The hype storm that was raging around emo two or three years ago has calmed down significantly, just as Into It. Over It.’s Evan Weiss predicted in a Stereogum cover story. But judging from the early singles from Into It. Over It.’s forthcoming Standards, anyone who has moved on to the next trendy genre is about to miss out on a fantastic album. “No EQ” was practically the platonic ideal of a wistful emo burner, and the triplet-laden “Required Reading” is even better. Weiss spins gentle sighs over a skipping rhythm, building tension over the pitter-patter until the whole thing explodes into a cathartic outburst of soaring vocals and massive guitars. It’s, um, required hearing.

Into It. Over It. will soon be touring atop an extremely enticing bill alongside the World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, the Sidekicks, and Pinegrove:

03/22 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
03/23 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
03/24 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
03/25 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
03/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
03/28 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/29 Portland, OR @ Star Theater
03/31 San Francisco, CA @ Social Hall
04/01 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
04/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
04/03 San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
04/04 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
04/06 Austin, TX @ The Parish
04/07 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04/08 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
04/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
04/10 Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/12 Durham, NC @ Motorco
04/13 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
04/18 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar
04/19 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
04/20 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
04/21 Boston, MA @ Royale
04/22 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04/23 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
04/24 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
04/26 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
04/27 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
04/28 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe
04/30 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
05/01 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

Standards is out 3/11 via Triple Crown Records. Pre-order it here.

CREDIT: Shervin Lainez