We’ve been corresponding with the Poggioli Bros for about as long as MNE has existed. Always across the country in the Philly area, we’ve only interacted in short spurts at shows once a year or in brief DMs. Over the years, Milk and I noticed that our pals the Poggioli Bros were making their own music, and it was pretty good! Fast forward to the first time I heard “The Goodest Boys and Girls” and I was blown away by Michael’s talent. Then when he first showed me “Pomegranate”, I think my jaw literally dropped. It makes me wish I was depressed this winter and listening to this on repeat, but instead I am actually pretty happy because I get to say I knew Michael Poggioli before he was way too successful and busy for minuscule MNE.
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024