Sorority Noise

Sorority Noise are a four-piece indie/punk/emo band from Hartford, Connecticut that formed in 2013. The band was formed by members of Old Gray and Two Humans, though Sorority Noise certainly hold their own and stand out from their other projects. They've kept busy in the two years they've been active, and their sole full-length Forgettable is anything but that. Sorority Noise play an energetic but emotionally disenchanted brand of punk, with a lot of heavily distorted parts mixed in with more subtle melodies. Their choruses are super catchy, with very personal lyrics that never get too melodramatic or corny, but still incredibly relatable. As far as musical comparisons, you could say bands like The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, Brand New, You Blew It!, and Tigers Jaw might work, though the minute you hear Sorority Noise you'll hear the distinction from the aforementioned bands. These guys have put out some incredible material that has pushed them past being just a "side-project", and they continue to garner more and more attention. Enjoy.

Young Luck (2013)

1. Queen Anne's Lace

2. Mediocre At best

3. Still Shrill

4. A Brief Dissertation On A Night Spent Talking In A Boston Accent

Quiet Hours (2013)

1. Still Shrill (Acoustic)

2. Smooth Jazz

Forgettable (2014)

1. Rory Shield

2. Mediocre At Best

3. Dirty Ickes

4. Nick Kwas Christmas Party

5. Queen Anne's Lace

6. Still Shrill

7. Blonde Hair, Black Lungs

8. Smooth Jazz

9. Smoke

Sorority Noise/Radiator Hospital (2014)

1. Radiator Hospital - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles Cover) 

2. Sorority Noise - Everyday (Buddy Holly Cover)

Somos/Sorority Noise (2014)

1. Somos - Letters From An Absent Future

2. Somos - Back And Forth

3. Sorority Noise - Dobranoc

4. Sorority Noise - Wesleyan's Best Dressed

Joy, Departed (2015)

1. Blissth

2. Corrigan

3. Fluorescent Black

4. Nolsey

5. Your Soft Blood

6. Art School Wannabe

7. Fuchsia

8. Using

9. Mononokay

10. When I See You (Timberwolf)

Tiny Rick (Rick and Morty Cover) (2015)

1. Tiny Rick (Let Me Out)

Everything Is Alright (MCS) (2016)

1. Everything Is Alright (Motion City Soundtrack (Motion City Soundtrack cover)

It Kindly Stopped For Me (2016)

1. Either Way

2. A Will

3. Fource

4. XC

Sorority Noise/The World is a Beautiful & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die (2016)

1. Sorority Noise - Leaf Ellis

2. The World is a Beautiful & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Smoke & Felt

Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis (Brand New) (2017)

1. Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis (Brand New cover)

You're Not As ____ As You Think (2017)

1. No Halo

2. A Portrait Of

3. First Letter From St. Sean

4. A Better Sun

5. Disappeared

6. Car

7. Where Are You?

8. Second Letter From St. Julien

9. Leave The Fan On

10. New Room

Alone (2017)

1. Week 51

2. Fermata

YNAAYT (2018)

1. No Halo (Rearranged 2018)

2. A Portrait Of (Rearranged 2018)

3. First Letter From St. Sean (Rearranged 2018)

4. A Better Sun (Rearranged 2018)

5. Disappeared (Rearranged 2018)

6. Car (Rearranged 2018)

7. Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (Rearranged 2018)

8. Second Letter From St. Julien (Rearranged 2018)

9. Leave The Fan On (Rearranged 2018)

10. Windowwww

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Life On The Sideline

Band submission. Life On The Sideline are an alternative rock/pop punk band from Hartford, Connecticut that formed in 2012. This band plays music in a very passionate way, and the results are breathtaking. They're very melodic, particularly with the guitar work, with both guitars constantly intertwining and pulling out all the best techniques one can equip their arsenal with. There's a plethora of great lead lines that are backed by octaves and every emo band's favourite chords, all with a keen sense of melody. The drums are very tight and make great use of the toms, and the bass is rock steady and holds each song together while driving them forward. The vocals sound particularly "emotional", with every line sounding like it's being shuddered with honesty. They also make great use of gang vocals at perfectly placed points that make me feel as if I'm a part of the song almost, which really made me connect and relate to these songs more. This band has really impressed me, if you can't already tell. It kind of sounds like they're channelling Taking Back Sunday, The Get Up Kids, Transit, and Real Friends into this one glorious entity.

They're going to be recording a new EP in August, which I am highly, highly anticipating and looking forward to. You can check out a live session above where they play one new song from their upcoming EP, and "Malone Avenue" from Outpatient. I seriously advise listening to this band. Their previous material is available below, which is definitely worth your time, and I'm sure the new EP will deliver the same amazing result. Enjoy.

To Whom It May Concern (2012)

1. To Whom It May Concern

Outpatient (2012)

1. Malone Avenue

2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Honesty Is A Dying Breed (2014)

1. Wake Up

2. Everything I Lost

3. Honesty Is A Dying Breed

4. Surround

5. I'm A Wreck

6. Drive

7. Artless

8. I'd Be Nothing

9. Rough Draft

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