Mind Equals Blown

The increasingly popular repertoire that Philly PA’s The Wonder Years have provided has been astonishing. Their sophomore effort The Upsides turned heads and made thousands of kids not sad anymore. The momentum created by The Upsides ended up being hard to top, but with their third full-length and Hopeless Records debut, Suburbia I’ve Given You

It wouldn’t be Austin Carlile if he didn’t start off the new year with ridiculousness.  As announced on AltPress.com, the screamer has returned to Of Mice & Men, which called meant the unceremonious firing of of current screamer Jerry Roush. In honor of the arrogance and atrocities, I’ve compiled a timeline of events.  

5 . The Gaslight Anthem-American Slang ­These New Jersey boys became famous in 2008 when they released The ’59 Sound, which blended blues, punk and pop in a way that hasn’t been seen since Bruce Springsteen. To expand their sound for the follow-up, the band incorporated classic soul into their sound, while still maintaining their

5. Foxy Shazam – Foxy Shazam: Perhaps not as heavy or spastic as previous albums, Foxy Shazam’s self-titled has the distinction of being the most cohesive of their releases to date. The record is grandiose in every sense of the word, with stadium rock flare that gives Freddie Mercury a stiffy straight from the grave.

5. Yeasayer – Odd Blood I had never listened to this band until about two months ago, and I didn’t like this record all that much on first listen. But something about it kept pulling me back and eventually it got to the point where I love almost every track on the album. The music

5. Pacer – No. 1 When The Steal split up, there was a huge gap waiting for a band like Pacer. It would be wrong to think of them as being purely a continuation of the bands they played in previously, because they really are so much more. While taking on board the raw energy

2010 is over. Its time to pick out the top artists from the last 365 of music. Click a link to see each writers personal 2010 list. JOEY’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 SEBASTIAN’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 JOE’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 PAT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 ERIC’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010 JACOB’S TOP ALBUMS

5. Versaemerge – Fixed At Zero You know that thing that pretty much every single pop band is lacking nowadays? It’s called originality and Versaemerge has it by the tons. Fixed At Zero was the year’s best debut, and in good reason too, the intense vocals of Sierra Kusterbeck, mixed in with the haunting programming