A band that turned personal struggle into intricate, cathartic songs.
For a quick sense of their sound, try 'Movies' or 'Always Focused'. They're good examples of how the personal and technical sides fit together.
They've carved out a specific corner of emo where technical guitar work meets confessional writing. Songs like 'Movies' and 'Bloody Nose' show how Dylan Mattheisen's lyrics about mental health, he's spoken openly about bipolar disorder and OCD, sit alongside complex arrangements. It's a sound that feels both carefully constructed and emotionally raw.
They started in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in 2009, putting out early albums like 'This Couch Is Long & Full of Friendship' and 'Pleasant Living'. After Mattheisen's 2015 diagnoses and 2017 misconduct allegations, the band kept releasing music with records like 'Swell' and 'Breathe'.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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