Coucou ! Ca fait HYPER LONGTEMPS que j'avais pas écrit un article sur un coup de tête, comme je le faisais beaucoup jusqu'à y'a genre... 2 ans ? Disons que j'ai enfin la liberté mentale de le faire. Alors je me lance. Ma copine tolère que j'écoute mes trucs qui crient et qui font des bruits infernaux à ses côtés, j'ai de la chance haha ! Puis de toute façon je peux pas marcher pendant plusieurs jours, je me suis foulé le pied, faut bien s'occuper. Pour signer mon GRAND retour dans le blog jeu, je vous propose une petite playlist contenant mes coups de coeur de ces derniers jours, connectés de près ou de loin à l'emo, au screamo.
Hey! It has been a super long time since I last wrote an article spontaneously, which I did a lot since... two years ago? Let's say that I finally am free enough mentally to do so. Well let's do that. My girlfriend tolerates my screaming and noisy music when she is by my side, I am lucky haha ! In any case, I can't walk for a few days, I hurt my foot, so I might as well get busy. To sign my BIG come back in blogging, I am suggesting you a small playlist including last day's crushes of mine, more or less connected to emo and screamo.
CROWNING - Survival/Sickness
Généralement, quand tu vois un slash dans un titre d'album de screamo, tu sais que tu vas avoir affaire à quelque chose de cool, c'est une vérité universelle inhérente à ce style, et pas seulement le fait que tu vas potentiellement écouter un truc de hipster. CROWNING, je les ai découvert•e•s avec leur premier EP Funeral Designs, et c'était déjà une maxi-claque, quelque part entre screamo et metalcore. Survival/Sickness nous propose cette même balance, sans qu'on bascule dans une musique à mosh ou quelque chose de trop "facile", c'est technique, puissant et mémorable en même temps. C'est bref, c'est haletant et ça me replonge dans ce court mais si intense moment que fût leur date parisienne. C'est sorti chez Zegema Beach Records qui vous recommande ce disque si vous aimez CARRION SPRING ou LEVELESS, et je vous le recommande également chaudement.
When seeing a slash in a screamo album title, you usually except something cool. It is inherently true with this style, and not only the fact that you are going to listen to some hipster song. I discovered CROWNING with their first EP Funeral Designs, and it was already a huge slap, in between screamo and metalcore. Survival/Sickness offers us the same balance, without falling in a mosh or easy music, it is technical, strong and memorable at the same time. It is brief, breathless and it makes me dive again in that short but very intense moment that was their parisian date. It came out at Zegema Beach Records which recommends you that record if you like CARRION SPRING or LEVELESS, and I am also strongly recommending it.
NAEDR - Past Is Prologue
À Singapour, il y a une scène screamo vraiment qualitative, avec des pointures comme , FLOWERSxOFxCARNAGE, BETHARI et PARIS IN THE MAKING. NAEDR sont les "petits" nouveaux de la scène, il contient des membres de ces 2 derniers, et il est venu s'ajouter à cette belle liste, sortant il y a quelques jours l'excellent nouvel album Past Is Prologue. Concrètement, si la période All The Footprints [...] d'ENVY vous manque et que vous faites partie de ces quelques chanceuses personnes qui connaissent le groupe coréen 49 MORPHINES, vous allez tout simplement adorer ce disque, sans aucun doute. Foncez l'écouter, il déborde de puissance, sa production est au top et met vraiment en relief chaque élément de leur univers musical où il se passe énormément de choses sans être chaotique.
In Singapore, there is a really high-quality screamo scene, with big names like, FLOWERSxOFxCARNAGE, BETHARI and PARIS IN THE MAKING. NAEDR are the "newcomers" on the scene, not so newcomers since this band contains members of PITM and BETHARI, and it has been added to this great list, releasing a few days ago the excellent new album Past Is Prologue. Concretely, if you miss ENVY's All The Footprints [...] period and you are one of those lucky few who know the Korean band 49 MORPHINES, you will simply love this record, without a doubt. Go for it, it's powerful, its production is awesome and really highlights each element of their musical universe where there is a lot going on without being chaotic.
In Singapore, there is a really high-quality screamo scene, with big names like, FLOWERSxOFxCARNAGE, BETHARI and PARIS IN THE MAKING. NAEDR are the "newcomers" on the scene, not so newcomers since this band contains members of PITM and BETHARI, and it has been added to this great list, releasing a few days ago the excellent new album Past Is Prologue. Concretely, if you miss ENVY's All The Footprints [...] period and you are one of those lucky few who know the Korean band 49 MORPHINES, you will simply love this record, without a doubt. Go for it, it's powerful, its production is awesome and really highlights each element of their musical universe where there is a lot going on without being chaotic.
TOUCHÉ AMORÉ - Lament
J'avais vachement peur de ce disque, après Stage Four qui était superbe et poignant au niveau des paroles et de leur histoire, mais qui m'ennuyait niveau musical, j'ai vraiment pas accroché comme avec les autres... Lament m'a fait du bien et m'a rassuré•e, il fait la parfaite liaison entre ce qui fait la sève de TOUCHÉ AMORÉ depuis le début, et d'autres influences qu'ils ont mis en avant, créant ainsi une atmosphère unique autour de leur musique, teintée de post-punk et même d'americana. Le disque a été produit par un ponte du neo-metal et du post-hardcore, Ross Robinson, et ça se ressent clairement dans la production et la performance du groupe. Ce disque est plein d'énergie, brillant, contenant quelques tubes qui seront repris en sing-along par leur public quand les concerts reviendront (moi y compris) comme "Reminders" ou bien "Lament", s'ajoutant ainsi à la liste des autres morceaux cultes des américains. Les paroles sont beaucoup moins emplies de deuil, et traitent de sujets un peu plus universels. On soulignera aussi le sublime featuring du chanteur de MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA sur "Limelight", ou encore la grosse vibe ENVY du morceau d'ouverture "Come Heroine". C'est un disque surprenant, qui peut paraître sombre par moment mais que je trouve rempli de force, de courage, et que je trouve lumineux (rien que pour "Reminders"...). Un chouette album, vraiment.
I was really afraid of this record, after Stage Four which was superb and poignant in terms of lyrics and their story, but which bored me musically, I didn't liked it me as much as the others... Lament reassured me and really warmed my heart, this album made the perfect link between what has been the lifeblood of TOUCHÉ AMORÉ from the beginning, and other influences that they put forward, thus creating a unique atmosphere around their music, tinged with post-punk and even americana. The record was produced by the legendary producer Ross Robinson (which produced bands like AT THE DRIVE-IN, GLASSJAW, KORN, THE CURE...), and it clearly shows in the band's production and performance. This record is full of energy, it's brilliant, and it's containing a few hits made for sing-along, that I can't wait to experiment live when the concerts will happen again, as "Reminders" or "Lament", thus adding to the list of other hits written by the band and that they never stopped to play. The lyrics are much less about mourning, and they deal with a little more universal subjects. There's a shivering feature of the singer of MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA on "Limelight", a huge late ENVY vibe of the opening track "Come Heroine"... It's actually a surprising record that you will really discover after several listens, which may seem dark at times but which I find filled with strength, courage, and brightness (at least just for "Reminders"...). A great album, really. TA forever.
I was really afraid of this record, after Stage Four which was superb and poignant in terms of lyrics and their story, but which bored me musically, I didn't liked it me as much as the others... Lament reassured me and really warmed my heart, this album made the perfect link between what has been the lifeblood of TOUCHÉ AMORÉ from the beginning, and other influences that they put forward, thus creating a unique atmosphere around their music, tinged with post-punk and even americana. The record was produced by the legendary producer Ross Robinson (which produced bands like AT THE DRIVE-IN, GLASSJAW, KORN, THE CURE...), and it clearly shows in the band's production and performance. This record is full of energy, it's brilliant, and it's containing a few hits made for sing-along, that I can't wait to experiment live when the concerts will happen again, as "Reminders" or "Lament", thus adding to the list of other hits written by the band and that they never stopped to play. The lyrics are much less about mourning, and they deal with a little more universal subjects. There's a shivering feature of the singer of MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA on "Limelight", a huge late ENVY vibe of the opening track "Come Heroine"... It's actually a surprising record that you will really discover after several listens, which may seem dark at times but which I find filled with strength, courage, and brightness (at least just for "Reminders"...). A great album, really. TA forever.
SEAHAVEN - Halo Of Hurt
La dernière fois que SEAHAVEN a sorti un album, ce fût en Mars 2014 avec le superbe Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only, où le groupe faisait évoluer sa musique fortement inspirée par BRAND NEW en la sublimant de délicatesse et de classe, flirtant parfois avec la dream pop. À la surprise générale, SEAHAVEN revient cette année avec Halo Of Hurt, un disque beaucoup plus sombre que le précédent, revenant presque au mood de leur tout premier EP Ghost, tout en gardant le fil conducteur tissé sur Reverie Lagoon [...]. Etant archi-fan de ce dernier, j'ai été un peu déçu•e à la première écoute car beaucoup plus linéaire dans le songwriting, mais Halo Of Hurt est en fait un grower, qui fera également penser aux 2 derniers albums de CITIZEN à certain•e•s, où le groupe développe avec subtilité cette atmosphère sombre mais jamais pesante, soutenue par quelques claviers.
The last time SEAHAVEN released an album, the "Tumblrcore" scene wasn't completely dead yet and it was in March 2014 with the ethereal Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only, where the band developed their music then strongly inspired by BRAND NEW by sublimating it with delicacy and class, sometimes flirting with dream pop. To everyone's surprise and in a world where Tik-Tok dominates the social media's trends and where emos became e-girls/boys, SEAHAVEN returns this year with Halo Of Hurt, a much darker record than the previous one, almost returning to the mood of their very first EP Ghost, while keeping the common thread woven on Reverie Lagoon [...]. Being a huge fan of the latter, I was a little disappointed at the first listen because it was much more linear in the songwriting, but Halo Of Hurt is in fact a grower, which will also make some people think of the last 2 CITIZEN albums, where the group subtly develops this dark but never heavy atmosphere, supported by a few keyboards.
The last time SEAHAVEN released an album, the "Tumblrcore" scene wasn't completely dead yet and it was in March 2014 with the ethereal Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only, where the band developed their music then strongly inspired by BRAND NEW by sublimating it with delicacy and class, sometimes flirting with dream pop. To everyone's surprise and in a world where Tik-Tok dominates the social media's trends and where emos became e-girls/boys, SEAHAVEN returns this year with Halo Of Hurt, a much darker record than the previous one, almost returning to the mood of their very first EP Ghost, while keeping the common thread woven on Reverie Lagoon [...]. Being a huge fan of the latter, I was a little disappointed at the first listen because it was much more linear in the songwriting, but Halo Of Hurt is in fact a grower, which will also make some people think of the last 2 CITIZEN albums, where the group subtly develops this dark but never heavy atmosphere, supported by a few keyboards.
AS IN EVERYDAY - Such An Awful Waste
J'adooore les surprises qui viennent de nulle part. C'est pas moi qui a déniché celle-ci dans les abysses d'Internet mais le blog Miss The Stars, que je ne remercierais jamais assez de contribuer à tenir mon répertoire emo/screamo à jour... AS IN EVERYDAY est un projet solo américain, qui après 2 petites sorties quelque peu brouillon, a sorti un très chouette album cette année, Such An Awful Waste. Il sonne comme un disque qui aurait pu sortir à la fin des 90's, c'est super doux et délicat, mais quelques parties hurlées tranchent avec l'ensemble sans pour autant casser le mood, c'est de l'emo pur jus qu'on peut entendre, qui plaira aux fans de FOOTBALL ETC ou de THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, et à n'importe quel emokid qui se sentirait mal dans sa peau en ces temps apocalyptiques.
I looove surprises that come out of nowhere. It wasn't me who found this one in the abyss of the Internets but Miss The Stars blog, which I cannot thank enough for helping me to keep my emo / screamo playlist up to date... AS IN EVERYDAY is a solo project from New York, which after 2 small and somewhat messy releases, released a very nice album this year, named Such An Awful Waste. It sounds like a record that could have been released at the end of the 90's, it's super soft and delicate, but some screamed parts contrasts with the whole without breaking the mood, it's pure emo, which will please fans of FOOTBALL ETC or THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, and any emokid who would feel bad about themselves in these apocalyptic times.
I looove surprises that come out of nowhere. It wasn't me who found this one in the abyss of the Internets but Miss The Stars blog, which I cannot thank enough for helping me to keep my emo / screamo playlist up to date... AS IN EVERYDAY is a solo project from New York, which after 2 small and somewhat messy releases, released a very nice album this year, named Such An Awful Waste. It sounds like a record that could have been released at the end of the 90's, it's super soft and delicate, but some screamed parts contrasts with the whole without breaking the mood, it's pure emo, which will please fans of FOOTBALL ETC or THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, and any emokid who would feel bad about themselves in these apocalyptic times.
"I’ve been trying myself
and its been working well
I’m in love with today
but you’ve never known how tomorrow felt."
SOMERSET THROWER - Paint My Memory
J'ai découvert ce groupe avec Godspeed, sorti en 2018, et j'avais déjà adoré, sauf que tout le monde autour de moi n'en avait rien à foutre. Ce nouveau-venu, sorti chez Triple B Records (un des meilleurs labels hardcore selon moi), est sur la même lignée, très JAWBREAKER dans la voix et l'intention, j'ai pas manqué de le signaler en le partageant sur mes réseaux, et j'ai réussi à convaincre quelques connaissances qui étaient ado quand JAWBREAKER sortaient des disques d'écouter les américains, et sans surprise ils ont adoré ! C'est loin d'être original, mais ça fait du bien aux oreilles et au coeur, les riffs sont acérés et mélodieux comme il faut, c'est carré, ils se sont même mis à crier à la limite du screamo sur un titre, c'est plus ou moins une daronnade en version emo.
I discovered this band with Godspeed, released in 2018, and I loved it a lot, except that everyone around me didn't give a fuck about it. This newcomer, released on Triple B Records (one of the best hardcore labels in my opinion), is on the same line, very JAWBREAKER-ish in the vocals, the guitar sound and the melodies, I managed to convince some acquaintances who were teenagers when JAWBREAKER released records to listen to SOMERSET THROWER, and unsurprisingly they loved it! It's far from being original or something never heard before, but it's good for the ears and the heart. The riffs are sharp and melodious as it should be, they even started to scream on a track, it's more or less the equivalent of a dad-rock album in emo form, I guess.
