Christmas isn't happy for everyone. Some people have loss and grief that magnifies in the face of other people's warm and fuzzy feelings. Who better to represent the dark side of the Christmas coin than our own creepy crawly hunk, Emo Dreamboat. Benny Ward, the dreamboat himself, is no stranger to the darkness, and here he beckons like our North Star of the bleak, the Rueful Reminder, or the Guru of Gloom; a cold consolation to us all that even tough times can make great tunes.
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