The Refrain Interview: Embers

Embers. The remnants of the fire that continue to burn. That refuse to die. That prevail, and glow, long after the flames subside. It’s also an apt moniker for the groundbreaking artist behind the forthcoming album: EMO SZN. Plenty of trends arrive hotter than hell and quickly turn to ash. But on Embers’ debut EMO SZN, the artist mines, illuminates, and transfigures only those elements … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Embers

Ohio Indie Emo Outfit Paco Is Desperate Shines On ‘Margaret’

Paco Is Desperate! is emerging as one of the best young talents from the Toledo, Ohio’s rising Emo/Indie music scene. The outfit’s new single, ‘Margaret’ is a gorgeously layered, earnest ballad about the abuse that can come within relationships. “The concept of Margaret is that she is this personification, this sort of spiritual manifestation of the evil within a narcissistic lover,” explains vocalist and songwriter Ashlee Ryan Nunley, “She … Continue reading Ohio Indie Emo Outfit Paco Is Desperate Shines On ‘Margaret’