I really liked this band’s first 2 records (this song is from their 2nd record, Ghost Stories), but they kind of fell out of my periphery. Now and then I’d remember them, check something out, like it, and move on. That’s where this band existed for me, for years.

Then a friend became a Larry Arms die-hard. Well, die-hard might not be a strong enough term; dude was in deeeeep. And because I’m a dick, this turned me off the band. It's hard to keep perspective when someone says every song and every album Larry Arms has is better than any other song or album ever. No one had any perspective, he thought they were Jesus with a guitar, and I thought they were just another ok, but so what band.

The fact is, they are a great band, and I slept on them. Probably not god-like, but good.

A joke side project band with a pot/basketball themed album and song titles. The release is called “Chicago Bowls,” and the song titles are “Scottie Spliffen,” “Luc Bongley,” “Michael Jordank” and “Tony Kukush.”

Despite (or because of, I’m not really sure) the weed puns, I’m pretty into these 5 songs. I’m sure the Freaks and Geeks samples are helping push this into awesome status.

You can get it for free at either the band’s Bandcamp page or at their blog. 

I’m going to be honest here, I’ve never gotten this band. I missed their run, as I was too wrapped up in old punk dudes putting out country/folk records and drone metal. They seem to have achieved this status as one of the greats, and everyone talks about how good they were (on the internet, in small “punk rock” related pockets), and that turned me off. But I kept giving them chances, but it never did much for me. 

Since then, I’ve fallen deeply in love with one of the bands that came from Latterman’s breakup, Iron Chic. A couple of other great bands have emerged post-break-up, chiefly (for me anyway)  Bridge and Tunnel, and Rvivr. So I decided to give Latterman another go.

Finally, I get it. 

This song is from the band’s great Nervous Energies set. Normally, this song is played on keys rather than guitar; the keys version (the regular version) can be found on their album “Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost.”

I am currently engaged in a campaign to completely overplay and thus ruin this song/band for myself.

Two-piece band from LA. I honestly found these guys twenty minutes ago via a Hydrahead tweet, but I’m totally sucked in.  

More music can be found on their SoundCloud page, and there are a few videos on the band’s website. 

Now I need to find a way to justify a $25 lp.

I know almost nothing about this band; I can’t even remember for sure how I found them. What I do know is that Sport is some French dudes playing great punk/indie/emo (or whatever this stuff is called these days) with some post-rock touches.

You can get their demo on Bandcamp.

Edit: I figured out how I found them, heavybootsmusic.tumblr.com

I remember checking this band out a few years ago and sort of liking but but not enough to really care. I’ve listened to this track 8 times in a row now. I think it’ll stick this time. 

Three things really make this song: the accordion, xylophone, and Laura Stevenson’s voice. I do really like this song, but I can’t get through the entire album. Everything isn’t as good as The Healthy One.

Not owning this record (in its original, unremixed form) is grounds for excommunication. 

Essential. 

For whatever dumb reason, I’ve always slept on this band. I bought their first album at some point in 2006/7 because No Idea was selling it for $2. I listened, thought it was ok, then forgot about it. 

Dumb. 

This is from the band’s second album, and if I had been paying any attention, Glass and Ashes would have been one of my favorite bands.

Members went on to be in Young Livers, who also broke up after 2 albums.

This is one of those bands someone suggested, I checked out, then totally forgot about for 6 months. I’m into this today, but I’m sure I’ll forget about them again.

But I’ll probably be into this song in 6 months when I rediscover this band again.

You can download all of their music (all 5 songs) for free at senders.bandcamp.com.

I wanted to post this song months ago, but I couldn’t find a single picture of this band playing live.

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The photo above is actually a screen cap from a YouTube video of a staged performance. Does this band not play shows? 

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You can download the EP this song is from, as well as two others, at itlikestoparty.com.