Porcelain by Porcelain

If you’re tired of the way that the term “post-hardcore” gets applied these days, we’ve got the perfect album for you. Fans of Unwound and Drive like Jehu have something to celebrate on the new self-titled record from Austin, Texas’s Porcelain, a rare example of a nearly flawless continuation of this classic post-hardcore sound. Warm, twinkly riffs step aside periodically to reveal glorious cascades of distorted guitar, the type of brick wall compression sound that has picked up steam again off the back of the Deftones revival. If removed from their context, some of these musical moments may sound dissonant or difficult, but within this vintage post hardcore sound this album comes across as surprisingly inviting and accessible, tampering its underlying negativity with an uplifting harmonic sensibility. Thanks to this skillful songwriting tactic, Porcelain packs some deep musical intricacies into an album which could easily help usher in a new wave of alternative rock that has genuine popular potential.