Trending on bandcamp, Narcia’s selftitled debut features five great Emo songs, whereat just two of them contain vocals. According to Shun, the band’s vocalist resp. guitarist, Narcia was supposed to be his solo-project, but after a while it grew to a fourpiece, consisting of Tatsuya, Kensuke, himself and Noah. While 3/4 of the newcomers from Tokyo were members of the music club at their Highschool, Noah came all the way over from Chicago to do some studying. Due to this circumstance, we can enjoy one of the most brilliant and exciting Emo EP’s of the last years. Get ready for some damn good Emo music.

"Would you be the same person that you fell asleep as or would you remember your painful last days that you asked me to forget. You felt like forever ago.“

We discovered Grav Zahl from Berlin through one of our favorite blogs called Rauschemusik. Their latest musical output called schon/erst follows their demo which was released earlier this year. While pretty much everything on this four song collection seems to be right on point, the vocals could be considered as the only flaw; but this is definitely a matter of taste and might be perceived differently from your point of view. However, the best thing about this EP are the incredibly well written lyrics, recited in French, German, English and Spanish. If you like screamo and post-hardcore, well, you probably are going to love Grav Zahl, since Konrad, Smi, Markus and Alex were able to combine the best of each genre.

"Lehre (Leere) gewinnt an Macht und erzeugt Anziehungskraft. Massen machen mit und meinen 'Gemeinsam sind wir stark‘. Umgeben von den eigenen Mitmenschen entsteht nun ein Grab - die eigene Geschichte ward schon erzählt - ausgestopft im Mausoleum der eigenen Realität.“

Batién has always been one of our favorites. Their debut has been part of the very first SBS and is one of just a few records which never gets boring. That’s why we are really, really hyped about their latest release, Il Fascino Delle Idde. The strong opening track kicks in with some excellent drumming, paving the way for the highlight track of the second release of the five lads from Bologna. The song we are talking about is named ‚Nadia Pece’ and was pre released on youtube. With its three minutes, packed with heartfelt vocals and melodic guitar riffs, the song is another brilliant peace of Italian screamo. The last three songs on the EP are great as well and also contain some danceable sections, or at least some parts where you have this undeniable urge to bang yer head.

Austria’s most promising emoviolence band is back with two new tracks. Available on tape, the new release of the three lads from Klagenfurt is sincere and packed with personal lyrics. Compared to the songs on their three-way-split with Pepi Rössler, Lora and Nausae, ‚sell-fish‘ and ‚one‘ are still noisy, but also contain some melodic sections, not following the classic and chaotic approach of the genre. That was probably the reason why those two songs, which were recorded for the split mentioned above, weren’t used for it. Solely the rough production could be seen as a point of criticism and I really hope for a better one next time. Sure thing, this would put Unable to Fully Embrace This Happiness to the next level.

"…and i‘m aware that you possibly do have real issues but i‘m not able to be constantly used as a comforter and i would love for you to feel better but you need real help, not mine.“

Endgame marks the final destination for Flowers Taped To Pens as a band. The hype surrounding the group around the Sgarbossa brothers came into being ca. three years ago, as the band published its first full-length named ‘Nice To Meet You, I Hate You’, which was recently rereleased on vinyl via Structues//Agony (US) and Miss The Stars Records (EU), among others. But let’s head back to the actual subject: the music on Endgame could be described as the typical sound of the Californian fourpiece. Most striking are probably the piercing vocals, that stick out of the band’s rough garage sound, digging their way into your ears. Flowers Taped To Pens was founded back in their high school days and now it’s time to weave your hands goodbye.

All ears on Karina Kvist!! Their new Extended Play starts furious and you instantly get an idea how amazing those five songs will be. Based in Bamberg, Germany, the band plays moving screamo resp. emo, whose strength lies in the brilliant instrumental section of the group. This becomes clearest during the extended instrumental parts of the EP, fantastic interlude included! If you like Lilith, Manku Kapak, morla or Dearest you definitely should not hesitate to check out this exciting and highly recommendable project from Upper Franconia.

“Within this deep blue ocean you´ve kept drowning in- the minute you turned away. Within this deep down prison you´ve locked yourself in - will you ever get away?”

We would like to take the opportunity in form of this 4-bands-collaboration to introduce you Unable To Fully Embrace This Happiness from Austria. Based in Klagenfurt, the three-headed emoviolence band contributes seven songs to the split, mentioned above. Against one's better knowledge you could assume that this band shared the stage with bands like Orchid and Pg.99, as their violent and chaotic style strongly reminds me of the golden days of screamo back in the 1990s. Side note: this split is the debut of Béla, Daniel and David! Well done.

“If only one particular kind of oppression is worth being fought your political intentions are nothing but a sick joke.”

Backyard Camping is Liam Pannel doing the vocals and playing guitar, Aubrey Guidry playing bass and Mathew Meyer on drums. Based in Madison, Alabama, the threepiece recorded a two-song-demo a few weeks ago and the result is quite astonishing. Filled with emotions the screamed vocals convey the dark and cryptic lyrics, topping off a solid debut. The band is going to record music for a proper EP and collaborations with some other bands in the near future. Supplies’ guaranteed.

“Black waves crashing. I fear the constant inanity. I fall to the ground and I reach to nothing.”