Austin based Inverse Records is releasing their first release - of which I had news - and it is a great compilation of 22 tracks from 22 of the newest and best bands around today; call these bands post-hardcore, emo or just rock, but such names as Ultimate Fakebook, Schatzi, River City High, Recover, Audiocrush and Red Animal War are not so easy to see in one only compilation, which features also some less known bands, and I have to thanks the dudes at Inverse for giving me knowledge on some new acts that are really good.

The compilation is opened by Ultimate Fakebook and their “When I’m With You I’m Ok”, and even tough I knew this band, I never heard this song, which is very good, just like the following one, performed by Subset, a band that I honestly did not know but I will go looking for their records. Other great things come from the already famous Schatzi, with their “Bionic Waves”, and I give you the advice to go pick their latest album “50 Reasons To Explode”: this band is great and unique! I could say the same thing of Pop Unknown, here present with “B-Sides”, off their new record “The August Division” on Sessions: great melodies and indie emo sound. Now, I could go on listening all the bands, but I’d just mention Cruiserweight, River City High, Jump Rope Girls, Sunfactor, Time Spent Driving, We Talked About Murder, Valve and The Tie that Binds: from these bands come the best tracks, but I’d say that if you like a kind of attitude and sound, the new indie rock sound that is coming out to mainstream attention these days, I’d give you the advice to pick up this compilation, as it features 22 of the best bands that sound this music.

One positive note comes not only from the great numbers of bands, but also because every band is present with a song taken from the latest albums of each groups, so, it’s a bit like having a general idea of what the record of each band sounds like, or simply to know some of the best and most under-rated indie bands round today. A MustBuy for all the fans of indie-emo-rock music!|carlo@staff.truepunk.com