ATHLETICS

From the opening notes of the title track, you realize Why Aren't I Home is gonna be one of those records that brings you to your knees, swallows you whole and leaves you in awe. The crystalline guitars and pulsating bass lines, the soaring vocals and tortured lyrics, the sweeping chords and cascading climaxes, the pounding cadence of the drums...it eventually takes you.. It's possible to be this hard and this melodic, this mesmerizing and this melancholic all at the same time. It's possible to rock just as much as you post-rock. ATHLETICS blend styles and sounds with an uncommon depth to form a carefully constructed, cohesive work of art deeply rooted in power and conviction. It's an absolutely stunning, mature debut that will transcend time and genre.