First Day Back (USA)

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Thundering out of Santa Cruz’s thriving and resurgent music scene, First Day Back have spenttheir final years in college solidifying their place in the emo revival revival. Heralded as the rightful torchbearers of second wave emo, First Day Back recalls the vocal exasperation of Cap'n Jazz, the twinkle of American Football, and the youthful exuberance of Braid, all while reinventing the sound with the organic additions of violin and harmonica.A love letter to the past,Their debut and sole album Forward, self-released in June 2025, was recorded utilizing the acoustics of their Empire Grade house living room, and a muted blue that graces the cover matches the outer panelling of this sentimental domicile key to to the band’s foundations and process."Forward enchants on first listen, Pitchfork wrote in their 8.1 review "First Day Back play with a transparency usually reserved for private moments: screaming into a pillow in your bedroom, or putting your hoodie up to stress-cry on the bus.……

Date

Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 19:00

Venue

Lansdowne Hotel

Address

2-6 City Rd, Chippendale, Sydney 2008

Start time

19:00 · AEST · Australia/Sydney

Ends

Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 23:30 · AEST · Australia/Sydney

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