Ultra-anthemic punk RIYL Saves The Day, Anxious, Lifetime, No Pressure. New LP ‘Barely Here’ due out 05/08 via Pure Noise Records. Upcoming North America & Japan Tours w/ Rise Against, Hot Mulligan, Joyce Manor.

Long Island punk upstarts recently announced their sophomore album arriving May 8th via Pure Noise Records, and today they’re back with another kinetic new single. Clocking in at ten songs in just 28 minutes, LP is a lean blast of incredibly anthemic punk that packs the firecracker guts of The Movielife, the widescreen hooks of Taking Back Sunday, and the tuneful grit of Silent Majority—but more than anything it sounds like Koyo themselves. Lead single ‘Irreversible’ highlighted the band’s mastery of bouncy tempos and big melodies, and now ‘What I’m Worth’ dives into darker waters with churning riffs and fiery vocals from frontman Joey Chiaramonte. Koyo‘s debut full-length, drew acclaim from listeners and critics alike for their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now this new one hones that combination even further. “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.” explains Chiaramonte. “So with ‘Barely Here’ we wanted to do the opposite of that trajectory–we wanted to refine our strengths instead of doing this purposeful departure. It’s a snapshot of what our band is in its most no-frills, perfected form.” Produced, engineered, and mixed by longtime collaborator Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far), and featuring guest appearances from Sammy Ciaramitaro of Drain and Marisa Shirar of Fleshwater, LP sounds like a confident band who know exactly what they want to make and excel at making it.

‘Barely Here’ tracklist:
1. Barely Here
2. Jet Stream Wish
3. Saying Vs Meaning (feat. Sammy Ciaramitaro)
4. It Happens To The Best Of Us
5. You Hate Me
6. Selden Mansions
7. Oxidize (feat. Marisa Shirar)
8. What I’m Worth
9. Pace And Loiter
10. Irreversible

Koyo have will be celebrating new album with another round of truly relentless touring, including upcoming North American runs with Rise Against, Hot Mulligan, Joyce Manor, a Japanese tour, and appearances at Sound & Fury and Louder Than Life. See full itinerary below.

Upcoming Shows:
03/03 Providence, RI @ The Strand Ballroom & Theatre ^
03/05 Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia ^
03/06 Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia ^
03/08 Ottawa, ON @ Rideau Carlton Casino ^
03/10 Toronto, ON @ History ^
03/11 Toronto, ON @ History ^
03/13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^
03/15 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
03/18 Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel ^
03/19 Fargo, ND @ Fargo Civic Center ^
03/21 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre ^
03/22 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre ^
03/24 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Convention Centre ^
03/25 Tsuut’ina, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre *
05/23 Tokyo, JP @ ACB Hall *
05/24 Ibaraki, JP @ Stormy Monday *
05/26 Osaka, JP @ Homage *
05/27 Nagoya, JP @ Party’z *
05/28 Niigata, JP @ Hood *
05/30 Kawasaki, JP @ Bloodeaxe Festival
06/04 Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion #
06/05 Lafayette, NY @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards #
06/09 Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall #
06/10 Richmond, VA @ Kanawha Plaza #
06/13 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Yards #
06/16 Asbury, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage #
06/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE #
06/20 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre #
06/21 Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center #
07/23 Patchogue, NY @ Great South Bay Music Festival
08/15-16 Los Angeles, CA @ Sound & Fury Festival
09/18 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival

^ w/ Rise Against, Destroy Boys
* w/ Love Sick
# w/ Hot Mulligan, Joyce Manor, Saturdays At Your Place

photo credit: Matt Fevrier