Osier Bed - Do You Think I'm Spooky (2012)/ I'm ok. - Fuck Everything (2012)

Double post! These two releases are both emo EPs from my home state, CT. Unlike many of the bands I see around, these are not simply friendrock for me (that being a band you support simply because you like to support the members as their your friends).

The first is the second release from Osier Bed, a band which I upped to FC a while back. They've developed their sound a bit on this one, with more 90s emo influence, and better recording quality than the last release. Riffs on this is fucking awesome. You can download this for what you want here:
http://osierbed.bandcamp.com/

I'm Ok is up next. Very noodley guitar, yelling, songs about quitting your shitty job at the grocery store, what more could you want? If you follow contemporary emo at all (I realize this is a shot in the dark), this band includes members of The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, a more post-rock/twinkly/pop brand of this CT sound. Get their EP here: http://imok.bandcamp.com/




Until next time.

- A

Osier Bed - Demo (2011)

This local, catchy, noodley, and not cheesy *gasp* emo/pop-punk outfit are top shelf. Straightforward songs with good melodies, screamy but tasteful vocals and lyrics filled with Twin Peaks references. Can't go wrong. I've had this demo tape running in my car going on 3 weeks now so definitely check this one out. If it's a little sloppy for your taste, they've tightened up their act and plan on recording more soon. I can't wait, and hopefully you'll all get pumped too.

Download It (legally!): http://osierbed.bandcamp.com/

Buy It: Contact them! They're nice guys.

-A

Beau Navire (2011)

In the wake of the Appleseed Cast post, I thought I would share something equally as soaked in adolescent angst. Beau Navire is a west coast screamo outfit with members who have been involved in Loma Prieta (check their awesome first LP Last City), I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism in Your Yearbook (short but great discography), and Punch, just to name a few. With great dramatic emo instrumentals, that nostalgic tinge sticks around throughout their demo and EP. Their LP, Hours, is supposed to be just as fantastic, but I haven't delved too far into it yet. All three links are below, and for a little taste, here's a song off the EP thats damn fine.

Demo: www.mediafire.com/?j5twmhmzhjy

Life Moves EP: www.mediafire.com/?g5g6f07mlqmt4ao

Hours LP: http://www.4shared.com/rar/xzRlaTmh/Beau_Navire_-_2011_Hours.html

-A