I have been meaning to post about this for a while and kept forgetting. PastePunk.com is celebrating their 10th anniversary (that’s like 50 in website years!) with a fantastic digital sampler. The sampler features jams from Scream Hello, The New Dress, Jena Berlin and more. Download it here!
Out now on Jump Start Records, Quo Vadimus by Philadelphia’s Jena Berlin (who have taken their name from two cities where Karl Marx studied, interestingly) kinda smacks you across the face. It’s a great post-hardcore record that, at least to me, brings to mind a great balance of the atmosphere and technicality of say, Renee Heartfelt, with raw energy you look for in young bands but only get jaded expectations instead. I’ll admit that it took me more than one listen to fall in love with it, but I did.
