Sorry! We Are Silly - Connection Lost
The band name might be silly but the music is anything but! These folks from Italy play my absolute favorite genre of music: early 2000’s post-hardcore a la Claire De Lune, Silent Drive, or Choke. This EP is full of beautiful vocal harmonies, brooding guitarwork, layered choruses, well-timed shouts (I always gotta pull out my fist pumps for "WHEN DID THE MORNING COME!"), and of course, a Never Ending Story reference or two. I was really glad they were invited to FEST this year so I could see them live!