First up is Mr. Tom Gabel from Against Me!; predictably most of his stuff sounds like a stripped-down version of his band. He released six songs on an EP called Heart Burns which all share the common theme of some kind of love story. Check out "Anna Is a Stool Pidgeon" below. While it isn't the single, it's one of my long-term favorites on the very awesome EP.Next up is Chuck Ragan from Hot Water Music. A classic "road warrior" band from the 90's, HWM broke up when Chuck decided he didn't want to tour as much anymore. Fortunately, he still makes albums by himself, and the rest of the band puts out albums as The Draft (think HWM and Against Me! sound similar? they're both from Gainsville, Florida). Chuck's solo effort is also very solid; "For Broken Ears" is a great song.
Finally there's Greg Graffin of Bad Religion (<--- try "All There Is") fame. Although he leads my favorite of the three bands, his solo effort is, in my opinion, the weakest of the three (maybe I'm just not a fan of the style?). He takes the super-folksy road (backed by The Weakerthans [<---like Death Cab? Try them]) on "Talk About Suffering" below.
Next Week: New albums from Rancid and Pulley!!!
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