Friday, January 3, 2025

Into Ashes

Into Ashes were a band from Tallahassee, active from 2001 to 2002 and probably a bit before that, as their website redesign in 2001 seems to hint at some other, unarchived version of it existing prior to that year. They released one EP on Copter Crash Records, a label which was no stranger to emo, hosting releases from The Goodboy Suit and The Saddest Landscape. While their only release came after the turn of the millennium, their sound is a very late-90s mix of midwest emo and emo pop, with the addition of some strong influences from post-hardcore. They remind me a lot of Camber, which is to say they were also great (in a secondary layer to that comparison, they toured with Brandston). I can't find any evidence they had another release besides the if you need a reason EP in 2001.

The fifth track is titled 'hum' on the back tray insert but called 'Balcony' in the liner notes. I believe the back insert is correct as the song is named 'hum' on their website.