Typesetter
Nothing Blues
Formed in 2012 by longtime friends, Marc Bannes (vocals, guitar), Alex Palermo (bass, vocals), and Kyle McDonald (guitar, vocals), TYPESETTER quickly became regulars on the DIY touring circuit and began building a catalog of tuneful, yet gritty songs over multiple EPs and their 2014 debut full-length, Wilds End. As the bands lineup evolved, so did their sound, and with the additions of Sarah Bogosh (keyboards, trumpet, vocals) and Matt Gonzalez (drums), a colorful new wash of atmosphere and dynamics began to saturate the bands anthemic punk. On Nothing Blues, TYPESETTER dive headfirst into this new territory, with Palermo and Gonzalez providing the driving rhythmic backbone for Bannes and McDonalds walls of shimmering reverb and distortion, while Bogoshs synths add a dreamy flourish rarely heard in tandem with the directness of punk. This eclectic mix of tones and textures-even a bit of trumpet-could be a recipe for sensory overload, but the band deftly makes room for ambitious arrangements while maintaining the unbridled momentum at their core.