Doors: 20.00 // Show: 21.00 // Tix:

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲.

On New Year's Day 2017, Love Letter’s guitarist Jay Maas (Defeater) reached out to vocalist Quinn Murphy (VERSE) about joining forces for a new project, planting seeds for what would later become their upcoming debut record, ‘Everyone Wants Something Beautiful’. As longtime friends, the question of writing music together had been more of a when than an if, as both musicians have cut their teeth with some of the best bands in the New England hardcore scene.

Jay Maas has also produced countless records for other bands at Getaway Recordings in Massachusetts, including Bane, Counterparts, Title Fight and more. After being behind the scenes on so many quintessential records, Maas is back at the helm. “Having produced records for two decades now I've had the chance to work with thousands of artists, I’m grateful that this was my opportunity to pull together some of my favorite people who also happen to be extremely talented musicians.”

Maas tapped fellow founding member of Defeater, Andrew Reitz, to play drums along with guitarist Matthew Spence and fellow engineer and bassist Dave Alcan. The result is high-octane instrumentation paired with Murphy’s poignant yet biting lyrics and vocals.

The debut LP’s first single “Misanthropic Holiday or Vacation” sounds like both warning and indictment, exploring ways we are expected to deal with the human condition in modern society. It seems to blur the lines of perseverance and begrudged surrender, crescendoing into a cathartic release that makes one feel both possessed and furious. It’s hard to stay sitting by the end of it.

There’s a notable freedom in the band’s songwriting, and their desire to push the limits of where heartfelt, emotive and heavy music can go is apparent with every note and word. Matched by a charged live show, Love Letter is sure to turn heads of fans of hardcore, post-hardcore, screamo and beyond. Everyone Wants Something Beautiful is available for pre-order now.

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗠

Post-Crust aus Karlsruhe

Herzzerreiszend. Melancholisch. Rabiat. Kritisch. Antifaschistisch. Atmosphärisch. Explizit. Gebrochen. Schwer. Kathartisch. Dunkel. Leidvoll. Dissonant. Kontrastreich. Angepisst. DIY. Stürmisch. Hoffnungslos.

Marasm ist ein Sextett aus Karlsruhe, das mit einer Mischung aus Crust-Punk, Post-Rock und Black Metal ein einzigartiges Klanguniversum erschafft.

Die Band vereint Mitglieder aus der lokalen Musikszene, die bislang in Gruppen wie Dvmp, Lypura, Watered, Cruel Friends, Hester, Juvenalis, Ende/Aus und Keil aktiv waren.

Mit einer kraftvollen Mischung aus atmosphärischen, emotional aufgeladenen Klängen und rohen, energiegeladenen Passagen erkundet Marasm seelische Abgründe und soziale Missstände.

Ihre Songs sind eine Auseinandersetzung mit gesellschaftlicher Entfremdung, persönlichen Verlusten und den brutalen Realitäten der kapitalistischen Welt.

𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝘇𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗯𝗲𝘇 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣8²