![]() ![]() Anthemic songs like lead single “In April” and guaranteed singalong “ Growing Up Song” thread the often difficult melodic-hardcore needle in a way that feels both nostalgic for the emo renaissance of yesteryear and precisely built for the current moment of genre defiant pioneering. The Connecticut band unpacks struggles, joys, and hard-earned realizations in a way that makes them feel wise beyond their years. On Little Green House, Anxious explores what it feels like to enter adulthood in unflinching detail. With this amount of effort it’s no wonder that within a few years of graduation, Anxious has built a solid foundation for their debut album to flourish upon. Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. Weekends were filled with regional runs of shows outside of their Fairfield, Connecticut homebase. Early songs were packaged in limited run demo tapes with accompanying zines and hand-dyed t-shirts. This may seem like a simple premise, but for five kids still in high school at the time, it’s quite an accomplishment. Since the inception of Anxious in 2016, the band has always acted with purpose. When every song is a banger on "Little Green House", it's difficult to let go of what is surely an instant genre classic, a breath of fresh air, and arguably the album of the year candidate only a few weeks into 2022.LABEL: Run For Cover CAT NO: RFC229LPC5 BARCODE: 811408039079ĪNXIOUS – Little Green House LP – Limited Edition Violet Vinyl The emotional charge is palpable and a huge reason why the record feels so loaded with urgency. With songs like "In April" displaying a softer and more dreamy approach in direct contrast to the harsh backing screams of "Call From You", the album features so much variety that you'll be exploring the various nuances and rich detail for weeks, if not months to come, once you've uncovered the depth laying underneath the nostalgia-laden surface. Layers upon layers of innovative songwriting unraveling almost on a second-by-second basis. ![]() It's almost as if Touché Amoré teamed up with Title Fight for this one, and as you can imagine, the outcome is pure genre perfection. Here, incredibly playful, coarse vocal lines combine with infectious guitar hooks for a multifaceted, intricate expression that brings out the very best of emo and alternative rock in the same song. The more aggressive approach to songwriting continues on album highlight "Let Me" (featuring Pat Flynn of Fiddlehead, Have Heart fame). When put together, the melody is awe-inspiring and demonstrates a perfect combination of mellow vibes, crunchy distortion, and passionate screams. A loud, bombastic guitar melody opens the song and recalls something written by Daylight on their criminally underrated cult classic "Jar", where scratchy, halfway screamed vocals contrast emotive cleans that bring to mind early 2000s heydey of post-hardcore (think Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein and the like). The first half of the record is already brilliant, but where Anxious hits the home run is from "Speechless" onwards. The latter track's guitars are eerily similar to what those guys did on that fantastic record ten years ago, plus the clean vocals offer a similarly dreamy, misty mood that just fits perfectly with the melancholia found within the instrumentation. These are more melodic in nature, although still carrying themselves with a similarly depth-laden, treble-charged guitar lines as Title Fight did during their genre classic "Floral Green". "Growing Up Song" is a great example, much like "More Than A Letter" with its brilliant lyricism. The first half of the record is more emotive, relying on back-chilling vocal melodies, warmth, and nostalgia in the same expression. Through intricate melodies comprised within complex, multi-layered songs, they've found a perfect balance between the quiet and the loud, resulting in some of the best songs you've heard in this genre for the past couple of years. Hailing from Connecticut, this group has nailed Title Fight influence down to the letter on their dreamy, emotionally-charged post-hardcore record that also includes elements of alternative rock and pop punk in the process. It's been a while since we've heard a debut album as great as "Little Green House" by Anxious. Anxious Little Green House Written by: PP ![]()
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