tiny lungs, summer vacation, koalacaust, big kids algernon cadwallader, and joyce manor @ the cabin 1.6.10

okay first of all i would like to say that i know these pictures kind of suck, but i'm not a photographer. i have a little point and click and so what you see is what you get.

with that, i had been looking forward to this show for a very long time. it exceeded all of my expectations. a lot of people came out for this.

tiny lungs played first and they rocked. this was the first time i saw them. i guess they had a different drummer, but they sounded great. justin's vocals are my favorite.

summer vacation jammed. the room was super packed at this point. a lot of people knew all the words to most of their songs which was really cool. they sounded great. i like them as a four piece a lot more.


i missed makers, but i heard they were good. i came in the house as koalacaust was playing 'mirrors.' they played a good mix of old and new songs. their cover of the pixies 'debaser' sounded awesome. people were crowd surfing by this point in the show. their set was a lot of fun; pretty rowdy.

the drummer for algernon cadwallader was filling in for big kids' drummer. they sounded great, but lacked the second vocals that their regular drummer usually sings. it was a great set though, one of the best i've seen them play. they played the hits. i feel like i have a new favorite song by them every time i see them. 3,000 hi-fives was my favorite tonight.
algernon cadwallader was my favorite of the night. people really went off for them. there were people crowd surfing the entire set. i really wish they were a local band. i would love to see them on a regular basis. if more bands sounded like this the world would be better off. great night. great show.

joyce manor played last. my ride had work the next morning and he wanted to go, so i didn't get to catch their set. luckily i got to see joyce manor the next night. you can read that review here.

tiny lungs - (II)

within months of recording their first e.p., tiny lungs returned with their second five song e.p. appropriately titled 'II' just in time for their full u.s. tour with jason clackley. picking up immediately where the self titled left off, the band starts off with "dead wives"which has one of the catchiest guitar lines i've heard in a while. upon first listen, you can already tell the songwriting is improving. the second song, "randsom st." ends with justin screaming out, "all we are is what we have," and one can't help but sing along. though my favorite line comes from "appropriately jeaslous" where justin sings, "you cover all the silent ways we speak/i'm aging like your fashion magazines." this e.p. is a quicker listen coming in at a little over eleven minutes, but it's just as good if not better than the self titled. do you self a favor and check this out.

Tiny Lungs - (s/t)

justin conway who has played in the starburst crystal ensemble, and merry christmas finally took it upon himself to front a band, and the world is a better place for it. tiny lungs, his newest project, reminds me of hot water music, and cursive. they have also drawn comparisons to superchunk. it's loud, raw and distorted. it's everything indie-rock should be with a very punk edge.

their debut 5 song self titled e.p. was released by mountain man records and is limited to 100.

the e.p. comes in at 17 minutes starting with it cop heart, the catchiest song on the album. all of the guitar parts are memorable, and i find myself humming them constantly. in all voices persistent, the line, "it's okay to hate summer, sometimes" sticks out in my head. i keep singing it to myself. the e.p. ends with apologies to liberty hill, which is the longest track on the album, highlighting the distorted guitar work that makes tiny lungs one of the most promising new bands to come out in recent memory. but songs aside, the most memorable thing about this band is justin's voice; it's a haunting whining scream - it's beautiful. grab these before they're gone, you'll regret not having one - trust me.