Sophie's Floorboard: Atameo

Atameo are a four-piece screamo/emoviolence band from Israel that began in 2019. Following a single and fantastic Funeral Diner cover, their debut album came out on February 14th of this, co-released by Zegema Beach Records and Middle Man Records. Every once in a while, an album comes along that's just skull-fracturingly good, and this is one of them. From the opening moments of "it's not real", the band builds tension before unexpectedly erupting into some of the greatest controlled chaos that is emoviolence in recent years, with throat-shredding screams and dispondent lyricism to back it. Something similar can be said for the standout track "Hikikomori", which almost gave me whiplash when they kicked into to full gear. This is a dynamic record that can be noisy, discordant and chaotic, while maintaing an ebb-and-flow in each song and evoking strong visceral reactions throughout its runtime. Highly recommended, enjoy.