Boise Trans Collective presents Ben Quad: a fundraising event

Oklahoma emo band Ben Quad has a handful of splits dating back to 2018, and they've been rolling out singles since September 2021 for their upcoming debut album.

That album is called I'm Scared That's All There Is and due June 29 via Chillwavve, and it features recent singles "We're Gonna Be Here for a While," "You Gotta Learn to Listen, Lou," and "Blood for the Blood God," as well as new single "Joan of Hill."

As heard on those recent singles, the band takes cues from the knotty riffage of '90s emo, the spit-shined hooks of early 2000s pop punk, and the quirkier vibes and fresh perspective of fourth and fifth-wave emo. All of that comes through on "Joan of Hill," but this song -- which closes the album and features guest vocals by Taylor Haynes of fellow Oklahoma bands King Pink and Cheap Kites -- also ends in a post-rocky, anthemic coda with a chorus of voices repeating the title of the album, showing off a more immersive side of the band.

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