My Own Private Alaska is a band representing not only independent scene but also one of the most non-commercial genres – screamo. Screamo lately is sometimes mislabeled due to the popularity of the word emo and the whole pink-black movement. In fact screamo is one of the post-hardcore genres and the main ideas are harsh vocals and beautiful emotional melodies. Mostly it sounds really lo-fi cause screamo bands are distancing themselves from the mainstream stuff. This genre has strongest scenes in Europe: Italy, Chech Republic and France.
My Own Private Alaska’s debut album of the same name is experimental screamo. These French guys replaced guitars and bass with a piano. So it is basically a combination of mathematical drums, harsh screamo vocals and beautiful piano melodies. It is really awesome. It gives you a real autumn mood like beautiful depression or a sad holiday. The music is very hard to describe, long six to eight minute songs are like beautifull pictures of snowy landscapes.
