PropertyOfZack is thrilled to be bringing you a brand new 10Of’11 feature from Kind Of Like Records that includes Lisa Garelick from the label, Candy Hearts, and Direct Hit!. Check them out below and make sure to check back every day for more!

From Nick Woods of Direct Hit!:

Tyler, The Creator - Goblin - Yonkers
Death Grips - Ex-Military - Spread Eagle Cross the Block
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life - Queen Of Hearts
Vacation - S/T - Song 4
Tenement - Napalm Dream - Earwig
House Boat - The Thorns Of Life - Barkmarket Fuckacy
Night Birds - The Other Side Of Darkness - Demon Haunted World
Trash Talk - Awake EP - Burn Alive
Joyce Manor - S/T - Constant Headache
Martin Solveig - Smash - Hello

From Kris Hayes of Candy Hearts:

Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire - Ashes & Fire
At first listen, I was sure this was another sober Ryan Adams record. After rehab, it seemed the desolation and despair of the pre-2006 releases would never be heard again. Of course I don’t wish ill on the guy, but it really seemed he needed to be in that place to produce the kind of quality material that made him HIM. Easy Tiger was terrible, and Cardinology really fell off by the end of the record, (see: Evergreen) but for the first time in his career, you have here a largely consistent, earnest record about the strangest subject of all - being happy. Recently married, it seems DRA has finally found his peace, and while this isn’t in the better half of his releases, you certainly have the strongest effort since his amazing trio of albums in ‘05.
Lemuria - Pebble - The One
Lemuria’s move to Bridge Nine has certainly turned a page in the band’s book. Pebble finds the band sounding more like Fugazi than Superchunk, and while this doesn’t always pay off, tracks like Pleaser and Irregular are songs the band will always be able to draw from for a set list. Though not as consistent as Get Better, the band gets props for not trying to rewrite it, and as a result, produced some fantastic and distinguishable tunes that sit atop their catalog.
Wagers - New Guilt - New Guilt
Brooklyn’s Wagers were a short-lived project of dudes who seemingly wanted nothing more than to get drunk and rock the world’s ass in two. Like so many rock n roll gems, they’re now “inactive,” but not before they delivered an 11 song blast of Guided By Voices meets Sorry Ma! esque Replacements. Songs about friends lost to drugs, shitty exes, and making up with current ones. These songs are all the soundtrack to our lives in one way or another, and like so many city bands that sing about it, they went away too soon.
Mariachi El Bronx - II - Fallen
If anyone thought the first record was a joke or fluke, may I present to you one of the fiercest and most passionate releases of the year, and it doesn’t have a single electric guitar on it. The Bronx seem to have made this their primary gig at this point, and if they’re going to continue to release records like this, why not? 48 Roses is such a clever song on so many levels. Lyrically it speaks of 4 different lovers, and the arrangement is an absolute monster. Fallen proves to be the best ballad of the year. Mariachi El Bronx turns the sophomore slump on its ass and puts out a second record with better hooks, bigger arrangements, and more consistency.
Timeshares - Bearable - Damn Near By Beer
Rockland County finally puts out a record I enjoy! While inside a subgenre of punk oversaturated with a lot of dead weight, Fatman, Natoli and Co write melodies that sound more like they belong on something released 30 years ago, and I mean that in the best possible way. So many great ones on here. If Too Many ELO Days doesn’t end up a punk revival classic of this generation, I’ll be very disappointed. The production is tight and fits the material perfectly, and the timbral differences of the 3 vocalists work together marvelously, and keep the record moving nicely.
Rival Schools - Pedals - Racing To Red Lights
Though Gorilla Biscuits’ Walter Schreifels hasn’t graced us with a second Rival Schools record in a decade, not only has the band not lost a step, they’ve gotten even better. First by beefing things up with adding Sammy Siegler on drums, Walter is writing better post-punk than a decade ago, perhaps because the rise and decline of the genre has effectively gone through a cycle since the first record. Or maybe 10 years is simply sufficient on its own. Wring It Out drives a fantastic chorus as perhaps the strongest single of the year, and my personal favorite Racing To Red Lights is excellent commentary of speed without regard, as it reads almost as a grown up version of Youth Of Today’s Slow Down. We’re all getting a little older.
New Found Glory - Radiosurgery - Summer Fling, Don’t Mean A Thing
I love this record! It’s better than Catalyst! It’s probably their 3rd best record! Maybe 2nd! Did I go too far? No!! Neal Avron is back at the helm, and what a welcome return it is. So the story goes, Neal rejected the first batch of songs, and told the band he wasn’t interested in working with them again if they couldn’t deliver a great product. Chad Gilbert said he went back to pop punk’s original albums while writing these songs, and the result is nothing short of awesome. Sounding rejuvenated, but with a maturity, the hooks are so catchy on Radiosurgery that nearly every chorus is memorable, with a level of consistency rarely found on records nowadays.
Against Me - Russian Spies 7” - Occult Enemies
I’d been done with Against Me for a few years now, when a friend highly suggested I check out their new 7” that was recorded at the sadly now defunct Smart Studios. Turned out to be one of the best 7”s I’d heard in years, much less 2011. The two tunes here have the energy of something off of Eternal Cowboy with a modern Against Me arrangement. Gone is going over the top here - the band stays within their means and puts out in my opinion, the two finest tracks of the band’s career. Russian Spies is something I can listen to multiple times in one sitting, and also an early 2011 release I continued to come back to.
Cheeseburger - Another Big Night Down The Drain - Roll Like That
In an decade sadly still largely dominated by mopey hipsters, it’s nice to hear a band, especially a New York band, come out swinging with big riffs, huge drums, and a no-pretense frontman wailing out tunes about big nights resulting in massive lows from women and booze. Essentially what you’ve got with Cheeseburger is a sort of Danzig fronted Stooges, all in good fun, which is an aspect that’s hugely absent from music, and seems to be dissipating every year. Party Song and Deep In The Cups define this mentality, while Big Night and Bobby are croon anthems. Musically, there’s nothing better than listening to a fun record paying homage to the best parts of rock n roll, and when you’ve got one that kicks ass like this, you’ve got a hard record not to love.
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light - White Limo
Cut the bullshit of this being a record recorded in a garage, the whole stigma behind it being their return to rock, blah blah blah. What you’ve got here is one of the most mature records to date. Period. Smart, sensible, and over all that, it just fucking rocks. The Foos had slipped into some bad habits in the 2000’s. The rock stuff had turned into this pergatorial chug that didn’t go anywhere, and the acoustic had most certainly worn itself thin. What Dave Grohl was able to do with Wasting Light is take the songwriting that made the self-titled and The Colour And The Shape and format it into a bigger sound, more applicable to the decade, without sounding dated, or conversely, lame. He’s not quite writing the pop of Next Year on this record, but that’s not what it’s about. Thanks to the long overdue re-introduction of Pat Smear, the riffs breathe brand new life, heavy yet musical, and the appearances of Bob Mould and yes, Krist Novoselic keep the album moving in different directions, never straying too far from original intent. Wasting Light IS an album, there’s never a question that any of these songs are on this album. Out of context, you instantly recognize any of these songs as being from this album, and to be able to maintain that linear quality while covering a lot of ground musically, AND to have the songs be this consistently good is equally as impressive as it is welcome.

From Lisa Garelick of Kind Of Like Records:

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Files - Chewed Up and Spit Out (In A Bowl)
Captain, We’re Sinking - With Joe Riley EP - Foster Brothers
Polar Bear Club - Clash Battle Guilt Pride - Pawner
I Am The Avalanche - Avalanche United - Holy Fuck
Mansions - Dig Up The Dead - Close That Door
The Wonder Years - Suburbia, I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing - Came Out Swinging
Bayside - Killing Time - Already Gone
Spraynard - Funtitled - Damn You, A Box
Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor - Constant Headache
New Found Glory - Radiosurgery - Radiosurgery