REACT! Week - Part 1: True Love

After getting a big box of records from REACT! Records recently, I knew it was time to celebrate at the blog with another round of REACT! Week posts. Break out the party hats, throw your TV out the window, and lets get loose.

It seemed like most kids were rocking their True Love vinyl late last year...but since I ordered the big package deal, I figured that there were pieces that the label was waiting on. Ev and crew were probably dealing with pressing plant errors and delays, and I didn't want to add to that stress, so I just sat back with confidence that they were doing the best they could. Why get uptight waiting for your order to arrive? I just grabbed a download to tide me over until the vinyl arrived.

This record looks so good, it was worth the wait. Great layout, and a cool color combo with the vinyl.

Similar to the A Floral Note EP, True Love continue with their sound that would fit in nicely with the Hardcore scene around 2000, and draws comparisons to American Nightmare. While I'm not typically big on this style, this 12 inch is full of emotion and just rips. Great stuff.

150 pressed on mint colored vinyl, 350 on pink, and 500 on black.

To Record Collectors, With Love

Sometime near the end of last year, I downloaded a demo from a band named True Love. Man, what a terrible name for a Hardcore band. I'm pretty sure that they are now signed to REACT!, which must have been what tipped me off to check them out in the first place. Because of the REACT! connection, you know that this is going to be good. I'm not the biggest American Nightmare fan, but True Love completely nail that sound...and do it in a way that keeps me interested.

I had no idea that this had been pressed on vinyl until I caught the post that Chris put up over at Unwavering Spirit. Once I saw it, I immediately headed over to the Mayfly store and grabbed myself a couple of copies.

400 pressed on peach colored vinyl, and 100 on black with this nice looking screen printed b-side.