Static Dress Kill Emo Nostalgia on ‘Injury Episode’
Static Dress are the face of emo’s nostalgic new wave. They’re not here to provide nostalgia, though; they are here to kill it and build the present.
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Car Underwater Prove 2000s Emo Is Back
Car Underwater reignite pop screamo. Their members are Generation Z’s most influential acts, but on Dagger Breaks Window they abandon experimentation.
Evil Island Deliver Catchy Noise on “Tiger Baby”
Evil Island features three members of the Blood Brothers, and the rotting apple doesn’t fall far from that tree.
Exit Dream Make a Grandiose Return with “Out Your Skin”
Exit Dream’s Out Your Skin” combines post-rock with hardcore roots and pop songwriting to create a cinematic soundscape.
Gouge Away Continue Their Ferocious Run on “Figurine”
Gouge Away’s “Figurine” is perhaps even a little prettier in the verses than the highlights of Deep Sage.
Indianapolis Punks D.R.L.N. Reach New Heights
D.R.L.N. have gotten closer than ever to capturing their live experience on the singles they have released recently.
When Tough Guys Fugazi Rumbled Through My Warehouse
Who knew post-hardcore punk rockers Fugazi were so tough? I’ll never forget the day they strode through my warehouse and I laid down my tape gun.
Touché Amoré’s ‘Stage Four’ Is a Harrowing Journey Through Grief
Time doesn’t heal all wounds, but we have music to help. Touché Amoré’s Stage Four is as raw a statement on grief as there has ever been.
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis make fearless and non-smooth fusion with the clarity and dynamism of “post-hardcore” that wasn’t around in the 1970s.
Converge Retake Their Ground on New Record
If Love Is Not Enough announces anything, it’s a return to the stark architecture and the blunt-force grammar Converge helped codify.
Noise Rock Band Unsane’s Chris Spencer Is Committed
The lead singer of the New York noise institution Unsane, Chris Spencer, talks about the reissue of their classic Occupational Hazard.
Shiner’s Allen Epley Discusses Balancing Life and Art
Everyone in Shiner is focused on their new album, which is another stellar release, sure to please longtime fans and likely to convert some new ones.