Far from fleeting, Boneflower‘s Reveries lingers like the best kind of daydream that sticks with you forever.
Release date: July 25, 2025 | Deathwish Inc. | Facebook | Bandcamp | Merch
Within the (sub)genre of post-hardcore, I’m noticing that I only care to keep up with bands that lean more on the skramz side of things. The older I get, the less I care about superficial things such as hyper-polished production value, catchy hooks, and overly self-indulgent instrumental displays (ahem, swancore); all of which are nice features to have, but they are low bearing fruits in the grand scheme of things. It is the raw authenticity that a given artist or band exudes that I gravitate towards nowadays, and skramz always comes from the deepest corners of the heart. So naturally, I’m drawn to it like a moth to a flame, eager to cozy up to the skramzy heat.
Cue Boneflower, a Spanish trio that Everything Is Noise has loved since the release of their latest record, Armour. Naturally, the moment that this band even thinks about doing something next, we’d be all over it and here we are; behold Reveries. While being a screamo band at its core, Boneflower are known to dip into genres like post rock and black metal for some additional musical seasoning. The end result is an album that is brazenly heartfelt, luscious as much as it is vicious.
If you weren’t for some reason already intrigued enough to give this band a listen by now, the lead single, “Pomegranate”, features Touché Amoré’s Jeremy Bolm; as if that wasn’t a hell of an endorsement for Boneflower on its own, ‘nuff said. Anyway, from the moment the record kicks off with “The Sun And The Moon”, you’re met with a blistering energetic burst that immediately takes you into the first chorus, which features harmonizing harsh and sung vocals subtly symbolizing the titular sun and moon. This type of duality in concept and execution is something I adore from this style of music, and it’s captured beautifully in Reveries and Boneflower’s sound as a whole.
On this album, you’re bombarded by song after song that each feature gorgeous, memorable breaks in from the fury, such as the bridge in “Sal En Mis Pestañas” with the fluttering cymbal work or that of the shoegazey “Lonely meteor” or “Estrella” for quick examples. The constantly dynamic essence of the song compositions always makes for a diverse and never tiring nor repetitive experience. Then you have “I Gaze At The Starred Night All Alone And Blood Tasted Like Honey In My Mouth, Lethargic” (a throwback to the era of unnecessarily long track titles that always hit), a purely instrumental piece that launches you into the cosmos with its stripped back yet ethereal essence.
In a world oversaturated with music, especially that of post-hardcore, let Boneflower‘s Reveries be your beacon of clarity. Though their sound doesn’t reinvent the wheel by any means, they effortlessly fuse familiar influences with such finesse and emotional depth that feels invigorating. Their ability to balance raw intensity with melodic nuance makes each track a compelling listen, reminding me that innovation doesn’t always have to mean breaking the mold, as it can also mean mastering it. Plus, any record that gives me an excuse to put on Stage Four immediately after is always a win in my book; that alone is why Reveries is worthy of immense praise.
