It’s a great wrinkle to the album’s themes of letting go and breathing out dark emotions, a crevice of beauty in life’s mostly bleak and disappointing exterior. Try as he might to bring on the nihilism with his wailing, frontman Jeremy Bolm’s vocals are buried under the song’s upward spiral toward a bright and shiny ether, an utterly beguiling struggle for listeners. The true masterpiece of the band’s musicality, though, is “Skyscraper”, on which Julien Baker acts as a great counter of serenity and optimism against a backdrop of snarling pain. In “Palm Dreams”, the repetition of “On my own” marries beautifully with the rumble of guitars and drums, perfectly establishing the angst and isolation. There is a certain kinetic energy to the chords billowing within “New Halloween”, an energy that’s reminiscent of an early AFI with its mix of raw intensity and unabashed earworm grooves. But as a friend once aptly described, Touché Amoré could sometimes sound like “slam poetry set to hardcore.” With this 12-track LP, take a new step as a unit, though it’s only a small one. The band’s always had a reputation for pushing what’s possible with the intensity and cacophony inherent within hardcore. Now we get our answer with the band’s first album since that interview, Stage Four.įor the members of Touché Amoré, opening up has a few different connotations. But it also raised the question of what it meant in terms of sonics for the LA-based quintet. That level of growth was inevitable, given the band’s passionate fanbase and hectic tour schedule. In addition to discussing burritos and the art of milking, host Andrew Seward (formerly of Against Me!) commented that the band’s career was really starting to open up, as they had left behind some of the hardcore shitholes of the early years in favor of more expansive venues.
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It was released a year after her death in 2015.Ī couple years back, Noisey series Sound Off! interviewed the members of Touché Amoré. In 2013 they followed up with "Is Survived By" and more recently "Stage Four" which revolves around Jeremy Bolms mother's battle and eventual loss with cancer. On Novemit was announced that the band had signed to Deathwish records and released their second LP "Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me". onl圜ollectRecords(United Nations) to release this record in a beautiful duel LP/CD package.Īfter a spot on this year’s Sound and Fury festival, the band will be touring extensively in support of “…To the Beat of a DeadHorse,”withdates along side friends La Dispute and Envy among many others. West Coast Hardcore powerhouse, 6131 Records(AlphaΩ, Swamp Thing, Bad Seed) has teamed up with Geoff Rickly’s new vinyl. It was recorded by Alex Estradaat EarthCityStudios and Mastered by Paul Miner(Suicide File, New Found Glory, Unbroken). The record features guest vocals by Thursday’s Geoff Rickly and Modern Life Is War’s Jeff Eaton.
Where TA’s demo 7”, on No Sleep Records,was fullofpromise, “…To the Beat of a Dead Horse,” never feels fully realized: the guitars bend and weave but always maintaintheir drive, therhythmsare frequently off kilter but never off-time and the vocals are screamed at the edge of breaking up butthey’re always exciting,pleasing even.This record was completed not compromised. “…To the Beat of a Dead Horse” marks a real turning point in the life of the band.
Unafraid to play their emotionallychargedfury in front of uninitiated crowds, Touché Amoré has even shared the stage withupbeat pop-punk bands such as Broadway Calls andfolk-punk heroes Fake Problems making close friends along the way. minded,discordant bands Ampere,Comadreand La Dispute, they have brought a feeling of togetherness and positivity to a scene theylove. By playing their explosive and sincere music in every basement, VFW hall, club and space upand down the Westcoast,along side hardcore torchbearers Killing the Dream, Trash Talk and This is Hell as well as like. In the last year, Touché Amoré have become of vibrant part of the flourishing West Coast hardcore punk scene, successfullybridginggapsbetween subgenres. Hailing from Los Angeles, Touché Amoré set themselves against the glamour and greed of their hometown culture with “…To theBeat ofaDead Horse”, the passionate debut LP/CD set for release in July through 6131/Collect Records. Touché Amoré is punk/hardcore/emo band from Los Angeles. Post-hardcore from USA, latest full-length album released in 2016.
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