Pyramids
Following the Tracks, Forcing Motion Through Phases
Slave Union/Paramnesia (2006)
Listening to this album is like being on a train, a train that you know is going to crash. But even knowing this, you just sit there and wait. Slowly you look out the window and lament all that passes by almost without knowing why. As the music builds up your heart rate increases, the song climaxes, people scream, and frantically everything ends. As does the album, which is an economical thirty-two minutes long. Pyramids is a Philadelphia based "emotional hardcore band" comprised of former members of A Petal Fallen and The Holy Fucking Spirit; their first album, Following the Tracks, Forcing Motion Through Phases, is, from what I gather, a concept record involving a descriptive narrative of a half-metaphorical train ride. From the opening chaos of "Stationed" to the final whisper of "Lucid," this album flows with an elegant mix of beautiful post-rock and furious screamo, a formula that seems to be on the rise with many bands such as Envy and Gantz also releasing albums in a similar vein. That said, Pyramids are not formulaic in the slightest. The opening track, "Stationed," is a perfect representation of the album as a whole. Starting with a minute of chaotic … Read more
The Ackleys
Forget Forget, Derive Derive
House of Love (2006)
It has to be considered near unforgivable to include the words "They're certainly not the first to write songsââ¬Â¦ and … Read more
Fall Out Boy
Infinity on High
Island (2007)
In the punk scene alone, the collected amount of shit that has been talked about Fall Out Boy could probably … Read more
