Shock Mountain

One of the first posts that this blog had was Age Sixteen’s Spring 2008 Demos. Now, I am proud to bring you their first full-length effort, Open Up Finders, Please. The 9-track album clocks in at 20 minutes and features re-workings of 3 songs on the aforementioned demo.  Playing an impassioned mix of Punk and Hardcore, this band is making a name for themselves in Baltimore, Maryland.  I’m desperately trying to convince these guys to come to Cleveland this summer for what I am sure would be one of the most intense hardcore shows. They play in the style of early 90’s Screamo, which is reminiscent to current Europeans bands such as Raein, La Quiete, and Suis La Lune, with whom they recently toured. Instead of using overly distorted guitars and break beats that are often used by “new (read fake) screamo” bands, their guitars are clean and the drums are as complex as the messages behind the songs. The vocals on this album are clean as well in the sense that they are more of  desperate and exasperated yells of dismay than they are screams of anger, resulting in a cathartic release from song to song. Given the promise they hold and their willingness to play shows often, I really wouldn’t be surprised if they become an iconic band that future bands would note as a direct influence to their sound, if only in their hometown. The band has been kind enough to allow me to post the album in it’s entirety as they really just want to get their music out there. So, if you particularly like this album, I encourage you to support these guys and buy a copy for only $7!

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