BannerHill - Beautiful.Dangerous

BannerHill is a female fronted Pop Rock band with just a dsh of hardcore flavor, which prevents an easy genre classification. This band doesn't really do anything really great, they just provide an all around good listening experience. There's an interesting breakdown in "Longshot" and there's a little bit of screaming on the second track "You Bring The Cupcackes". They falso use the dual male/female vocalist approach, it doesn't sound forced or annoying like other bands because the second vocalist is used lightly. All of the musicians seem to be equally talented and the singer is solid. The only really unique thing about this band is the lyrics or the writing style, the singer has a unique writing style that stands out from the music. I wouldn't be surprised if BannerHill became one of the top bands in their genre.

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Sounds Like: Refue, Tonight Alive
Stand Out Tracks: You Bring The Cupcackes, I'll Bring The Zombies, Tonight

Track List:
1. Long Shot
2. You Bring The Cupcakes, I'll Bring The Zombies
3. HeyHeyHey!
4. Why Should I Apologize
5. Tonight

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Versaemerge - Fixed at Zero [2010]

This is Versaemerge's debut full length album, three Ep's, a few member changes, and a couple of genres Versa has finally given its growing fanbase a full length that they have wanted for so long. Versaemerge has had to live with the perception of being the band that Fueld by Ramen signed to try and cash in on the Paramore craze. So what would they do to stand out from the rest of the pop-punk bands on they're label? They went completely left and they dont sound like any other band on their label. I think Versaemerge's sound is original and creative in their genre, but the question is does anyone like it? I was a fan of this band when they were making post-hardcore music, but that was then and this is now. The sound this band has come into has either a love it or hate it perception. Musically each song is interesting and well put together, you can tell the band put everything they had into the record. The album as a whole blends together and can be boring at times, this isn't the most high energy record that we've seen from this band. This is a good record but how much you enjoy it will depend on if you like the style the band has adopted.

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Sounds Like: Paramore, Circa Survive
Stand Out Tracks: Figure it Out, Stranger

1. Figure It Out
2. Mind Reader
3. Fixed At Zero
4. You’ll Never Know
5. Stranger
6. Redesign Me
7. Fire (Aim Your Arrows High)
8. Up There
9. Your Own LoVE
10. Mythology
11. Lost Tree

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Midnight Matinee - Contrast in Color [2008]

This EP came out in 2008 and I'm sad to say I just heard about this band late last year. I came across a short clip of Jonny Craig singing the song Melanie on youtube and I fell in love with the little bit of the song I heard. This band does not disappoint on this EP. I've heard a lot of people classify this band as Post-Hardcore, however I just dont see it. They do have a heavier sound than other bands that make the same kind of music, but it's far from what I would consider Post-Hardcore. Anyway, their music is pretty calm. The music is very ambient, lots of guitar tinkering and smooth drums and bass. The lead singer is amazing, he falls somewhere between Jonny Craig and Craig Owens. He can hit crazy highs and bring it back down to a lower more soulful sound in an instant. Last thought... this band will be pretty big in this scene in a few years.

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Sounds Like: Coheed & Cambria
Stand Out Tracks: Melanie


Track Listing:
1. Contrast In Color Pt. 1
2. Contrast In Color Pt. 2
3. Melanie
4. Love Its True Enough
5. A Work In Progress
6. These Walls Are Talking
7. The Feeling


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