{"product_id":"one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-lp-clear-vinyl","title":"ONE STEP CLOSER 'SONGS FOR THE WILLOW' LP (Clear Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: Run for Cover\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: \u003cspan\u003e1\/13\/2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: \u003cspan\u003e1\/13\/2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: Clear Vinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith last year's This Place You Know, the band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad already mastered a unique stripe of mournful melodic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcore informed by eclectic emo influences. But on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSongs for the Willow, they've tapped into a dynamic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemotionally powerful, and sonically intricate post-hardcore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espace inhabited by the charged aura and artistic nuance of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elandmark early 2010s records like Title Fight's Floral Green \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Touché Amoré's Is Survived By. But ultimately, Songs for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Willow moves this sound forward into new territory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile frontman Ryan Savitski explored clean singing on This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace You Know, he expands his vocal repertoire further \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere, pushing himself to an even wider range of styles and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emethods, from soaring highs to breathy lows and rousing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eharmonies. He makes for a spirited lead and consistent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresence while guitar work from himself, Ross Thompson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand newcomer Colman O'Brien weave sundry, compelling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elayers, never content to linger on one riff for too long. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"All three songs revolve around the problems that touring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eso much this last year have caused,\" Savitski says of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe thematic melancholy running through the EP. \"Losing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erelationships, losing band members, losing a sense of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat this band even means to everyone.\" Savitski is still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrateful for the growth his band experienced-they made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ememorable appearances on some of hardcore's biggest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estages (Sound and Fury, This Is Hardcore, and Outbreak \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efestivals), supported scene staples on tour (Comeback Kid, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrug Church, Terror), and had This Place You Know land \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon respected publications' Best of 2022 lists (Stereogum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrooklynVegan). But Savitski also recognizes the sacrifices \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey made along the way, and that struggle imbues itself in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe EP's desperate tone. \"I feel like this last year was the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime we've truly felt like a real band, but there were so many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eissues underlying that it made it hard to enjoy a lot of things.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll along, there's an insistent, relentless forcefulness to each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance. After already cementing themselves as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebest young band reviving genuine melodic hardcore, One \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep Closer have now proven themselves as virtuosos of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimpassioned post-hardcore mini-epic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SECRETLY DISTRO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58588863889743,"sku":"ONE-STEP-CLOSER-SONGS-FOR-THE-WILLOW-CLEAR-LP-3561","price":6.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/RFC248-600.webp?v=1787908629","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-lp-clear-vinyl","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}