Sunday 16 October 2022

DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF

Band: DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Metallic Hardcore / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence / Grindcore / Black Metal
Related artists: Nepugia and Retratos de heroína.
Country: Punta Arenas CHILE
Years Active: 2021-present
For fans of: Marjory Stewart Baxler, The Ultimate Screamo Band, Orchid, Secondgradeknifefight, Kiss 2, and SeeYouSpaceCowboy.
Label(s): Self Released / Middle Man Records


     This Chilean solo project has been consistently releasing incredible semi-lo-fi screamo/emo-violence since the spring of 2021. Is it good? No. It's not. It's fucking awesome. Want that dosage in 60-seconds or less? Gotcha. And if you're looking for a short story's worth of quotable song titles this band has you covered.

     I first caught wind of them on the 'Grave Neighbors v5' compilation from the legendary Middle Man Records, noticing that "Suckerfish" was fighting for best song on said comp. I snagged the 'Chained' EP and since have been jamming the other 2021 material as well as the four songs released in 2022 thus far. To try and go through the catalogue would be very silly and redundant, as the songs are all similar in creation, lift-off, trajectory, and landing, so I'll just touch on a few of the killer songs.

     2021 was an extremely busy year for the band, releasing a total of 23 songs from April to December. Both 'Demo 1' and 'Demo 2' house two jams each but neither sound demo-ish. "I'm Desperate For Anybody To Tell Me This Is Good, Seriously" from the first demo is righteous romp through an emo-violence/SeeYouSpaceCowboy filter and "What's The Matter With That Fucking Potato?" from the second displays some killer chugs. There was what I will consider the full length 'Songs For People Who Don't Read Books' (once downloaded from bandcamp you get the three extra tracks) which begins with the two jams from 'Demo 1' before shuffling into 13 unreleased scorchers of which I cannot choose a favourite cuz they're all pretty similar/awesome although "Is This a Madoka Magica Reference?" is very different and awkward, with "A Letter From My Teenage Angst - An Answer From My Adult Self" being the longest and most well-constructed song. The 'Chained' 6-song EP goes even harder than the full length, with better production and slap tracks like "Nail Biter" (sounds like a mixture of SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Orchid) and "...And Then The Smoke Was Gone" (the closest thing to a straight screamo song from the band) are just blazing serious fires out of any speaker it can find. This release also has a newer/even better version of "What's the Matter With That Fucking Potato?". And the "Suckerfish" Touché Amoré cover? Fucking stellar.

     The band slowed down considerably in 2022, dropping just four songs over three releases. With 'Apathetic, pt. 1' you get two songs in about two minutes, both of which are fire but "Confucius Said - To Be a Real Specialist, You Gotta Shit on RYM Reviews..." takes the cake with that intense, driving, intro, and ripper of an ending. They also released "Holy Shit, is AK-47 Meta Again!!!" on a compilation that was initially set for 'Apathetic, pt. 2' but was yanked and put on the comp instead. The newest release is a single titled "Let It Out And Then Regret It" and it is perhaps the sassiest song yet, with exceptional dual vocals and chugs at the close.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2021 - Demo 1 digital EP (stream/donate/download here)
2021 - Songs For People Who Don't Read Books digital LP (stream/donate/download here)
2021 - Demo 2 digital EP (stream/donate/download here)
2021 - Chained digital EP (stream/donate/download here)
2021 - Grave Neighbors v5 cd compilation (stream/donate/download here)

2022 - Apathetic, pt. 1 digital EP (stream/donate/download here)
2022 - Propagación del Ruido compilation (stream/donate/download here)
2022 - Let It Out And Then Regret It digital single (stream/donate/download here)

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(2022) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Let It Out And Then Regret It" (from 'Let It Out And Then Regret It')

(2022) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Holy Shit, is AK​​​-​​​47 Meta Again​​​!​​​!​​​!" (from 'Propagación del Ruido' comp)

(2022) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Confucius Said: 'To Be a Real Specialist, You Gotta Shit on RYM Reviews...'" (from 'Apathetic, pt. 1')

(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Suckerfish" (from 'Grave Neighbors v5' comp)

(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Nail Biter" (from 'Chained')

(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "Embrace DDR, Reject Modernity" (from 'Chained')

(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "What's The Matter With That Fucking Potato?" (from 'Demo 2')

(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "A Letter From My Teenage Angst - An Answer From My Adult Self" (from 'Songs For People Who Don't Read Books')
(2021) DEAR DIARY, THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF - "I'm Desperate For Anybody To Tell Me This Is Good, Seriously" (from 'Demo 1')
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