firepop Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Pre-orders are now up for the Tenement - Taking Everything 7" EP and the Scum Again - s/t 7" EP. Limited colored vinyl for those who get 'em early. www.firestarterrecords.com/catalog TOX10: Tenement - Taking Everything 7" Appleton, WI's Tenement play some of the best poppy/melodic grunge/punk we've ever heard. We were first introduced to them through their EP on 608 Kisses Records, which was surely a solid effort, but it was their songs on the split 7"s with Used Kids and Friendly Fire that really got us hooked, along with their contribution to the Dead Broke Rekerds vol. 3 cassette compilation. We found ourselves instantly neglecting everything else on these releases to keep going back and playing the Tenement tracks over and over and over. After catching a live show in DC on their tour with Used Kids we fell in love and now we couldn't be more excited to be releasing this 7" single of four brand new songs which were recorded at the same time as their Napalm Dream LP on Mandible Records/Hang Up Records. You can hear elements of influences from bands like Sugar, the Replacements, Mudhoney, Husker Du, and Tad, but the sound is all their own. Both the guitars and the vocals have that perfect balance of crunch and melody and the leads have just enough feedback to give them some grit. We can't get enough. Easily the best band we caught wind of in 2009. TOX14: Scum Again - s/t 7" Scum Again are a new-ish band out of Baltimore, MD featuring 5 guys who have been around the local punk scene for many years. You may have checked out some of their previous bands like Warpriest, The Squints, Diablero, Mind As Prison, and Plaguewielder...well this band only has the DIY ethic in common with their previous bands. These boys are letting their love for catchy poppy punk to shine through with Scum Again. You'll hear influences from bands like Crimpshrine, Fifteen, and the Broadways. Punk rock with hooks that's a bit rough around the edges. www.firestarterrecords.com/catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firepop Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 oh yeah...you can check out tracks from these records at our Bandcamp page - http://firestartertoxicpop.bandcamp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I got mine. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firepop Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 thanks to those that have ordered so far. keep 'em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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