Yeah, We're in a Band.

A 2009 Longlist

Here is some albums to consider for a list of the finest in 2009.

WILCO - Wilco
YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Its Blitz
THE ANTLERS - Hospice
PARALLEL LIONS - Holding Patterns
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - The Life of the World to Come
MUSE - The Resistance
MEWITHOUTYOU - It's all crazy! It's all false! It's all a dream! It's alright!
ENTER SHIKARI - Common Dreads
ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS - The Crying Light
CASTANETS - Texas Rose, The Thaw and The Beasts
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD - Century of Self
SUFJAN STEVENS - BQE
THRICE - Beggars
THEM CROOKED VULTURES - Them Crooked Vultures
BENJAMIN GIBBARD AND JAY FARRAR - One Fast Move Or I'm Gone
THE DECEMBERISTS - The Hazards of Love

It's understandable, they come from Adelaide

Coerce: a raw punk quartet from the South Australian capital, Adelaide.

Press release says something about Refused and At the Drive-In, should also mention lots about The Nation Blue but widely assumed critics no nothing so we won't mention colleagues.
Trance, Viper, Dance provides a roughshod introduction and yeah, you can hear yourself a whole bunch of ATDI, Cedric style screaming, some gang vocals and a rhythm section a little too in lock step.

The dude who sings (information is hard to come by) shreds successfully but it's the bands guitarist that makes this debut interesting. There are different tones from song-to-song and there's a willingness to adventure into more than just black and white. Different shades permeate songs like the dark title track, Silver Tongued Life Licker.

The 45 odd minutes here is best described as a ride on The Ghost Train at Luna Park followed by four and three quarter pots at the Espy. It's fun, rowdy, sometimes edging towards chaos and mostly good times.