A Sure Disaster
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SeeYouSpaceCowboy were releasing a split EP with
If I Die First, my heart sank. Because while I love the former to death, finding them to be one of the new metalcore greats, I simply cannot stand the latter.
SeeYouSpaceCowboy represents the stronger side of the 2000’s metalcore revival wave crashing over lately with their solid label debut and fantastic debut full-length in 2019. Whereas to me,
If I Die First represented the weakest kind of nasally, whiny emo-post-hardcore resurgence also taking root nowadays with their woeful 2020 EP, ‘
My Poison Arms.’ Outside of really appreciating hearing more of guitarist and screamer
Its title bears the phrase
A Sure Disaster, but the upcoming split between SeeYouSpaceCowboy and If I Die First finds perfect harmony in the key of core. The former s righteous sasscore at once grindy, chuggy and flamboyantly weird and the latter s piercing yet melodic post-hardcore are two different sides of the white belt coin, but when they literally collide on the project s collaborative title track, bloodstainedeyes, it fucking works. Between its masterful centerpiece and the two songs from each band that bookend it, the split that s due out May 14th via Pure Noise Records is one of the most exciting heavy pairings in recent memory (you can pre-order it now).
It’s been around two years since Josh Rosenblum released his album
Move Yourself. “The album is labeled as pop rock, but our jazz, funk, and blues roots always find a way into our music in one way or another,” he says of the entirely self-produced and independently released LP. Backup players included Cedric Jones (drums, cajon) and Andrew Melendez (bass). “It’s designed to get you up and moving. I wrote the album as motivational encouragement to ‘move on’ from negativity, while still maintaining the realist perspective that everything in life takes work to accomplish. It’s also an homage to my relocation to Southern California [in summer 2018]…I spent my entire life living in my hometown of Modesto performing music full time with the weddings, bars, private events, never truly knowing what other opportunities could be out there waiting. So my wife and I decided to take our little dog and cat and just take the chance and move.” The Josh Rosenblum Band will debut
Post-hardcore supergroup features Lil Lotus, First to Last s Travis Richter and more
Video of If I Die First - My Nightmares Would Do Numbers As Horror Movies (Music Video) April 14, 2021
Post-hardcore outfit If I Die First are a genre-crossing supergroup featuring From First to Last guitarist Travis Richter and drummer Derek Bloom, emo-rap artists Lil Lotus and Lil Zubin and producer Nedarb. They re gearing up to release a split EP with
Revolver favorites SeeYouSpaceCowboy, titled
A Sure Disaster, on May 14th via Pure Noise. (You can pre-order it now.) The split features two new songs from each band as well as one collaborative cut, bloodstainedeyes, which the groups premiered in March. Now, IIDF has offered up one of their individual contributions, My Nightmares Would Do Numbers as Horror Movies, along with its fright-flick-themed music video. Watch and listen above.