words become byzantine a bitter sweetness is trivial
when tongues are a still brand a mark of judgment
you coat and taste but freeze like solemn statues
when told to be abrasive you hold your scepter high
but we'll never conform to your deciduous haze
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021