Iron Pier's newest release, Agent's debut CD "I Wouldn't Trade That For Anything" came out last week.

Agent play melodic hardcore rooted firmly in the Long Island "sound" but influenced heavily by Lifetime and also exhibiting a major influence from 90's indie rock bands like Braid. Whereas many bands that claim these influences seem to go for the lowest common denominator approach or are just plain boring, Agent write songs that haven..t been repeated 100 times before, with intelligent, introspective, lyrics and impressive hooks to match. The vocals are rough, evoking Hot Water Music and The Replacements. Produced, recorded and mastered by Phil Douglas (Latterman, Small Arms Dealer) the sound is polished and sharp, yet rough-edged enough to be organic and warm.

MP3 - "I'm Fucking Sick of People Leaving and Not Saying Goodbye"
http://www.ironpier.net/AGENT-fuckingsick.mp3

This CDEP is available for mailorder at interpunk.com, revhq.com, verydistro.com and ironpier.net, as well as various other cool sites.
Stores or distros can order it through rev and very.

Here's what some publications have had to say:
Agent..s proper debut EP, I Wouldn..t Trade That for Anything is in all likelihood the best melodic hardcore album you..ll hear this year. 5 Stars- Punknews.org

Do you remember the good ol.. days when emo was raspy vocals and heart felt melodies with healthy doses of skate punk guitars? Agent does. Their debut ep I Wouldn..t Trade it For Anything is frankly the shit. This is the kind of record I..ve wanted to come out every week since I wore out my copies of Frame and Canvas and Nothing Feels Good. 9/10 - Mammoth Press

This 5 tracked new EP is the top of the mountain right now...Definitely 5 songs you need to check out if you wanna keep yourself up to date about LIHC scene.
- Hardcoremusic.be
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Check out Agent on tour:
Dec 6 - Long Island, NY @ Selden House Show w/Capital, Shook Ones
Dec 10th - Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw w/Pulling Teeth, Take My Chances
Dec 16th - Long Island, NY @ Smithtown Masonic Temple : Jared Fest
Dec 27th - Farmingville, NY @ TGIF Sights and Sounds w/Down To Nothing
Jan 26th - Lemoyne, PA @ Championship w/Capital
Jan 27th - Rochester, NY @ TBA w/Capital
Jan 28 - Albany, NY @ SUNY Albany w/Capital, End Of A Year

Check out ironpier.net for other releases and dates from Capital, Thieves and Assassins and United States.

From all of us here at ironpier, happy holidays. Don't front.
- David

PS - Check out our contest/interview at www.hardcoremusic.be