son of deni
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In our current marvelous period of screamo we’re experiencing, it can be a uniquely difficult task to not only make yourself heard within any given scene but especially to do so overseas. Son of deni, calling both Belarus and Poland home, are very much incredible at what they do, and will certainly be grabbing your attention very soon, with their debut ep “Sporty”.
The warbling rhythmics of a clean strummed guitar tone on “bubble” both as a statement piece of the band and as it is their purposeful setting of intention. It meanders, and whistles at times, foreshadowing an album rife with melody and intensity. Staccatoed instruments pluck and thwack before a visceral scream wrenches from some throat somewhere.
“leg day” is easily one of my favorites off the EP and their most recent single. Many of the trapping of euro skramz melded brilliantly with midwest emo, to create a melodically fun but potently emotional packed track, opining the vanishing of one another from our shared experiences. Twinkles float and collide with stuttering drums and stuttering guitar and bass before plinking along in a classic 2010’s emo fashion.
Closing track “day after leg day” builds an unnerving sunniness with its riffs, and clattering drums and bass. Suddenly the track pivots to buzzing guitarwork and shredding basslines as a chorus begins to shout and scream ‘the world beside the windows seems too vast / and it asks me to remain strong / but on / Sunday, I don't want to go anywhere / I don't even want to get out of bed.’ (Translated for us by the band).
“Sporty” as a piece of the genre is certainly a solid album, but it's the instrumentation that truly steals the show. Son of deni have composed something that can both pull on the heart strings while also inviting multiple re listens to catch every nuance and note found through these five incredible tracks. “Sporty” is available now via No Funeral Records in Canada & BSDJ in Japan.
We look forward to what the band has in store for us next.
