Balance and Composure

Riot Fest 2023 lineup (The Cure, Postal Service, Turnstile, ICP, Godspeed, QOTSA & more)

Riot Fest’s 2023 is stacked, also including Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta, AFI, The Gaslight Anthem, Death Grips, Mr. Bungle, Gorilla Biscuits, Ride, Balance and Composure, Pinkshift, Origami Angel, Pool Kids, and much more…

'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of April

The April roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)

This week’s playlist includes new music by billy woods & Kenny Segal (ft. Sam Herring), King Krule, Dawn Richard, Jorja Smith, Speedy Ortiz, Pinkshift, Balance & Composure, and more.

Balance & Composure are back! Two new songs out now, shows announced

After breaking up in 2019, Balance & Composure have returned with new music and the announcement of shows for this spring and summer…

2013's Best Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums, Discussed

We recently ran a list of 25 classic emo & post-hardcore albums turning 10 in 2023, and we dive even deeper into those albums on the new episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast with guest Drew Beringer.

25 Classic Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums Turning 10 in 2023

2013 was a banner year for emo, post-hardcore, and other adjacent subgenres. Here are 25 classics turning 10 this year, from TWIABP, Touché Amoré, Balance and Composure, Citizen, Foxing, The Wonder Years, and more…

New exclusive vinyl: Balance and Composure's 'Separation' on translucent green LP

Balance and Composure’s classic debut turned 10 in 2021, and we’ve teamed up with them for an exclusive new vinyl pressing, limited to 400 copies.

The dark, weird rebirth of Pianos Become the Teeth

On the latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast, Pianos Become the Teeth guitarist Mike York reminisces on the early DIY circuit that PBTT and other ‘new wave of post-hardcore’ bands helped build, and talks about influences behind their darker, weirder record, making it in a secluded cabin in the woods, and much, much more…

Vagrant Records tribute album coming (stream 2 tracks)

Listen to Burnt Tapes cover The Get Up Kids and Common Sage cover Balance & Composure from Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records’ upcoming 31-track tribute LP to the Vagrant Records catalog…

15 of Andy Hull's (Manchester Orchestra) best collaborations

Andy Hull has been on a roll with great collaborations lately, but he’s been doing them for almost his entire career. Here are 15 of our favorites, with Every Time I Die, Touche Amore, Tigers Jaw, Frightened Rabbit, Julien Baker, and more…
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