up
your ally.

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