Swiss Army Wife - Medium Gnarly

2023 Rating: B- Tier

2026 Rating: B Tier⬆

2023 Original Comments:

Medium Gnarly is boilerplate Midwest Emo, featuring the riffs, song structures and vocals you have grown to love from the genre. Though nothing particularly outstanding is found on this release, the songwriting is consistent and the Punky-edge that their songs have give the listener a reason to come back.

2026 Addendum:

I wasn’t nice enough to this release on my first go around. Even though they do follow a few formulaic tropes of the Emo Revival, they more than hold up to scrutiny with the multitudinous moments of Pop Punk and Post-Hardcore that elevate this release from “mildly intriguing Emo Revival Revival” to “engaging, biting, emotional Emo.”

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