Portland’s personal To Bloom delivered an absolute intestine punch with their newest single, Daughters. As a manifesto of poetic grief, they waste no time in hurling listeners straight right into a heady maelstrom of progressive post-hardcore the place mild and darkness wrestle for dominance. Each development feels scathing by design; the poetic lyrics reduce proper by way of the combo as Bruno López-Vargas’ vocals oscillate between guttural screamo ferocity and falsetto harmonies that act like glints of hope among the many chaos.
The monitor is laced with intricate guitar work that drives the drama, matched by symphonic euphony within the background, whereas post-rock components cascade into one thing uncooked and untamed. There’s nothing half-baked in regards to the feelings right here; To Bloom are mourning, preventing, and remembering, all of sudden, as they course of the ache of witnessing somebody’s decline and the grief left of their absence. But, there’s one thing uplifting woven into the DNA of the monitor: a perception that even inside sorrow, neighborhood, and reminiscence can change into lifelines.
Born from the long-standing artistic partnership of López-Vargas and Kevin Merrill Payne, and fuelled by genuine Latin grooves and bilingual lyricism, To Bloom have manifested a uncommon identification in a crowded scene. Their DIY ethos, bolstered by Portland’s personal Logan Candelaria, Nolan Plummer, and Cory Wolfe, retains the spirit trustworthy, uncooked, and completely magnetic.
Daughters is now obtainable on all main streaming platforms, together with SoundCloud.
Overview by Amelia Vandergast