Asbury Park, New Jersey-based band Bristler recently released their debut single “Jaguar Shark” off their forthcoming album Cascades at Play which comes out March 8 on Mint 400 Records. With elements of post-rock and midwestern emo reminiscent of early Death Cab for Cutie, Bristler harkens back to the glory days before the emo genre married pop-punk and became a mainstream phenomenon.
Bristler is born out of the ashes of singer/guitarist Rudy Meier’s previous band Wetbrain. Cascades at Play is a revisiting of Wetbrain’s shelved third LP that was cancelled after the band dissolved during the pandemic. Having crossed paths with members of fellow Asbury Park rock band Yawn Mower about a decade ago, Meier teamed up with Yawn Mower drummer Biff Swenson and bassist Dana Yurcisin to create the new band, Bristler.
Check out “Jaguar Shark” below.
Keep an eye out for Cascades at Play and follow Bristler on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for future updates.
Photo courtesy of Melissa McLaughlin
