Wax Bodega US レコード& CD

Review: Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Free Throw are one of the finest examples of midwestern fourth wave emo revival (or simply modern emo), known for their cathartic blend of angst-riddled heart-on-sleeve punk and earworm indie-rock sensibilities, providing soundtracks to alcohol dependency, traumatic break ups and familial discord for well over a decade now. Pre-dating their 2014 debut full-length and modern classic within the scene Those Days Are Gone; this 12" compilation houses both the band's self-titled debut 2012 EP and 2014's follow up Lavender Town onto one definitive LP experience.

Review: Michigan based emo revivalist pop-punks Hot Mulligan have grown over the past decade from impressionable upstarts eager to make a dent in the scene they admired so greatly, to one of, if not the definitive leaders of the latest wave, taking up the mantle initially passed from the likes of New Found Glory to The Wonder Years. Sharpening their balancing act of twinkling math-rock noodles with angst-riddled, throat-shredding hooks, 2023's third full-length Why Would I Watch marked a maturity and refinement with heightened intricacy and more succinct compositions, while lyrically delving into confessionals regarding familial addiction, the fear of inherited drug dependency, and the rigors of living life on the road, while the heart-rendering acoustic ode to deceased feline 'Betty' offers the most intense emotional (cat) gut-punch.