#Chris LoPorto

[beginagain--]

Can't Swim Unveil New Single, 'No Backbone'

Can’t Swim have shared raw new single ‘No Backbone’,. This is the first first new music since 2023 album ‘Thanks But No Thanks’, the new single is a brilliantly simple slab of pop-punk greatness. Speaking about ‘No Backbone’, vocalist Chris LoPorto has shared: “One of my favourite songwriters ever said “a good tune should take 30 minutes to write” and “No Backbone” certainly falls into that…

[lyricallymnded]

tiny hands // can’t swim

[necklepuck]

[migrainegraveyard]

can't swim | phase one, liverpool 12/7/19

[my photos, don't repost!]

[deathcoreschnee]

I can't be the only one that's hyped for Can't Swim's new album, like those two singles.. uff

[m3t4ln3rd]

Can't Swim announce new album Change of Plans; premiere video for first single "Deliver Us More Evil"

Official press release: Can’t Swim have announced their new album Change of Plans, out 22nd October on Pure Noise Records. Pre-order the album here. To celebrate the announcement, the New Jersey band has dropped the video for the first single “Deliver Us More Evil”. Watch it below: Vocalist Chris LoPorto says of the single: “‘Deliver Us More Evil’ was one of those songs that I knew right off…

[lunapaper]

Album Review: 'Every Room' - Frames

Imagine if Hilary Duff had gone emo during the halcyon days of Lizzie McGuire.

‘Why Not’ would probably have a chugging breakdown. ‘So Yesterday’ would become a savage ode to hating your hometown, while ‘coming Clean’ would go on to become a Midwestern breakup classic, complete with a five-minute guitar solo.

It’s how Know Hope Records describes the sound of Frames, the Virginia-based band fronted by Sarah Phung since 2019 - before Olivia Rodrigo, Meet Me @ The Altar and MGK led the pop punk revival, before the world went to complete shit.

Originally a solo act, Frames have since expanded into a four-piece, with Carter Wahl on guitar, Blake Layman on bass and Alex Wilson on drums. They work wonderfully in tandem with Phung, helping to expand on the hazy nostalgia of her 2019 EP Cursed on Frames' full-length debut, Every Room, a record for those who miss ‘early aughts culture, watching music videos after school or on Yahoo, wearing skinny jeans and canvas shoes without socks, Hilary Duff, kids who dreamed of playing Warped Tour, etc,’

Like any good emo or pop punk record, there’s bittersweet longing and raw confessional lyrics, the kind ripped straight from the pages of a worn-out journal.

Opener ‘Lightweight’ is just that, floating atop a steady winding backbeat as Phung finds herself gripped by romantic obsession. ‘Brewery,’ in stark contrast, sees a relationship come to an amicable end, a light and breezy track reminiscent of Michelle Branch on The Spirit Room (which celebrated its 20th anniversary not too long ago).

‘Cold Hard Criminal’ recalls early Paramore right down to the raspy vocals and steely determination as the singer/guitarist plots her escape from a toxic relationship and/or her hometown (as is emo tradition). Recent single ‘Tabletop’ aches with urgency as the singer/vocalist wonders why ‘you said all the things that you said, with a heavy heart or an empty chest.’

Standout ‘Ryan’ is a brooding, hopeless ode to The OC character of the same name, a bold choice on Phung’s part since most emo girls for the nerdy, Death Cab for Cutie-lovin' Seth Cohen. But she could be the one to change him - It’s not your fault you came from a life/So rough that it made you sharp as a knife/But you didn’t have to be so full of rage/And yet, I still would succumb to your blade – even if the relationship is, y’know, parasocial at best...

‘Two Phones,’ meanwhile, is deceptively breezy as Phung admits ‘’I’m done being a stranger to myself/Maybe I’ll start reaching out for help.’ Her anxieties roll over into the harrowing ‘Body Kicks,’ which is partly based on Phung’s time working as a stripper, feeling numb to the shiny floors, the cold, hard gazes of club patrons, and the sickly glow of neon as she dances.

The record soon ends with the wintry ache of ‘This Year,’ bookending ‘Last Year’ from the Cursed EP.

Featuring Can’t Swim’s Chris LoPorto, Phung channels Let Go-era Avril as the song’s melody restlessly unravels round her before reaching a glorious crescendo. It also contains one of the most beautifully devastating lines on the record (‘You’re sticking needles in a cactus, I’m picking thorns out of my skin’), encapsulating all its fear, confusion and loneliness.

Phung recently told Ones to Watch that she misses the days of Ashlee Simpson, Paramore, Hey Monday and Avril Lavigne. So do I, so very, very much.

Every Room is an unapologetic love letter to 2000s emo and post-rock, as well as a seamless body of work, with elements of folk pop and shoegaze helping to shape its sprawling intimacy.

But while there’s plenty of youthful angst, this isn't a record about heartbreak. Rather, it’s a restless coming of age, at times hopeful and even starry-eyed. Yet Phung throws herself willingly into the emotional chaos in order to try and make sense of it, no matter how much it hurts.

‘I hope that listeners embrace the confusion and frustration that I delve into with my songs,’ Phung told Atwood Magazine, ‘and learn to sit through the discomfort and realize that that’s the only way through to the other side.’

No doubt they will...

- Bianca B.

[bthenoise]

Pit Stories: See Members Of Underoath, This Wild Life & Can’t Swim Share Some Of Their Wildest Moments

Everybody loves a good pit story, right? Thankfully, in an uncertain time where all we have to do is sit around and watch YouTube videos, we have three entertaining tales from the pit courtesy of Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie, This Wild Life’s Kevin Jordan and Can’t Swim’s Chris LoPorto.

To see all three multi-talented musicians relive some of their wildest moments from the crowd and on stage, be sure to watch the video above. For even more Pit Stories, head here.   

MORE PIT STORIES:

[lovelntheoryandpractice]

one time on the way to the bathroom at an enter shikari/cant swim show i ran into chris loporto and he was excited because we were wearing the same jacket and i was excited because cant swim is one of the only bands i care about.. life is strange

[thepermanentrainpress]

New Music Video: “Sometimes You Meet The Right People At The Wrong Times” - Can’t Swim

[aimatrabolmeicher]

NUOVO VIDEO: “Men Are from Mars” by Four Year Strong I Four Year Strong hanno pubblicato un video di Men Are from Mars, dal loro album Rise or Die Trying, in occasione dei 10 anni dalla sua uscita.

[beginagain--]

Can't Swim Announce New Record, 'Thanks But No Thanks'

New Jersey rock band, Can’t Swim, announce their fourth full length studio album, Thanks But No Thanks, arriving 3rd March via Pure Noise Records. Thanks But No Thanks highlights the evolution of Can’t Swim as a band. Pre-order Thanks But No Thanks now HERE. Speaking on the making of the album, lead singer Chris LoPorto says, “This was honestly the most fun we’ve ever had making an album. We’ve…

[lyricallymnded]

someone who isn’t you // can’t swim

[necklepuck]

Cant Swim / Come Home

[migrainegraveyard]

can't swim | star & garter, manchester [6/04/19]

[my photos, don't remove source or repost]

[altpress]

#cantswim #foreignlanguage #degeneratestour Can't Swim describe their new EP, "Foreign Language," as "the most transparent" record in their catalogue–heavier, angrier and a product of "living in a van and making very little money." Chris LoPorto and the boys caught up with #AltPress at this year's #RiotFest before they embark on #TheDegeneratesTour with #ADayToRemember, #IPrevail and #Beartooth to chat about how excited they are to "pretend they belong on an arena tour," and choose the ideal type of tomato to be thrown at them if the crowd doesn't like them. Can't Swim also discuss the importance of music on #mentalhealth and why a good circle pit is like Yoga for moshers. Make sure to Subscribe! And tap the bell so you NEVER miss a video: https://bit.ly/2LOLGK5 Visit AltPress – https://ift.tt/2qzxFY5 FACEBOOK - https://ift.tt/1Y1Ulq4 TWITTER – https://twitter.com/altpress/ INSTAGRAM – https://ift.tt/2mqzR2w GET OUR NEWEST ISSUE – https://ift.tt/1L1NcDL CAN'T SWIM TWITTER - https://twitter.com/cantswim_/ CAN'T SWIM INSTAGRAM - https://ift.tt/2oymL4l CAN'T SWIM FACEBOOK -https://ift.tt/2k7nari #ap #altpress #aptv #alternativepress #cantswim #can'tswim #foreignlanguage #filthyrich #selfhelp #selfhelpfest #adaytoremember #adtr #iprevail #beartooth #live #degenerates #degeneratestour #selfhelp #mentalhealth #mentalhealthday by Alternative Press