Just wanted to do a brief write-up about the stuff I really dig about these albums. If you want to hear some tracks from these albums, as well as many more of my favorite songs from this year, check out my 2017 Playlist series. #4 (Tie) – Knuckle Puck – Shapeshifter and Neck Deep – The Peace and the […]

2017 – The Playlist Posts Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 16. The Front Bottoms – “Don’t Fill Up on Chips” I had heard of The Front Bottoms before this, but everything I had heard from them led me to believe they were just a stoner-focused Say Anything ripoff. Going Grey, released […]

2017 – The Playlist Posts Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 13. Good Old War – “Part of Me” I love Good Old War. Everything they do is solid. I missed seeing them twice this year, which is a real bummer. Their melodies are so well crafted, you can’t not appreciate […]

2017 – The Playlist Posts Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Let’s get things back on track after that Taylor Swift detour yesterday. Just mellow out for a few tracks and take it all in. 9. Pet Symmetry – “You & Me & Mt. Hood” This is a song about camping, […]

2017 – The Playlist Posts Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 No intro today. Just music. Please proceed. 5. The Movielife – “Ghosts in the Photographs” I’ve always flirted with the idea of being way into The Movielife. They’ve got a good handful of songs that really scratch an itch for […]

2017 – The Playlist Posts Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 This year has been one of my favorite periods in music in a long while. There has been a huge resurgence in pop-punk and emo in recent years, and it really hit its stride in in 2017. I took advantage […]