Ever since Waxahatchee revved up her Ford pickup for 2020’s Saint Cloud, a wave of Americana folk has swept through indie rock. From “Elderberry Wine” to Geese, the current wave of indie stars have all taken their stabs at alt-country, and the genre was brought into the emo world this year on Home Is Where’s third record. The Florida natives were no stranger to the folksy sound—their breakthrough release, 2021’s “I Became Birds“, often leaned acoustic—but on “Hunting Season” they embrace full-band country without losing sight of their emo roots.
What makes it all work is Bea MacDonald’s voice—hear her nearly yodel on “black metal mormon,” only to then channel that raspy howl that originally put Home Is Where on the map on songs like “migration patterns” and “bike week.”
Home Is Where is a renowned alt-emo band from Palm Coast, Florida. “Hunting Season” is their third full-length album. It is the much-anticipated follow up to 2023’s “The Whaler“, which received praise from Pitchfork, Paste, Stereogum, and more
Paired with the band’s heart-wrenching storytelling, the result is a moving and thoughtful mix of emo and country—and while those two genres are linked more often than you’d think, the blend sounds truly innovative on “Hunting Season”.
Home Is Where’s upcoming album, “Hunting Season“, out May 23rd.
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