Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles

Polvo is a band from Chapel Hill, NC starting back in 1990. They have been genrelized as a math rock band but it is a little more than that. Polvo really reminds of another Chapel Hill band, Archers of Loaf. If the chicken came first however, then Polvo would be the chicken in this case, and damn I'm hungry for some eggs. And potatoes. I'm the type of guy you could give a gourmet meal to and I squirt ketchup ALL over it, sooo.... I'll take some ketchup with my Polvo. To me it sounds like a mix of Pavement and Archers of Loaf, which certainly isn't a bad thing. This album is the only one I have but there are a few others.

Listen to it here.

Moss Icon

If you like Black Flag, Minor Threat, Embrace, or Husku Du you will probably love this. Moss Icon is a pretty dark, political, and spontaneous hardcore punk band from 1986-1991. I only am giving up two albums right now, that is all you need to focus on for the moment. If you haven't listened to than it's going to be one of your new favorite bands. So let it soak in.

Here they are.

Leather - Anchorite

This is a new band from Philly. I kept getting signs that I need to get my hands on this one and I'm glad I finally did because it is rough and the lyrics and vocals are what we intellectuals call ehhhemmm fucking awesome. Yeah I'm no philistine, I have like, ya know, a more bigger vocabulary than you. And I like, get stuff done, ehemm (coughing from inhalation of.....), don't judge me, just start listening you dumdum.

Here is Anchorite.

Dazzling Killmen - Recuerda

These St. Louisians(?) were mean dude. Well I don't know about them personally but their mathy post-rock music sounds really pissed off. Could be because they live in Missouri, yeah, I'd bet money on that. Could be that they started in 1990, that despicable hollow man Ronald Reagan was just getting out for that slimy worm George Bush to slip right in. Eck. That probably pissed a lot of people off. Either way they all accomplished on making one creepy sounding album. The bass in the first song sends shivers up my spine. I want to say yuck, but I feel like I'm drawn to the yuck. Know what I mean? I'm beginning to think this might be a must have.

Either way, here is Recuerda.

Slint

Slint is probably one of the most important post-rock bands. The quartet is from Louisville, KY and they began in 1986. They peaked around 1991 and I think still might play the occasional money making gig. The two albums in this download are Spiderland and Tweez.

Here you go.

Chalk Talk

This is a new fun mathy trio. These dudes from Mass. and give a special shout-out to my hood with a song called "Misquamicut has Bigger Waves" so I definitely support that. Lyrics in one song go something like "do you want peanut butter or nutella, nutella, ohhhhh ooooohhh" so that should tell these guys just like to party. I respect that. Listen to it dumdum.

Here is Killing Spree.

US Maple

Alright, it's been a minute. Too many minutes I think. These four dudes came together in 1995 in Chicago and made some post-noise/math/experimental rock that um....well........it sounds good. What the hell else do you want me to say?

Here are two albums: Long Hair in Three Stages and Talker