From the inbox:

No Sleep Records is proud to welcome Albany, NY’s own AFICIONADO to the family. Drawing influence from an array of bands ranging from At the Drive-In, to Cursive, to the Hold Steady, Aficionado has a developed a unique style they are happy to call their own. With roots in punk music, the band mixes organ, flute, and occasional horn arrangements into it’s unorthodox blend of post-punk. The bands No Sleep debut EP When It Comes To Creation was produced by the legendary Don Fury (Bayside, Judge, Quicksand) and will be in stores and online this fall.

- A song from the EP “The Same Original Idea” is streaming on the band’s MySpace page. The song, possibly in a different iteration also appeared on an EP from the band released in late 2009. Of further note, this will likely be the first and only time I will ever get an email with a listing of bands to literally be “BAYSIDE, JUDGE, QUICKSAND.” Admittedly, it would have been more interesting if that was a sound comparison. Finally, is it just me or does it look like there’s an entire thrash band hanging out within the band’s own group photo. I guess that can happen if you have eight members…