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Relics

Demo [7 inch] (2007)
Clean Plate

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Contributed by: Brian
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Published on June 29th 2007

Hey, who misses pg. 99? You, with the shitty hair, über-tight jeans and seven milk crates in your bedroom full of vinyl from bands one in every 65 million people in the world care about -- I know you do. It's okay, Relics are here to help.

On their demo 7", pressed by the lovely folks at Clean Plate, the Amherst, Mass.-based screamo quartet offer intense and slightly spastic, female-fronted jawns that resemble that probable influence in the more developed era of their Document-based discography. Not bad considering it's their friggin' demo. And really, the similarity is just that -- a mere similarity. These aren't photocopied documents; they're just really good fits of distorted, clashing guitars trapped inside beautifully noisy dirges. The standouts of the four include the attention-grabbing "No End" and the dynamic closer "Needless Tasks."

One can easily see huge things on the way for a band that sounds so good so early. With a split 7" and a one-sided LP already on the way, it would be incredible to have that potential fulfilled so soon.

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No End
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Anonymous (July 1, 2007)

I'm so down that someone mentioned Meg being in this band too. Can't show off my New England cred.

Anonymous (July 1, 2007)

Excellent start, has little in common with PG99.

This is a great 7" sounds like a female fronted version of Ampere, i guess it helps that Meghan is in both bands. Get this record it's amazing.

Anonymous (June 30, 2007)

This is the old kind, the good kind of "screamo". This band, and Ampere seem to be the only bands in the states that really "carry the torch".

i can why you'd say that, if you ignore all those other bands.

Anonymous (June 29, 2007)

This is the old kind, the good kind of "screamo". This band, and Ampere seem to be the only bands in the states that really "carry the torch".

Anonymous (June 29, 2007)

You, with the shitty hair,(i cut it myself!)
über-tight jeans(well, somewhat tight, i'm not going to not buy 2 dollar pants)
and seven milk crates in your bedroom full of vinyl from bands one in every 65 million people in the world care about(hey! that's only 1 milkcrate, a woodbox, and a cupboard)
-- I kinda fit that stereotype.

theyounginfluential (June 29, 2007)

i miss pg. 99!

Anonymous (June 29, 2007)

whaaa?? its really weird to see this band reviewed here, but cool. theyre by no means a bad band (i think the new stuff is really good), but theyre awesome people as well. i dont really hear them as being screamo though.

elephantdwarf (June 29, 2007)

pg. 99 was the best.

AphasiacIIC (June 29, 2007)

i dont know, i like euro screamo bands better..