Kidcrash

Kudos to the guy who was just looking for some Kidcrash, because I was legitimately shocked to find that they're not on here yet. Besides being one of the first modern post-hardcore bands I heard, they're still a favourite, and arguably one of the best. They got started in 2000 in Sante Fe, New Mexico, though didn't develop the sound they're known for until around 2004. I believe they are now/were based out of the Oregon/Washington area. As for their current activity, I'm not entirely sure what's going on. They were supposed to put out a new album two years ago or so, but am not sure what became of it, besides the fact that it's yet to be released.

Kidcrash (sometimes referred to as "The Kidcrash") play a very progressive, math rock-esque style of post-hardcore, with elements of post-rock and screamo thrown in. They come off as both intense and intriguing, with some incredible displays of musicianship in addition to their raw assault. I don't know how many damn times I listened to Jokes and Snacks a few years back, but they never get tiresome. Kidcrash have also been a major influence on a lot of post-hardcore bands that are kicking around now, and I'm sure you can hear the similarities in countless bands today. Even if you're a fan of older bands, like Daitro, City Of Caterpillar, Kill Sadie, Unwound, etc., you could definitely get into Kidcrash as well. To sum it up, if you want some intense, experimental post-hardcore, no band does it better than Kidcrash. Enjoy.

New Ruins (2004)

1. Your Valley Is Our Volcano

2. Until The Light Kills The Film

3. New Ruins

4. Scalpel Cuts Concrete

5. Gun At The Parade

6. The Afterburn Of Being Born

7. Talking Underwater

8. Eyes That Never Hit The Sky

9. The Drowning Swan's Song

I Haven't Had A Date In 4 Years Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn... (2005)

1. I

2. II

3. III

Demo (2006)

1. A Conduit Rather Than A Vault

2. Life was real, vital, urgent, important/Bum Guts

3. The Ground Eats You

4. Hypothetical Basking Shark

5. Swingsets and Frozen Grapes

Jokes (2007)

1. Turtlelephant

2. The Ground Eats You

3. Life Was Real. Vital.Urgent.Important/Bum Guts

4. Hypothetical Basking Shark

5. Kissed By A Roach From The Grave

6. Parrots Just Don't Understand

7. Ron Ghousley's Fucked Up Dream (Ron To The Hills. Ron For Your Life)

8. Aconduit Rather Than A Vault

9. Swingsets And Frozen Grapes

Heavy Nugs And Heady Chugs (2008)

1. Kidcrash - Huge Ass Beers to Go (Aka I Went On Tour With L'Antietam and All I Got Was This Lousy Tattoo)

2. L'Antietam - Gnarthur Gnarr

3. L'Antietam - Gnarfield Gnarbuckle

Snacks (2009)

1. Space Between Mountains

2. Where Nerves Where

3. Grim Collections

4. Wound Eraser

5. Slow Applause

6. Brain Snares

7. Sleeper Wave

Naps (2011)

1. Hibernationstate

2. Sleep Shock

3. Misogamist

4. Unknowing The End

Adobe Homes

Adobe Homes are a four-piece screamo band from Albuquerque, New Mexico that formed in 2008. They play fast-paced, screamy jams with scorching vocals and some spastic guitar licks. This is the kind of band that can go from break-neck climaxes to long, quieter passages and then right back into the chaos with the blink of an eye. That's what makes them so good, there's always that anticipation of what's to come, it's never routine or expected. It's highly passionate, highly emotional, and sprawled all over the fucking place. Enjoy.

Demo (2008)

1. "Hey, Did Arthur ever get with Sue-Ellen?"

2. Bebop knows best...

3. Relocation was bound to happen

Growing Pains/Adobe Homes (2009)

2. Un Bosque con arroys, lodo y insectos *instrumental*

3. There are Cicadas in the Trees

Ristra (2010)

1. Should I Buy It Or Sell It?

2. Buds & Nugs: The In-Depth Autobiography Of Mules, Chapter II.

3. Cowboy Bebop Knows Best

4. ...This Moment

5. Manzano St. NE (Newdest Beach)

6. Relocation Was Bound To Happen...

7. Jared Ch-ya-vezzz.

8. She Spells It With One L.

9. "Hey, Did Arthur Ever Get With Sue-Ellen?"

10. Ristra Roto Es Mi Vida.

Adobe Homes/Beau Navire (2011)

1. Adobe Homes - I Don't Think I'm Glorybound, Bound, Bound

2. Beau Navire - Eyelids

Piñata (2012)

1. Monologue Of The Confused Pt. I (New Mexico Riff)

2. Monologue Of The Confused Pt. II (Burnt House On Tatooine)

3. A Wright Winter

4. There Are Cicadas In The Trees

5. ¿Quién Estará Aquí A Romper Este Piñata?

Adobe Homes/Innards (2013)

1. Adobe Homes - You're More Like A Sunflower Than A Rose

2. Innards - College House

3. Innards - Construction

Epilogue Of A Car Crash...A Tribute To Orchid (2013)

16. Amherst Pandemonium, Pt 2

Note: Full comp here

Swollen Lungs Compilation (2013)

1. Morning Lust

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Saintly Rows

Saintly Rows were a three-piece screamo/emo/post-rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico that formed in 2012 and unfortunately broke up about a month ago. They're one of the many bands I've been meaning to do for a long time, but for some reason or another just never got around to it. They've continued to blow me away with each release they've put out in the past few years, so I cannot recommend you check them out enough. They combine the classic chaotic screamo of bands like Off Minor and Daïtro with more modern post-rock/emo hybrids such as Old Gray and Pianos Become The Teeth, and then throw in some Brand New for good melodic measure. Their lyrics are astounding, the vocals are passionate, and the instrumental side of things is incredibly tight as they weave through quiet/loud dynamics seamlessly. They share members with another great band called Drifter. Enjoy.

In a Year, We Were Nothing (2012)

1. Thaw

2. Empty Crosses

3. In Parting (featuring Nathan Cross)

4. In a Year, We Were Nothing

5. All My Heroes Hang From Ceiling Fans

6. Crows' Feet (featuring Matt Sanchez)

Everything That I Was Afraid of Happening, Happened (2013)

1. Dead Weight

2. Tetelestai

3. The Potomac

4. Everything That I Was Afraid of Happening, Happened

Heaven In The Hollow (2015)

1. Mara

2. Bloom

3. Jupiter Jazz Pt. II

4. Ruin Value

5. The Vine That Ate The South

6. Why Am I Still Plagued By You?

7. Luminarias

8. June

9. Death And Memory

10. I'll Be Seeing You

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Drifter

Drifter are a three-piece screamo/post-hardcore band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band's sound is very dark, with even the more melodic post-rock influenced parts coming off as quite ominous. For the most part, the band keeps things on the lower, heavy, end, which is a nice contrast to the impassioned screams of the vocals and their desperate lyrics (which are very well-written and definitely worth taking a look at). These guys are a great band that have put out some amazing music so far, and I am certainly looking forward to what they put out next.

FFO: Touché Amoré, Single Mothers, Daïtro, Orchid, Comadre, The Saddest Landscape, Suis La Lune

There Is Nothing Left For Me Here (2013)

1. Nights

2. Sweet Tooth

3. 3293 Greenway Drive

4. Cold Wood Floors

5. Sleeping

6. Nothing

Separate Graves (2013)

1. Strata

2. Nights

3. Gallows

4. Separate Graves

Demo2014 (2014)

1. "You Should Have Left Already"

2. Losing Words

3. Scripted

4. Carbon Copy

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Sweet Weapons

Sweet Weapons are a great four-piece emo-influenced pop punk (with a miniscule hint of hardcore) band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I also find the vocals to be somewhat reminiscent of Cedric Bixler-Lavala circa El Gran Orgo or of Garret Klahn from Texas Is The Reason. Actually, I'd say the entire band is probably heavily TITR-influenced. I find it hard to get tired of these guys, they simply ooze awesome. Warning: These guys may induce massive cravings for some Little Caesar's.

FFO: Title Fight, Lifetime, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, Texas Is The Reason

Demo 2011 (2011)

1. Varsity Blues (feat. Jeremy Bolm from Touché Amoré)

2. Hoop Dreams

Have A Kick Ass Summer (2012)

1. The Big Green

2. Blue Crush

3. Summer Catch

4. Strange Brew

All Of My Best Friends Are Dogs (2013)
1. Not Golden
2. Blue Crush
3. Low End Lonny
4. Summer Catch
5. Strange Brew
6. Settle Down
7. Hoop Dreams
8. Month To Month
9. Sour
10. Enough Already

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