State Faults

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State Faults
Also known asBrother Bear (2010–2011)
Origin Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2010–2015, 2019–present
Labels
Members
  • Jonny Andrew
  • Jef Overn
  • Jared Wallace
  • Michael Weldon
Past members
  • Chip Kelley
  • Toby Brown
  • Jordan James
Website www.statefaults.com

State Faults (formerly known as Brother Bear) are an American post-hardcore band formed in Santa Rosa, California in 2010. [1] Noisey included their album "Resonate/Desperate" as one of the records that best captures the last decade of hardcore punk. [2] In 2019, they were listed at number 16 on Kerrang's 50 Best American Hardcore Bands Right Now list. [3]

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History

The band formed in 2010, under the name Brother Bear, releasing their debut EP, Head In the Clouds the next year. [4] However changed their name soon after due to the large number of bands who were also operating under that name. [5] On 8 May 2012, they released their debut album Desolate Peaks through Tiny Engine Records. [6] On 12 November 2013, they released their sophomore album Resonate/Desperate through No Sleep Records. [7] In 2015, Kelley departed from the band, while Chris Hansen from No Sleep Records was pushing the band to put out a new record. This led to the three remaining members deciding to officially break-up and work on a separate musical project, which would turn out to be noise rock band Slow Bloom. [8]

In 2019, Andrew, Weldon and Wallace reformed State Faults due to increased interest by fans and began recording material. [8] Their first performance after reforming was at Santa Rosa's Chop Shop on 18 February, with support from Outlier, Sloth & Turtle and Pushing It. [9] Their third album Clairvoyant was released on 21 June 2019. [10] In December 2019, Brooklyn Vegan placed Resonate/Desperate at number 95 on their top 100 punk rock and emo albums of the 2010s. [11] In addition to this, Chris Luedtke of Metal Injection included the album as an "Honourable Mention" in his list of the greatest albums of 2019. [12]

Musical style

State Faults have primarily been categorised as screamo [13] [14] and post-hardcore [13] [10] possessing elements of black metal, [15] [16] post-rock, [17] [18] shoegazing, [19] heavy metal, [20] noise rock, mathcore and heavy psych. [1] Their music often makes heavy usage of dynamics, [21] [22] by incorporating both ambient and cacophonous passages. [23] Their softer sections are often utilized through the usage of reverb effects, ambient synths and occasionally spoken word. [4] Dan Ozzi, a writer at Noisey, described their music as "what a panic attack sounds like". [24] Some tracks, such as "Wildfires", incorporate melody and hooks into unclean vocals. [25]

Lyrically, their music generally focuses on spirituality, [1] makes use of references to the occult [26] and is heavily emotional. [21] A number of the tracks on their debut album were based on anxiety and its repercussions. [27] In an article for No Echo, Adam Yoe described their lyrics as "meditation on trauma and healing". [23]

Members

Current
Former

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Exclusive: State Faults' New Track Flails With Satanic Panic". Kerrang! . June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ozzi, Dan (August 22, 2018). "What Records Best Capture the Last Decade of Hardcore?". Vice Media . Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Enis, Eli; Krovatin, Chris; Fixell, Ethan (August 28, 2019). "The 50 Best American Hardcore Bands Right Now". Kerrang! . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. 1 2 McGonigle, Andy (April 2015). "Album Review: State Faults – Head In the Clouds" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kamiński, Karol. "Interviews State Faults (ex-Brother Bear) interview" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ White, Tom (May 22, 2012). "Album Review: State Faults – Desolate Peaks" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bird, Michele (November 12, 2013). "State Faults Stream New Album, 'Resonate/Desperate'". Alternative Press . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Montoya, John (July 10, 2019). "Interview: State Faults" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ Perkins, Carly. "State Faults reunite at the Chop Shop with friends" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Pessaro, Fred (April 16, 2019). "Hear Post-Hardcore Trio State Faults Channel Converge on Furious New Song". Revolver . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (December 18, 2019). "100 Best Punk & Emo Albums of the 2010s" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ Luedtke, Christoper (December 17, 2019). "Chris Luedtke's Top 20 Albums of 2019" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  13. 1 2 Ozzi, Dan (October 3, 2013). "If You'd Like to Hear What a Panic Attack Sounds Like, Listen to This New Song from State Faults". Vice Media . Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ Arsenault, Nici. "State Faults Debut New Music Video For "Wildfires"" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  15. ↑ "ostraca last (2017)". May 24, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  16. ↑ "State Faults Resonate/Desperate (2013)". November 15, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Album Review: State Faults 'Clairvoyant'". June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  18. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (September 10, 2013). "State Faults releasing an LP (stream a new track, "Wildfires")" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  19. ↑ Breihan, Tom (December 13, 2019). "The 10 Best Hardcore Albums Of 2019" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  20. ↑ Fetty, Bill. "State Faults – Clairvoyant" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  21. 1 2 Sennett, Troy. "Review: Statue Faults – 'Resonate/Desperate'" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  22. ↑ Loeffler, Shawn (September 3, 2013). "About State Faults".
  23. 1 2 Yoe, Adam (July 23, 2019). "State Faults, "Dreamcatcher, Pt. II," from Clairvoyant (No Sleep Records, 2019)" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  24. ↑ Ozzi, Dan (October 3, 2013). "If You'd Like to Hear What a Panic Attack Sounds Like, Listen to This New Song from State Faults". Vice Media . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Review: State Faults – 'Resonate/Desperate'" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  26. ↑ Senior, Nicholas. "Album Review: State Faults – Clairvoyant". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  27. ↑ Whitt, Cassie (August 29, 2013). "Song Premiere: State Faults, "Meteor"". Alternative Press . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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