<COPINGMECHANISM>

Rock · 2022 · 11 tracks · 29m

<COPINGMECHANISM>

High-octane rock that trades pop-punk polish for jagged math-rock riffs and metal-tinged aggression. A visceral, vocal-heavy exorcism of heartbreak and ego.

It’s like a pop-punk heart being put through a heavy metal shredder in the best way possible.

A high-tension, claustrophobic exploration of heartbreak that finds liberation through sonic aggression.

<COPINGMECHANISM> · vs · WILLOW

Basement Show+3.6σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 29m

01

<maybe> it’s my fault

2:42

02

Falling Endlessly

2:55

03

curious/furious

3:05

04

WHY?

2:59

05

<Coping Mechanism>

2:45

06

Split

3:22

07

hover like a GODDESS

2:23

08

ur a <stranger>

2:06

09

Perfectly Not Close to Me

1:52

10

No Control

2:48

11

BATSHIT!

2:23

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden shift from melodic crooning to a blood-curdling scream on ur a stranger

The intricate, math-rock inspired guitar interplay that opens maybe it's my fault

The way the percussion collapses into a chaotic, heavy metal breakdown during the finale of BATSHIT!

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