13. Imperial Railway
indie/hardcore/atmospheric rock http://youtu.be/fxEWpKr6AuU I'd like to give you an exciting tale of how I discovered these, but I can't. You see, they kind of discovered me whether they know it or not. I was pestering my friends on Twitter (@morganrabbits because you know you want to) with the fact La Dispute were coming to Cardiff again and playing Clwb Ifor Bach when, out of the blue, the post was favourited not by one of said friends but by an account called Imperial Railway. Of course, I was curious and eventually found my way to their bandcamp and now they find their way to this feature social networking works! Enthralling backstory aside, the band themselves are a rock outfit from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and dish out a kind of rock that has a close relative in Brand New's third and fourth albums; The Devil and God Are Raging Inside of Me and Daisy respectively. Songs that range between haunted and aggressive, that blend together a number of influences from indie, punk, hardcore, and rock to create a dense and atmospheric rock sound highlighted by pained and passionate vocals.