Saturday, 20 August 2022

Walleye


Walleye were a five-piece hardcore/emo band from Newark, Delaware that formed in 1991 and broke up in 1997, with reunion shows occurring in 2017 and 2018. Sonically, they were rooted in the chunky, distorted guitars of hardcore, though brought some melodic sensbility to it, similar to what bands like Split Lip, Falling Forward and Turning Point were also doing around this time. They sit somewhere between the brim of chaos that dominated the early emo in the late 80's/early 90's and the cleaner, midwestern sound that become prominent in the latter half of the decade. Walleye were an early Jade Tree band, with their best-known releases coming out on the label. This includes an EP, split, and their sole full-length. All of those are included here, plus some compilation tracks. However, there is some material missing, most notably the track from their split with Serpico, the Land Of Milk And Honey 7", and "Of A Lesser Degree" from the Compulsiv For Two compilation. So, if anyone has those, please let me know. Enjoy!

1. Too Far Gone
2. Stale Air
3. Monster

1. Damnation A.D. - In The Flesh
2. Walleye - Fuzzyhead

1. Episode
2. Babel
3. Old Bottles
4. Silver Tongue
5. Highest Low
6. Passed By
7. Behind Hand
8. Monster
9. After Taster
10. Debris

Crowned [from A Document Of Nothing, 1996]
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover) [from The World Still Won't Listen - A Tribute To The Smiths, 1996]

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