"There's something about the late 2000s, early 2010s emo revival scene. Though the bands never seemed to last all that long, their raw performances and melodic songwriting have led to a legacy that is still revered in indie circles to this day. Fans continue to celebrate bands like Modern Baseball, Glocca Morra, and, yes, the beloved Algernon Cadwallader, and for good reason. Luckily for those fans (and those fans alone), Algernon Cadwallader haven't just risen from the dead - the act is back with a brand new album, their first record in 14 years, Trying Not to Have a Thought."
"Get Algernon Cadwallader Tickets Here Before today, Algernon Cadwallader had only two full-length LPs to their name: 2011's Parrot Flies and their celebrated 2008 debut Some Kind of Cadwallader, which we named the best emo album of Consequence's first 15 years. As proven by lead single "Hawk," however, the band sounds like they haven't missed a beat despite a decade and a half flying by. The new set of songs boasts mathy riffs, jangly guitars, yelpy vocals, and off-kilter song structures - meaning it's a true Algernon Cadwallader record through and through. If anything has discernibly changed in the chemical reaction that is Algernon Cadwallader, it's an added sense of lived experience in the lyricism. Frontman Peter Helmis' shouts feel just as urgent as they did on past releases, but now have an additional level of perspective, looking outward just as much as they do inward."
""I was livin' in a van, down by the water. For real, for like 22 months," Helmis tells Consequence about album closer "World of Difference." "It gave me a glimpse of the unnecessary shade thrown at people without houses and how we all have more in common than we might t"
Algernon Cadwallader returned with Trying Not to Have a Thought, their first new record in 14 years. The band previously released two full-length LPs: 2011's Parrot Flies and 2008's Some Kind of Cadwallader. The new album preserves mathy riffs, jangly guitars, yelpy vocals, and off-kilter song structures that define the band's sound. The lead single "Hawk" signals continuity and energy despite the long hiatus. The lyrics show added lived experience and an outward-looking perspective alongside inward urgency. Album closer "World of Difference" draws on extended van living and emphasizes empathy toward people without homes.
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