Hello faithful readers and welcome to a very special edition of Invisible Limb (I am calling this a special edition because when updates have become this rare, anything is a cause for celebration).  Today I want to clue you in about some special holiday sales that are going on in the world of music!  Does that sound fun or what?!

There are a couple of great deals going on for you pop punk fans out there.  Fearless Records, Hopeless Records, Drive Thru Records and a few other labels are offering slashed prices and yuletide savings on all their merchandise! Check it out!

Fearless Records $5 SALE! - All cds are $5 dollars!  All shirts are $10! 
We recommend: The Aquabats, At the Drive In, Bigwig, Brazil

Hopeless Records $5 SALE! - All cds are $5!  Samplers are $1!  FREE shipping in the US!
We recommend: Atom & His Package, Thrice, Mustard Plug

Drive Thru Records $5 SALE! - All cds are $5!
We recommend:  New Found Glory self titled cd, the first Finch cd

Also keep on eye out for the following indie sales!

Barsuk Records Holiday Packages! - Barsuk is offering four special holiday packages, including their entire 2006 releases for $82!  That’s the equivalent of $8 per cd!
We recommend:  Every single John Vanderslice album, every Long Winters album, Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlantacism and Rocky Votolato’s Makers

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In other news, the new Brand New album, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, is great.  The band is at a stage in their career where they feel confident enough to let a song build and develop at its own pace. Too many “pop punk” bands force the melodies to go faster or repeat them over and over until they are meaningless. A song shouldn’t beat you over the head with easy, in-your-face melodies or squeeze in “crazy” guitar hooks to keep you interested.  Good job, dudes!

Listen to The Devil and God then buy it.