One Step Closer (band)
American straight edge hardcore band from Pennsylvania.
Hailing from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the straight edge hardcore punk act One Step Closer is on Run for Cover Records. Their 2021 debut album, This Place You Know, earned positive reviews. Stereogum featured them as a "Band To Watch," and BrooklynVegan described them as "one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore."
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Genre
- Melodic hardcore
- emo
- soft grunge
- Years active
- 2016–present
- Label
- Run for Cover
- Triple B
- Revelation
- Current members
- Ryan Savitski
- Ross Thompson
- Tommy Norton
- Colman O'Brien
- Past members
- Brian Talipan
- Grady Allen
- Tom Pisano
- Caleb Hartnett
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Musical style and influences
One Step Closer's earliest work was part of the 2010s youth crew revival, drawing heavily from Turning Point. By the 2020s, their sound had moved toward melodic hardcore, incorporating influences such as Turning Point, Inside Out, Title Fight, Blink-182, Green Day, Have Heart, Bane, Sunny Day Real Estate, the Get-Up Kids, Box Car Racer, the Cure, and Mineral. Their music at that time was described as merging classic DC emo with youth crew passion and late 90s melodic hardcore approachability, also using elements of indie rock, post-hardcore, and shoegaze.
On their 2024 album All You Embrace, the band shifted toward emo grunge and emo, citing influences like Basement, Title Fight, Deftones, Jawbreaker, Oasis, True Widow, Failure, the Smashing Pumpkins, Rival Schools, the Cure, and Mock Orange. A band member stated they had always leaned into the emo-core sound and were finally taking a bigger step in that direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was One Step Closer (band) active?
One Step Closer has been active since 2016.
Which record labels has One Step Closer (band) released music on?
One Step Closer has released music on Run for Cover, Triple B and Revelation.
Who are the current members of One Step Closer (band)?
The current members of One Step Closer are listed as Ryan Savitski, Ross Thompson, Tommy Norton and Colman O'Brien.
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