Plagues "Demo 2011"

Picked up this little disc after a show a couple of nights ago. I dug the album art and hoped the music would be just as cool. I was pleasently surprised with what came out of my car stereo. Plagues is a new band based out of Orange County. Apparently they havent even played a show yet which is surprising because the recording is quite good. Kind of hard to categorize. I hear a slight Trash Talk infulence (insert "Plagues" reference?) mixed in with a bit of everything else in modern hardcore. Chaotic, heavy, and at times melodic.

7 song demo. Download it. They have some shows lined up that you should not miss. One more great band coming out of Southern California.
http://www.mediafire.com/?9l0b7j9vlcpj6h6

http://plagues.bandcamp.com/

Coke Bust "Degredation"

I've been digging this EP hard and yesterday I finally picked it up on wax. 6 tracks of blink-and-you'll-miss-it, straight edge fastcore. That's a mouthful but the music speaks for itself. It grinds, chugs, and blasts it's way into your ear canal. Lyrically it runs the gamut from scene politics, rallying against drug lords, and class war. A great representation of all that is good with pissed off hardcore/punk.

Grave Mistake Records
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3605

Cold Cave "Cherish The Light Years"

The perfect soundtrack to your broken heart, bitter memories, darkened skies and longing for better days has arrived. Cold Cave's progression from at home noise recording project to masters of romantic pop songs has reached a new level with Cherish The Light Years.

Wes Elsoid's super project which features collaborations from pop maestro/Glassjaw singer Darryl Palumbo and of all unlikely guitar players, Hatebreed's Sean Martin, among others is a loud and jarring affair. The production is taken to 11 on this record with all of the various electronic instruments used to craft these songs being given center stage. At times it can be a little much but most of the time it only enhances the dramatic feel of the songs.

Beyond all of the noise heard on these 9 songs are true radio worthy pop songs. Big choruses are littered all over the place, the biggest of all being the most thrilling track "Underworld U.S.A.". Other songs such as "Burning Sage" push in a darker direction with droning drum beats, cold synths, and bleak lyrics like the closing chant "People want to know how we sleep at night/ We don't."

Everything about this record is big. It's hard to imagine Cold Cave not blowing up into a huge name in music. With songs this moody and so goddamn catchy, it would be a shame if they didn't.

http://www.matadorrecords.com/store/index.php?catalog_id=574