amazing no-skip midwest emo album. credit to a former partner who put me on although i didnt even really listen to it until late last year. they were right!!
truly some of the best emo music i’ve heard in years. usually i’m not an album guy but they have almost no skips which for me is a great feat. i love the duet vocals that carry such sweetness and melancholy over each track. thank you so much numero group for resurfacing these guys and i’m so happy to have discovered them last year 🫶
found out about this one from my twitter oomfs when it released a few weeks back and ive been OBSESSED. super catchy cathartic uk emo, every song on this ep is an absolute banger. the riffs are awesome, the drums are powerful, the harmonies are huge, just lovelovelovelovelove. almost like an angsty, anthemic algernon cadwallader. super duper jealous they’re across the atlantic but as soon as they find their way to the states i will be doing everything in my power to see them. HIGHLY recommend, t_failz EOTY.
This album remains #1 on the RateYourMusic Midwest Emo all-time chart, but has virtually no digital footprint beyond niche online communities and live videos from people who were lucky enough to experience their live shows in New Hampshire. I discovered Brave Little Abacus nearly 10 years ago and I'm still grieving the fomo of being a teenager in Massachusetts during this time, yet having no idea that this special band was creating one of the best midwest emo albums a half hour away.
