Koyo Drop “Barely Here” Album & Video

Koyo have released their sophomore album, Barely Here, via Pure Noise Records. Clocking in at ten songs in just 28 minutes, the album 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. Koyo‘s debut full-length, Would You Miss It? drew acclaim from listeners and critics alike for their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now Barely Here 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. 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.” (vocalist Joseph Chiaramonte)

Produced, engineered, and mixed by longtime collaborator Jon Markson, and featuring guest appearances from Sammy Ciaramitaro (Drain) and Marisa Shirar (Fleshwater), Barely Here sounds like a confident band who know exactly what they want to make and excel at making it. Koyo will be celebrating Barely Here with another round of relentless touring, including upcoming North American runs with Hot Mulligan and Joyce Manor, a Japanese tour, and appearances at Sound & Fury and Louder Than Life.