Taken from the absolute 100, Absolutepunk.net’s list of 100 bands to keep an eye on in 2009:

Brendan Rivera - Mamaroneck, NY
Why We Like:
The frontman from previous Absolute 100 band Looking Glass Wars, Brendan Rivera is just too good at what he does to not find a way to sneak his way into this feature again. Now he’s doing his own thing, and he’s once again letting the concepts that rule his mind run wild in album format. The newest installment in his solo venture is Body of Land, a full-length that meshes together dark pop mega-structures with everything from hopping melodies, flighty electronics and saddles blazin’ with complex guitar work.
RIYL: Brand New, Looking Glass Wars, Alkaline Trio, My Chemical Romance

 

“Body of Land” is the debut solo album from Looking Glass Wars, guitarist and songwriter Brendan Rivera. Looking Glass Wars was named one of AbsolutePunk.net’s absolute 100 bands in 2008. Body of Land touches on material similar to the sound of Looking Glass Wars but also combines new elements unique to this release. With 15 tracks varying from the driving and loud full band intro of “Miles” to the stripped down, acoustic guitar and vocals of “Faux Plastique” this album is not one to be missed.

Recommended if you like: Brand New, Alkaline Trio, Looking Glass Wars, and amazing guitar playing.

Available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and other digital outlets 07.07.2009

Tracklisting:
Body of Land
Miles
Wednesday
Digital Curse
With a Little Extra Flavor
We’re All We Know
Pixie Love
In A Dream
Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
Blue
Faux Plastique
Acoustic Abbey
Sleeping on the Floor
These Mountains I Haven’t Seen in a While
The End of an Introduction

                                  

We’re super happy to announce that we will be releasing the debut solo album from Brendan Rivera entitled “Body of Land.” You might know Brendan as the vocalist/guitarist in acclaimed indie-rock band Looking Glass Wars. If you haven’t heard Looking Glass Wars before be sure to check them out. You can hear tracks from Brendan’s upcoming release on purevolume and myspace. Everyone at Veggie Co. has been a huge fan of all the songs Brendan has written and are honored to be able to share his new album with the world. “Body of Land” will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and of course, from your friends here at Veggie Co. Records on 07/07/09 (July 7th 2009)

 

Coming very soon featuring rare, unreleased and new tracks from all our  current artists and one special new signing we will announce shortly. Check back for the free download!

 

We just wanted to make a brief update before we announce a variety of awesome new releases this summer. We apologize for the lack of updates this month but will make up for it in May!

Keep your eyes on http://www.myspace.com/dearhavanah to see if Dear Havanah is making it to a town near you sometime soon.

Ghost of a Stranger is playing at BJ’s in Fredonia, New York tonight  (April 30th) so if you’re from or around the buffalo area please come check it out.

Also, One of the upcoming releases will be a Veggie Co. summer sampler featuring old favorites, new songs, and possibly unreleased demo content, from all of our artists. As soon as this is ready it will be posted here for free download.Hope all is well, and stay tuned!

uhh, I mean tweet. So we are now on twitter! you can stay updated on all interesting veggie co. news in the form of short updates at www.twitter.com/veggiecorecords so start following us please! In related news, Dear Havanah is also on twitter, stay updated with them at www.twitter.com/dearhavanah check back here soon for some more exciting updates.

Just wanted to come on here quickly and let everyone know we are hard at work on some awesome upcoming releases. I don’t want to jump the gun but come back here in the next week or so for some exciting news and some new music! Check out this picture of Greg Dunn from Moving Mountains rocking the Veggie Co. hoodie at a show a couple months ago. (Click the Picture to Enlarge)remember to check back soon, a ton of updates and news on the way!