Miles Away. Australian Hardcore. Discuss. After viewing the web page, you'd think they were an emo band. I mean, look at those tshirt designs. How many other bands have you seen rip off a Saves The Day tshirt design that wasn't emo? Actually, when was the last time you saw any band make a Saves The Day shirt rip? I don't think I've ever seen one. Pretty original, I suppose. Much better than the dime a dozen Youth Of Today rips. That's for sure.

But after listening to a track or two, you realize you judged a book by its cover. Yeah, that's right. You passed judgment on the band before hearing a track. Tsk, tsk. Once you get into the tracks, you realize this band rips. Very much in the vein of Have Heart & Verse. They make me want to start a band that sounds like Have Heart or Verse. Of course, this is Sydney not Boston. These guys give their own little flair to the style, and they do it with ease.

Here's what you do next. Go out and buy this album. Support Australian Hardcore. Support 6131 Records. Support hardcore. When you get the album home, make sure to post on your favorite message boards how much you love it. Dumb if you don't.

2 Comments:

 Anonymous said...

these guys are from perth not syndey

1/13/2008 01:15:00 PM  

 hows yr edge said...

Doh, farqed up my own Boston not LA gag. My apologies Perth.

1/13/2008 01:40:00 PM  

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No Apologies are NOT from my back yard. Strange how close Defiant Hearts are to me, and how extremely far away No Apologies come from. 6131 Records must really bust their ass finding unsigned, dope bands. There can't be any other explanation how a band from Mass and a band from Sydney, Australia are on the same label. Good for 6131 and good for No Apologies.

Now, if I was to pigeonhole this band, I would put them in a Cro-Mags hole. Plenty of hard mosh, but without that kick boxing, connecticut vibe. I can hang with this record. Probably not something I would play on repeat for hours, but definitely worthy of a few spins. I bet Morgado would mosh his ass off for this band. That's just me guessing.

As for the cover art: I'm strongly reminded of the Betrayed Substance LP art. Thankfully, that album didn't feature Aram's naked butt. Phew. I'm into the black and white imagery based on the strength of the work, but I'm guessing people chuckle over the butt. Probably a lot.

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Defiant Hearts are from my back yard. Almost literally. How they ended up on 6131 Records out of Huntington Beach, California is a little beyond me. I'm puzzled by it.

Defiant Hearts isn't forging a new path or breaking new ground, but what they do, they do well. A little melodic hardcore on a snowy morning is just the thing to brighten the spirits. If you had been in my living room, you may have seen me doing a little skank during Old Hosmer. Thankfully, this album isn't bedroom moshing material or I probably would have spilled my latte. Shit, illy is so fucking good. This album is a little illy, actually. One or two Right Brigade riffs might get you moshing though.

And, I just noticed they are playing with Permanent this week in Boston. Very chill. See you there?

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