It gets pretty busy here at Dying Scene and sometimes we forget that we have cool things like our Band Spotlight segment where we highlight lesser known, emerging bands that our readers need to know about. Then a band like Circa 40 comes along and they’re so fucking good that it reminds us that we haven’t done a new spotlight in almost a year and that we need to get off of our lazy asses and remedy that. So, here we go!
We couldn’t find much info about these Seattle based emo kids, most likely just because they’re a relatively new band. However, we do know that their debut, self titled album hits harder than Don Jr. hitting a crack pipe. Even if you’re not a fan of emo/screamo, you need to give this one a spin. As expected, the poetic lyrics and screeching, raspy vocals oozing with emotion are present but the musicality is on a different level, especially for a younger band and even more so for a band in this sub-genre which isn’t always known for being polished. There is a level of maturity there that usually takes a couple years to attain. Clever, tinny guitar riffs squeezed into spots you wouldn’t expect, drums that drive the songs and almost take lead on some tracks and hooks that live in your brain like a pork tapeworm larvae, there’s a ton of talent on display.
We are uber excited to hear more from these PNW punks over the next few years!
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