Half Hour To Go

 Half Hour To Go were a New Jersey band, active in the mid-90s. Their sound is fascinating to me, given the time period they were making it. It recalls the emo pop\midwest emo hybrid bands of the late 90s, but a couple years ahead of the curve; Half Hour To Go's sole LP, for example, was released the same year that The Get Up Kids formed. There's very little information on this band out there and I can't say for certain who they were or weren't an influence on, but they sound like they should have been an influence on a whole lot of people.

The band only had three releases. I believe the Don't Forget the Children 7" was released before the album, as it sounds like a rougher take on the LP's sound, but there's conflicting information on the release date, either 1994 or 1995. The album is called Items For The Full Outfit and was initially released in 95; my copy is a 1996 repress that has a slightly different track order than the original. In 1996 the band released a final EP, John Glenn, which I wasn't able to track down.

Don't Forget The Children + Items For The Full Outfit