"Long Island emo torch-carriers Koyo have announced their sophomore album, Barely Here, due May 8 via Pure Noise. It features two guests ( Drain's Sammy Ciaramitaro and Fleshwater's Marisa Shirar), and lead single "Irreversible" finds Koyo picking up where their great 2023 debut LP Would You Miss It? left off. It was produced by the same person (Jon Markson), and vocalist Joey Chiaramonte says that sticking to their guns was the goal:"
"I think we'd learned so much about our process from making Would You Miss It? that we knew exactly what we wanted going into this one and it came together with more of an instinctual kind of magic to it. A lot of bands think their second album has to be this magnum opus epic that sews so many things together, and I think we'd actually taken more of that approach with our first LP."
Koyo, a Long Island emo band, will release their second album Barely Here on May 8 via Pure Noise. The album features guest appearances from Drain's Sammy Ciaramitaro and Fleshwater's Marisa Shirar and was produced by Jon Markson. Vocalist Joey Chiaramonte says the band aimed to refine their strengths rather than pursue a deliberate departure, calling the record a no-frills, perfected snapshot. Lead single "Irreversible" closes the album and updates late-1990s/early-2000s Long Island emo for a new generation. Koyo will tour UK/Europe with Arm's Length, Ben Quad, and Shoreline, then North America with Rise Against and Destroy Boys, and will join Hot Mulligan's tour and several festival dates.
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