A trio formed in Evansville, IN, Amblare will release its sole record on April 5, a self-titled record on Melodic Virtue. The band was formed by vocalist Matt McGuyer, bassist Alex Wallwork, and drummer Bryan St. Pere (Hum).
McGuyer explains how the band came to be:
I started playing drums at five years old. Guitar at ten years old. I played in many bands but I always wanted to write, record, and release a record, entirely myself. While working towards that goal, around 2016, I began posting what I had been working on. To my surprise, my posts caught Bryan St. Pere’s attention and he contacted me, asking if I wanted any help with what I was up to. We got together to hang out and we agreed that starting a band for these songs I had been writing was a fun idea and worthwhile quest. He mentioned that for bass, we needed a local guy we knew about and loved the playing of, mutually. That is Alex Wallwork. My first time ever seeing Alex, he was playing bass at a local music store and I fell in love with his playing. We fit together instantly. So, we officially became a band and Alex made up the name Amblare.
Think emotive, post-hardcore-ish alt-rock.
St. Pere passed away in the summer of 2021, just as the album was nearing completion. Live shows with a fill-in drummer will be announced this year.
Here is the lead single, "Starlight." (Expect additional coverage to come here at SPB.)
Tracklist:
1) Starlight
2) Iridesce
3) Underest
4) Flyin
5) The Splits
6) Mine’d
7) Undivided
8) Weakend
