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Also might as well list my other obsession as of late: The Progress. This is a band I literally just stumbled upon one day that I really liked because the more high pitched singer sounds like Roger Lima from Less Than Jake. So much so that I thought it might've been a side project. It wasn't HOWEVER what it was (if you can believe it) is that its Evan Weiss's (of Into It Over It, Their/They're/There, and Pet Symmetry fame) old band and he's actually the other singer. It took me a second of being confused when I learned this because the other singer sounded barely like him in my tired state first time listening but you quickly realize it's because he was much younger and his voice was different. Think of it kind of a State Lines to Oso Oso thing that Jade Lilitri went through where his voice was just drastically different younger (also a great band that I'll post in the next post because they are also an obsession of mine recently too).
The Progress is very kitsch, early 2000s Emo but with an apartment indie sheen and math rock riffs. You can hear the Cap'n Jazz influence just as much as you can hear the orgcore punk influence. It goes without saying that if you accept this for what it is and take time to listen, it's a definite rewarding listen. The dual vocalist approach in punk bands has always been one of my favorite things ever and I particularly like this band's flavor of it with sounding as longingly sentimental as possible in all the ways you can be with rougher punk vocals. They got heart and wear it on their sleeve. Learning this was Evan Weiss's old band also feels like the missing piece in his history because it makes sense that he later formed a band with Mike Kinsella (Their/They're/There), had vast songwriting experience out the gate with IOII, and was prolific in the scene as they were basically an OG in the scene and in a sense, a pioneering force.
Perhaps I am not the best at explaining this but I do think this band kind of serves as a bridge in a sense both for Evan Weiss's career and for the broader scene as a whole with elements of both modern midwest emo combined with 90s emo similar in nature like Piebald, Lync, and Hot Water Music. Which is something I like about this band in particular, hearing that 90s sound in an updated context.
