Boxer and Eyes Wide: Spilt EP

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My trip to Europe begins in exactly three days, which is why I’m currently wearing my new kicks around the house to break them in for a solid month of walking.  Taking new things and wearing them out/in is quite possibly the easiest way to make something unknown ­– familiar. I approached Boxer and Eyes Wide’s Spilt EP the same way. For a little over two weeks, I let the music cultivate on my hard drive and broke in the songs to break into thought.

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Why am I so blind to see you’re everything I’ve been dying to forget.

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Boxer/Eyes Wide - Split EP (Full Album Stream)

For Fans Of: Title Fight, Turnover, Daylight

Praise:

Boxer and Eyes Wide up the ante with three tracks each and this represents another one of those times, when you go in with no real expectations, only to be blown away by the sheer power of the album. Each band offer something with so much emotional tissue and connectivity in this untitled split, that it’ll surely be on repeat for a little longer than you’d initially anticipate. It has that strong sense of urgency in its musical push. - 4.5/5 from Punknews.org

 

While Boxer brings a more furious and explosive sound to the table on the first half of the split, Eyes Wide transitions on the next half of this EP with a more tame, yet blissfully-crafted style; citing influence from iconic emo acts like Knapsack, Mineral and Small Brown Bike. - 4/5 from EasyCore.net

 

Purchase:

BandCamp: http://bit.ly/bewBC

iTunes: http://bit.ly/bewiTunes

AmazonMP3: http://bit.ly/bewAmaz

Reveille Records: http://bit.ly/bewRevRecs

Source: SoundCloud / Reveille Records

Captives - My Eyes Are Open (Full Album Stream)

For Fans Of: Brand New, Balance & Composure, Thrice

Praise:

People on this website love Brand New.
And people on this website love Balance and Composure.
People on this website will love Captives. - AbsolutePunk.net

 

The band is a trio from Eagle Mountain, Utah and on their EP they take a mellow, introverted bitterness known from later Brand New records and fold it out into louder, grungy, in your face rock moments complete with crunchy guitar and yelled singing that sounds like sandpaper scraped over the vocal cords. - RockFreaks.net

 

The four believe it their fate to deliver the same brand of heavily emotional, dark music in which they themselves grew up listening to, to their quiet town and awaken its inhabitants. - BringTheNoiseUK.com

Purchase:

BandCamp: http://bit.ly/CaptivesBC

iTunes: http://bit.ly/CaptivesiTunes

AmazonMP3: http://bit.ly/captivesmp3

Reveille Records: http://bit.ly/revrecs

Source: SoundCloud / Reveille Records

This past Fall, Boxer (Richmond, VA) teamed up with Eyes Wide (Hollidaysburg, PA) to record a split EP. Boxer enlisted the help of Will Yip (Title Fight, Balance & Composure) for recording while Eyes Wide collaborated with Vince Ratti (Tigers Jaw, The Wonder Years) and the end result is a mind melting mix of melodic hardcore and 90s alternative rock.

This marks the second release from Boxer after debuting their EP Undertow on Reveille Records in 2012 and the first batch of new material from Eyes Wide since 2011. The album ranges from moody angst ridden jams like Boxer’s “Weight” to the gloomy passion of Eyes Wide’s “Gem.” Each band is showcasing three new songs which represents the current direction that both bands are embarking on.

On May 7th, 2013 the split will be released digitally (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3) and on CD via Reveille Records. You can PRE-ORDER the album here.

Source: SoundCloud / Reveille Records

lifethroughmyears: Reveille Records kindly gave away free sampler CDs via their Facebook page a few weeks ago featuring This Is Your Life, Boxer and Captives. They threw in some badges and stickers for good measure, and it’s gestures like these that stand out in a world full of distance and digital downloads, and put music back on a personal level. The bands are cover a range of post-hardcore/punk/alternative sounds and are all well worth checking out.
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lifethroughmyears:

Reveille Records kindly gave away free sampler CDs via their Facebook page a few weeks ago featuring This Is Your Life, Boxer and Captives. They threw in some badges and stickers for good measure, and it’s gestures like these that stand out in a world full of distance and digital downloads, and put music back on a personal level. The bands are cover a range of post-hardcore/punk/alternative sounds and are all well worth checking out.

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