NOW WAVE (online)
Yowza! If you keep up with my reviews, you know that I'm a huge Haymarket fan. They never fail to amaze me and churn out great, great records. Here is their first vinyl effort. On the Haymarket side, you get a different recording of "Immaculate". The song is featured on their full length; but here, the song is recorded by Bob Weston. If you ask me, the full length recording is far superior--but it's still good stuff.

Her Flyaway Manner. I'm very fairweather with this band. Some stuff like. Other stuff I completely hate. Luckily, I really liked their track. Hailing from Lincoln, NE, these guys are coming into their own sound of post punk, serene rock. It's good stuff, and I hope that they keep it up.
--Mike Welch

COLLECTIVE-ZINE.CO.UK (online)
Caulfield continues to put out good quality indie rock records, I'm impressed. You'd think a label would dry up after giving us greats like Christie Front Drive and Giants Chair, but still they offer up Kolya and the likes of this guys.

HFM develop the style they had going on their CD from a while back, playing a kind of DC post-hardcore type thing, with energy packed rhythms that are in the vein of bands like Bluetip, it's a very driving track and has a crunchy groove to it, without ever getting over mathy or technical as some DC bands are wan to do. HFM have great vocals that really suit the music. Loud and confident, they give things an extra boost without getting on your nerves! This would be a good introduction for anyone who was interested in how they sound. After that, you can go get their CD as it's just as good as this, just perhaps more angular and less melodic.

I've never heard Haymarket Riot but they seem like a perfect choice for this split, working in the same ballpark as HFM. They start off with a smart twinkly intro, then it works into the tuneage. Again they have a distinct DC bent, with a wandering, grooving bassline and a Hoover-esque element to the sound, fused with more melody and taken in a more 'rock' direction. The vocals are cracked and not always on tune, sometimes shouted, sometimes sung. This is really good stuff, I enjoyed it. -(review by Andy Malcolm)