The Queers – A Day Late and a Dollar Short LP (black / ???)

I suggested this LP to Jade while flicking through records at Ritual. She liked ‘Love Songs for the Retarded’ and a bunch of other songs so I thought she would be into this. She hasn’t listened to this yet but I have a feeling that this may be a little too raw for her.

This LP consists of 33 songs compiled from singles, EPs, comp tracks and other rarities. I really like it and having all these songs in the one place is pretty damn cool.

Asian ManRecords put this out.

FFO: Screeching Weasel, The Ramones and Black Flag

Website: http://www.thequeersusaband.com/

Grinspoon – Thrills, Kills And Sunday Pills

More rock n’ roll than ‘New Detention’ which is good though they have more radio friendly songs than ever.

FFO: Powderfinger

Website: http://www.grinspoon.com.au/

Football, Etc – Football, Etc 7” (black / 1,000)

Football, etc are a female fronted twinkly, 90’s ‘emo’ post rock band from Houston, Texas. I really dug their EP ‘First Down’ (which you can download from If You Make It) so when I saw it while flicking through records at Ritual I snapped it up. This two song 7” is really damn good. You could even mistake this for Sunny Day Real Estate. Side-A is ‘Away Game’ and side-B is ‘XXL’.  

This is released between three record labels: Count Your Lucky Stars, Keep It Together and strictly no capital letters.

FFO: Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral and Lemuria

Website: http://footballetc.wordpress.com/

            http://footballetc.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/footballetc

The Promise Ring – Boys + Girls 7” (black / ???)

This is another 7” which my girlfriend Jade bought from Ritual that I am really jealous of. She better watch out or I might steal it.

This is awesome Jade Tree Records indie pop/’emo’ (I really hate describing bands as having an ‘emo’ sound). Two songs can be found here with the A-side being ‘Tell Everyone We’re Dead’ and the B-side being ‘Best Looking Boys’.

The Promise Ring have now reunited (for the second time I think) which is pretty cool.

If you can find this, buy it!

FFO: Pretty much anyone on Jade Tree Records

Website: http://www.jadetree.com/bands/artist/the_promise_ring

Green Day – American Idiot

Urgh….This is now a musical…Please stop.

Website: http://americanidiotthemusical.com/

Grenadiers – Promo CD

I picked up this 3 song promo CD when I saw Grenadiers play Blood, Sweat and Beers. They play a pretty sweet mix of rock n roll with punk round the edges. Check out the video of ‘Old Uncle Scratch’. Not a great music video but the song is decent.

FFO: The Bronx and Foo Fighters

Website: http://www.facebook.com/grenadiersmusic

            http://www.myspace.com/grenadiersmusic

Grinspoon – New Detention

Nu-rock or something. This came out in 2002 and I liked it when it came out. This hasn’t aged well though.