Buried In Spring Bring Back the Best of Post-Hardcore With Debut EP

Following Buried In Spring’s successful 2026 releases of “Integrate” and “Dissipate”, we now have the full self-titled EP to sink our teeth into. Buried In Spring is a newly formed post-hardcore band offering us the revival we’ve been waiting for.

It doesn’t feel like 2026 anymore. As soon as the first song begins, I’m back on the bus to college in the mid 2000s, headphones on and music blaring. Buried In Spring’s new EP quickly establishes its identity, delivering a rush of nostalgia and a strong urge to sing and scream along.

The first track, “Integrate”, kicks off with energetic guitar and bass lines which make it difficult to sit still. It's an upbeat track, but the subject matter of the song is love and heartbreak, which gives it depth that prevents it from feeling one-dimensional. A satisfying breakdown and a strong instrumental guitar riff finish the track, setting up the rest of the EP nicely.

Next is “State Of Retreat (Reclaim)”, which retains the same energy as the opening track. It’s fast and exciting. After a groove-heavy breakdown, the track shifts into more melodic, gentle vocal layering, creating a nice contrast with the earlier intensity and setting the mood for the next track’s theme.

"Castles" is a much softer, more haunting track and serves as the ideal palate cleanser between the EP's higher-energy tracks. Tender vocals and melodic guitars set the mood before building into a huge explosion of drums, guitars, and screams that bring the song's emotion to the forefront.

“Dissipate” brings the momentum back up, but its guitars keep a stronger sense of sadness than the earlier songs. The track feels heavy and passionate, conveying desperation and the urge to keep moving forward. It’s cathartic and vulnerable, making it one of the EP’s most impactful moments for me.

“Farewell of the Century” wraps up the EP with a high energy that gets you excited. The hook is memorable and epic. You can almost picture the live atmosphere, with voices shouting in unison as fans throw themselves into every lyric.

Buried In Spring's new EP is a great throwback; it’s an enjoyable listening experience with its mix of clean vocals, screams and catchy riffs. That said, I do feel there could have been more variation in tempo and rhythm, as heard in “Castles” and “State of Retreat (Reclaim)”. Greater variation in these parts, along with scream style and pitch, would have given each track a more individual character and added more diversity to the EP as a whole. I would have loved to hear more lower-end screams like those in “State of Retreat (Reclaim)”, as they really add a different dimension to the band's sound.

Buried In Spring have released an expressive and relatable EP that's ideal for anyone into the 2000s post-hardcore/emo scene. If you're after relatable lyrics and music that actually gets you going, then this is definitely one for the playlist.

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