Fleabag - S/T Demotape

I saw this band sometime in June of this year and immediately fell in love with everything about them. Fleabag's stage presence is what you'd expect out of the rather "shy kid" ethos that they carry around. I was too intimidated to talk to their vocalist and it makes me feel like a total asshole. Their drummer used to be in Rosa (but really, they sound nothing like that). It's worth noting that there's a fuck-up in one of these songs due to tape-complications. Best three dollars I ever spent, and it's one of those albums that has gotten me through moving twice this year and experiencing heartbreak. I tend to be bad at describing things, but this could be called female-fronted kawaii/artsy/queer/pop-punk or something along those lines. Hopefully this will make you want to cuddle with a transkid with big glasses. It makes me feel okay about my social problems.

PASSWORD:holdhands
13.96MB ZIP file
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Tangled Up
02.Nevermind
03.Wisdom Tooth
04.Coals
05.Curb Appeal

Bark Bark Bark - "Worst Dotted Line EP"

Bark Bark Bark used to be a Gameworks Studios/The Living Room Staple. I remember seeing these guys on a weekly basis as a two-piece when I was fifteen years old. The lineup featured on this album has disbanded and now only one guy, Jacob remains. At the core, this is pure, shameless, potentially homoerotic electroclash. I'm not a big fan of the way this band sounds now, but I still ride around in cars yelling these words like it's nobody's business. To be honest, there's not much to write because they're not making this music anymore. You should expect a bunch of synth loops, catchy hooks, and rump-shaking lyrics reminiscent of The Bloodhound Gang. Sidenote: This isn't the real album artwork, but I was too lazy to rifle around and dig it up.

PASSWORD:jacobsucks
23.57MB ZIP file
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TRACK LISTING:
01.Brand New Shoes
02.One Thing Stands
03.Animals Are Not To Be Trusted
04.Intermission
05.Kiss From A Rose
06.Straight Sex
07.Horny Goat Weed
08.The Sun
09.I Used To Feel But Now I Don't

Zombina & The Skeletones - "A Chainsaw For Christmas EP"

Do you ever find yourself wondering what would happen if you mixed b-movies, the day of our Lord, psychobilly, bubblegum pop, and a bass player named Cthulu? Okay, me neither, but apparently the product is kickass! Zombina and the Skeletones are a Liverpool band who seems to be pretty popular on MySpace nowadays. They released this online-only EP as a free gift to their street team (lucky me!). Their sound could best be described as "Horrorpops lite." I know, Christmas music and shameless pop won't really appeal to the punk-rock crowd, but this is a guilty pleasure. The lead singer is pretty easy on the eyes and ears, so you should at least give it a try. If you're into The Meteors and other psychobilly bands, this might not be your thing, but they have a HUGE catalogue of EPs, all of which I'm totally apeshit gaga over.

PASSWORD:popabilly
7.89MB ZIP file
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TRACK LISTING:
01.Evil Science
02.Dead Alive (2006 Version)
03.Come On! (2006 Version)
04.A Chainsaw For Christmas