Nai Harvest

Nai Harvest are a two-piece emo/indie/alternative band from Sheffield, England that formed in 2011. They've put out a ton of material since they got started, and have really progressed as a band. They've also worked with a ton of great labels, most notably Dog Knight Productions, and their last LP came out on Topshelf. Needless to say, they've been making a name for themselves. And rightfully so. Their earliest material is some of the best 90's midwest emo revival to come out, with some great Kinsella-esque guitar work, and vocal shouts similar to the other Kinsella. For a two-piece, they really had a full sound, thanks to some busy guitar work and drums that manage to stay all over the place.

As they went on, their sound evolved to include a more expansive palette of influence, though still quite obviously rooted in 90's worship. Thick, distorted guitar tones topped with pop melodies began to take the forefront, kind of comparable to other modern bands with a serious nostalgic sensibility for a decade long gone, such as Wavves. There's nothing wrong with that of course, since it's a sound that works, whether it be from then or now. Great stuff all around. Enjoy.

Ceiling Summer (2011)

1. Crossing Days Off My Calendar

2. Red Letter Day, On Play

3. It's Uplifting...

Nai Harvest/Papayér (2011)

1. Nai Harvest - Tim Helped Me Get Over It

2. Nai Harvest - Distance, etc.

3. Papayér - Pierre

4. Papayér - Brand Partnership

Feeling Better (2012)

1. The Bikes & The Basement

2. I Might Have To...

3. Missing Summer

4. Eric Forman

Five Leaf Nettles/Nai Harvest (2012)

1. Five Leaf Nettles - Autumn

2. Five Leaf Nettles - Prehistoric Land Mammals

3. Nai Harvest - Eric Forman (Acoustic)

4. Nai Harvest - Garden State (Acoustic)

Far Away Friends (2012)

1. Manbearpig - Ray Brower

2. Manbearpig - Tongues

3. Cavalcades - Coastal Route

4. Cavalcades - It Took Stitches

5. Nai Harvest - Red Letter Day, On Play

6. Nai Havest - Crossing Days Off My Calender

7. For This World Is Hollow And These Hands Have Touched The Sky - Old Religion

8. For This World Is Hollow And These Hands Have Touched The Sky - Untitled #4

Bonjour/Invalids/Nai Harvest/Reno Dakota (2012)

1. Bonjour - The Spice Must Flow!

2. Invalids - Monary System

3. Nai Harvest - Red Letter Day, On Play (#2)

4. Reno Dakota - Yeah, I'm Stalking

Whatever (2013)

1. Whatever

2. Floor

3. Sitcom Fade-in

4. Twin Tweaks

5. Distance, etc.

6. Quit Makin'

7. Washy

8. Red Letter Day, On Play

9. You're Not That Boring

10. To Be There

June 4-Way Split (2013)

1. You Blew It! - Medal Of Honor (Acoustic)

2. Nai Harvest - Washy (Acoustic)

3. Marietta - You've Got The Map Backwards, Matt (Acoustic)

4. Dikembe - Untitled (How Demos Feel)

Nai Harvest/Playlounge (2014)

1. Nai Harvest - Buttercups

2. Nai Harvest - Sweet Touth (Playlounge cover)

3. Playlounge - Handclap Cinema

4. Playlounge - Floor (Nai Harvest cover)

Hold Open My Head (2014)

1. Rush

2. Hold Open My Head

3. Pastel

4. I Don't Even Know

Hairball (2015)

1. Spin

2. Sick On My Heart

3. All The Time

4. Drinking Bleach

5. Melanie

6. Buttercups

7. Ocean of Madness

8. Dive In

9. Gimme Gimme

10. Hairball

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Likes Lions

Band submission. Likes Lions are a band from Sheffield, and they've got an incredibly intriguing sound going. First off, I have to say that this singer's voice is absolutely amazing. The tone seems so unique, and really stands out to me. The lyrics aren't sung, they're felt, as corny as that may sound.  The instrumentation is also spot-on. Every single note emitted from each instrument seems to weave together to create this beautiful euphoria of sound that washes over the listener and creates this swelling in the chest, or at least that's how I felt while listening to it. This is brilliant material, and if we must add genre tags to it, a lengthy list including indie/emo/math rock/alternative/post-rock would emerge. This band is going to be getting a lot of attention very soon, I'd be willing to bet on it. So, though it may be unnecessary to say, check it out.

FFO: American Football, Minus The Bear, Foals, This Town Needs Guns

On a semi-unrelated note, this is the second band-submitted post I've done tonight, and they've both blown me away, in different ways. I just have to say that my favourite part of running this blog is probably getting to hear and spread the word about all of these amazing bands that I might not have heard otherwise, and these two are perfect examples of that.

Future Colour (2011)

1. Author, Dreamweaver, Visionary

2. All On Red

3. Welcome To Seaworld

4. Futures

5. Badminton

Living As Ghosts (Single) (2012)

1. Living As Ghosts

2. Living As Ghosts (Adrian Carter Dub)

3. Living As Ghosts (Med Lin Remix)

4. Living As Ghosts (GreenHouse Remix)

First The Heart, Later The Tale (2012)

1. (Here We Are)

2. Nineteen

3. Even With Teeth

4. Living As Ghosts

5. Rome

6. Everyone Looks Better In Sepia

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