Breaking Down the Lineup of New Friends Fest - Part 2

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Here’s the continuation of our recent article breaking down some of the key artists at New Friends Fest by genre - check out Part 1 for a quick catch-up on more event details and more acts to look forward to!

 

SCREAMO AND POST-HARDCORE (continued)

Equally emotional and heavy, all in search of catharsis. These genres certainly make up the core sound of the fest, so we are including a few more artists here in Part 2 in addition to those listed in Part 1!

FFO: La Dispute, Touché Amoré, Pianos Become The Teeth

Quiet Fear (Los Angeles, California) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

Sonagi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

Loma Prieta (San Francisco, California) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

HARDCORE

Pummelling, aggressive hardcore punk that will get some crazy pits going.

FFO: Terror, Cro-Mags, Hatebreed

Dangers (Los Angeles, California) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

Cerce (Boston, Massachusetts) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

LILIM (Toronto, Ontario) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

OTHER

Some of the artists playing the fest are tougher to group together with others on the bill or are difficult to pin down with genre labels at all – check out these sets for something extra refreshing!

Respire (Toronto, Ontario) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

Shy, Low (Richmond, Virginia) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

A Paradise. (Gothenburg, Sweden) - LISTEN and LEARN MORE

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