Los Angeles screamo upstarts, Knumears, recently announced their upcoming debut album, Directions, and today they’re back with another crushing new single, “My Name“. The band will also head to Australia for the very first time this March, touring nationally with US hardcore outfit Vs Self – marking their debut run down under. Tickets on sale now.
Arriving Friday 3rd April via Run For Cover Records/Civilians, Directions is a screamo tour de force that reinvigorates the genre through sheer passion. “My Name” follows lead single “Fade Away” (which drew attention from Stereogum, Alt Press, BrooklynVegan, Revolver, and more) and offers another showcase of Knumears’ blend of old school ’90s skramz and punchy modern hardcore. The track opens with a blown-out bass line before propelling itself full speed into a wall of shredded vocals and distortion-drenched guitars, then pivots between melody and mayhem on a dime.
Since their formation Knumears (guitarist/vocalist Matthew Cole, bassist/vocalist Dante Garcia II, and drummer Frankie Lopez) have been touring heavily and releasing a steady drip of heartrendingly compelling music. The band carries the torch for one of the most esoteric yet enduring corners of ’90s hardcore–whether you call it screamo, skramz, emoviolence, post-hardcore, or whatever else, Knumears offer a fresh take on the chaos and catharsis that define this sound.
Recorded by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Gouge Away, Loma Prieta) at Atomic Garden, Directions is bursting with the undeniable passion that’s so intrinsic to this genre. “I think what draws us to this type of music, just like everyone else, is the absolute raw emotion,” Cole says. “We all grew up listening to hardcore, and I think that allows you to see the world in a completely different light—both more creatively and intellectually. Not being raised on music that had nothing real to say was the best thing that happened to us.”
Directions will be out Friday 3rd April via Run For Cover Records/Civilians. “My Name” is out now and streaming everywhere.
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