#twinkle rock

[flowerpot-records]

New band on the label Owney The Postal Dog has their first EP out now! FFO American Football, Slint, Toe

[allovertheplaceband]

We’ve got a new mix on this song with new horn and guitar parts! Take a listen, get hype for the 7″ 

[allovertheplaceband]

Every day we’ll be sharing another song from the album and talking about it!

Don’t Think  is the All Over The Place take on a riff that started as a Reflections Of Stars song.  However, once Kellen wrote his bass part and we finalized the arrangement, it was clear that this was the definitive version.  The strong and unpredictable bass line leads the song through to one of our favorite ‘breakdowns’ on the album, where it doubles with Cy’s tuba to make a strong bass section behind the twinkly guitars. And then we get loud again and we yell a lot, which is always fun.

[slurpeecup-blog1]

This is my favorite album right now.

[ohnoimlateforschool]

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Band: Palmkite - 2011

Band location: Northport, NY

Why we like it: Years after their last EP, which literally came out in 2011, classic twinkle rockers Palmkite are back with 2011, a five-song release on sorry girls records. Palmkite are really more members of the Mallard / Footnotes / Marquette school of indie emo than part of the contemporary scene; their riffs are unindulgent, their vocals are lower and softer, and their songs, in general, feel less rushed, less urgent, and less pushy than most.

Previous Palmkite has been of slightly sketchy demo quality, which, in the case of Palmkite Demo (2009), duh, but between The Sound of Snowfall and 2011, there’s a fairly significant step up. The two guitars in 2011 are incredibly well-balanced, to the point where songs like “Didn’t We Do This Yesterday?” greatly benefit from decent headphones. The tone fits perfectly, too; Palmkite’s guitars are slightly constrained and rarely approach anything resembling distortion.

The most unique aspect of Palmkite’s music, though, is the vocal style. Lyrically, 2011 jumps happily from wordplay (‘Hold me, hold you / Who’s holding whom?’) to nostalgia (Feels like it’s been a lifetime / but your hair looks great, you smell the same, you haven’t changed at all’) to poignant narrative (‘I feel four time zones away / from anything I could want to say’). The main vocalist (Sam Karpp? Facebook is unclear) generally stays within a limited range of a lower octave. The range is similar to the American Football LP, maybe, but his tone is slightly more affected. When they sing about Austin’s ‘shit scenes’ or ‘going deeper into theory,’ the low-keyness makes the lines feel more natural. When their voice does break slightly in the huge riff of “Eye on the Door,” it feels all the more meaningful.

Where to listen/buy: Bandcamp or buy a tape!!!!

- Ben Curttright