ah horse hockey...deserves to be heard

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I know what you're thinking.  What kind of a name is "ah horse hockey."  That's pretty much the same first thought that I had upon finding this band, but I've come to disregard the oddness of the name as I have listened to their music more and more.  ah horse hockey is in my mind, an indie rock band out of Philadelphia.  The reason that I say in my mind is because according to the Facebook page their genre is friendshipcore which is something I have never heard of before to be honest.  They have a very interesting sound to their music.  The only songs that I have heard by them are the five songs on their EP entitled "The Friendship EP."  They have actually reported recently that they are working on a full length album which they hope to release before June so I will able to listen to some more of their music in the near future.

"The Friendship EP" is a very good EP.  It is available for download for free on their website so there is no need to be concerned when you realize that their music is nowhere to be found on YouTube.  This album is unlike most music that I have heard before.  It is kind of hard to describe their sound, but I enjoy it nonetheless.  They start most songs with just an instrumental for about a minute or so before they really get into the song and start singing.  However, this really does not bother me.  At first, I thought that I would not enjoy the songs on the album if they were all like that, but that was not the case.  The first track on the album is entitled "You Turned Off Blink 182 For This Shit?"  I would say the oddness of the track title falls in line with the oddness of their band's name so it makes sense.  Anyway, the lead singer does not come in until a little less than a minute into the song.  This song may be my favorite on the EP.  I really like how they change the strum patterns multiple times throughout the song.  It just makes the song catchy.

All in all, I think ah horse hockey deserves some recognition.  They are not very well known at the moment, but maybe the new album in coming out soon will help with that.  I'll be sure to check that out when it comes out and I hope you do the same.