These days, it takes a lot for me to be impressed musically. Rarely does a new band come along that gets me truly excited, but thankfully, Baltimore’s Pianos Become The Teeth found their way to my ears recently and I’ve been hooked ever since. Mike (guitar) and Kyle (vocals) from Pianos were kind enough to let me pick their brains via email this week, which you can check out below. If you’re not yet familiar with these guys, PLEASE do yourself a favor: give them a listen HERE and then pick up their newest full length Old Pride. RIYL: Envy, City of Caterpillar, Modern Life is War and rad music.

First off, congrats on the Topshelf Records signing! Can you elaborate on the specifics (what release(s) are planned, how the relationship came to fruition, etc.)?

Mike: Thank you so much Aaron! We originally heard about Topshelf from our friends in My Heart to Joy, and simply contacted the label about our album. They seemed really enthusiastic and intrigued about everything. After numerous emails and conversations, plus some friends putting in some good words about us, they said they would like to release Old Pride early in 2010. They have been more than awesome to us, and we are really excited about working with them.

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The Deathwish Twitter account recently brought this little nugget of joy to my attention. Not “news” per say, but highly entertaining nonetheless:

 

Our resident photo guru Jason Bergman has posted some pictures from the last NYC gig for Modern Life Is War. I didn’t go but I heard some mixed reviews about the show. How was it? Regardless, you can check out the action over at Jason’s flickr page.

Today seems to be a day for quitting, so we hate to bring you more news that will ruin your day. Beloved hardcore act Modern Life is War have announced that they will be calling it in after a nearly six year run. The group posted a lengthy MySpace bulletin explaining their decision, which you can check out after the jump. MLIW plan on doing a short tour, so make sure to catch it before they end up reuniting and playing huge arenas.

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So for about a month now, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around Modern Life Is War’s highly-anticipated third full-length Midnight In America. Needless to say, Witness was a landmark album, not only for the band but for modern hardcore. It was a lightning bolt to a scene overrun by complacency. With so many other bands, the next act is always a difficult transition.
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