We Were Skeletons

We Were Skeletons were a three-piece screamo/post-hardcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania that formed in 2007 and ended in 2013. They're equal parts aggressive and technical, and recall great bands like Hot Cross, Off Minor, and Fugazi. Their earliest works are quite chaotic and explosive, with frenzied guitars and vocals tearing over each other. By their final (and arguably definitive) LP Blame & Aging, We Were Skeletons had established themselves as one of the best screamo bands around. Their dark sound, angular chords and rhythms, blend of dissonance and melody, and tightness as a band had peaked, and the results are incredible. It's one of the decade's best output in terms of screamo, post-hardcore, whatever you want to call it. They were an amazing band, and thankfully put out a decent chunk of music to enjoy for years to come. Enjoy.

Summers (2008)

1. Accusations

2. Organs

3. Passions

4. Mistakes

5. Sewers

6. Naked As We Came (Iron & Wine cover)

7. Gravesites

8. Floorboards

9. Friends

10. Chemistries

Ryan Oatman (2009)

1. 99% Of The Time The Wolves Eat The Children

2. Who Are These Children And Why Are They Calling Me Their Mother?

3. I Am Orchid

4. Merchandise (Fugazi cover)

We Were Skeletons (2010)

1. Drawn From The House I've Burnt

2. Exposure To Heavy Metal Causes Whatever

3. Pudge Paws

4. It's Like Science

5. Kids

6. Her Stomach Is A Lioness

7. Bruce Willis Is Dead The Whole Time

8. This Destroys Us

9. Well, I Did Spend A Whole Year In College

4-Way Split (2011)

1. Florence & Libby - That's Where The Feathers Came From

2. Florence & Libby - Sunrise, Atlantic

3. Florence & Libby - Worth The Drive

4. Florence & Libby - These Days

5. Florence & Libby - Eggplant Caponata

6. Kids - Tony "Rocky Horror"

7. Kids - Crow Hobble (I Got This)

8. Kids - 24

9. Kids - I'm Sorry I'm A Creepy Fuck

10. Kids - Life Is A Grave, Dig It

11. Kids - My Man, The Girl

12. Kids - Our Backlash To The PC Hysteria Is Not A Fucking Joke

13. We Were Skeletons - Moleman Punched A Cop

14. We Were Skeletons - Weekend At Molemans, Pt. 2

15. Paxton - My Fallback Career As A Professional Wrestling Referee

16. Paxton - Tecmo Superbowl

17. Paxton - Caribou Queen

18. Paxton - Positive Life Choices

Note: We Were Skeletons tracks only

We Were Skeletons/мища (2011)

1. We Were Skeletons - Wolves

2. We Were Skeletons - The Ghost Of Jean Glam

3. мища  - A Midwinter Night's Dream

4. мища - ...At Least We Got Capri Suns

The Saddest Landscape/We Were Skeletons (2011)

1. The Saddest Landscape - Shifting My Clarity

2. We Were Skeletons - No Funeral

3. We Were Skeletons - Medication

European Tour Tape (2012)

1. Wolves

2. The Ghost Of Jean Glam

3. No Funeral/Medication

4. Moleman Punched A Cop

5. Weekend At Molemans, Pt. 2

6. Who Are All Of These Children And WhyAre They Calling Me Their Mother?

7. Summerholidays vs Punk Routine (Refused cover)

8. Dead Things

9. Merchandise (Fugazi cover)

Blame & Aging (2012)

1. Ruined/Wasted

2. Long Night

3. King Of Tricks

4. The Buried Seat

5. Blood Tongue

6. Disease Artist

7. End All Suffering

8. Blame & Aging

9. Appear, Disappear

10. Slow Death

11. Tremors

12. Pain Is Not The Cleanser

13. Haunting The Ghost

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1994!

1994! are a two-piece emo/post-hardcore/math rock band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania that formed in 2006 and are presumably still active, though they haven't done anything for a little while. They are involved in other projects, such as Nah, which might take up most of their time. Either way, a few years back they put out a string of phenomenal releases that I think encompass every aspect of every great band on this blog. By that I mean a fan of anyone interested within the general realm of music this blog is in will find something they like about 1994!. They've got the off-kilter, hard-hitting screamo influence of a band like Off Minor with the catchiness and noodly guitar work of a Kinsella band. From a "math rock" standpoint, they've got some incredible talent. Their drummer is a beast behind the kit, and the guitar shreds through some very fast licks. All the while having the appeal of modern midwestern emo band with a tinge of classic post-hardcore a la Dischord influence. This band is phenomenal, what more can I say. 1994! are an essential to check out for any fan of the music on this blog, so get into it. Enjoy.

Thank You Arms And Fingers (2008)

1. Get Off Our Weed You Pussies

2. Reptile Dysfunction

3. New Holland 1995

4. Termineighbor 2 "The Misspelling"

5. Sexual Alien vs Sexual Predator

6. Steep Cliff Mountain Type Jaunt

7. Stutter Like You Mean It

8. Tough Guy Older Brother Shit

Spires/1994! (2009)

1. Spires - Leaving For Home

2. Spires - Water's Edge

3. Spires - Haunting A Sandlot

4. 1994! - We're Excited About Thinking

5. 1994! - Hunchbag, Bag In Action

6. 1994! - Hilarious Combinations Of People Punching Each Other

FCKYRHED (2010)

1. King Kong Stompin Man

2. Shut Up The Fuck Up

3. Acknowledge The Rage

4. Luke Gone Leidy

5. Thank All You Guy Helpening

6. Damn You's

7. A+ Brain

Most Deaf (2011)

1. Sour Thanks, Man

2. Upsell The Vibe

Summer Singles (2011)

1. 1994! - Proper J

2. Snowing - Big Weed

3. Boys And Sex - High Notes

4. Algernon Cadwallader - (Na Na Na Na) Simulation

Fuck It (2013)

1. untitled

2. i, i, i, me, me, me

3. never into it, definitely over it

4. apologetically american

5. from decay

6. untitled 2

7. non multa, sed multum

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