If It's Too Loud...

Massachusetts' based sibling band Circus Trees have shared one last single with us before their album comes out, and it shows a little bit of a change of sound. "Trap Door" is a little more reserved than we're used to hearing from the band, but it still packs an emotional punch. The track starts off as a little more of a straightforward alt-rock song with some edges of punk. For Circus Trees, this one is almost a ballad, but it's a little too loud for that. It fits into the harder edged shoegaze sound that we've been all about lately, although it's more of a rock based dream pop song more than shoegaze. "Trap Door" stays restrained a little longer than you'll expect it to, but once the crescendo hits and Circus Trees let it all loose, it's like a freight train of sonic force careening out of your speakers. You can watch the video for "Trap Door" below. For more on Circus Trees, check out the band on  Instagram and Twitter .

Massachusetts based Circus Trees are "Three sisters, sad music." Their latest single, "Negative Feedback," doesn't have the same bombastic qualities of their previous release ("Save Yourself"), but it's every bit as effective. "Negative Feedback" is more introspective, especially at the start. Singer Finola McCarthy is projecting every emotion in the song in her vocals, and while this one might not get as loud as we're used to from Circus Trees, when there are bursts of noise it's somehow more effecting. Sometimes songwriting can get lost in the midst of loud/quiet/loud songs, but that's not the case with "Negative Feedback." You can watch the video for "Negative Feedback" below. Circus Trees have an album due in early 2024 on Five By Two Records. For more on the band, check them out on Instagram and Facebook .

Photo via Facebook We all have those bands that we can't figure out how they're not the biggest band around. Circus Trees are one of those for us. The Massachusetts based band of sisters just released a new single, "Save Yourself." It's a slow building song that starts off more like an indie rock/indie folk song along the lines of Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. And it would be a great song if it stayed in that style. But the song builds almost painfully slowly until it erupts into something that's almost shoegaze and almost a Sonic Youth style indie rocker, but it's far too melodic to be either of those. It's a beautiful and gigantic song with one of the most powerful crescendos in recent memory. Like I said, I have no idea how Circus Trees aren't one of the biggest bands in the Boston scene. In an Instagram post, Finola McCarthy says of the new song: "This is a song of self-loathing, exploring issues of love and trust with the people most cl...