Ryland accepted the description of their band being 2nd Wave Easycore in their Stereogum interview. So yes.
These guys were not on my radar until now, but I’ve been listening to this and the previous one a ton (whenever I’m not listening to Manchester lol) and loving both albums.
It is really funny to listen to quiet hours now in retrospect. This was the last type of record I expected they’d make back then lol. Pretty much a totally different band
Why does the "I know that we'll be fine" outro of Mach Bike give me Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons vibes?
In Medias Res still absolutely holds up. One of the truly brilliant albums to come out of the scene era
This is really good! Never heard of these guys before but definitely gonna be playing this all summer
I don’t usually like lyrics like these but I feel like ryland pulls them off super well on here. It’s definitely his best work in that regard imo, and vocally too
I just listened and I really really loved this. It's such a good time and it's length didn't bother me. There were plenty of moments that stood out to keep it exciting until the end.
And if we’re throwing out comparisons I feel like this band is the guys from Japandroids decided to take their energy and make an easy core record instead