CSTVT

CSTVT (formerly Castevet) were an emo/indie band from Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2008 and broke up in 2013. It's a damn shame I've skipped out on posting this band for so long, because they are absolute essentials for any fan of modern Cap'n Jazz worshippers. Along with other bands like Snowing, Grown Ups, Prawn, Algernon Cadwallader, My Heart To Joy, Joie De Vivre, you know how long the list goes, CSTVT are an incredible band who have perfected their energetic brand of twinkly emo. They expertly craft songs that are both catchy and complex, with some gruff vocals thrown into the mix. CSTVT are definitely an essential "emo revival" or whatever you want to call it band, and one of the first few that I really got in to, so if you haven't snagged their discography yet, I highly suggest doing so. Enjoy.

Summer Fences (2009)

1. Between Berwyn and Bryn Mawr

2. Beating High Schoolers at Arcade Games

3. Plays One on TV

4. I Know What a Lion Is

5. Stranger, You Know

6. Space Jam: The Return

7. Evil Robots With Swords for Hands

8. When a Movie is Made in France, it's Called Cinemas

Snack Town (2010)

1. Castevet - Chilsen

2. Castevet - (Get) Bucktown

3. Into It. Over It. - Summerville, SC

4. Into It. Over It. - Pontiac, MI

The Echo & The Light (2010)

1. Six Parts Summer

2. Narrow Hallways

3. Hiccups

4. Lautrec

5. Midwest Values

6. Model Trains

7. Bike Notes

8. Cities & Memory

CSTVT (2011)

1. Ghost Boat

2. Rogers Alexandra

Mixed Signals (2011)

6. Bassett St.

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Somos

Somos are a four-piece emo/punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2012. Their debut full-length, Temple Of Plenty, came out in 2014, and has immediately garnered a lot of attention. In the grand scheme of modern emo revival, there are always a few standouts that are above the average twinklefests that drop so constantly. Somos are one of these standouts, immediately making a splash in a scene where bands like You Blew It! and The Hotelier are already king. Their sound brings in elements of post-hardcore, post-rock, and indie to create a unique blend to their contemporary emo sound. Their songs are catchy and melodic, with some great lyrics to back them up. Their guitar work is varied, while the entire bands creates a driving force that give these songs such an energy. Thanks to Jacob Shumaker for the help with this post, and enjoy.

FFO: Polar Bear Club, Prawn, You Blew It!, The Hotelier, Nai Harvest

Demo 2012 (2012)

1. Daily Ritual

2. Embrace The Spare Change

3. Showed Up Late

4. The Strangest Example

Temple Of Plenty (2014)

1. Familiar Theme

2. Domestic

3. Dead Wrong

4. Lives Of Others

5. When You Pass

6. Strangest Example

7. Lifeline

8. Distorted Vision

9. Before You Merge

Somos/Sorority Noise (2014)

1. Somos - Letters From An Absent Future

2. Somos - Back And Forth

3. Sorority Noise - Dobranoc

4. Sorority Noise - Wesleyan's Best Dressed

Have Mercy/Somos (2015)

1. Have Mercy - Two Years (Acoustic)

2. Have Mercy - Somebody's Baby

3. Somos - Streets Upon Streets

4. Somos - Domestic (Acoustic)

First Day Back (2016)

1. Slow Walk To The Graveyard Shift

2. Violent Decline

3. Thorn In The Side

4. Problem Child

5. Reminded/Weighed Down

6. Days Here Are Long

7. Room Full Of People

8. You Won't Stay

9. Alright, I'll Wait

10. Bitter Medicine

11. Lifted From The Current

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Dikembe

Dikembe are a four-piece emo/indie band from Gainesville, Florida, that formed in 2011. They are currently signed to Tiny Engines Records. Dikembe, along with bands such as You Blew It! and Dowsing, are part of a group of bands part of the recent "emo revival" movement, in which modern bands take major influence from the great emo/indie bands of the 90's, such as Braid, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Promise Ring, etc. Dikembe are an amazing band that are equally catchy and upbeat, as well as slower and melancholic. Plus they come with all the staples of a modern "emo" band, including inside jokes for songs and titles. Enjoy.

Every Time You See Me I Look Like I Hit The Lotto Twice (2011)

1. Dikembe - Scottie Spliffen

2. Dikembe - Luc Bongley

3. Dikembe - Michael Jordank

4. Dikembe - Tony Kukush

5. Dikembe - That's How What Works

6. Dikembe - Librarians Kill For That Kind Of Quiet

7. Dikembe - We Could Become River Rats

8. You Blew It! - Terry v. Tori

9. Little League - Hey, Feet

10. Douglas Shields & The X-Factors - Teenage Wasteland

11. Parasol - What I Know

12. The Caution Children - Could He Avoid Dying

13. You'll Live - Lost In The Tide

Broad Shoulders (2012)

1. Nothing. Stuff.

2. Apology Not Fucking Accepted

3. I Watch A Lot Of Jackie Chan Movies

4. We Could Become River Rats

5. I Just Don't Understand What All These Dogs Dig About Him

6. Not Today, Angel

7. Librarians Kill For That Kind Of Quiet

8. That's How That Works?

9. I'm Gonna Deck Your Halls, Bub!

10. Sorry I Can't Stick Around

Chicago Bowls (2013)

1. Scottie Spliffen

2. Luc Bongley

3. Michael Jordank

4. Tony Kukush

Dikembe/Hightide Hotel/Jet Set Sail/Monument (2013)

1. Dikembe - Donuts In A Six Speed

2. Hightide Hotel - Built To Last

3. Jet Set Sail - Strickland North

4. Monument - Sophisticated Liars

Pet Symmetry/Dikembe (2013)

1. Pet Symmetry - Boldly Going Nowhere

2. Dikembe - Keys To The Jeep

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)

Fest 12 Split (2013)

1. Dikembe - I Watch A Lot Of Jackie Chan Movies (Acoustic)

2. The Hotel Year - Settle The Scar

3. Modern Baseball - Voting Early

4. Old Gray - The Foxes Begin To Starve

5. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - The Hour of Pearl

6. Pentimento - It Happens To The Best Of Us

All I Want For Christmas Is You (2013)

1. All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover)

Dikembe/The Jazz June (2014)

1. Dikembe - Healer Of The Pride

2. The Jazz June - Over Underground

Mediumship (2014)

1. Even Bother

2. Hood Rat Messiah

3. Pelican Fly

4. Las Vegas Weather

5. Snakes In My Path

6. 24 Karats

7. Mad Frustrated

8. Donuts In A Six Speed

9. Gets Harder

10. Throw Lips

Ledge (2015)

1. Worst in the Fury

2. Surfed in the Loft

3. Teeth in the Sink

4. Guts in the Brush

Hail Something (2016)

1. Hail Something

2. Like An Archer

3. Earth Around Me

4. All Wrong

5. Fix

6. Shelf

7. Awful Machine

8. Creature Of The Week

9. Box Springs

10. Just Explode

11. Eat

Muck (2020)

1. Sink

2. Wake

3. All Got Sick

4. Throat

5. Old Husks

6. Stay Beat

7. Barely A Sea

8. Perfect Mess

9. Living In The Walls

10. Shame

11. Leveled Again

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State Lines

State Lines are a young four-piece pop punk band from Long Island, New York who formed in late 2010. They've got super catchy Tigers Jaw-esque vocal harmonies, awesome melodies, solid bass and drums, and plenty of 90's emo inspired guitar parts. They're just a great band, what more needs to be said? They put out a full-length last year and recently released an EP with Tiny Engines. Definitely check them out, they'll (hopefully) be making some fantastic music for a while.

FFO: Tigers Jaw, Joyce Manor, Turnover, Spraynard, Basement

Hoffman Manor (2011)

1. Driver

2. Getaway

3. You Were A Hurricane

4. Cancer

5. Garvey

6. Cheers, Belmonte

7. Probably In A Notebook

8. My Friends

9. House

10. Hoffman Manor

State Lines (2012)

1. 5s On The Elephant

2. Plenty Of Time

3. Cave In

4. Win Free

For The Boats (2013)
1. For The Boats
2. The Same Mistake
3. Water Song
4. Shady Existence
5. Linger
6. Shit For Brains
7. For The Ears
8. Kids
9. Garages
10. Indian Burn
11. Tuesday Morning
12. Where It's Warm

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