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Photo by Rebecca Lader One of the biggest hits of this year's Something in the Way Festival, Tigers Jaw, are back with a new single. "BREEZER" is a giant alt-rock meets emo power ballad. You know how mainstream emo and pop punk bands used to cover 80's power ballads ironically and for a laugh? Tigers Jaw are working a power ballad completely earnestly, and the results are fantastic. This shows the Scranton, PA band wearing their hearts fully on their sleeves, and Brianna Collins' vocals are stunning here. "BREEZER" isn't a song concerned with being cool, it's a song that's pure emotion, and it's making us love Tigers Jaw even more. Brianna Collins says of the band's latest single: “I tend to romanticize past versions of myself in moments of uncertainty, while also finding comfort in life’s unpredictability. ‘BREEZER’ is about the ebb and flow of insecurity, doubt, and escapism, and my gradual acceptance of the cyclical nature of these...

Photo by Mike Paulshock Fresh off a killer set at Something in the Way last weekend (I missed their Saturday set, but it was what everyone was talking about Sunday), Tigers Jaw have a brand new single out. "Primary Colors" is a fantastic Midwest emo/indie rock power ballad that's a duet between Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins. This one packs quite the wallop, and is going to burrow itself deep into your subconscious for days. This is emo at its absolute finest, and if you prefer your emo melding with indie rock, "Primary Colors" is going to be a dream for you. The song is beautiful, not despite but because of the discordant parts. This one track is making me wish I had been able to check out their SITW set on Saturday, because this one single sounds like it will be amazing live. Ben Walsh says of his band's latest single: “‘ Primary Colors ’ is about being so wrapped up in the aftermath of something that it overwhelms your senses entirely. When you’re stuck so...

Photo by Michael Wojcik Philadelphia/New Jersey band Sweet Pill have a new single out before their latest album is released in March. "Glow" is a mid-tempo anthem that combines emo, pop, shoegaze, and maybe even a little country(?). The song is an absolutely lush and dreamy track that gives singer Zayna Youssef room to show off her vocal talent. It's swarming with fuzzed out guitars and driving drums, moving between being a power ballad and a full out rocker. It's also oddly hypnotic, giving you the feeling of the music swirling around you as you listen. "Glow" is a great single, and might be the kind of positivity we could all use these days. Zayna Youssef says of her band's latest single: “‘Glow’ is about living my life with my eyes closed. Realizing I may be on the way to rock bottom, I kind of want to pretend it is not happening. We all know what this is called: D E N I A L.  I perceive through this hazy lens that is constantly fogged by a glow. To m...