Songs Of by The Story So Far

Walnut Creek's The Story So Far are a five piece pop punk group who have been representing a genre which is making a comeback since 2007. Pop punk died out a long time ago, in fact, it's almost become a bit of a gimmick, but over the past few years it's been making a serious comeback and it's bands like this one that establish pop punk as one of the most popular genres in the alternative scene today. The Story So Far have had two studio albums which were both massively successful. 'What You Don't See' and 'Under Soil and Dirt' are both packed with song after song which you love; every song is worthy of being on repeat, they really are that good. Despite this, they are a band that are fairly quiet in the UK; they're rarely over here on tour so any time they release new music, it's like Christmas has come early.

'Songs Of' is a five song EP comprising solely of acoustics from the bands previous records. It's not the usual The Story So Far sound we're all used to. Parker Cannon's vocals are a lot softer, reminiscent of the beautiful 'Clairvoyant' which the band released with friends Stick To Your Guns last year. All five tracks on the EP are awash with delicate guitars and the faint sounds of a cajon. How gentle these tracks feel is beautiful, it makes your hairs stand on end. There's elements of the EP that are similar to UK band, Basement, particularly opening track 'The Glass' as the lyrics linger, it's haunting. Stand out track and EP closer, 'Waiting In Vain' sees Cannon repeat Bob Marely's words "I don't want to wait in vain for your love" a lyric which I can hear many a crowd singing a long to. It's a beautiful end to a beautiful EP, one which I have fallen for much harder than I was expecting to.

Catch The Story So Far on the main stage at Reading and Leeds festival later this summer.
'Songs Of' is available to buy now.