The midwest emo scene has been turbulent and transformative the past few years. Genre staples like Tiny Moving Parts, Charmer, and The World is a Beautiful Place have made waves with their happy-sounding, depressed-lyric forays, but the more tonal side of the genre lies in bands like Forest Green. With a more traditional, alternative approach,…
No Sleep Records, home to bands like Charmer, Hot Mulligan, and Shai Hulud, have signed Gatherers, a post-hardcore act hailing from New Jersey. After some radio silence in 2019, the band kicked off May 2020 with the stellar track “Ad Nauseam, I Drown” to commemorate the signing.
The newest wave of emo bands has taken the music scene by storm. Greats like Tiger’s Jaw, Pity Sex, and Tiny Moving Parts make being sad as relatable as possible through this outlet. While some efforts may come off cheesy, others, like Charmer, are able to evoke emotion with a perturbed vibe exuded through each…
Formed in 2013, Iceland’s Great Grief have just released their debut “Love, Lust and Greed” on No Sleep records. Mixing elements of hardcore with pure emotion and some blackened elements, the bands sound is quite unique and is bound to gain them even more exposure worldwide. Having earned a reputation for being “Iceland’s hardest working…
