how about the best EPs of the year?
Alexisonfire "Dog's Blood"
You're probably taking notice of the extremely over-the-top artwork... I personally love the artwork. It suits the dark, almost horror punk feel of this album. Anyways, the music... it's outstanding. I've had gripes with the past two albums from Alexisonfire, I've found them to be good but a bit too polished. Their debut remains my favorite due to its raw, heavy, emotive hardcore sound. This EP brings back the hardcore edge that I've been missing from AOF and the
title track is, in my opinion, nothing short of perfect.
United Nations "Never Mind The Bombings, Here's Your Six Figures"
I absolutely loved United Nations' debut album from 2008 and I was really stoked about this EP. Fortunately, they didn't let me down. The songs here are all better than the majority of the songs on the full-length. The sound is very much the same, but while the album was more spastic and the songs were shorter, this EP has longer songs with more of a focus on instrumental melody.