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May 14th is just two days away, and there are a few great releases coming out this week. Click “Read More” below to check out the album details and download information for all the great records coming out this week!

This Century Releases New Song “Fool’s Game”

May 12, 2013 ⋅ 7 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century have released another new song called “Fool’s Game.” Stream it below after the jump.

This Century Perform New Song “Footsteps” Acoustic

May 8, 2013 ⋅ 7 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century recently performed a new song called “Footsteps” acoustically. Check it out below after the jump.

POZ BandsOnBands: This Century On Nine Inch Nails

May 6, 2013 ⋅ 14 notes ⋅ Comments

Monday means BandsOnBands, and we’re excited to be posting this PropertyOfZack feature today with Seam Silverman of This Century. The band will be releasing Biography Of Heartbreak on May 14th, and it can be pre-ordered here.

In this week’s feature, Sean discusses his surprising love for Nine Inch Nails. Sean lets fans in on how Nine Inch Nails changed his perspective of music and quickly shifted his musical mind at such a young age. Listen to songs by Nine Inch Nails on Spotify here and check out what Sean had to say about one of his biggest influences below!

From Sean Silverman of This Century:

Nine Inch Nails were one those bands that literally altered my entire music perspective. I was twelve and my friend at the time had been filling my musical lexicon of a brain with punk songs for the past year. Every day another 15 minute vinyl of madness and yet it didn’t completely speak to me. It wasn’t until a few weeks in to the 7th grade that I had stumbled upon a song called “The Day The World Went Away” by Nine Inch Nails by accident going through his collection of CDs. The song was so incredibly unsettling to me and with my teenage angst at it’s peak, perfect for listening to over and over again. I was infatuated with how uncomfortable Trent Reznor’s vocals felt, almost as though he were whispering a horrible secret in to my ear. Oh and the layers! Oh the beautiful layers of gritty sound upon sound until you just wanted to hear more.

Within hours of listening to that track I got a ride over to Sam Goody and picked up a copy of the album “The Fragile”. I can still remember hearing it for the first time in my crowded little bedroom in Brooklyn that I shared with my brother back when I was in middle school. I even remember cracking the CD case the minute I rushed to open it. From the incredible “We’re in This Together” to the incredibly bizarre ”Where Is Everybody”, I couldn’t get enough.

Later on I would come to find out that the instrumental track “La Mer” was written while he was in the midst of trying to kill himself. Heavy stuff for 12 year olds but yeah, such a great record. It’s funny cause the record had received all these mixed reviews and people bashed it for this thing and that thing. Fortunately these reviews were quickly filed in the “who gives a shit” category.

This Century Release “Slow Dance Night” Music Video

April 24, 2013 ⋅ 8 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century have released a new music video for “Slow Dance Night.” Watch it below by clicking “Read More.”

This Century Release New Song “Slow Dance Night”

April 16, 2013 ⋅ 6 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century have released a new song called “Slow Dance Night.” Check out the lyric video for it below by clicking “Read More.”

The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon Confirm Summer Tour Lineup

April 8, 2013 ⋅ 144 notes ⋅ Comments

The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, This Century, and Brighten will be touring this summer. Check out Brighten’s announcement below by clicking “Read More.”

The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon Add This Century To Tour

April 8, 2013 ⋅ 13 notes ⋅ Comments

The Maine and A Rocket To The Moon have added This Century to their summer tour. Check out an announcement video below by clicking “Read More.”

This Century ‘Biography Of Heartbreak’ LP Announcement

March 22, 2013 ⋅ 8 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century will be releasing Biography Of Heartbreak on May 14th. Watch an album announcement video below by clicking “Read More.”

This Century Covers Ed Sheeran’s “The A Team”

March 9, 2013 ⋅ 34 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century have released an acoustic cover of Ed Sheeran’s “The A Team.” Watch it below by clicking “Read More.”

This Century Announce Worldwide Web Tour

January 15, 2013 ⋅ 8 notes ⋅ Comments

This Century have announced a Worldwide Web Tour that will feature StageIt performances at timezones that will accommodate fans in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. Check out all the details below by clicking “Read More.”

POZ Presents: The Weekly Content Round-Up

December 31, 2012 ⋅ 8 notes ⋅ Comments

The Monthly Summary
Week I
Week II
Week III
Week IV

Albums Out This Month
Week I
Week II
Week III

The Weekly Tour Round-Up
Fall-Winter

10Of’12s
Ryan Russell
The Kenmore Agency
Circle Takes The Square
The Republic Of Wolves, Makeshift Prodigy, Last Chance To Reason
Hope This Helps Booking
The Soroka Agency
Dan Bassini, Justin Graci
Brian Marquis (ex-Therefore I Am), American Dream Records
POZ STAFF: Connor Sheehan, Brandon Allin, Mike Sheffey
POZ STAFF: Jesse Richman, Michael Meeze, Becky Kovach

Reviews
State Champs - Overslept
No Sleep Till The Holidays
She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas
August Burns Red - Sleddin’ Hill: A Holiday
Balance & Composure - Acoustic 7”
A Loss For Words - Returning To Webster Lake

Single Reviews
fun. - “Sleigh Ride”
The Killers - “I Feel It In My Bones”
Against The Current - “All I Want For Christmas Is”
Alan Day (FYS) - “Christmas Is Here To Stay”
Young Statues - “Snow Bunny”
Frank Iero (MCR) - “Xmas Sux”
This Century - “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Tyler Carter - “Make It Snow”
We The Kings - “Last Christmas”
A Day To Remember - Violence (Enough Is Enough)

Playlists
Team Recommendations - Christmas Songs
You Blew It!, Dikembe, TWIABP
Real Friends, Light Years

Podcasts
100 Words Or Less: Tom Chiari (Hostage Calm)

Showcase
Crookshank
Ghost Parade
A Tale of Two Cities

StageIt
Pentimento Album Release Show (12/28)

POZ Sponsored Tours
TeamPagano New Years Eve House Show (Candy Hearts, Bright And Early)
2013 Brotherly Breakdown Fest [January 5th]
The Acoustic Basement Tour [02/01-02/23]

POZ Xmas Review: This Century - “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

December 25, 2012 ⋅ 14 notes ⋅ Comments

Phoenix, AZ’s This Century are usually found playing some version of spry, sweet pop-rock, but their take on “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” finds the band nearly unrecognizable; the track is full of gentle piano, atmospheric strings and what sounds to be an upright bass. Traditionally a slow song,

This Century dial back the tempo even further; the resulting recording is lullaby-light, without a beat so much as a gentle sway. For his part, vocalist Joel Kanitz breaks out his vibrato for some of the strongest vocals he’s recorded and pairs it with a thin, vulnerable falsetto, bouncing effortlessly between the two. The end result is surprisingly affecting, a ginger, drowsy dose of nostalgia custom-crafted for a Christmas Eve by the fire with family.