Ryan Nicol
While slightly less refined than Duster, this album has a higher production value and is full of massive riffs and fantastic guitar tones. There is something about the production, particularly the drums which sound really intimate and natural. Lovely 90’s underground post-hardcore.
scatterbrainedidiot
An album to turn up to 11 and make the hearing loss worthwhile.
Favorite track: Demons Reloading Such A Beautiful Disease Trigger Pull This Trigger.
Just after Mohinder and right before Duster, Calm surfaced in the mid-’90s to feed on the wage-depressed suburban Gen-X malaise. The trio of Clay Parton, Albert Menduno, and Indian Summer’s Marc Bianchi ripped off a six-song EP of chugging riffs, thunderous drums, and muted vocals. Issued in the summer of ’95 on their own Unleaded label, Calm’s untitled 12” was a fresh exhale of post-emo breath. Spiritually borrowing from upperclass indie but working with a no-fi budget, Bart Thurber captured a group of kids coming into their own.
After years of only have these sessions on a scratched unmixed CDr it's a sweet surprise to hear them loud and clear the way Steve and the band intended. Mount_Mourn
Unique energy and melodic angst from a time when emo and post-hardcore where not as defined. Specific type of rhythm and band dynamic that hits for old screamo types. FFO: Angel Hair, Fugazi, Orchid etc. benedictineconvulsions
A creative step up for the Philly band, the latest from Sweet Pill is a mix of math-rock intricacy, urgent punk, and heartfelt emo. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 19, 2026
A confident blend of emo, pop, and hardcore from the rising Philadelphia band, featuring introspective lyrics and churning melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable May 25, 2022
Bright and dazzling guitar pop radiates out from this irresistible LP from Mint Green, with choruses as big as summer sky. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 5, 2022
you're a larva. your mom has dropped you off in a bush for day care. your mom has gone off to work already but no one else has shown up. what kind of daycare is this? wait, this isn't even a bush. this is some guy's mustache and he is an educational clown; he's teaching a bunch of kids how to turn a comb into a kazoo. this is terrible! this guy can't play comb kazoo for $h*+, but at least the vibrations are nice. may as well take a nap and wait for mom to come back. hope he doesn't eat hot soup slobberkissintl