It is quite a somber track, with Ryland reflecting on love gone awry as he and the person in question just needed things the other couldn’t provide. Named for the MARC/Metro station stop in Greenbelt, MD providing access to the Camden MARC line and the Green and Yellow Metro lines, “Greenbelt Station” is a tender quiet acoustic track which serves as a nice calming digestif after the intensity of “Neutrogena Spektor”. The second song released last week was “Greenbelt Station” which first appeared as the last track in their aforementioned Minecraft Liveset/EP. Every time I listen to Gami I end up amazed that this dynamic cacophony of sounds is created by just two people, especially when they sound like two completely different bands all within one ripping track. In the back half however Gami turns everything up to a hundred, with Ryland bellowing “It doesn’t matter to me!” over some heavy, bordering on metal, guitar work. Ryland’s soft voice pairs perfectly with the fast and furious instrumental, almost feeling like a hundred mile an hour pop track. Lead singer Ryland Heagy starts the first verse feeling bad about himself and his appearance, before reminding himself that he’s loved by people he loves right back which is ultimately all that matters, opening the ripper of a refrain with, “Wouldn’t it be nice if I was easy on the eyes, But honestly I couldn’t give a fuck and I feel fine”. The song starts off fast and furious, sounding like it would have fit right in on Somewhere City. The first of the two tracks properly released last week, “Neutrogena Spektor” shows off a lil piece of just about everything Origami Angel does so well in less than three minutes. With the first two tracks from their new record Gami Gang freshly released last week, Origami Angel showed they haven’t lost a step in quarantine. However while Somewhere City never really felt like it left the DIY conscious it has been a full sixteen months since that record dropped. That is thanks in part to the constant stream of/demand for vinyl variants and their goofy but still so good that it may be underrated Origami Angel Break Minecraft EP, which is filled with chiptune remixes of their own tracks that the band cobbled together for their Minecraft live show early in quarantine. It really doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since Somewhere Citytook the emo world by storm. Origami Angel want to be the best like no one ever was, and so far it seems like very little is going to be able to stand in their way.Origami Angel are back and sound as good as they’ve ever been. Heagy and Doherty are songwriters of sheer heft and momentum, their intimidatingly high-quality musicianship only trumped by their melodic know-how and knack for brilliantly relatable, self-deprecating lyricism. The album sees Heagy and Doherty reaching their respective peaks as musicians, stacking each of the album’s songs with fizzy, frenetic interplay and choices as bold as they are exciting. Finally, in spring 2021, the stage is set for Gami Gang. Origami Angel (or Gami, as they are affectionately known by their fans) first made their mark on the scene in spring of 2017. bred act that excels in exploratory fusions of pop-punk and fifth-wave emo - not to mention the seemingly dozens of other genres they keep in their back pocket - it would be friendship. If there’s one word that defines Origami Angel, a spritely Washington, D.C.
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