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Here are some albums hitting stores tomorrow. Let us know which ones you’ll be picking up!
Weezer – Weezer
Paper Rival – Dialog
Alesana – Where Myth Fades To Legend
Warped Tour Compilation 2008 (2 Disc)
Minus The Bear – They Make Beer Commercials Like This (Reissue)
Here are some albums being released tomorrow. Let us know which ones you’ll be picking up.
Foxboro Hottubs – Stop Drop And Roll!!!
A Skylit Drive – Wires…And The Concept Of Breathing
E For Explosion – Reinventing The Heartbeat
2*Sweet – Sleep Without Dreams
Paper Rival – Dialog
Paper Rival will release their new full length album, Dialog, on May 20th. Check out the track listing below.
Track Listing
1. Are We Brothers?
2. Foreign Film Collection
3. Bluebird
4. Cassandra
5. Swimmer King
6. An Easy Belief
7. The Family Ghost
8. Payable to Finder
9. Keep Us In
10. The Kettle Black
11. Weak Sister
Artist: Paper Rival
Album: EP
Label: Photo Finish Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.0
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.0
Paper Rival plays indie-rock, are from Tennessee and were formerly known as Keating. From that brief description some might listen, others will not. However, I’m here to tell you that there is no hint of country and they’re not the band from Canada with a name change. This is their debut EP off Photo Finish Records with 5 tracks of CIRCA SURVIVE meets ADAM LAZZARA vocals. The first song, “Alabamaâ€, is my favorite off the EP because the song carries a mellow tone through out the song and sets the mood for the rest of the cd. “Home is Right Out Your Window†is another track I enjoyed both musically and lyrically. You can’t resist singing “Maybe I’ve been a bad little boy” with them, it just has a sweet ring to it. Just in case you were wondering about the Adam Lazzara reference, listen to “A Fox in the Gardenâ€. The EP then ends with “Pacing the Cageâ€, a song where an audience can join their hand clapping at a show. Overall, a great cd to listen and sing along from start to ending.
Track Listing:
1. Alabama
2. Your Right
3. Home is Right Outside Your Window
4. A Fox in the Garden
5. Pacing the Cage
Paper Rival is ready to begin their winter tour alongside New Atlantic. The tour begins December 1st in Wisconsin and works its way across the midwest and through the South before ending up in New York on December 16th. Head over to their myspace page for specific tour date info.
Paper Rival were able to take some time off from working on their upcoming full length and drop by the PureVolume studios to play a few acoustic songs for PureVolume Sessions. Head here to watch the band’s performance.
Ace Enders is heading out on a solo tour with Paper Rival and Pete Nischt, check out the tour dates below. You can also find three studio videos on his MySpace page.
8/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Balcony Bar
8/17 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells
8/20 – Detroit, Michigan @ Shelter
8/21 – Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen
8/22 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ The Grog Shop
8/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Lawrenceville Moose
8/24 – State College, PA @ Sozo
8/25 – Syracuse, NY @ Funk N Waffles
8/26 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
Tyler Hayes
Go listen to the new Lifehouse record. They have always had records with a few good songs, but their new one, who we are, is solid the whole way through.
Bryce Jacobson
Be sure to check out our current on the rise bands including Paper Rival, Parade The Day and Metro Station.
Adam Weidman
With their last show looming overhead, give any Allister record a listen and remember the great music they made. Also Just Surrender recently added a track to their Myspace page from their upcoming album We’re In Like Sin.
One of our current On The Rise bands, Paper Rival, are streaming their new self-titled EP on PureVolume.
In the need to listen to something new, something good? Check out the new bands added to the On The Rise section.
Paper Rival – (Nashville, Tennessee – Indie, Rock, Alternative)
Parade The Day – (Northern Virgina – Rock, Pop)
Metro Station – (Hollywood, California – Club / Electronica / Pop)
