Noodley emo bands hold a very special place in my heart. here are a few you should check out:
Artist: The Bulletproof Tiger
Album: Stab The New Cherry EP
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
The Bulletproof Tiger offer a unique and unusual blend of Mathy Emo and Indie Rock. All tracks are instrumental and every one of the 5 songs on this EP stand out on their own as a beautiful journey through fields of melody. What amazes me the most about this band is their coherency as an ensemble. I have come across amazingly talented groups that simply sound like shit because everyone is competing with each other and the music simply doesn't mesh well. Thankfully, this is not the case with Bulletproof Tiger. Each note is perfectly crafted to give resonance to the whole atmospheric vibe of the group, and the arrangements are done in such a way that you hardly notice the absence of vocals. If you have read this far, you should probably download the EP and check them out on facebook, if nothing else, for their banter.
Here is a video for the track Sometimes I Feel So Sick At The State Of The World I Can't Even Finish My Second Apple Pie
Artist: Rooftops
Album: A Forest Of Polarity
Hometown: Bellingham, Washington
A Forest Of Polarity is composed of 10 tracks of pure math-rock genius. This Washington based quartet really brings the nerd in me out to go dancing. Weaving in and out of odd structures and timing, Rooftops achieves dynamically in one track what most bands attempt in an entire LP. I listen to this album when I am getting pumped up to go see live music, when i am cleaning the house, and most recently when i am reading. Sonically, Rooftops create a very intricate fabric of melody and form without it seeming forced, something that is actually very hard to do. Also, every song title is an anagram. Fairly nerdy, i admit, but i love it even more.
This is a teaser video for A Forest of Polarity.
Correction: The bulletproof Tigers hometown is Windsor Ontario.
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