{"product_id":"one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-clear-vinyl","title":"One Step Closer- Songs for the Willow (Clear Vinyl) ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne Step Closer signal a sea change with Songs for the \u003cspan\u003eWillow. With last year's This Place You Know, the band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad already mastered a unique stripe of mournful melodic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcore informed by eclectic emo influences. But on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSongs for the Willow, they've tapped into a dynamic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemotionally powerful, and sonically intricate post-hardcore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espace inhabited by the charged aura and artistic nuance of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elandmark early 2010s records like Title Fight's Floral Green \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Touché Amoré's Is Survived By. But ultimately, Songs for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Willow moves this sound forward into new territory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile frontman Ryan Savitski explored clean singing on This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace You Know, he expands his vocal repertoire further \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere, pushing himself to an even wider range of styles and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emethods, from soaring highs to breathy lows and rousing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eharmonies. He makes for a spirited lead and consistent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresence while guitar work from himself, Ross Thompson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand newcomer Colman O'Brien weave sundry, compelling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elayers, never content to linger on one riff for too long. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"All three songs revolve around the problems that touring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eso much this last year have caused,\" Savitski says of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe thematic melancholy running through the EP. \"Losing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erelationships, losing band members, losing a sense of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat this band even means to everyone.\" Savitski is still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrateful for the growth his band experienced-they made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ememorable appearances on some of hardcore's biggest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estages (Sound and Fury, This Is Hardcore, and Outbreak \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efestivals), supported scene staples on tour (Comeback Kid, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrug Church, Terror), and had This Place You Know land \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon respected publications' Best of 2022 lists (Stereogum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrooklynVegan). But Savitski also recognizes the sacrifices \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey made along the way, and that struggle imbues itself in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe EP's desperate tone. \"I feel like this last year was the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime we've truly felt like a real band, but there were so many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eissues underlying that it made it hard to enjoy a lot of things.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll along, there's an insistent, relentless forcefulness to each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance. After already cementing themselves as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebest young band reviving genuine melodic hardcore, One \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep Closer have now proven themselves as virtuosos of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimpassioned post-hardcore mini-epic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416454963535,"sku":"810097913561","price":3.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/8725\/2047\/files\/4335272-3176243.jpg?v=1775561037","url":"https:\/\/vibesvinyl.com\/products\/one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-clear-vinyl","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}