Papertowns - Passion/Agression

Papertowns - Passion/Aggression

The internet is an amazing place. It's made it a lot easier for bands to connect to new fans and for people to easily find new music. I discovered Papertowns when they added me on Twitter. Whenever a band adds me I always give the benefit of the doubt and take a listen, there's nothing to lose. I'm glad I did with this band. They deserve a lot more recognition and fans. They're friendly and unlike a lot of bands that seem to add you only to gain followers, they have great communications with the fans and are very likely to respond or retweet or at least acknowledge their fans.

Channeling bands like Defeater and Decoder/Lead Hands they fuze post-hardcore melodies and pulsing bass lines with aggressive vocals and passionate lyrics. Looking to progress the genre further, while similar in sound to the aforementioned bands, they certainly have their own style, and will no song on this EP bores or sounds the same. Even songs that enter the 6 minute mark, which is impressive in these days of 3 minute or less singles.

The the thing that stands out on this album is again about the songs sounding different. It keeps everything interesting, this is a genre that easily gets stale. Yet while songs like Limbless take a slower, more straightforward approach the song Dirt changes everything up and contains elements of metalcore, post hardcore, punk, and the kitchen sink.

I can't comment on live performances yet because I've yet to see them but sure hope to at some point if they come around the North East. This album is available on Bandcamp for the usual name your own price, but can be fully streamed on the site. It's worth more than one listen, this band is going to end up a household staple in the post-hardcore scene if they keep going the way they've been going.