Photo Courtesy of Gollylagging

Boston emo trio Gollylagging put out one of our favorite local releases in 2021 with their debut EP Ain’t That Just The Way!. A blistering 15 minutes of lyrical bloodletting and gnarled riffing, the band spent most of this year touring and playing in virtually every Allston basement smart enough to let them rip. Songs like “Your Party” and “Kangaroo” have enough fury to blow holes in the walls, or at the very least inspire a decent little push pit, while the tender acoustic ballad “Dealing Cards” proved they have a softer side to boot. Gollylagging are ending their biggest year yet with a new song entitled “Hydrangeas” and it definitely leans more to their propulsive side. A fan favorite from their live sets of late, “Hydrangeas” slams for sure, but the beauty is in the margins: shogaze-y string bends in the background and some air tight kick drum work guide them through their hookiest chorus to date. With plenty more new music to come, Gollylagging remain a local band to watch in 2023.

Gollylagging had this to say about the new song:

“Hydrangeas” was written directly after the release of our first EP in November of 2021. Lyrically, the song focuses on feeling like you’re doing nothing with your life and being frustrated about the things you can’t control. We got to work with Steve Aliperta on the song, a producer we’ve been looking to since we first started the band.

“Hydrangeas” is out now on all streaming services. You can grab a digital download right here.