Wavelets
Athaletics
Tiny Engines (2012)
The term emo is an overused and wrongly purposed adjective in today’s music culture, often used to describe overbearing metalcore. To this young writer “emo” music comes from bands of the nineties that are in the vein of Sunny Day Real Estate and The Promise Ring, characterized by a healthy balance of vocal strain and heartfelt lyrics, not sick breakdowns and heavy growls. Athletics–the debut full length from Wavelets—pays excellent homage to the genre while remaining progressive enough to be both current and a breath of fresh air in a dying scene. Hailing from the notorious Gainesville, Florida (location of The FEST, in case you didn’t know) makes it no easy task for a band to make an impact. The five-piece has self-released a few digital EPs and a split with Senders. They have now been picked up by the newer label Tiny Engines for the release of this full-length, recorded at Black Bear Studios, showing that they are doing something right. The 9 songs only come to a modest 23-and-a-half minutes and, while the overall experience is enjoyable, this record feels as if it is over far too soon – as if the engine is just getting started before … Read more
Lions Lions
To Carve Our Names
Hollywood Waste (2012)
Lions Lions are a band you should be listening to, but probably aren’t. Regardless of the years spent developing in … Read more
State Lines
Self Titled
Tiny Engines (2012)
Hailing from Long Island, NY, State Lines come from a long list of notable punk bands who call the area … Read more
