Sophie's Floorboard: Gatherers

Gatherers (formerly just Gatherer) are a five-piece post-hardcore/screamo/emotional hardcore band from Bayonne, New Jersey that started in late 2011. They put out an EP last July (2012) titled Postcards that immediately began getting a ton of attention, and for good reason. That attention never ceased to stop coming, and here we are with their newly released LP titled Caught Between A Rock And A Sad Place. Both albums are great, I have to say.

These guys play a style of post-hardcore in the vein of bands such as La Dispute, Touché Amoré, Pianos Become The Teeth, and Defeater. However, those bands are more like influences, rather than contemporaries. I know there's been a lot of "Wave" band rip-offs in the past few years, but if Gatherer are just rip-offs, they do it really damn well. I guess Thursday are a prominent source of influence as well. With their highly cathartic, abrasive, intimate vocals, paired with the dualling guitar work and tight rhythm section, these guys are a forcef of their own. They just happen to sound a lot like the aforementioned bands, though they display a bit more variety on their full-length. Check them out.