acceptance: Acceptance's sparkling rock themes unveil not only their previous musical experience, mostly coming from punk rock ground, but also the crossbred musical wishes shared by each member of the lineup. Forming in Seattle, WA, Acceptance signed their particular view of alternative pop/rock not only due to their pure rocking influences, but also because of their candid pop preferences.
best songs ~ Bleeding Heart, Permanent
CDs ~ Lost For Words, Black Lines to Battlefields
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ari hest: Armed with a voice that’s reminiscent of James Taylor and Peter Gabriel, Ari has gone from being a college student playing out his hobby for other students, to being a career musician.
best songs ~ Caught Up in Your Love, Consistency
CDs ~ Incomplete, Come Home, Story After Story
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armor for sleep: Reflective, sincere emo in its purist form. FYI: armor for sleep refers to capturing the most reflective moments of life before unconscious sleep where you are forced to face your thoughts
best songs ~ Raindrops
CDs ~ Dream To Make Believe (you can listen to the whole album on their site)
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autopilot off: their uncompromising sound, lyrical ingenuity and unrelenting DIY ethos have earned them the respect of their peers as well: Good Charlotte, AFI and Sum 41 all handpicked Autopilot Off to open for them on recent tours. They say, “We're a tight-knit band that's worked hard to get where we are. We're not the flavor of the minute. We're not a niche band, we're not emo or hardcore. We're harder to categorize. I guess you could say we're a melodic rock band, but our roots are in punk.”
best songs ~ Nothing Frequency, I Know You're Waiting
CDs ~ Autopilot Off, Make A Sound
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bayside: good ole alternative rock with deep, heartfelt lyrics, melody lines, and harmonies, surrounded by intricate guitar work.... and they're 20-somethings who are self-described brooders
best songs ~ How To Fix Everything
CDs ~ Long Stories Short, Sirens and Condolences
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bear vs. shark: Bear Vs Shark strive to make music that is a cathartic, inspiring and emotionally cleansing experience for themselves and their listeners. Bringing a sense of musical history and genuine sincerity to their songs, they play with no emotional pretenses and hope to show true love for the music that has inspired them.
best songs ~ Ma Jolie
CDs ~ Right Now, You're In The Best Of Hands. And If Everything Isn't Quite Right, You'll Know In a Hurry (note: seriously - that whole thing the title of their new full length)
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big city dreams: Acoustic power-pop with the heart of indie rock, Big City Dreams create music that transcends boundaries. Plus mark has a voice that rivals dashboard’s vocals.
best songs ~ I Wish There Were 5 Seasons, You Won't Be the Last
CDs ~ To Say The Least EP
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bleu: Amplifier Magazine dubbed Redhead “the first truly great record of 2003… wall to wall pop nirvana, all killer hooks and big guitars” while Request Magazine gave the disc “5 stars” and made the comparison of “The Smithereens on speed, Ron Sexsmith rocking out, Semisonic on steroids”. I could have stood and listened to him all night when I saw him opening for howie day... he's just unbelievable, you must listen.
best songs ~ Searchin' For the Satellites, Somebody Else
CDs ~ Headroom, Redhead
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boxcar racer: amazing punk rock band (side project for Travis and Tom from Blink)
best songs ~ There is, Watch the World, I Feel So
CDs ~ Boxcar Racer, There Is
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brand new: they don’t like the emo label, so I won’t use it… let’s call their brand of music pop punk, even though that’s not quite right. You should definitely listen to them though. They are very talented and fun to listen to.
best songs ~ The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, Jude Law
CDs ~ Your Favorite Weapon, Deja Entendu
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breaking pangaea: emo/melodic rock band… the deal on these guys is that they aren't together at the moment, Fred was playing for Taking Back Sunday, and Will helped start a little band called Straylight Run (see further down this page) FYI: pangaea is the name of the hypothetical supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the world before it broke up into the continents as we know them
best songs ~ Raindrops
CDs ~ Take Apart the Worlds, Phoenix, Canon to a Whisper
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camden: Gorgeous, soaring, emotional rock. (they’ve broken up, but don’t let that make you turn away from Reel Time Canvas – must have for emo music lovers) William and Ryan went on to join The Promise Ring (see below)
best songs ~ Running, Breathless, Bread: Side A
CDs ~ Reel Time Canvas, Pieces of Places
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