safety in numbers
Toronto, ON’s STREETS TO OURSELVES began life as the solo project of Daniel Peachy. Now expanded to a three-piece, they are set to release the follow-up to 2020’s single-hander Suspension Of Disbelief. Crash was “produced by Sam Guaiana (Silverstein, Bearings, Intervals, Between You & Me) and mastered by Mike Kalajian (All Time Low, Neck Deep, Hot Mulligan, New Found Glory).”
If Crash is any indication, this newly expanded project has shifted from Peachy’s more introspective emo to an unabashed pop punk template. That said, throaty bass, crunchy guitars, muscular vocals, and chuff-tight drumming wrestle the polished production to the ground, emerging as a full-throttle ride. Aided by some unexpected guitar twists – check out that metally soloing at the end – the whole thing feels meaty, achieving something the genre rarely manages these days; it leaves you wanting more.
The video fits the goofy brief, showing the band being all daft ‘n stuff. I was, probably unhealthily, endeared to it when I spotted an EVERY TIME I DIE wall hanging behind the drum kit, but whatever, after a little jaded eye-rolling, I was completely won over by Crash‘s hooky, pop-punk heft.
Released February 23rd 2024
https://streetstoourselves.bandcamp.com/track/crash
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