Porcelain - "Apocalypse"

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Photo by Pooneh Ghana


We first discovered Porcelain roughly a year ago, and now the Austin, TX band are back with new music. "Apocalypse" is an interesting mixture of noisy, aggressive alt-rock and a more melodic, indie sound. There are some vocal harmonies that kind of have an odd folk/country quality to them, and then there are straight up screaming vocals. It's a fuzzed out version of post-hardcore, and as great as the vocal harmonies are, "Apocalypse" really gets going towards the end when it's an instrumental. The song chugs along until that point, and then erupts into a controlled chaos where the instruments take on the melody versus noise battle. This marks a huge step forward for Porcelain, and we're already dying to hear more.

Porcelain say of their latest single:

"This is a song about the loss of innocence. Growing up, the future looked so bright and promising, like we could all make something of this world for the better. But then we witness tragedy after tragedy unfold in front of our childlike eyes, and the world that we looked forward to growing up in now looks like it’s unattainable, collapsing in slow motion. Realizing that the world is full of insecure men searching for power, greed, resources, and the unquenchable thirst of violent imperialism. The future we were promised as children never came to be, and now we’re all but subjected to the systemic violence that our country was founded on.”

You can watch the video for "Apocalypse" below. Today's Minor Victories is due out October 23 on TODO Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Porcelain, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


August 7 — Vancouver, BC at The Pearl

August 8 — Seattle, WA at Clock Out

August 9 — Portland, OR at Polaris Hall

August 11 — Sacramento, CA at Cafe Colonial

August 12 — Oakland, CA at Thee Stork Club

August 13 — Los Angeles, CA at Zebulon *

August 14 — San Diego, CA at Whistle Stop *

August 15 — Fullerton, CA at Programme Skate *



* - w/ support from Guck

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