Somehow we're already halfway through this year, so a brief recap of my top ten albums so far:
๐ฌ๐ง Injury Episode by Static Dress (Sumerian) โ mall screamo
๐บ๐ธ Keep Honking I'm About to Fucking Kill Myself by My Wife's an Angel (Knife Hits) โ noise rock
๐ฎ๐ช Pull Like a Dog by The Scratch (Sony) โ Celtic rock
๐บ๐ธ Hum of Hurt by Converge (Epitaph) โ metalcore
๐บ๐ธ Unadulterated by Roman Candle (Sumerian) โ screamo
๐บ๐ธ Fear Of by Commitment (Get Better) โ hardcore punk
๐บ๐ธ Let's Give the Land Back to the Animals by Bitter Branches (Equal Vision) โ noise rock
๐ง๐ช Respect the Hustle, I Won't Be Your Dog Forever by Ronker (Labelman) โ noise rock
๐ฆ๐บ Easing Out of Control by DZ Deathrays (self-released) โ garage rock
๐ฌ๐ง Cat Fight by Jim Jones All Stars (Silver Arrow) โ punk blues
Unsurprisingly, the city of Philadelphia is overrepresented here, with three entries (My Wife's an Angel, Commitment, and Bitter Branches). Noise rock factors prominently. Apart from The Scratch, I haven't really been blown away by anything from the motherland (that Cardinals album was, like... fine.) Looking forward to the second half of the year!
