Koyo Announce Debut Album, Share New Single/Video "You're On The List (Minus One)"

Long Island upstarts Koyo have announced their debut full-length, "Would You Miss It?", due out September 29th from Pure Noise Records. In just a few short years the band have been turning heads with their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now "Would You Miss It?" makes good on that early promise with their most satisfying release to date. Pre-orders are available here,

To mark the announcement, Koyo have shared the album's first single "You're On The List (Minus One)." Driven by huge guitars and a heavyweight chorus, the track is a perfect introduction to Koyo's hyper-anthemic sound. The song's accompanying music video is a tongue-in-cheek testament to the Koyo's ability to tie together different generations of East Coast punk and hardcore, featuring winking appearances from Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, modern hc favs Regulate, photographer Michael Dubin, and producer Jon Markson. 

Emerging from the Long Island underground with members of Typecaste, Hangman, and Rain of Salvation, Koyo hit the ground running with a sonic style that fully embraces the sound of their legendary scene. Drawing on elements like the widescreen melodies of Taking Back Sunday or the tuneful grit of Silent Majority, the band have managed to wear their influences proudly while cultivating songwriting chops that speak for themselves. Would You Miss Is? was recorded by Markson (Drug Church, Taking Meds, One Step Closer) and his deft production sounds gigantic without sacrificing the basement show rawness of Koyo's sound. It's an album that figuratively and literally brings together the past and present of East Coast punk, with appearances from Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo, The Movielife's Vinnie Caruana, and Vein.FM's Anthony DiDio. The result is a modern coming-of-age classic that's fit for any generation of listeners. 

"Would You Miss It?" track list:

1. 51st State

2. You're On The List (Minus One)

3. Life's A Pill

4. I Might Not

5. Flatline Afternoon (feat. Anthony DiDio)

6. Anthem

7. Sayonara Motel

8. Message Like A Bomb (feat. Daryl Palumbo)

9. What's Left To Say (feat. Vinnie Caruana)

10. Postcards

11. Crushed

Koyo will be touring heavily in support of Would You Miss It?. The band's busy schedule kicks off today with a North American tour with No Pressure, followed by UK and EU tour dates in the summer. See full itinerary below. 

EUROPEAN TOUR (w/ Fleshwater)

22nd June @ Audio (Glasgow, UK)

23rd June @ Outbreak festival (Manchester, UK)

25th June @ Booze Cruise Fest (Hamburg, DE)

27th June @ Junkyard (Dortmund, DE)

28th June @ Bei Chez Heinz (Hamburg, DE)

30th June @ Le Jardin Moderne (Rennes, FR)

1st July @ Supersonic (Paris, FR)

2nd July @ Trefpunt (Gent, BE)

4th July @ Fighting Cocks (Kingston, UK)

5th July @ Asylum 2 (Birmingham, UK)

6th July @ Temple Of Boom (Leeds, UK)

7th July @ New Cross Inn (London, UK)

8th July @ 2000Trees festival (Cheltenham, UK)

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