Droughts - Stay Behind

Droughts - Stay BehindChicago post hardcore act Droughts long awaited LP, Stay Behind, delivers the bands first full length piece of music in their six year career. With this record, Droughts hones their simplistic, dense sound into a single piece reminiscent of earlier post hardcore acts like Shotmaker as well as more recent bands like Native and These Arms Are Snakes. Those familiar with Droughts previous work will recognize the bass driven rhythms and precise guitar

When I listen to A Walk Through Hysteria Park on headphones in public I find myself laughing in that way that makes people cross the street away from me

Lightbody and Chicago polymath NNAMDÏ

This anguish hangs heavy over the rest of the tracks as well

Dikembe dug deep into the “sticky feelings” surrounding mental illness

It’s a free-flowing feeling

bittersweet number called “Even Bother”—it might seem safe to assume that Dikembe’s sophomore record

bedroom stylings of his debut (2019’s ‘Good To Know You’) into the wider world of folk rock

It feels soft and lightweight

“At most I’m a ghost/So just send me down below” Gray sings on “Throat

a swanlike anthem crafted emotionally and intelligently to never soften too much for punk crowds nor lose the indie crowd with simplicity

It’s also the first with their original lineup—vocalist-bassist Peter Helmis

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