The Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania band One Step Nearer arrived fully-formed just a few years in the past, bringing a form of intense heart-on-sleeve melodic hardcore that may really feel like an adrenaline needle to the soul. The previous Stereogum Band To Watch launched their glorious debut album This Place You Know in 2021, they usually adopted it with the three-song shock EP Songs For The Willow final yr. At the moment, OSC embark on a co-headlining tour with Koyo and Anxious, they usually additionally announce the approaching launch of their sophomore album All You Embrace.
One Step Nearer recorded All You Embrace with Drug Church/Drain collaborator Jon Markson, who additionally performs bass on the LP. A number of the songs got here out of separate writing periods with Knocked Free’s Isaac Hale and Citizen’s Mat Kerekes. In a press launch, bandleader Ryan Savitski says, “I needed to showcase One Step Nearer in its fullest state. Each single a part of the band, I needed it to be there. I needed us to be 100% ourselves and be as genuine to our band as we might probably be.”
The primary single — appropriately sufficient, for at this time — is known as “Leap Years.” It’s a grand and earnest rocker with some big melodies. You’ll be able to hear One Step Nearer shifting in a extra accessible route that remembers previous generations of emo and post-hardcore, however the depth stays. The track’s video tells a bittersweet story concerning the aftermath of teenage romance, and the band co-directed it with Derek Rathbun. Under, take a look at the “Leap Years” video, the All You Embrace tracklist, and One Step Nearer’s upcoming tour dates.
TRACKLIST: 01 “Coloration You” 02 “Leap Years” 03 “Blur My Reminiscence” 04 “The Gate” 05 “Your Hazel Tree” 06 “Orange Leaf” 07 “Esruc” 08 “Sluggish To Let Go” 09 “Topanga” 10 “Large’s Despair” 11 “So Far From Me”
TOUR DATES: 2/29 – Hamden, CT @ House Ballroom * 3/01 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Membership * 3/02 – Virginia Seaside, VA @ The Bunker * 3/03 – Greenville, SC @ Radio Room * 3/05 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco * 3/07 – Springfield, MO @ The Riff * 3/08 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck * 3/09 – Des Moines, IA @ Woolys * 3/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Positive Line * 3/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^ 3/13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hello-Fi ^ 3/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Foundry ^ 3/16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme ^ 3/17 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground ^ 3/19 – London, ON @ Rum Runners ^ 3/20 – Detroit, MI @ Edgemen ^ 3/22 – Louisville, KY @ LBD Pageant 3/23 – Nashville, TN @ The Finish ^ 3/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory ^ 3/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^ 3/27 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair ^ 3/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch ^ 5/25 – Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk Pageant 5/26 – Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk Pageant
* with Koyo, Anxious, Life’s Query ^ with Koyo, Anxious, Stateside
