Recently relocated to L.A., New Orleans born Battle Alaska sounds a bit like Resident Hero, My Chemical Romance, Against Me, and Atreyu. On the band's debut album,

, Battle Alaska emerges with a signature sound which featuring modern rock infused melodies, frequent feel changes, melodramatic lyrics, and a good amount of screaming. They also manage to keep a continuous narrative throughout the course of the album -- so if you only plan on buying a few songs, you're missing out on the full story!

Check out this review written by Kevin Wierzbicki on Campus Circle.net:

Everyone's a Capulet ... what makes you think you're Juliet?" That clever reference to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" comes from Battle Alaska's "Everything's Roses," an I've-had-enough-of-your-crap break-up song where about all that's left of the flower is a stem of thorns. That's also a summation of the rest of the lyrical content in this concept album that tells a story far too complicated to go into -- let's just say that it's sort of a scorn-and-retribution tale.

As such, it gives lead singer Zac Woodring lots of opportunities to spit out vitriolic comments like, "It's your nails with French tips as they dig in my skin/It's a message in lipstick, you misspelled 'just friends.'" Woodring plays the putout soul to the hilt, and the songs are arranged perfectly to complement that; thundering with anger here, sobbing with self-pity there.

Whether you figure out the storyline or not, this is good stuff. Grade: A"

Check out this montage of Battle Alaska footage at a skate park in Malibu featuring W.T.F. (

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Key Tracks:

Everything's Roses (

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The Apology Acceptance Speech (

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Tagged as Alternative, Emo, Indie Rock, Rock

Amie Street is bringing you Tokyo Rose's brand new album

before it hits stores! This New Jersey based trio is bringing their unique brand of emo dance-punk to the Vans Warped Tour this August. They've only been on Amie Street for a short time, but everyone's already raving about them:

We Can Be Best Friends Tonight, But Tomorrow I'll (

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If you enjoy Panic At The Disco, you're likely to enjoy this song (or complain it's way too similar but still secretly like it). The style of singing is *very* close, just slower. Still, I like." [rec by parasight]

The Promise in Compromise (

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So good. I can't explain it. Its just _that_ good." [rec by heygabe]

Less Than Four (

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If you like Fallout Boy, you will like Tokyo Rose even more. You can actually understand the lyrics clearly.." [rec by Heeetherette]

Swimming With the Sharks (

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Cool wandering harmonic guitar intro, slowish musical verses, catchy chorus, makes ya feel good :-)" [rec by Macca]

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Tagged as Alternative, Emo, Punk, Rock

Piebald is a post-hardcore band originally from Andover, Massachusetts. Their first recording documented them losing a battle of the bands. They've come a long way since then putting out several records, touring the country, and even gaining exposure on MTV for their song American Hearts (

). Piebald's signature sound blends the high energy of punk hardcore with pop-rock and emo influenced melodies. Check them out, now!

Key Tracks

American Hearts (

): Piebald's most successful song to date- it's been featured on MTV as well as many college radio stations.

Just A Simple Plan (

):Fun, rockin' tune- if you listen closely, you can hear some congas during the verses.

Long Nights (

): starts with a nice piano intro and then jets into aggressive pop.

Fear And Loathing On Cape Cod (

): Piebald gets a little bluesy in their own unique way. There's even something that sounds like horns towards the end.

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Tagged as Emo, Post Hardcore

Looking for the next big thing in Emo? Well you've come to the right place.

by is an action packed Amie Street debut from Resident Hero. The EP features Emo power-ballad Stepping Through (), the powerful Happy (Without Me) (), and the driving rock of Vendetta Black ().

Check out this video for Vendetta Black (

) featuring a backing vocals from Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf:

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Tagged as Emo, Pop, Rock, Screamo

Listen, listen, listen to the The Seldon Plan because they sound so fine. Fresh to Amie Street, this Baltimore-based Indie/Pop/Emo quartet is pitch-perfect and critically acclaimed. They've been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered, and have amassed enthusiastic reviews from, among others, On Tap Magazine, The Big Takeover, and The Washington Post.

The Seldon Plan will earn your trust with melodious and polished tracks from their album Making Cirlces, an inviting production you can enjoy in full. Start with Love Again , Holding Patterns Are Slow , and Westchester , but don't stop there, check them all. Consistently catchy and never unimaginative, The Seldon Plan is a certain pleasure. Welcome them to Amie Street.

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Tagged as Emo, Music, Pop, Rock