Back to 2009 (Re-Ranking the Best of Lists) • Page 3

Glad to see the love for Masterpiece Theatre, that album is superb.

 

I noted in the 2008 thread that that was when the scene started to get a lot heavier, or at least the heavy stuff started to get more refined. Through the posts here it’s clear 2009 was a reaaally good year for post and metalcore. That said it’s also the year the scene blew up and started to meld more with indie and other alt rocks. Great mix.

 

How in the hell is japandroids not on this list?

 

I didn’t listen to them until 2012.

 

hey I found my AP.net review of ETID’s New Junk Aesthetic - wow I need to pour over this finder in my iCloud Drive haha

Every Time I Die wants to destroy the world. While their previous albums have inflicted some damage on Mother Earth, the Buffalo quintet is not satisfied. The fact of the matter is ETID wants to leave their mark, so they’ve promised that their fifth studio album (and Epitaph debut), New Junk Aesthetic, would blow a huge gaping asshole into the earth. So if you’ve felt the earth shake recently, that’s just me recklessly playing this album way too loud, as New Junk Aesthetic is the heaviest Every Time I Die record to date.

Working with producer Steve Evetts once again, Every Time I Die set out to give man birth to the most vicious record off their career; a record that kicks you in the teeth, shreds your balls, and shows no mercy. [Opening track “Roman Holiday” sets the bar high, as fuzzy feedback and a dirty riff scribble their way across the song before bowing out to a devastating breakdown that could TKO Brock Lesnar. “The Marvelous Slut” is full of urgency as vocalist Keith Buckley yells, “Why do I always give myself away?,” as Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan’s vocalist) adds some nice backing screams.

Guitarists Andy Williams and Jordan Buckley shine throughout New Junk, as their riffs and power chords dominate each song. “Who Invited The Russian Soldier?” is early evidence of this, as the guitarists buzzsaw their way through, ultimately cumulating into a final breakdown that’s very reminiscent of the Hot Damn! era. “Wanderlust” features filthy southern charm (which we came to love on 2005’s Gutter Phenomenon) and the album’s catchiest chorus (thus resulting in the first single for New Junk).

“For The Record” and “White Smoke” are sure to be crowd-pleasers, as each track features the soul and fervor from earlier ETID material. “For The Record” never slows down, as the power chords, vocals, and breakdowns will rattle your skull as if Bruce Smith just sacked you. “Organ Grinder” is exactly what the title implies, a huge track that fuses all the best ingredients of Every Time I Die to create a delicious ass kicker. “The Sweet Life” (which features vocal contributions from The Bronx’s Matt Caughthran) is the official party song of New Junk Aesthetic, while bonus tracks “Buffalo 666” and “Goddam Kids These Days” end New Junk Aesthetic in the superb, biting fashion we’ve come to expect from the band. “Goddam Kids These Days” appears to be a commentary on the scene of today, as Buckley exclaims, “I’ll be spinning in my grave for the rest of my life/have I taught the children nothing all this time?”

Lyrically speaking, Keith Buckley sounds like a man near the brink of insanity. On “Who Invited The Russian Soldier?,” Buckley shouts, “There’s nothing to see here/and nothing gazes back at us.” Throughout New Junk Aesthetic, it seems that Buckley cannot decide whether he wants to believe his words or if he should turn himself into the asylum. Musically, the band has never sounded better. The guitar work from Williams and Jordan Buckley really sets this album apart from their previous albums, as well as any album in its genre right now. The tantalizing guitar licks will keep listeners coming back to New Junk repeatedly, while the rhythm work from bassist Josh Newton and (the now departed) drummer Mike Novak keep the pace of the album at a chaotic level.

New Junk Aesthetic is the most complete Every Time I Die album yet. It’s the kind of album that will maintain lifelong fans, gain new fans and win back the fans that may have thought ETID had fallen off their game. The truth is Every Time I Die has never sounded better, and New Junk Aesthetic, musically speaking, should be classified as a weapon of mass destruction. I just hope the earth recovers in time for album number six.

 

I don’t think we recovered in time lol

 

Terrible take

 

I love the drums on that record so much

 

NBF was a big one for me

 

If you find more we can add them back into this database if you want!

 

Jason....I have probably close to 100 AP.net reviews in this folder INCLUDING my infamous some nights review were I correctly predicted they'd win Best new artist at the next year grammy awards haha

but absolutely I want to add some to this database - only the choice cuts of course

 

Looking into my iTunes now...2002-2004 was some serious shit. Why did we start at 2005 for the retrospectives?

 

Let’s do it! We need them! I added a bunch of my old ones and these would be awesome to have back!

 

WEEEEKENDDDD PROJECT!!!!

also prepare your butts for my great awesome interview with Brenden from TLA tomorrow (severely off topic I know haha)

 

I think that was the first list Jason was able to recover

tbh I don't remember EOTY lists on AP.net in 2002 or 2003 - maybe 2004? I dunno I've lived 3 different lifetimes since then

 

True...but seriously...those records SHAPED me during that 2-3 year span. I’m just gonna do an album a day starting with the oldest in my iTunes lol

 

I can help too with formatting and bringing them over if you want.

 

absolutely - sounds awesome. there is a lot of classic AP.net stuff in this folder with some of the bands/albums I covered haha

 

Never forget

 

Very happy people got this joke.

 

ahhh remember when vagrant used to put out punk and metal records lol

 

Just randomly revisited that album a few weeks ago and it holds up pretty well. Very solid batch of pop rock songs that in no way is as sellout-y poppy as it felt at the time

 

This was a massive year for me, the back half of my first year of college. Great memories of going to the record store on campus and picking up the latest releases.

Thursday - Common Existence
The Dangerous Summer - RFTS
This Time Next Year - Road Maps and Heart Attacks
Anchor & Braille - Felt
Emery - In Shallow Seas
Closure In Moscow - First Temple
New Found Glory -NWAF
The Swellers - Ups and Downsizing
The Almost -Monster Monster
TBS- New Again
Therefore I Am- The Sound of Human Lives
Two Tongues
Sherwood - QU
Set Your Goals- This Will Be The Death of Us
Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg
The Audition - Self-titled

 

The singer from Paramour?