Fist Benders - S/T

year: 2015

genre: twinkly emo

tracklist:
1. In Dog Years
2. Understanding
3. Run Every Day
4. You'll Be Calm
5. Empathy
6. I Know

physical release:
format: cassette tape
label: Driftwood Records
pressing:
50// light pink with white imprinting
coming soon

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Fist Benders is a emo band from Lake Elsinore, CA and is almost single handedly responsible for re-sparking my interest in "twinkly" emo. This band brings an atmosphere that is so dreamy yet distressed with all the guitar harmonics and arpeggios you could ever want complimented by a range of soft and coarse vocals that will wrap you up and not let you go. You'll find tracks like "Understanding" and "Run Everyday" stuck in your head all day and you won't be upset about it. This is definitely one of my favorite releases of 2015 so far and i highly recommend you check it out.

Fist Benders new single "Understanding"

genre: twinkly emo

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Fist Benders Just released a single off their upcoming self titles EP. This is a brilliant twinkly track that starts off with a dreamy atmosphere accompanied with calm vocals and progresses to a faster infectious section with dual vocals that lead to crashing group vocal section and finally a energetic finale with a more screamy vocal aspect. I definitely will be awaiting the release of the rest of the EP and i suggest you check out this single

Double Review: Fist Benders - It's Raining // Cabin Fire/ Love Is A Black Widow -split

since i havent posted in a while, here is a double review, something twinkly and something heavy

genre: twinkly emo

year: 2014

tracklist:

1. You'll Be Calm

2. "I Know"

3. It's Raining

4. Keystone

5. Raining For Two

6. Run Every Day

7. Grasshopper

8. I've Just Made A Fucking Mess

9. In Dog Years

FFO: Midwest Penpals, Nicknames, Tiny Moving Parts

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Fist Benders release this new album around 2 weeks ago and it is amazing. A vast  over their first improvement over their first release. This album carries a youthful feel with the all the twinkles and sing screaming you could want (thou some more actual screaming would have been nice) with a slight old Modest Mouse influence. Instrumentals are great enthralling, the layered vocals create and interesting effect as well. This is DIY recorded the sound quality isn't the best but it definitly doesn't take anything away from the album in my opinion. Even is if the sound quality isnt the best and some parts are a tad bit sloppy, i feel like this album really captures a youthful feel of twinkly emo that a really enjoy and i strongly recommend this album.

genre: screamo/emo-violence

year: 2014

FFO: pg. 99, Kilgore Trout, Jeromes Dream 

Cabin Fire

LIABW

This is a cool split, there isn't much to be said thou. Both bands play a dark brand of emo-violence, Cabin Fire going for more atmesphere and LIABW for a more straight forward approach. There are quite a few tracks on here as well, alot for a split. Anyways you should definitely check this split out.

Fist Benders - Quárë Cúnamor

genre: Emo

year: 2013

tracklist:

1. Estuaries

2. Aplary

3. Limescale Memento

4. 1st & Virgil

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Fist Bender is a emo band, now that that is out of the way. Fist Benders are really cool kids and they just released their first release ( not sure if I should consider it a demo or EP) and it is good. The twinklies are in place and the songs are driving and groovy. I just have some issues with the vocals on some songs and on the notes that are held for longer periods, i am fan of off key singing but there can be a limit, I do wish there was a tad bit more screaming as well. I have had the pleasure of a show with these guys and they are all super cool and this is a very good first release.

-Conner Sgarbossa