{"id":6475,"date":"2017-08-08T03:33:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T03:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.say-10.com\/?post_type=product&p=6475"},"modified":"2023-07-31T21:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T01:05:48","slug":"chokeup","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.say-10.com\/store\/chokeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Choke Up – Stormy Blue LP \/ CD"},"content":{"rendered":"
A dusty road. <\/span><\/p>\n A hot summer night. <\/span><\/p>\n The tires of your elegantly beat up car burn down the road towards your destination with the anticipation of a long awaited meet up with best friends. That one you\u2019ve been hoping to run into just might be there too. <\/span><\/p>\n Such is the maturing scene set by \u201cSaturday Night,\u201d the first song on Choke Up\u2019s latest effort, \u201cStormy Blue.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Moving with a purpose that captures the unsettled core of punk rock while carrying a nostalgia for what got them there, Choke Up have grown into something much more than they were. <\/span><\/p>\n Driven by earnest vocals that capture a whimsical yearning that reminds us all things are possible, the songs on \u201cStormy Blue\u201d are a combination of early 2000\u2019s Long Island style emo (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday) with a moody post hardcore that almost carries a Midwestern twang at times. <\/span><\/p>\n Some songs are reminiscent of early Get Up Kids style beats, setting the tone with an urgency that refuses to let go. Other times you hear a purposeful backbeat that carries you at a lazier summer pace. Layered guitar tones soak the songs for days, bringing you back to a pining vocal delivery that could only be earned with awkward teenage years that feel like they\u2019ve been left far behind.<\/span><\/p>\n (FFO: The Weakerthans, Brand New, Knapsack)<\/p>\n 1) Saturday Night \/100 on Baby Blue LP *SOLD OUT* A dusty road. A hot summer night. The tires of your elegantly beat up car burn down the road towards your destination with the anticipation of a long awaited meet up with best friends. That one you\u2019ve been hoping to … Continue reading
\n2) Joyride
\n3) Blue Moon
\n4) Borderland
\n5) Arcade on the Pier
\n6) Roadside Graves
\n7) Fireworks
\n8) Full Bloom to Bedlam
\n9) Level Me
\n10) Sunday Morning<\/p>\n
\n\/400 on Dark Stormy Blue LP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"