dweller.
Latest EP
“All The Things We Carry” EP (Out Now)
Produced & Mixed by Billy Mannino
at Two Worlds Recording Studio
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
Artist Brief
dweller. channel their collective pain and grief from recent years into their captivating debut EP All The Things We Carry. Reminiscent of bands like Balance & Composure and Citizen, the group mixes influences from emo to shoegaze to post-hardcore into 5 emotive tracks in tribute to their late friend and band bassist.
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Label: Independent
Genre: Post Hardcore, Shoegaze, Emo
FFO: Deftones, Balance & Composure, Citizen
PRESS Clippings
"It sounds like the sort of record you’d dig out of an older siblings’ CD collection and have your life changed by, like the sort of record you’d hear on the radio on the way to school that’d stop you in your tracks.” - The Alternative
“The intensity of excruciatingly painful and exhausting emotion is equally distributed into the 5 tracks with versatility.” - Behind The Midwest Scene
“..highly sentimental and splendidly produced, with the band in a very expressive mode in terms of execution and lyrical approach.” - Destroy//Exist
PRESS RELEASE
All The Things We Carry — the captivating debut EP from dweller. — channels their collective pain and grief from recent years into a cathartic listening experience.
dweller. a fresh alt rock/emo outfit from Brooklyn NY, introduce themselves with debut EP All The Things We Carry set to release March 31. The collection is a deeply emotive work of tribute and respect created with honest intention that James Shotwell describes as “heavy music for people dealing with heavy emotions, yet ambient enough to comfort those in need of solace.”
In 2019, the band set out to track their first record unknowing of the devastation that had awaited them. After recording instrumentals with Billy Mannino (Oso Oso, All Get Out, A Will Away) at Two Worlds Studios, tragedy struck as bassist and dear friend Bryan passed away, leading them to step away from the project for a period of time. After connecting with vocalist Juan Aguilar in March 2021, the songs took on a new life.
Guitarist Kevin Ultsh shares “A big part of getting this record done was about closure and honoring our friend. After we met Juan and we began to work together, this material took on new meaning. He had no connection to us before joining the band and never met Bryan, but we found common ground through our shared experiences.”
The result is the forthcoming EP All The Things We Carry. Over the course of five tracks, dweller. looks into the abyss that follows any great loss. With a mix of sonic influences ranging from emo to shoegaze to post hardcore, the EP is reminiscent of early work from heartfelt bands like Balance & Composure, Citizen, and Thursday. The four-piece has already begun to make a splash releasing their first single & music video “Night Theater”, which Destroy//Exists declares as ”..highly sentimental and splendidly produced, with the band in a very expressive mode in terms of execution and lyrical approach” adding “..only an anticipating small taste of dweller., but it’s a poetic, distinguished taste” writes Behind The Midwest Scene.
Recently rounded out by bassist Steven Murillo, dweller. looks ahead, gearing up for live performances to kick off 2023 and already working on new material to embellish their repertoire.
All The Things We Carry out everywhere March 31, 2023.
Leash (Official Music Video)
BAND Bio
Grief blesses us with the responsibility of double living. As we move forward and others do not, it is our mission to live for both of us, and in doing so, keep their spirit alive long after their physical form has left this planet. For the members of dweller, Vocalist/Lyricist Juan Aguilar, Guitarist Kevin Ultsh, Drummer Greg Rocco, and Bassist Steven Murillo, that duty comes in the form of music.
For show and press inquiries contact: hello@dweller.nyc