Day Aches are a DC/VA-area heavy alternative rock band blending grunge, shoegaze, nü metal and post-hardcore with thick distorted guitars, gauzy melodies and heavy grooves. Their sound lands in the orbit of bands like Soul Blind, Trauma Ray, Narrow Head, Superheaven and Split Chain without losing the emotional, introspective edge that has defined the band from the start.Their second LP, withforwardmotion, arrives November 4 via Other People Records.
Day Aches return with their second full-length, withforwardmotion , out November 4 via Other People Records. The 10-song follow-up to 2023’s One Last Dream Before Dying pushes the DC/VA band’s grungegaze into heavier territory, folding nü metal and hardcore weight into dense fuzz, reverb and melodic shoegaze, with touchpoints including Superheaven, Soul Blind, Narrow Head, Trauma Ray and Split Chain.
Day Aches, a rising D.C. alt-rock group, is set to release their debut full-length LP "One Last Dream Before Dying" on September 19, 2023 via Really Rad Records. Drawing from 90s guitar-fueled alternative rock, shoegaze, and grunge influences, the album explores themes of decay, growth, and transformation, showcasing a poignant and immersive sonic journey. The band's sound, reminiscent of artists like Superheaven and Basement, intricately weaves introspective and dynamic soundscapes, capturing emotions of loss, longing, and acceptance. Lead by the single "Everything Blu," Day Aches' music delivers a blend of anguished romanticism and fuzzy, reverb-laden textures that resonate with fans of shoegaze, grunge, and alt-rock.
DC/VA-area heavy alt-rock grungegazers Day Aches have announced their second full-length album, withforwardmotion, set for release November 4 via Other People Records.
The album marks Day Aches’ first LP for Other People Records, following their 2023 debut One Last Dream Before Dying, released through Really Rad Records. Three years in the making, withforwardmotion is a 10-song LP. Based on the first two singles, “In Water” and “outerheaven,” the band appear to be digging deeper into their heavy, hazy collision of grunge, shoegaze, nu metal and alternative rock, with thick distorted guitars, gauzy melodies and heavy grooves that should hit for fans of Soul Blind, Narrow Head, Trauma Ray, Split Chain, Superheaven and the like.
Along with the announcement, Day Aches have shared the new single “outerheaven,” following the previously released “In Water.” Both tracks appear on the forthcoming LP, with more details on withforwardmotion to follow soon.