All State Champion: Is It Nothing To You

01. Your Time Is Gold
02. Asleep At The Wheel
03. Regret's A Bitter Taste
04. Second Chance
05. Curse Of The Northwest
06. A Flight Delayed
07. Sinking Ship
08. Toward The Stars
09. Work Is Killing Me
10. Straight

Album info:

Debut full-length album from Vancouver, Canada’s own All State Champion. No One quite knows how they earned their name as their homeland doesn’t have any states. However their music itself has enough adrenaline to fuel a football arena, replete with polarizing punk riffs, melancholic melodies, and lush sheets of atmospheric sound. In their songs are moments harkening to early DC “emo” –tional hardcore, including strained vocals, fractured riffs, and a driving rhythmic attack. Also creeping through their sound are lush rolls of guitar harmonics, feedback, and reverb reminiscent of 80’s art rock/post punk. The album features ten compositions of primal scream frustration. Here you will find none of the tongue in cheek or self-depreciating digs that seem to wow the punk kids nowadays. Instead song titles like “ Work is killing me “ and “ Regrets a bitter taste” seem to be confessional release of maturing adults with some baggage to dump about committed relationships, careers, and closing in on the dark maw of thirty. Since their inception in 1998, All State Champion has prided themselves with a stellar live show and thoughtful, intense songwriting. After establishing solid fan base and gaining national recognition in Canada, they are gearing up for the U.S. One of the best post-hardcore bands to come out of Canada