OAKWOOD

Oakwood formed in West Texas and named themselves after the street where they played their first house show. Now based in Austin, the trio found a new audience organically when they re-uploaded their long-dormant Summer EP, leading to sold-out tours without industry hype behind them. Drawing on Algernon Cadwallader, Jimmy Eat World, Title Fight, and Jets to Brazil, they turn existential dread and burnout into catharsis. Their Memory Music album Blurred Away is emo in its purest form.