Koyo are gearing up for the imminent release of their sophomore album "Barely Here" arriving May 8th via Pure Noise Records. Today the Long Island punk upstarts are back with one more hook-laden new single, "You Hate Me."
Clocking in at ten songs in just 28 minutes, "Barely Here" is a lean blast of incredibly anthemic punk that packs the firecracker guts of The Movielife, the widescreen hooks of Taking Back Sunday, and the tuneful grit of Silent Majority—but more than anything it sounds like Koyo themselves. Lead single "Irreversible" highlighted the band's mastery of blistering tempos, "What I'm Worth" dove into darker waters, and now "You Hate Me" highlights Koyo's unparalleled ability to pack hook after hook into a punk song.
Koyo's debut full-length, Would You Miss It? drew acclaim from listeners and critics alike for their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now "Barely Here" hones that combination even further. “A lot of bands think their second album has to be this magnum opus epic that sews so many things together, and I think we’d actually taken more of that approach with our first LP. ” explains Chiaramonte. “So with Barely Here we wanted to do the opposite of that trajectory–we wanted to refine our strengths instead of doing this purposeful departure. It’s a snapshot of what our band is in its most no-frills, perfected form.” Produced, engineered, and mixed by longtime collaborator Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far), and featuring guest appearances from Sammy Ciaramitaro of Drain and Marisa Shirar of Fleshwater, "Barely Here" sounds like a confident band who know exactly what they want to make and excel at making it.
Koyo have will be celebrating "Barely Here" with another round of relentless touring, including upcoming North American runs with Hot Mulligan and Joyce Manor, a Japanese tour, and appearances at Sound & Fury and Louder Than Life.
Get the single:
https://lnk.to/KoyoMusic
Get the album:
https://purenoisestoreeu.com/collections/koyo
"Barely Here" tracklisting:
1. Barely Here
2. Jet Stream Wish
3. Saying Vs Meaning (feat. Sammy Ciaramitaro)
4. It Happens to the Best of Us
5. You Hate Me
6. Selden Mansions
7. Oxidize (feat. Marisa Shirar)
8. What I'm Worth
9. Pace and Loiter
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