jade tree. / 7 tracks / 2002

Limited edition picture disc 12”.

I guess the target audience for these two bands is more than just slightly overlapping, so it was just logical for them to team up for this split EP. Three decent AT songs in the somewhat darker style of Good Mourning. The first two HWM songs are good and relatively noisy hardcore in the Jawbreaker/emocore vein (complete with rough vocals). Radio is a slower ballad, Bleeder is an acoustic track. OK. [7]

Die Fanbasis dieser beiden Bands dürfte recht ähnlich sein, da liegt eine Split-Ep nahe. Drei ordentliche AT-Songs im etwas dunkleren Stil der Good Mourning-LP. Die ersten beiden HWM-Songs guter und relativ krachiger Hardcore im Jawbreaker/Emocore-Stil (mit Sandpapier-Stimme). Die beiden anderen Songs sind ruhiger, Bleeder ist ein Akustiksong. OK.

Tracks: Alkaline Trio - queen of pain / while you're waiting / rooftops // Hot Water Music - god deciding / russian roulette / radio / bleeder