Category: EMO

  • Outside – Green In You LP (Head2Wall Records)

    Outside – Green In You LP (Head2Wall Records)

    Outside are back with another full-length recording that will surprise fans of post-hardcore with a slightly different approach to this specific genre. It’s been a while since this Northwest Ohio based trio released their self-titled full-length album, published by Clegg Records and Time Will Tell Records. Nevertheless, the band bursts with such specific energy since…

  • Beingmoved – Smiles And Bigger Hearts CD (Various Labels)

    Beingmoved – Smiles And Bigger Hearts CD (Various Labels)

    Today, I would like to introduce an Italian indie-rock group that’s been played on repeat since their compact arrived at my doorstep. Beingmoved emanates from the province of Savona, and Smiles And Bigger Hearts is their debut full-length album that’s been on the streets for quite some time now. The group previously published a My…

  • City Of Industry – False Flowers LP (Amerikan Aesthetics Records)

    City Of Industry – False Flowers LP (Amerikan Aesthetics Records)

    City Of Industry are making a proper comeback with another compelling release. For those who somehow missed this band, City Of Industry is a darkened hardcore trio originating from Seattle, Washington. False Flowers represents their third full-length album, released by Amerikan Aesthetics Records a couple of days ago. Besides this material, City Of Industry also…

  • Low Standards, High Fives – How Personality Works 12″ EP (Various Labels)

    Low Standards, High Fives – How Personality Works 12″ EP (Various Labels)

    Low Standards, High Fives are coming back with another brilliant material that will amaze all the admirers of alternative, indie rock, and emo music. This Turin, Italy-based quintet evolves as time passes by, and their previous recordings such as Revolushhh EP, Enough EP, Are We Doing The Best We Can, and Monument Lake House are…

  • Scary Hours – Margins CD EP (Engineer Records / Pyrrhic Victory Records)

    Scary Hours – Margins CD EP (Engineer Records / Pyrrhic Victory Records)

    Scary Hours is a singular punk rock machinery entirely operated by Ryan Struck. Growing up in Northern Jersey, Ryan experienced working with various hardcore and punk rock groups, which helped him out to become an accomplished singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. The variety of genres shaped his music taste throughout the years, so you may hear…

  • Bobby Singer – Salvation LP (Various Labels)

    Bobby Singer – Salvation LP (Various Labels)

    Bobby Singer is a one-man emotional post-hardcore band emanating from Limoges, France. The band carries the name of the Supernatural character Bobby Singer but is not associated nor thematically carries the storyline of the series. Everything from musical performance on all the involved instruments to the production and mastering is done by Olivier, who’s also…

  • Buddy Junior – Portal CS (Cherub Dream Records)

    Buddy Junior – Portal CS (Cherub Dream Records)

    Buddy Junior is a San Francisco based shoegaze pop group comprised of Jared LeNar, who works in collaboration with Harvey LeNar. Monika Jang fills in for all the drumming duties, while the group constantly switches the members on synths. The group previously released a debut single-sided debut EP named Marietta, comprised of five ear-appealing tunes.…

  • Ways Away – Ways Away LP (Other People Records)

    Ways Away – Ways Away LP (Other People Records)

    Ways Away is a brand new supergroup comprised of some renowned musicians, well-known for being an integral part of some legendary pop-punk and hardcore punk bands for decades. The group consists of Sergie Loobkoff (Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, Solea) on guitars, Jesse Barnett (Stick to Your Guns, Wish You Were Here) on vocals, Ian Smith…

  • Tired Radio – Patterns CD (Engineer Records)

    Tired Radio – Patterns CD (Engineer Records)

    What started as a solo project, soon become a full-time band when Anthony Truzzolino joined forces with a drummer Kevin Daly. With his experience in writing profoundly emotive, depressive, sad lyrics and composing melancholic soothing melodies, Anthony compiled eight appropriate compositions for his debut mini-album. Kevin was a perfect addition to the lineup, and with…

  • The Fall Of Troy – Mukiltearth LP (Big Scary Monsters)

    The Fall Of Troy – Mukiltearth LP (Big Scary Monsters)

    The Fall Of Troy is a longstanding post-hardcore trio from Mukilteo, Washington. The group has it’s ups and downs since their formation in 2002, but the trio always delivered top-notch recordings to the broader auditorium. So far, they published records such as a debut self-titled full-length album, Doppelgänger, Ghostship Demos EP, Manipulator, Phantom On The…

  • Death Of Youth – Suburban Dystopia 12″ EP (Engineer Records)

    Death Of Youth – Suburban Dystopia 12″ EP (Engineer Records)

    Death Of Youth searched for the formula to blend the essence of emotive hardcore with detailed harmonizations, characteristic for a newer school of melodic hardcore. This South East London based group ultimately succeeded in their strivings with their second recording named Suburban Dystopia. Whoever attempted to merge down these two similar genres, acknowledges this is…

  • Come The Spring – Echoes CD (Engineer Records)

    Come The Spring – Echoes CD (Engineer Records)

    Echoes is a third album by Brighton-based alt-rockers Come The Spring, but I would not necessarily classify them as an alternative rock band, because there’s certainly more than meets the eye. Sure, they contain all the possible qualities of a classic alternative band, but for me, they’re more into emo/indie group sound than the remaining…