Articles by Farah Barakat

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  Braid

  Closer to Closed

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2011

  Since forming in 1993, no two Braid albums have ever sounded the same. Closer to Closed is no exception. The four-song EP echoes 1998's Fra...

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  Noise by Numbers

  Over Leavitt

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2011

  Chicago, IL super-group Noise By Numbers' sophomore album, Over Leavitt, is catchy, minimalist pop punk with a semblance to post-punk. The...

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  Homewrecker / The Love Below

  Homewrecker / The Love Below

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2011

  This seven-inch split from A389 features Ohio hardcore heavyweights Homewrecker and the hard punk of California's the Love Below. Both band...

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  Aficionado

  Aficionado

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2011

  Aficionado's response to this year's surge of quick, loud, three-chord punk rock is a return to emotionally charged lyrics and power hooks....

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  The Copyrights

  North Sentinel Island

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2011

  Veteran punk rockers the Copyrights return with their long awaited fourth album and best effort to date. Following a three-year hiatus in w...

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  Einvera

  In Your Image

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2011

  Los Angeles technical metal trio Einvera present a conglomeration of instruments balled up into a successfully stringent debut album. In Yo...

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  Coliseum / Burning Love

  Live at the Atlantic

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

  Coliseum and Burning Love have been touring endlessly since their consecutive releases, and remind us why we love them with their latest li...

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  Alkaline Trio

  Damnesia

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

  Illinois punks Alkaline Trio return with their eighth studio album, featuring 15 greatest hits performed semi-unplugged. Damnesia contains...