One Step Closer (band)

One Step Closer is an American straight edge melodic hardcore band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1] The band is currently signed to Run for Cover Records.[2] The band was one of Stereogum's "Bands To Watch" [3] The band's debut album, This Place You know, was released in 2021 to positive reviews.[4] BrooklynVegan calls them "one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore".[5]

One Step Closer
OriginWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresMelodic hardcore
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websiteonestepcloserxxx.bandcamp.com

Musical style and influences

Critics have categorised the band as melodic hardcore.[6][7] Upset Magazine writer Rob Mair described their music as merging "classic DC emo with youth crew passion and late 90s melodic hardcore approachability to create a sound inspired by hardcore's past but beholden to no single scene."[8] The band often make use of elements of indie rock,[8] post-hardcore and shoegaze.[9]

They have cited influences including Turning Point, Inside Out, Title Fight, Blink-182, Green Day[6] Have Heart, Bane[10] and Mineral.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

  • This Place You Know (2021, Run For Cover)

References

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