aggressive, melodic post punk

7 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Math Rock, POP: Power Pop



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"Fucking Americans. Leave it to us to mess up a word like 'emotional.' The word was reduced to its dirty little abbreviation a few years back to describe alternative music that was sung with such raw, unchecked feeling that it could literally evoke emotions from the emotionless. And in a country where we medicate our restless youth, that's a feat worty of its own title. Thus, 'emo.' Of course, emo has since come to be known for leaky faucet types who sing campfire sing-alongs and sell records with their cuddly tenderness alone. But Hialeah brings emo back to the form that was so cool it required its own title. Their paranoid guitars and skuzzy bass lines may not get them laid by women who want to listen to their problems and stroke their trembling, tattooed arms, but the raw vocals among the fury will stir a dead part of you. Like a harder version of Rival Schools or Jawbreaker having a particularly angry moment." -Melissa Edwards, San Diego City Beat