It Looks Sad.

It Looks Sad. are a two-piece (formerly a 3 and 4 piece) indie rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina that formed in 2012. Originally called It Looks Sad, That's Why I Said It's You, they shortened their name in 2013. Thus far they've put out two EPs, both with Tiny Engines, and a recent track from their upcoming debut full-length. It Looks Sad. take influence from bands like Modern Baseball and Beach Fossils, featuring melancholic, shouted vocals, spindly arpeggios, and reverb-washed chords that fill a room. Their second EP, Kaiju is a two-track masterpiece, which has garnered them quite a bit of attention. Following that they put out a compilation aptly titled Lost Songs, which showed the band moving in a washed out, lo-fi electronic, whisper-thin vocal direction. The recently released track from their debut, "Light" suggests that this is officially the band's new sound. It's still definitely sad, and an LP I'm curiously looking forward to. Enjoy.

Seasons (2014)

1. Seasons

It Looks Sad. (2014)

1. Radical

2. Fingers

3. Raccoon

4. Ocean

Kaiju (2015)

1. Creature

2. Nagoya

Lost Songs (2017)

1. Crush

2. Meteor

3. Jack Freeman

4. leaf/crazy2

Light (2018)

1. Light

Sky Lake (2018)

1. Shave

2. Bike

3. Sisters

4. Light

5. Faded

6. Seaweed

7. Drool

8. Graves

9. Everyday

10. Palme

11. Fantasy

12. Pig

13. Moria

14. Visor

15. Stranger

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Young And In The Way

Do you ever listen to a band and physically feel the music being played? If having your body feel thrashed about is your thing, Young And In The Way are the band to check out. Whether it's a slow, grinding, teeth-clenching pace, or dark, abrasive, gut-punching assaults, these guys know how to knock you the fuck out with a dead, cold blow.  Young And In The Way are a four-piece band heralding from Charlotte, North Carolina, though they sound like they were raised in a freezing, lifeless Scandinavian forest. They are often described as mixing crust punk and black metal, both of which are very evident, though can ultimately be called a hardcore band. They have been active since 2009, and have put out a slew of releases since then. They've worked with A839 among others, and are releasing their second full-length on Deathwish this year. Also, I'm missing their split with Moral Void, so if anyone has that, please send it to me.These guys are a great young band who have a lot going for them, so definitely get into this. Enjoy.

Newborn (2009)

1. Still Not Flush

2. Life Has No Buttons

3. Spare The Albatross

4. Vincent Van Gone

5. Newborn

6. Hearts Dried In The Sand

Amen (2010)

1. Hell Is Other People

2. Dark Seed

3. Earth

4. Worrier

5. Eye Of Providence

6. White Light

7. The Becoming

Cloven Hoof (2010)

1. Eyes Shut

2. Devils Deeds

3. Rotten Soil

4. Bothernation

5. Ignite

6. Heavens Drought

I Am Not What I Am (2011)

1. That is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie

2. And We Have Killed Him

3. Leaving Nothing but the Absence of Everything

4. If Only That so Many Dead Lie Round

5. Death is Eager to Hold You

6. They Should Greet Me with Howls of Execration

7. With Strange Aeons Even Death May Die

8. I Am Not What I Am

9. Love and Terror Laid the Stone

10. The Chaotic and Bloody World Around Us

11. Ascending the White Mountain

Torch Runner/Young And In The Way (2011)

1. Torch Runner - No Friend Of Mine

2. Torch Runner - Pulpit Plague

3. Young And In The Way - Rehash, Provenance, Death

V. Eternal Depression (2011)

1. Descending The White Mountain

2. Times Are Cold

3. The Great Blue Norther

4. Oceans of Eternal Depression

5. The Gathering

Young And In The Way/Withdrawal (2013)

1. Young And In The Way - Psychopathy

2. Young And In The Way - Vaticide

3. Withdrawal - Of Soul And Sacrifice

4. Withdrawal - Guardian Angel

5. Withdrawal - Human Garbage Existence Disease

When Life Comes To Death (2014)

1. Betrayed By Light

2. Fuck This Life

3. Be My Blood

4. Self Inflicted

5. Loved And Unwanted

6. We Are Nothing

7. Final Dose

8. Weep In My Dust

9. Take My Hand

10. Shadow Of Murder

11. Embrace Extinction

Gatecreeper/Young And In The Way (2016)

1. Gatecreeper - All Your Sins

2. Young And In The Way - Solitude

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