Wilkes-Barre melodic hardcore band One Step Closer have announced their sophomore album, All You Embrace, due May 17 via Run For Cover (pre-order). It was produced and engineered by Jon Markson (Drain, Koyo, etc), and lead single “Leap Years” (released on Leap Day) finds the band moving into glossier, more melodic territory than ever. Their hardcore roots still come through, but they also lean more into grunge and alternative rock territory than ever before. It kinda reminds me of the jump that Balance and Composure made between Separation and The Things We Think We’re Missing. Check out the song and its video (directed by Derek Rathbun and OSC) below.
One Step Closer begin their co-headlining tour with Anxious and Koyo at Hamden, CT’s Space Ballroom tonight (2/29). It’s pretty much a dream triple bill for the new generation of hardcore/emo crossover, and making it even better is support from Life’s Question (who just announced a new EP yesterday) on the first leg and Stateside on the second. The second leg concludes in NYC on March 28 at Brooklyn Monarch.
We’re also giving away a pair of tickets to the show of your choice*. Enter the contest widget below for a chance to win. A winner will be chosen at random and contacted with more details.
* – Since this contest started on the first day of the tour, we can actually only award tickets to dates starting from March 7.
Koyo / Anxious / One Step Closer Tour Giveaway
Tracklist
1. Color You
2. Leap Years
3. Blur My Memory
4. The Gate
5. Your Hazel Tree
6. Orange Leaf
7. Esruc
8. Slow To Let Go
9. Topanga
10. Giant’s Despair
11. So Far From Me
One Step Closer — 2024 Tour Dates
02/29 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
03/01 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club *
03/02 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Bunker *
03/03 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room *
03/05 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco *
03/07 Springfield, MO @ The Riff *
03/08 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck *
03/09 Des Moines, IA @ Woolys *
03/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
03/12 Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^
03/13 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi ^
03/15 Cleveland, OH @ Foundry ^
03/16 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme ^
03/17 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground ^
03/19 London, ON @ Rum Runners ^
03/20 Detroit, MI @ Edgemen ^
03/22 Louisville, KY @ LBD Festival
03/23 Nashville, TN @ The End ^
03/24 Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory ^
03/26 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
03/27 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair ^
03/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch ^
05/25 Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk Festival
05/26 Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk Festival
* w/ Koyo, Anxious, Life’s Question
^ w/ Koyo, Anxious, Stateside