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The Rosebuds' Loud Planes Fly Lownew

"Worthwhile," which closes the album, is a fittingly bittersweet farewell—and, you have to think, the quiet gatherings of a new start.
Double Negative's Hardcore Confusion, Vols. 1 & 2new

The first two of Double Negative's four Hardcore Confusion singles are as wonderful as they are frightening, another perfect progression for the Raleigh hardcore malingerers that outstrips an already strong catalog.
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Embarrassing Fruits' Frontier Justicenew

As they continue to age, Embarrassing Fruits look more and more like a band we'd like to grow older with.
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Daylight Dies Creates Sweeping Melancholynew
The band follows the template of Swedish melodic metal bands like Opeth and In Flames, reining in Opeth's jarring bipolarities and stamping out In Flames' triumphant flourishes.