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We all listen to a ton of music day in and day out. So let's share what we're listening to. Whenever you run across something or someone nifty, add it to this thread!  To be uniform, since I in Quality Assurance, try to use the following format... and tell us what you currently love!

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Band: Blue Stahli
Website: http://www.bluestahli.com/site/
RIYL: Celldweller
Mini-review: I covered this one-man band in a Discoveries article, but I've now been listening to his instrumental version of his self titled album. Great stuff if you dig industrial rock/metal.

Band: Last Dinosaurs
Listen: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Last-Dinosaurs/110472951412
RIYL: Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend
Mini-review: This isn't anything particularly new, but instead of focusing on how to weave in a million instruments into their sound, these Aussies prefer to use their energy for solid songwriting and driving guitars.  With summer around the corner, I know I'll be jamming this a lot.

Band: Memfis
Website:http://www.memfisband.com/vertigo-album.html
RIYL: Burst, Mastodon
Mini-review: Memfis are from the same town as Burst and recorded 'Vertigo' around the same time as Lazarus Bird although it only came out late last year because of label problems. They share some similarities with Burst's sound (who's singer guests on one of the tracks on 'Vertigo'). I'm only in the first few listens but this is worth checking out if you like the RIYLs

Ya, listened to that Memfis album after seeing it on your listening window. Pretty good stuff.

Band: Blinded in Bliss
Album: Constancy (2012)
Website: http://blindedinbliss.ca/
RIYL: Soilwork, In Flames
Mini Review: Blinded in Bliss is a project which includes Bjorn Strid of Soilwork and Pat Kavanagh of Threat Signal. Instrumentally, the album is tight and melodic. Fun record to jam out to. Lyrically not the greatest, but for me the production and music itself outshines any juvenile lyrics that one may take offense to. The guitar work is very powerful. If you're looking for some good non-generic metalcore with outstanding and fun guitarwork, with the added bonus of Bjorn's signature vocal tone as background vocs, check out this album.

Band: Starfucker
Website: http://www.facebook.com/Starfucker
RIYL: Passion Pit, MGMT, hippie sounding electronic stuff
Mini-review: Basically electronic indie rock.  Been listening to them quite a bit recently, I think they were featured on the soundtrack for that movie Project X too.  I don't know how many of you guys will dig it, but it's pretty enjoyable stuff.  Might be late on this one since they've been around for awhile, but I've been listening to last year's Reptilians.  (probably not for any of you bro-rock/death metal dudes)

I heard a few of their songs in January and meant to get the album, but I forgot.  I definitely liked what I heard.  Dylan, did you get a chance to check out Last Dinosaurs?

Band(s): Nadja & Vampillia
Album: The Primitive World, 2012
Website: http://brokenspineprods.wordpress.com/
RIYL: Godflesh, The Atlas Moth, Isis, Jesu
Mini-review: Soundscapes, electronics and atmospheric vocals with slow, epic riffs and dirge-like percussion, creating a slowly moving grand wall of music that has been described as drone, ambient-doom, and shoegazer/black-metal.

Band: The Sheds
Website: http://thesheds.bandcamp.com/
RIYL: ska-punk
Mini-review: This takes me back to the good ol' days of 90's ska-punk. Well... more appropriately punk with some ska influences. 

Band: Our City Skyline
Website: http://www.facebook.com/ourcityskyline
RIYL: Counterparts, Taken, Misery Signals, etc
Mini-Review: As they wander between twenty ton riffs and soaring melodies, Our City Skyline never relies on pure thuggery, pure technicality or pure thrash to craft their songs. In an age where bands grab at every possible straw to set themselves apart from the pack, Our City Skyline gently gathers their influences and carefully binds them together in a way that never sounds forced. The natural, flowing motion between hardcore's inborn ferocity and punk's nervous energy is just as essential to the band as the instruments themselves.

Their newest release, "Bankrupt" (out May 1st, 2012) was engineered and recorded in Portland's Rain City Audio by Ryan Furlott, with additional tracking and mixing done by Ryan Morgan of MISERY SIGNALS. From the two songs they've posted it so far, these guys have a Huge, realized sound. I'm loving it. Check it out.

Dude you got the wrong link. 
Go here: http://nadja.bandcamp.com/album/the-primitive-world
This sounds very relaxing and pleasant.

Band: Arliss Nancy
Album: Dance to Forget
Website: http://deathtofalsehoperecords.com/downloads/dtfh013.html
RIYL: Lucero, Drive-By Truckers, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, Chuck Ragan
Mini Review: If you like that country/rock/punk vibe and have any interest in the RIYL bands this album is for you. Not much else to say other than that check this out if you are into the gravelly/raspy vocal, punk/country thing. Equal parts whiskey soaked bar room floor and cold lonesome blues.

Band: Slice the Cake
Website: http://slicethecake.bandcamp.com/album/the-man-with-no-face
RIYL: deathcore... deathcore... deathcore
Mini-review: Not a bad album. Found out about these guys from a deathcore blog I follow, of all places. Go figure. Some might call it progressive, but I don't think they do too much that's actually "progressive"; their songs are just long. Long songs do not equal progression, in case you were wondering. Good deathcore, though, if you're interested in the genre. 

Yeah, seriously, what's up with such a shitty name? I almost didn't listen to them because of it. Glad I didn't skip over them, though.

Band: Fine Before You Came
Website: http://finebeforeyoucame.com/
RIYL: Envy, La Dispute, other post-rock-y screamo
Mini-review: I honestly don't know how I came across this band, but their newest album was sitting in my folder of "things to listen to" and since I didn't recognize the name, I tossed it on not knowing what to expect. Turns out, this is pretty solid "emo-core" or post-whatever styled screamo stuff... with not so much screaming, but talking and yelling. Whatever you want to classify it as, though, it's pretty interesting.

I honestly dug the hell out of Slice the Cake.  I prefer to think they're just making fun of how stupid deathcore names are, but maybe I'm just giving them more credit than they deserve.  It's less proggy and more techy if anything, but I'm definitely a fan of their album.

Band: 16
Album: Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds
Website: http://16theband.bandcamp.com/
RIYL: YOB, Eyehategod, DOWN
Mini Review: Hailing from Southern California the Sludge metal master's 16 bring just what the title of the album says, Deep, dark, evil cuts, sure to turn the bluest sky into the moodiest shade of gray. Including members of recently decoy-reviewed band "Aeges", the album is relentlessly heavy, bringing to mind perhaps the riffs and groove of DOWN meets the sadistic nature of Superjoint Ritual. Riff heavy, groove laden, ugly and gritty "sludge" is the name of the game and is executed as per the definition of the genre.