{"id":83650,"date":"2021-07-02T17:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=83650"},"modified":"2021-07-02T17:59:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:59:41","slug":"blending-a-dark-alternative-atmosphere-with-modern-trap-influence-useless-is-the-latest-release-from-rising-emo-pop-stars-the-post-romantics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2021\/07\/blending-a-dark-alternative-atmosphere-with-modern-trap-influence-useless-is-the-latest-release-from-rising-emo-pop-stars-the-post-romantics\/","title":{"rendered":"Blending a dark, alternative atmosphere with modern trap influence: &#8216;useless&#8217; is the latest release from rising emo-pop stars The Post Romantics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6-Ewjz32vYw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rising emo-pop stars The Post Romantics today share their new single &#8216;useless&#8217;. Release on DEADBOY$CLUB Records, useless is the second single from their debut EP \u2018eden\u2019. The track follows previous tracks IDLU and LEFT4DEAD! which made Amazon Music\u2019s Fresh Rock, Alt Scene, and Breakthrough Rock Playlists.<\/p>\n<p>Blending a dark, alternative atmosphere with modern trap influences, \u2018useless\u2019 encapsulates the band\u2019s signature emo-R&amp;B aesthetic in its most vulnerable, purest form to date. Chopped &amp; screwed vocal hooks, trap drum sounds and ethereal guitar tones float beneath an emotional vocal performance that twists and turns through elaborate rhythms and melodies. Lyrically, the song follows an emotional journey through feelings of being used and let down, whilst reflecting on your own self-worth and ability to not let people drag you down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had that \u2018so used to being used\u2019 line forever, but nowhere to put it&#8230; It kind of summed up a lot about how I\u2019ve felt at points. I wanted to write something about how I often find myself in the destructive cycle of letting myself be used by people and, honestly, kind of expecting it now&#8230; This whole EP is about finding your happiness, and when you treat yourself badly, you allow others to do the same. It becomes the new normal. Some people feed on that, they will use you and spit you out. Our self-realisation came in the line \u201cI love you, but it\u2019s not enough\u201d &#8211; it\u2019s never enough to just love someone, you need to love yourself too. What\u2019s that Perks of Being a Wallflower quote? We accept the love we think we deserve? Yeah that\u2019s pretty good too&#8230; Thanks John Green.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83651\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1-779x520.jpg 779w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Post Romantics (formed of brothers Connor Cockbain, Cameron Cockbain and Liam Cockbain along with their childhood friend, Sam Barton) sound quite unlike anything in the scene they grew up in; finding solace in the darker aesthetic of artists such as The Weeknd, Massive Attack and Metallica. Eventually coming together to write as The Post Romantics, their sound culminated in a genre-defying blend of vicious guitar riffs, heavy trap-infused drums beats and sultry R&amp;B vocal melodies that form a unique brand of emo-R&amp;B.<\/p>\n<p>Aided by their mesmerising live shows, the band grew locally and cut their teeth supporting the likes of Wolf Alice, Larkins and Hacktivist, before selling out their own headline shows in Liverpool and London. After working with Liverpool producers Al Groves (Bring Me The Horizon) and Sugar House (Pale Waves), the band have since been championed by Kerrang!, 6Music and made this year\u2019s BBC Introducing \u2018Hot List for Reading + Leeds\u2019. Kerrang! Radio\u2019s Featured Artist of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/05HQLBpIL0WYh42kpuHmH5\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018useless\u2019 is available now <a href=\"https:\/\/l.instagram.com\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fffm.to%2Ftpruseless&amp;e=ATPBvkzHzpQsTkeWsAnEncmKAs6erFe6OJ7p4m2mJKK5x_VmNmStR-xj1Ds-tEmo8e3uQ4vt9QGlOWYQw8dOiw&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via all major platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with The Post Romantics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepostromantics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepostromantics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepostromantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising emo-pop stars The Post Romantics today share their new single &#8216;useless&#8217;. Release on DEADBOY$CLUB Records, useless is the second single from their debut EP \u2018eden\u2019. The track follows previous tracks IDLU and LEFT4DEAD! which made Amazon Music\u2019s Fresh Rock, Alt Scene, and Breakthrough Rock Playlists. Blending a dark, alternative atmosphere with modern trap influences, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,1],"tags":[11085,5611,190,11087,11086],"class_list":{"0":"post-83650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogs-and-events","8":"category-music","9":"tag-emo-pop","10":"tag-music-blog","11":"tag-new-music","12":"tag-the-post-romantics","13":"tag-useless"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PRESS_SHOT_useless_1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83650"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83668,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83650\/revisions\/83668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}