{"id":94851,"date":"2023-10-24T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=94851"},"modified":"2023-10-23T21:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:36:33","slug":"the-place-we-call-home-mara-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/the-place-we-call-home-mara-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Place We Call Home: Mara Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many, when you think of Honolulu, the capital city of Hawaii, you probably picture beautiful golden beaches, hula dancing, and of course, Hawaiian shirts. However, Honolulu has much more to offer. For example, it has a diverse musical scene, and when it comes to representing progressive post-hardcore, there’s Mara Bloom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hailing from a sparse yet dedicated heavy music scene, Mara Bloom<\/strong> takes influence from a range of prog-metal and urban J-pop. Their debut album, ‘They Who Invite’<\/em>, is a dizzying but catchy collection. Tracks such as\u00a0‘Dirty Deeds’\u00a0<\/em> and\u00a0‘Hateful Little Things’<\/em> exemplify the quintet’s musical brevity and scope; twisting and turning yet retaining a melodic hook.\u00a0While\u00a0‘Yomi’<\/em> and\u00a0‘Full Circle’<\/em> lean towards the heavier side of things, reminiscent of Circa Survive and\u00a0A Lot Like Birds.\u00a0Furthermore, ‘They Who Invite’\u00a0<\/em>is conceptually inspired by a tragic tale from Shinto mythology.<\/p>\n

Overall,\u00a0Mara Bloom<\/strong> executes a striking and progressive set of songs on ‘They Who Invite’<\/em>. It’s a dance-inducing yet melancholy collection of progressive post-hardcore.<\/p>\n

As they look to break out of their hometown (not quite in stereotypical pop-punk fashion), we thought it’d be a good idea to speak to Mara Bloom<\/strong> to find out what else Honolulu has to offer.<\/p>\n