American post-hardcore artist Boy Hero has released his new EP, “Year One,” via Kontrolla Music Group. “Year One” successfully demonstrates how post-hardcore music can be revitalized with the right elements. Heavily influenced by anime music, each track on the EP has the potential to serve as an anime opening or closing theme.
Listen to “Year One” here: https://nfan.link/yearone
“Year One” opens with the electronic-heavy instrumental track “Anteiku,” setting an upbeat tone for the EP. Danniel Rudd, the talent behind Boy Hero, displays his melodic and emotional vocals in “Pretender, Remember,” a song that features his long-time friend, Eric Kyu Bensen. This high-energy track sustains the EP’s positive vibe and accelerates its tempo, embodying the essence of Boy Hero. The music video for “Pretender, Remember” visually echoes the style of anime openings.
Watch the music video of “Pretender, Remember” here:
https://youtu.be/acWPQghpKMs
The song “HAYASHI” lies at the core of the inspiration behind Boy Hero’s creation of “Year One.” It represents a time in his life when he felt lost and lacked a sense of belonging. In his own words:
‘Year One is a culmination of post-hardcore, anime, and the emotions of one of the darkest moments of my life. It was a cathartic release when I had nothing else to do. So I wrote. I wrote about how I was lost. How I didn’t belong. How I didn’t like who I had become. About how I didn’t know where to go. By the time I had finished recording Year One, I found myself in a new home, a new relationship, and a new life. Year One had truly become the first year of my new-found existence and my art.’
Year One Tracklist:
1. Anteiku
2. Pretender, Remember
3. HAYASHI
4. In Choosing Both, You Lose Both
5. Not Turtley Enough For The Turtle Club
6. lifeless, like you
Year One Credits:
Mixed by: Rhys May
Mastered by: Mike Kalajian
anteiku:
Written and Produced by: Daniel Rudd
Additional Production by: Rhys May
Performed by: Boy Hero & Amanda Garner
Pretender, Remember:
Production by: Zach Boucher
Written by: Daniel Rudd, Zach Boucher, & Eric Kyu Bensen
Performed by: Boy Hero & Eric Kyu Bensen
Hayashi:
Production by: Daniel Rudd & Rhys May
Written by: Daniel Rudd & Skyler Accord
Performed by: Boy Hero, Skyler Accord, Amanda Garner, & Rachel Wilkinson
In choosing both, you lose both:
Written and Produced by: Daniel Rudd
Additional Production by: Rhys May
Performed by: Boy Hero & Amanda Garner
not turtley enough for The Turtle Club:
Production by: Zach Boucher
Written by: Daniel Rudd, Zach Boucher, and Tyler Wilson
Performed by: Boy Hero & Bad Feelings
lifeless, like you:
Production by: Zach Boucher
Written by: Daniel Rudd, Zach Boucher, and Eric Kyu Bensen
Performed by: Boy Hero
Recorded at Butthouse in Los Angeles, Kingsize Soundlab, Anteiku, & Taka’s House.
Boy Hero bio:
Boy Hero is here to save you from mundane Post-Hardcore. Soaring melodies, visceral breakdowns, and emotive storytelling are just some of the elements that make up his sound. Drawing from his Midwest roots, he harnesses the spirit of the Minneapolis emo scene and combines it with the sounds and feelings inspired by the most beloved anime properties. “One cannot gain anything without first giving something in return” – which is why Boy Hero leaves everything on the stage and in his songwriting. Boy Hero will always reach out with his music for those in need of hope to hold on to.
Boy Hero Online:
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