Summer 2012 tour poster.
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Album Review: State Faults - Desolate Peaks
State Faults hail from sunny Santa Rosa, California and this, ‘Desolate Peaks,’ is their debut album. They’re a post-hardcore bands of sorts with a sound reminiscent of 90s emo. They have hints of La Dispute about them definitely, and also Thursday. They are an intriguing prospect and this is definitely a Marmite album.
Opening track ‘Sleepwalker’ has a serenity to it that is quickly dispelled as soon as the vocals kick in. The music and vocals play against each other for supremacy throughout the album and are a shocking juxtaposition. Some may find it grating to listen to, however I think it is a refreshing sound and one that works well for State Faults.
Single ‘Arrowhead’ continues this theme as the honey-drenched guitars slide along smoothly in contrast to the piercing, desperate vocals. Whilst the backing music has something of a Friendly Fires feel to it, the vocals are more reminiscent of At The Drive In. It truly is a bizarre thing to listen to, and it takes a while to adjust. However I think the juxtaposition of sound works really well and creates a memorable listening experience.
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Philly folks: we got a 2 pager in the new issue of Jump Magazine. It’s free. Pick up a copy. (Taken with instagram)
new State Lines
the new State Lines ep is awesome, go preorder it so you can hear it!
http://tinyengines.limitedpressing.com/product/categories/2214
To recap:
Here’s the B-side of our new 7in - http://bit.ly/KpNmCO
Preorders are up over at Tiny Engines. Purchase comes with an instant digital download. - http://bit.ly/KpRqDk
If you live in Australia, poison city records has an exclusive color variant. - http://bit.ly/KBqsVi
To everybody thats picked this up so far, thank you!
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Restorations is streaming a new track “B” over at Punknews.org.
The track comes from the band’s upcoming 7-inch A/B out June 12th via Tiny Engines.
Click on the image above to stream “B.”
