It turns out there is more than one band named Police And Thieves. Weird, right? I spent a few minutes listening to some ska band. This is obviously not the band that Youngblood records released. The hardcore band from DC is much, much better. This CD is pretty cool. It contains their Amor Y Guerra EP, the S/T EP, some unreleased tracks and the 2005 demo. Who knew this band has been rocking for nearly 4 years? Shit. I didn't realize.

Their sound is a definite departure from lots of hardcore squeaking by these days. It isn't a departure from the harDCore sound that most people love. These guys are heavily influenced by their scene and give lots of nods to DC bands that came before them. Plenty of Embrace and Dag Nasty vibes. I'm digging it.

Peep ebay for all those record release covers you slept on, or check their site for some tees and hoods. Get into it!

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Bank Robber dropped a demo in 2007. They played some shows, did their thing. Now in 2009, they've dropped a new demo with 6 new tracks. It's not really for me. It feels like they are going for that mid 90s mosh sound. You know that post Judge metal vibe that bands had? Either you were playing Shelter and 108 tunes, or you were trying to become the next Snapcase. These guys also cover a Strife song. A song from In This Defiance. It seems like an odd choice to me.



They play shows around Denver quite a bit, it seems. You'll have to check them out, decide for yourself really. If you need that back merch catalog, dig deep into Ebay, or peep their merch store over at Big Cartel.

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 Anonymous said...

Thanks for the review! We definitely love the mid 90's hardcore. We play what we love. We have also covered One King Down, Unbroken, and Snapcase. Take Care.
-Steve V./BR

5/08/2009 01:38:00 AM  

 Anonymous said...

Dudes voice sounds like garbage.

8/30/2009 12:04:00 PM  

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Make Do And Mend hail from West Hartford, Connecticut. Normally, when I discuss bands from CT, you would expect to hear me talk about Mosh Metal, Ground Zero, or Connecticut Brotherhood. That's not going to be the case today. In fact, I can't really imagine anyone kick boxing, let alone mosh, to this band. It has a very post hardcore vibe. Think a mixture of Quicksand, Hot Water Music and All Chrome. Honestly, I was pretty damn surprised when I put it in the old cd player. Real surprised. Thankfully, it is the good kind of surprise.

The one thing I really know about West Hartford is that it's a stones throw from Farmington. Which is the home of the China Pan. Oh man, those citrus spare ribs are for me. No idea why they would dump those from the entree menu. Dumb move. Now if you don't hang out at China Pan or in West Hartford, you may want to peep ebay for all the hard to find gear and merch. Feel free to head over to panicrecords.net for the latest releases.

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