New Music Report – February 18, 2022

This is another one of those fun weeks where I get to cover a band that I know, but I’m not necessarily very familiar with. I’ve seen these guys live, actually, I saw them with Russian Circles like 6 years ago, but I just didn’t follow them, and that’s really why I do these in the first place.

…And So I Watched You From Afar – I’m starting to think I’ve really been overlooking a gem here. This album is incredibly cinematic and beautiful, but not in a Lights & Motion sort of way, but like, it would be the soundtrack to a Wes Anderson movie, with some bonus spoken word features from Emma Ruth Rundle and Neil Fallon from Clutch. It’s about as weirdly cinematic as post rock can get, and all just beautifully arranged. Well worth a listen.

Singles/Albums – Converge (Redux, Hardcore), Vein.fm (Nu-Metalcore), LANDMVRKS (Metalcore), Undeath (Death Metal), Bodysnatcher (Deathcore), Animals as Leader (Djent), Simple Plan (Emo/Pop Punk), Hot Water Music (Post Hardcore) Memphis May Fire (Metalcore)