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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Tropic Of Nelson - Arbiter + Direction

Posted Jan 29, 2009 12:36 PM by Samuel Duke

(Photo: Jonny Leather)

Tropic Of Nelson will make you want to paint your walls red and slam dance with your roomate, then maybe hug and drink a beer and talk about how awesome that Torche record was last year. The Brooklyn band--who were nice enough to let us premiere these two songs, fresh out of mastering--make a lot of nods to groups like Portraits Of Past and Ignition, hardcore bands from the nineties that realized a) they could count good and b) the macho thing was played out, so why not start writing stuff in weird time signatures with chords that make your fingers hurt and not scream so loudly. But it's 2009 now, and these guys are doing their thing in a most unfashionable time, ripping yarnball guitar parts and sweating it out at shows where there isn't a laptop in sight.

"Arbiter" and "Direction" are from their debut self-titled EP, which should be available soon (no promises) and couldn't come more highly recommended. They're also playing tomorrow night at Death By Audio in Brooklyn and on Saturday at The Wildflower Cafe in Bethlehem, PA.

Sounds Like: Portraits Of Past, Ignition, Drive Like Jehu

Tropic Of Nelson - Arbiter

Tropic Of Nelson - Direction

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