wreckords

wreckords is a music blog created by amos ilett, danny godstone and jordan overbye...... we live in a boring town so we write about interesting music

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Get Healthy

HEALTH - Get Color (2009)
wayyy better then their first album i believeeee so


01. In Heat ( 1:47)
02. Die Slow ( 3:12)
03. Nice Girls ( 3:10)
04. Death ( 2:39)
05. Before Tigers ( 3:26)
06. Severin ( 4:09)
07. Eat Flesh ( 4:02)
08. We Are Water ( 4:15)

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Fucked Up

Fucked Up are a hardcore punk band with a twist from Toronto, Canada.
Their second album "The Chemistry Of Modern Life" came out last year and has guest vocals from acts like vivian girls and dallas green.
The album, which is named after a book that told people how to take mushroooms and acid, is pretty experimental but most fucking definately worth a listen.

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Track Listing:
1. Son the Father (ft Lullaby Akresta)
2. Magic Word
3. Golden Seal
4. Days Of Last
5. Crooked Head
6. No Epiphany (ft Vivian Girls)
7. Black Albino Bones (ft Dallas Green)
8. Royal Swan (ft Katie Stelmanis)
9. Twice Born (ft Sebastian Grainger)
10. Looking For God
11. The Chemistry Of Modern Life

And the original lead guitarist was called Bitchass McGee... fuck yeah

Download that shit!
http://www.mediafire.com/?mfm00nrmj2m

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

for those currently painfully alone...

Is some american dude with an old style keyboard and a bag of emotions the size of a 16 year old scene gurrll.
new album "vs children" is a wierd mix of genres that creates a pretty cool sound...
is coming to australia soon also.

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download and listen up!
http://www.mediafire.com/?yymzu2rzid0

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

LOSING FEELING

this morning no age announced their new EP- losing feeling!

just got it then, it's so amazing! from what i have heard it has everything that you would expect from no age, but i'm still giving it a listen

it's currently being streamed on the subpop website but you can download below right nowwww!

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1 Losing Feeling
2 Genie
3 Aim at the Airport
4 You’re a Target


download losing feeling!- http://www.mediafire.com/?btjq1g12zhz

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OHANA

Ohana is an Australian DIY minimalist/post-hardcore/post-rock band who recently released their highly anticipated second album "Dead Beat". As of December 2008 they are on indefinite hiatus.


1. One Of Four
2. When Things Come Alive
3. End Fabric Indefinite
4. Bad Credit/Good posture
5. Birth Of The Clinic
6. They Scoundrels
7. Foreign Profession
8. Our Distant Foundations

i love all of the songs except for foreign profession


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

i'm dragging a dead deer up a hill

Grouper is musician liz harris and her guitar with a buttload of reverb, delay and a bit of gain making some awesome ambient/ noise music.


my latest obsession, dragging a dead deer up a hill is a collection of droney and repetitive, in and out of focus tracks that all somehow manage to flow together and is so easy to listen to.


give this album a listen, go to sleep to it maybe, it's a whole lot of ambient goodness.

favourite trax? all of them!

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track listing:

disengaged
heavy water// I'd rather be sleeping
stuck
when we fall
travelling through a sea
fishing bird (empty gutted in the evening breeze)
irresistable
i'm dragging a dead deer up a hill
cover over
wind and snow
tidal wave
we've all gone to sleep

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heavy water// i'd rather be sleeping video by aske emil

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

see all your sorrow, but behind be tomorrow...

My Bloody Valentine are best known for loveless, but i have recently discovered that their old stuff is nearly, if not just as good.

The 'tremolo' ep is an amazing mix of their earlier and later sounds and features 'to here knows when' which also appeared on loveless.

on this ep they experimented with some sweet exotic samples like bongos and some fuckin flutes n shit.

tremolo ep my bloody valentine Pictures, Images and Photos

1. To Here Knows When
2. Swallow
3. Honey Power
4. Moon Song


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

He was drunk and exhausted but he was critically acclaimed and respected.

The Hold Steady are a "riff-heavy classic rock" band from Brooklyn, America that have released 4 records so far. Their album "Boys And Girls In America" was released in 2006 and after having had it on my itunes its been on constant rotation. The band which takes inspiration from post-punk and "classic rock" (fuck i hate that term) based the album on a book by novelist Jack Kerouac. The album has been reviewed well from everywhere.
Give it a listen, every track is fucking amazing.

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Track Listing:

1. Stuck Between Stations
2. Chips Ahoy!
3. Hot Soft Light
4. Same Kooks
5. First Night
6. Party Pit
7. You Can Make Him Like You
8. Massive Nights
9. Citrus
10. Chillout Tent
11. Southtown Girls

Every Track Is Good. "Stuck Between Stations" and "Chillout Tent" Exceptional.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Instrumental mixtape

instrumental music..... music with no vocals


Track Listing
01. Sonic Youth - The Simpsons Theme
02. Fashion Launches Rocket Launches - Holla
03. Joy Division - Incubation
04. My Bloody Valentine - Touched
05. Mr. Maps - Life Like Little Soldiers (Lines Version)
06. Explosions In The Sky - The Only Moment We Were Alone
07. This Will Destroy You -  There Are Some Remedies Worse Than The Disease
08. Decoder Ring - Carillion


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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

SEE DEEZ NUTS IN YOUR MOUTH, BITCH!

people have tried to fuse rap and hardcore before, but it's always been fucking shit, like limp bizkit.

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Deez Nuts, however party really fucking hard.

the album "Stay True" (which me, Jordan and Danny all love) features guest appearances from Jamie of The Red Shore, and Ahren from Amity.

they are a nice break from the usually way too serious attitudes that most of today's hardcore bands have, cause they talk about partying hard, hustlin' and getting paid and/or laid... which is what i relate to best. (lol)
my favourites are stay true and like there's not tommorow... and I hustle everyday
but i hate their beastie boys cover.............


Stay True

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1. Stay True
2. Damn Right
3. Love Hate
4. Fuck What You Think
5. I Hustle Everyday
6. It's Like That And That's The Way It Is
7. Tonight We're Gonna Party
8. Like There's No Tomorrow
9. Your Mother Should've Swallowed You
10. Move Back
11. Never Grow Up
12. Fuck The World)
13. Fight For Your Right

download that shit here!


i am meant to be seeing them this friday but it's sold out! (fuck!)

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Monday, June 22, 2009

deerhunter

hello
deerhunter are like this 4 peice band from america that play a wide range of genre's that include ambient, shoegaze, noise rock and even post-punk
weird era cont was released as a bonus disc on the bands album "microcastle"
this album is differant because each song is written and perfomed by just one member of the band
i got to see deerhunter live about 2 weeks ago when they played in brisbane, and it was just so good
my favorite TWO songs off this album would be "backspace century" which im pretty sure bradford cox (atlas sound) wrote, and "focus group" which i think lockett pundt (lotus plaza) wrote, but i'm not too sure
seriously, this is a really good band


Track Listing:
1. "Backspace Century" - 2:19
2. "Operation" - 4:04
3. "Ghost Outfit" - 0:33
4. "Dot Gain" - 3:19
5. "Vox Celeste" - 3:31
6, "Cicadas" - 2:30
7. "Vox Humana" - 2:32
8. "VHS Dream" - 2:33
9. "Focus Group" - 2:49
10. "Slow Swords" - 3:25
11. "Weird Era" - 2:40
12. "Moon Witch Cartridge" - 1:32
13. "Calvary Scars II/Aux Out" - 10:12

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Friday, June 19, 2009

You're Living All Over Me

New album by rad 1980-90s alternative darlings Dinosaur Jr.

Written and recorded in J. Mascis's bedroom the album is only their second album in over 10 years and moves back to their early sound of the 90s but still retains Mascis's amazing guitar and "slacker drawl" singing and also Lou Barlow's pounding bass lines.

Official release date is the 23rd of June but thanks to the magic of the internet it's available at the link below for free now.

Check it out for the amazing guitar and a nice reminder 90's alternative.

Top songs for me have been "Pieces" and "I Don't Wanna Go There" so far.

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Farm Track Listing (As Of My Dodgy Itunes) -
1. Pieces
2. I Want You To Know
3. Ocean In The Way
4. Plans
5. Your Weather
6. Over It
7. Friends
8. Said The People
9. There's No Here
10. See You
11. I Don't Wanna Go There
12. Imagination Blind


Download Dinosaur Jr "Farm" Here

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

MIXTAPES

OLDIES mixtape by Danny

1. Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
2. The Weight - The Band
3. Just Like Heaven - Dinosaur Jr
4. Down By the River - Neil Young
5. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
6. Atmosphere - Joy Division
7. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - David Bowie


Click HERE to download danny's OLDIES mixtape


PUNK mixtape by Amos

1. Straight Edge - Minor Threat
2. Lionheart - Have Heart
3. Promises Kept - Champion
4. Ceromony - Carpathian
5. The New Fury - Verse
6. The Factory - Hopeless
7. Lines Of Seperation - Dead Swans

Click HERE to download amos's punk mixtape

NOISE mixtape by Jordan

Track Listing
1. Rip Allegory - Times New Viking
2. Brain Burner - No Age
3. California Goths - Wavves
4. Nedia - Marl Karx
5. Girl Attorney - HEALTH
6. Cranes - Abe Vigoda

Click HERE to download jordan's noise mixtape

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Am i just in heaven or las vegas?

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The Cocteau Twins fucking rule. listen to this album.


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1. Cherry-coloured Funk
2. Pitch The Baby
3. Iceblink Luck
4. Fifty-fifty Clown
5. Heaven Or Las Vegas
6. I Wear Your Ring
7. Fotzepolitic
8. Wolf In The Breast
9. Road, River And Rail
10. Frou-frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires

http://www.mediafire.com/?cmmidduzzjm Download that shit!

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Wavves Wavvves


wavves is nathan williams, a beach punk/noise rock musician from california
although personally he is a loser, he makes some REALLY cool music
apparently he edits his music in garage band to give it that fuzzy/home recording sound lol


california goths appears on both albums, but like the songs are completly differant and both brilliant
the intro songs on both albums ('intro goth' & 'rainbow everywhere') are pretty cool and so is 'wavves' and 'vermin' on 'wavves' and 'to the dregs', 'so bored' and 'gun in the sun' on 'wavvves'

Wavves - Wavves (2008)


1. "Intro Goth" – 1:22
2. "California Goth" – 2:18
3. "Wavves" – 3:08
4. "Lover" – 1:24
5. "Space Raider" – 2:19
6. "Vermin" – 4:07
7. "Side Yr On" – 3:04
8. "Beach Goth" – 2:28
9. "The Boys Will Love Us" – 2:23
10. "Spaced Raider" – 2:02
11. "Yoked" – 2:28
12. "Teenage Super Party" – 1:40


click HERE to download WAVVES

Wavves - Wavvves (2009)


1. "Rainbow Everywhere" – 1:29
2. "Beach Demon" - 3:31
3. "To the Dregs" – 1:56
4. "Sun Opens My Eyes" – 3:20
5. "Gun in the Sun" – 2:33
6. "So Bored" – 3:13
7. "Goth Girls" – 3:13
8. "No Hope Kids" - 2:13
9. "Weed Demon" – 6:55
10. "California Goths" – 2:21
11. "Summer Goth" – 2:05
12. "Beach Goth" – 3:51
13. "Killr Punx, Scary Demons" – 1:25
14. "Surf Goth" – 2:08

click HERE to download WAVVVES

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Friday, June 5, 2009

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are an art-rock band from Austin, Texas. I Found their latest offering "The Century Of Self" after being told it sounded like Japandroids... which it does slightly.

They are a 6 piece with each member playing multiple instruments at different intervals throughout the album. It's been on regular rotation on my Itunes for about 2 days now and it blows my mind. The walls of sound are immense and the fact they have so many different tracks going on at the same time just makes it better.

Give it a listen if you liked Japandroids :)

Another cool thing, the album artwork is done completely in blue pen... check it...

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Track Listing:

1. Giants Causeway
2. Far Pavillions
3. Isis Unveiled
4. Halcyon Days
5. Bells Of Creation
6. Fields Of Coal
7. Inland Sea
8. Luna Park
9. Pictures Of An Only Child
10. Insatiable One
11. Ascending
12. An August Theme
13. Insatiable Two

Favourite track so far is "Isis Unveiled"

Download
"The Century Of Self"

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

It's Raining In Vancouver But I Don't Give A Fuck Cause I'm Coming Home Tonight

Japandroids or sometimes JPNDRDS are a garage/noise pop band who recently released their first album "Post-Nothing".

Wanky name for an album but fuck it's awesome. They follow the format of many other noise pop groups, guitar and drums, but manage to produce some great walls of sound. 

Simple vocal melodies and pumping guitar sounds propel this album from the norm to the best thing I've heard in ages.

Favourite track "Young Hearts Spark Fire" glides through 5+ minutes and "Wet Hair" and "Sovereignty" make for great listening also.

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Track Listing:

1. The Boys Are Leaving Town
2. Young Hearts Spark Fire
3. Wet Hair
4. Rockers East Vancouver
5. Heart Sweats
6. Crazy/Forever
7. Soveriegnty
8. I Quit Girls


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wives

For those who like No Age and Wavves, Wives should be just for you (even though they don't sound at all like either of them.) it was one of the dudes from no age and the dude from wavves and this band teared up pretty hard.

they have an oldschool and upbeat punk & hardcore sound with a noise rock feel, its pretty good.

to be honest i only downloaded this album like 3 hours ago but have given it a pretty good listen

the best parts are at the end where the singer is like "get a new fucking job" and "yeah i fucked up once..."

favourite song: babies

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1. 4X4
2. Babies
3. Mountainous
4. We Came Out Like Tigers
5. All Dads Alike
6. Boys Club
7. I've Got This One Partner
8. Wasted Again, Again
9. Squeeze Your Eyes So Tight
10. Mother Russia
11. Big Idea
12. Lunch Money
13. We'd Never Assume That
14. Brickface

Download "Erect the Youth problem"

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

drum's are not dead

liars are this three peice band from america (but the lead singer is from australia, nice)
you can tell that in liars latest (and greatest) album "drums not dead" the drums are defiantly not dead
while two of the three members are on drum kits (and one of the two playing guitar in a couple of songs) the third member is creating very unique guitar distortion souds as well as singing with a distinctive voice while changing the speed and pitch of his voice throughout the album constantly.

seriously, this album has been my favourite for a while now and it never gets old
my favourite song off the album? i actually cant decide, there all too good


Track Listing

  1. "Be Quiet Mt. Heart Attack!" – 3:28
  2. "Let's Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack" – 4:31
  3. "A Visit from Drum" – 4:19
  4. "Drum Gets a Glimpse" – 4:14
  5. "It Fit When I Was A Kid" – 4:02
  6. "The Wrong Coat for You Mt. Heart Attack" – 3:59
  7. "Hold You, Drum" – 4:42
  8. "It's All Blooming Now Mt. Heart Attack" – 3:09
  9. "Drum and the Uncomfortable Can" – 4:55
  10. "You, Drum" – 1:15
  11. "To Hold You, Drum" – 4:04
  12. "The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack" – 4:45
download Liars HERE

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Listen close and don't be stoned...

"kind of like my bloody valentine but not really"
Slowdive were a killer bands that formed in the late 80's, nearly becoming big but then breaking up a year after their best album, Souvlaki was released.
it's got everything you would expect from a shoegaze band, and it's reeeally fucking slow-paced.
definately worth a listen or two... Also, Eno produced that shit.

my favourite tracks are Alison, Machine Gun and When the Sun Hits



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1. Alison
2. Machine Gun
3. 40 Days
4. Sing
5. Here She Comes
6. Souvlaki Space Station
7. When the Sun Hits
8. Altogether Listen
9. Melon Yellow
10. Dagger
11. Some Velvet Morning
12. Good Day Sunshine
13. Missing You
14. Country Rain



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Lotus Plaza

lotus plaza is the solo work of deerhunter’s lockett pundt
his debut album the floodlight collective has really impressed a lot of people and challenged the music ability of fellow band member bradford cox (lead vocalisit of deerhunter and also has his own solo project out called atlas sound). the album really focuses on guitar melodys with soothing plaintive vocals


 my favorite song off the album is defiantly "whiteout", and to find out he sings on the track "agoraphobia" from deerhunter's latest album "microcastle "just made me like him even more



Track Listing

1. Red Oak Way
2. Quicksand
3. These Years
4. Different Mirrors
5. Whiteout
6. What Grows?
7. Sunday Night
8. Antoine
9. The Floodlight Collective
10. A Threaded Needle

click here to download Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective

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This Is What People Do When They're Not Chilling With The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens

Annie Clark the multi-instrumentalist from The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens touring band has come out with her second solo release "Actor".


Seeking obvious influences from her time with Sufjan, the album's really ambient and heavy with a very layered feel. 

It has great use of a drum machine and wierd production sounds, which is quite peculiar considering it was written only in GarageBand.

Her voice flows through 40 minutes and really catches the vast soundscapes achieved in her other projects without sounding like a carbon copy. 

Stand-out track for me was "Marrow".

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Track Listing:
1. The Strangers
2. Save Me From What I Want
3. The Neighbours
4. Actor Out Of Work
5. Black Rainbow
6. Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood
7. Marrow
8. The Bed
9. The Party
10. Just The Same But Brand New
11. The Sequel

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Ambience in abundance.

Explosions In The Sky are a sweet band from texas.

The best way to describe their sound would be 'instrumental/ambient/progressive post rock'... but then you would just sound like a wanker...

It's pretty easy on the ears and makes for some good sleeping or zoning-out music.

There is lot's of single note guitar action and tremolo picking and a whole lot of delay. also i'm pretty sure sometimes they use 3 guitars...

they reap the puss live.






1. The Birth And Death Of The Day
2. Welcome, Ghosts
3. It's Natural To Be Afraid
4. What Do You Go Home To?
5. Catastrophe And The Cure
6. So Long, Lonesome

My favourite track is So Long, Lonesome

Download the album "All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone"

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