Narrow Head

Texas post-grunge / nu-gaze band Narrow Head have just dropped the first single from their forthcoming LP and it absolutely rips. Once again, Narrow Head continues to level up their sound with their love of 90s grunge/shoegaze/post-hardcore and guitar driven 90s alt rock, combining swirling guitars, plenty of reverb and distortion, and huge melodic sensibility and groove, sure to get you moving and singing along. It’s no secret that there’s been a major revival of grunge and shoegaze influenced alternative rock over recent years, a sound that hearkens back to the hazy and heavy melancholy sounds of some of my favorite bands from the 90s. Narrow Head capture this sound extremely well, with an updated take on what bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, Nirvana, Swervedriver, Deftones and Quicksand were doing in their prime. While their previous LP 12th House Rock was an outstanding take on this sound, the new single demonstrates even more confidence and progress, sounding even bigger and better than before. With their forthcoming LP, Narrow Head are definitely leading the pact, and even with many amazing bands like Nothing, Teenage Wrist, Soul Blind, Milly and several others pulling from this era of music, these guys are definitely at the top of the conversation. Definitely one of my most anticipated albums of 2023 and look forward to sharing more thoughts on it as we get closer to the release in February. Be on the lookout and do yourself a favor by pre-ordering the album immediately!