The Story So Far and Man Overboard will be touring Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand together.
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The Story So Far's new self-titled album comes out May 19th via Pure Noise Records. Pre-order the album here and stream a new song called “Nerve” below after the jump
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A short brawl broke out at Citizens San Diego stop. According to fans the security was being too harsh on the crowd. Do you think they were doing their job or going overboard? Read more to view more videos of other bands getting in incidents with security. (The Story So Far, Letlive. , I Killed The Prom Queen, Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, etc)
During their set at the Montreal, Quebec stop of the Vans Warped Tour, Parker Cannon and Will Levy of The Story So Far, along with Alan Day from Four Year Strong, got into an altercation with the venue's security. As the video shows, a security guard got violent with a crowd surfer, throwing the person to the ground. This lead Parker to leap off stage and confront the guard in question, leading into a full on altercation between the band members and security. Thankfully, this did not last long and the band then finished their set. Kevin Lyman has commented about the incident saying, "I have a video that we will send to the local security company, it will be dealt wth." There has be no word yet on if the band will receive any ramifications because of the incident.
Do you have children? Do you wish your child's clothing can reflect your taste in music? Well, your wishes has been answered by Merch Babies! Now, you can cover your children with clothing from bands such as Between The Buried And Me, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, and The Story So Far just to name a few.
It seems like some of the best bands or albums right now are amalgamations of two very different bands/songwriters. Misser released the incredible “Every Day I Tell Myself I'm Going To Be a Better Person” in 2012. A few years previous, Stay Ahead of the Weather released an impressive E.P.. From Two Tongues to Isles & Glaciers; the side project can either be a boring waste of time, using songs that aren't good enough for the main band. Or the side project can be a way to allow an artist to express great material that normally wouldn't work for their primary gig. Thankfully, Elder Brother fits into the latter category. And they do it damn well.
Elder Brother is the side-project of Kevin Geyer (from The Story So Far) and Dan Rose (from Daybreaker) with additional in studio assistance from Matthew and Charles Vincent (from The American Scene). A complete 180 from their main bands, the duo’s debut album “Heavy Head” allows the band to show off their songwriting chops. This is simply two musicians making music that they love, and that passion really shines through.
The album opens with the one-two punch of “Pennsylvania” and “Throw Me To the Wolves” which are effective for establishing the group's sound. Best described as pop-punk inspired indie-emo, the instrumental works never gets too overwhelmingly technical, (think Transit-era “Listen & Forgive”) but serve as an effective backdrop for the superb lyrics that populate the songs. “Throw Me To the Wolves” in particular features the chorus of “It never rains but it poured all week. Did you think of me?”, a show ready line ready to be shouted by the masses.
Despite having the benefit of having a distinct sound, this also leads to some issues with the songs all sounding the same. There are heavily distorted guitar riffs, rather impressive bass lines and excellent drumming...but this is throughout almost all of the tracks, causing a lot of the songs to bleed together. This is broken up by tracks like “Any Sort of Plan” which features a soft playing acoustic guitar and subtle electric guitar licks in the background, allowing Rose to showcase the softer and higher side of his voice. As a standalone, this is one song that I think has the ability to reach the heights of songs such as The Story So Far's “Placeholder”. High praise indeed.
The track “Lightning Bug” returns to a more traditional Pop-Punk style with a very Balance & Composure style bridge. This and the title track have my personal favorite lyrics on the album, with the title track chorus in particular sticking with you.
“Does anybody know the best way to get home?
It's getting late and I'm afraid of my own shadow.
I should get singing before my song get's sung...
Youth is wasted on the young. ”
“Heavy Head” does have its issues with the tracklisting, with interlude “A Slow Comfortable Deep Breath” being a weak spot. Narrated by Jigsaw of SAW infamy (probably not completely accurate, but the description works), this is one you'll press skip on every time. As well, the song “Really Free” is filler. Not skip worthy, but probably the weakest overall track. (Terrible interlude notwithstanding) Thankfully the album does end on a high note with “Sunday Mornings”. Another one of the acoustic numbers, this is one that is destined for many a playlist/mixtape.
While not a perfect debut, Elder Brother is on to something special. Having some of the best music I've heard all year, “Heavy Head” is one that you should definitely not look over.
7.8/10
The Soroka Agency is a year old this week and the booking agency has launched a FREE digital sampler that features all of their artists. The sampler is available at www.thesorokaagency.com and features tracks from Action Item, Young Statues, The Story So Far, For The Foxes, Daybreaker, Alex Goot, Divided By Friday, Mansions, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, From Indian Lakes, My Ticket Home, Troubled Coast, Sleep City, Fairweather, This Time Next Year, Set It Off, With The Punches, Wild Orchid Children and Orbs.
Download it here: www.thesorokaagency.com.
Track listing:
ACTION ITEM - The Farther The Distance
YOUNG STATUES - Spacism
THE STORY SO FAR - High Regard
FOR THE FOXES - The Revolution
DAYBREAKER - Sleep Well Angel
ALEX GOOT - Sensitivity
DIVIDED BY FRIDAY - Lost In Limbo
MANSIONS - City Don’t Care
KAY KAY & HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND - Birds (On A Day Like Today)
FROM INDIAN LAKES - We Are Sick
MY TICKET HOME - Who Is 67?
TROUBLED COAST - Patient Hands
SLEEP CITY - Nothing To Lose
FAIRWEATHER - Kill The Silence
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR - Note
SET IT OFF - Breathe In, Breathe Out
WITH THE PUNCHES - No… I’m Not Going To 80s
WILD ORCHID CHILDREN - Ahead Of Us The Secret
ORBS - A Man Of Science