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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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The Dying Californian — Coarsegold Buy it at Amazon
Three is a magic number for The Dying Californian. “Coarsegold” took three years to write and record and also happens to be the third album for the group on Turn Records. Named after a town that’s literally in the center of California where prinicipal songwriter Nathan Dalton found himself living for a while, it helped inspire a sense of Americana into a traditional folk-rock pop album. Riff with earnest lyrics and sincere harmonies, “Coarsegold” is a very good entry into the scene on the borderline of alt. country and indie pop.
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