Thresher V2.0 always shares the music of other independent and DIY bands that are tiny like me, and today I was given a chance too, so I think it's important that I give some extra care to how I speak of his music.
I've listened to three singles and an EP of the project, and I'm particularly going to recommend the "Rosy Winter EP" below, if you don't listen to anything else by him:
Unfortunately, on Bandcamp it seems to be missing "Nostalgia Song", but it's up on other streaming platforms. The way that I'd describe the sound I heard on this EP and Prom Night Leftovers is certainly somewhere between punk, post-hardcore, and emo. It reminds me a lot of skramz like Jeromes Dream, but the instrumentals are more melodic.
It's not always typically melodic, however. "Drowned In The River" has some chromatic moments, and "Funeral For Your Valentine" disregards typical harmony every now and then, which gives more of that punk feeling. Much like some skramz, the vocals are harsh and abrasive when screaming, but there are cleans and they're very emotive and characteristic.
It's clear that Thresher focuses on being crudely emotive, raw, without trying to always be conventional, and I think those are interesting elements for a project to have. Conventionally melodic music is fine, but stuff like this reminds us that any genre of music can be much more than the usual tropes, and it reminds me of how many sounds go underexplored in most genres.
More recent releases like "A Poem to Where I Lost my Former Self" and "Vulnerability (You)" are closer to the EP's song "Toothburn", which was mixed by himself. Those are mostly acoustic songs with whispered or crooning vocals, but they may go harsher with screams and hard strumming. Don't expect what people often call folk punk, because this is some pretty heavy stuff. For "Toothburn", the first word that came to my mind was "grunge".
You might notice in the softer parts, when his vocals play around with resonance some more, that his voice can sound full and potent. It wouldn't surprise me if he sounded as great doing some heavy metal or metallic hardcore — I've heard some parts in the heavier songs that remind me of metalcore, especially with the way he shouts.
If you like Jeromes Dream and My Chemical Romance's first album, I definitely recommend his first EP. I hope he keeps improving, working with other producers in DIY, and releasing more of his work. He seems to be pretty active the past years (definitely more active than me, which inspires me to put the extra work).
