patron Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Montreal, Quebec's SONIC AVENUES just released the best record of 2012. Dirtnap Records are doing the American LP/CD, Taken By Surprise and Sabotage Records are doing the European versions, and Hosehead Records is doing the cassette. From Dirtnap: SONIC AVENUES are just four Montreal kids who started riffing punk tunes in 2006, but since getting swept up in the booming punk epicentre of neighbouring Ottawa, they've been catapulted into the ranks of the best pop-punk acts in Canada! After releasing a few singles, SONIC AVENUES dropped a bomb in late 2009 with their debut LP on Ottawa's infamous Going Gaga Records. Within a few short months, the record had sold-out twice, including a European repress by Germany's fine Taken By Surprise and Sabotage Records. Two years later, after obliterating eardrums from stages across North America and Europe, they returned home to record a crushing follow-up, Television Youth, for prestigious Portland-based label Dirtnap Records. Featuring more of the over-driven guitars, infectious harmonized melodies and blazing 2-3 minute songs that powered their debut, the AVES have nonetheless pushed the limits into new territories with this latest offering. In short, Television Youth is punkier, poppier, louder and dirtier than anything they've done before. Armed with this devastating new arsenal, as well as ambitious touring plans spanning the (un)civilized world, SONIC AVENUES are sure to keep fists in the air and beers a-flyin' for years to come. Dirtnap LP: http://www.greennoiserecords.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=sonic+avenues&x=0&y=0 Hosehead cassette: http://hoseheadrecords.bigcartel.com/products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 This album rules! Reminds me a ton of the Exploding Hearts, just a tad bit grittier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 This album rules! Reminds me a ton of the Exploding Hearts, just a tad bit grittier. Definitely a fair comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 This album is streaming on the band's Punknews page. http://www.punknews.org/bands/sonicavenues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 This sounds cool. For some reason though, I totally thought the band and album title were a play on Sonic Youth at first.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpopkid Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's going to take some serious doing to top this record in 2012. I will reserve judgement until I hear the new Night Marchers and Sick Sick Birds records though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 There is a new Night Marchers record??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's going to take some serious doing to top this record in 2012. I will reserve judgement until I hear the new Night Marchers and Sick Sick Birds records though. What did you think of the Uranium Comeback track that came out this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I'm trying to make some space in my room for the next three tapes we have coming out in the next month. If you spend $10 or more (so one shirt or two tapes) and enter the code "SPACESALE" you'll get 15% off. Sale is good through to Sunday night at midnight. www.hoseheadrecords.bigcartel.com www.facebook.com/hoseheadrecords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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