out this week

Thrice: The Alchemy Index: Vol. I & II: Fire & Water
The first two volumes of Thrice’s most ambitious project are out this week. Volumes three and four of The Alchemy Index will be out in April of 2008.

from Fire:
The Messenger
The Arsonist

from Water:

Lost Continent [wicked-cool song]
The Whaler [wicked-cool song]

buy The Alchemy Index: Vol. I & II: Fire & Water here


Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light
I haven’t liked a JEW record since Clarity... but then, how can you top such an influential album. Chase This Light is not half bad, although many of the emotionally genuine qualities the band once had are now transfixed into cheesy pop songs.

Big Casino
Gotta Be Somebody's Blues

buy Chase This Light here

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(yeah)

Brand New will be touring with Thrice and mewithoutYou this fall. Presale starts today (Friday, June 29) at 1 pm local time.

Oct 18 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Oct 19 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Oct 21 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Oct 23 Maplewood, MN @ Myth
Oct 25 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
Oct 26 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Oct 27 Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
Oct 29 Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground
Oct 30 Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground
Oct 31 Portland, OR @ Salem Armory
Nov 2 San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center
Nov 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
Nov 4 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
Nov 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
Nov 9 Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theatre
Nov 10 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
Nov 12 Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom
Nov 14 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Nov 15 San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
Nov 16 Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
Nov 17 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Nov 18 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Nov 20 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

...more dates will be announced soon!!!

from Brand New: The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Welcome to Bangkok [wicked-cool song]
Not The Sun [wicked-cool song]

from Brand New: Sowing Season [Single]
Coca-Cola
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make this your first record of 2007

You can now preorder Dustin Kensrue's surprisingly great album, Please Come Home, here.
Be sure to check out the entire album + my mini-review here.

my favorite record of 2007

Yes, you read it right... I have listed Dustin Kensrue’s solo debut, Please Come Home, as my favorite record of 2007. That’s not saying much since it is the only record I’ve heard that is scheduled to be released in 2007. Please Come Home is actually a very fine solo project by Thrice’s frontman. Unlike a certain hardcore gone acoustic art (cough Alexisonfire... cough... City and Colour), Please Come Home is not just another bland, boring unplugged album. Kensrue adopts the alterative-country/folk style very similar to The New Amsterdams and the result is excellent: the album is full of uplifting 'country rhythms' with some very 'country lyrics'. Perhaps the most surprising part of the record belongs to Kensrue new found and may I say, improved vocal style. It is crisp, melodic, and very nostalgic sounding. Without a doubt, Please Come Home will definitely be one of the first records I will buy in 2007.

1. I Knew You Before [wicked-cool song]
2. Pistol [wicked-cool song]
3. I Believe [wicked-cool song] ****link fixed****
4. Please Come Home [wicked-cool song]
5. Blood & Wine [wicked-cool song]
6. Consider The Ravens [wicked-cool song]
7. Weary Saints [wicked-cool song]
8. Blanket Of Ghosts [wicked-cool song]
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Sorry for the excessively use of [wicked-cool song], but I truly enjoy every song from this album!

Please Come Home comes out of January 23, 2007, I will post preorder details while they become available.