Count the Hours
We Don't Care
Panic (2006)
I think this is the type of hardcore that the kids with camo shorts and black running shoes are calling "amazingcore." There is a new crop of expressively distraught hardcore bands that place their hearts on their sleeve much like emotional hardcore bands did so unapologetically in the 90's. These "amazingcore" bands not only reap the benefits ripping their hearts out, they also learned that these 90's emo bands had a great sense of melody that underlined some meaty metallic outbursts. "Amazingcore" bands, as the kids have dubbed it, (Christ you kids couldn't have thought of a better moniker?) are usually consisted of twenty-somethings jumping around with their guitars and singing about busted hearts and empty nights. They like to say "fuck" a lot but it's usually out of frustration and not anger. The best thing about "amazingcore" (good Lord, I cringe every time I type that out) is that they play fast sometimes and know a good breakdown when they hear one. Count the Hours fit the "amazingcore" label to a tee with their emotive outpouring nine-track album We Don't Care. We Don't Care is chock full of fast beats, chunky breakdowns, and of course songs about being fed … Read more
Lupe Fiasco
Food & Liquor
Atlantic (2006)
"Yes, yes, yes. Guess who's on third? Lupe still like Lupin the Third." Little did we know that our introduction … Read more
Pound for Pound
For Our Fallen Brothers
Surprise Attack (2006)
Pound for Pound hail from Springfield, Illinois, not to be confused with the hometown of The Simpsons, as the true … Read more
