Listen to my brother’s latest EP

There’s a part of me that misses the physical aspect of music: holding a record, looking at the cover art, reading the liner notes, etcetera. Most of all, there’s an entire generation of kids that won’t discover modern music while playing in the room they share with their older brother and, unbeknownst to him, playing his records while he’s out skateboarding with his friends.

That’s what I did with my brother Jack’s vinyl collection, which consisted largely of metal and hardcore records. He was part of the early Troycore scene as lead singer of a band called Rude Awakening. They never got famous, per se, but he made a lot of friends. If I go to a hardcore show in this area and hang around for more than twenty minutes, I invariably get approached by someone who sees a resemblance and asks me what he’s up to.

Well, if you’re one of those people – or if you like swooping, ambient post-hardcore a la deafheaven, Wolves in the Throne Room, Thursday, Envy, or Celeste – then check out his band So Hideous, My Love‘s new EP.

“To Clasp a Broken Wish with Fallen Fingers” is their second effort, and as much as I enjoyed the first this is I feel a more fully realized set of tracks. Though there are vocals, the focus is all on the instrumentation and composition. They don’t drive so much as bleed in with the melodies, creating a sound that’ll probably be unique listening for most of you reading this.

You can download the EP here, which also includes their first EP free of charge, and/or pre-order the forthcoming blood-red (yes, blood-red) vinyl.

Take a listen below for free via Play the Assassin Records.