at first, at first

Nothing I write here will truly prepare you for what this band is about to do to your world.

I grew up convinced I’d lived through the peak of Screamo and Emo — that golden era defined by the raw electricity of Current, the chaos of Swing Kids, and the heartbreak power of Rites of Spring. Those bands weren’t just influential — they were foundational. They shaped how I heard emotion, conflict, beauty, and disaster in music.

But this band — At First At First — they’ll prove to you that era was just the opening chapter.

What they’re building isn’t some nostalgic throwback. It’s reverence and reinvention. They’ve taken those gnarled roots and grown something new — a towering tree with limbs as unshakeable as oak and a spirit that refuses to be pinned down. This is lineage, not imitation.

Tracks from At First At First rotate through this office on the daily. They demand repeat listens — not out of habit, but out of necessity.

So when you dive in, be ready: this isn’t music that fits neatly into your past. It’s an orbit-shift. A life expansion. A declaration that what you thought you knew is only the beginning.