Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
If there is one word I hate the most used to describe a genre it's "orgcore." Actually, no. The one I hate the most is how a lot of kids these days use "skramz" instead of screamo, but orgcore is a close second, but with that said, I'm sure everyone calls this band an "orgcore" band. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck is from the beautiful Ontario, Canada (there is also an indie band from Europe with the same name), and in my opinion, are one of the most underrated punk rock bands out there today.
They don't have much material out at the moment, but what they do is stellar. Their first release to my knowledge was the "Goodbye Debris." I found it on one of my late night internet new music hunts and hen I first heard it, I was blown away. It's loud, its melodic, the vocals are gruff and it sounds so hopeful while sounding crushingly heart breaking at the same time. The style doesn't stray too far from a newer, heavier Jawbreaker.
At the end of 2010, they released the "Branches" 7 inch, and it too is great, but very different from the previous EP. Branches features slowed down music, vocals that are even more gruff and a little twang not far from The State Lottery or Lucero songs from "That Much Further West."
While both EPs sound so different, they both are stellar introductions to what is sure to be a long career. I had to miss them at The Fest and bummed about it, but I'm sure they will make the trek down from Canada again sometime soon, eh?
-Kyle Labels: Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
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