
Chris Bongiovanniīalance and Composure formed in the winter of 2007.
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This young band has put together something special here, who knows what they could do on a full length. It grows for quite sometime until the beautiful climax repeats a few times before finishing out the stellar release. Once you reach the middle of the track, you start to feel the track build. What’s Wrong With Everything is the slowest song on the record, but also the perfect pick as the closer. “I was never about this, never about this love” he screams as single epic strums of the distorted guitars ring out. The bridge of this song makes you wish you were seeing it live at small venue because it is so perfect for a gang sing along. The chorus swoops in as the lyrics, “The sky is your window, but where am I hiding?” are belted out. The drumming stands out and completely sets the tone on this track. Show Your Face is without a doubt my favorite song from this release. This song very much reminds me of Brand New, as well as many other parts of the E.P with more relaxed verses and strong passionate choruses. The title track Only Boundaries crashes in with catchy rhythm guitar backing some awesome riffs. There will be moments that you want to close your eyes and relax, and then there will be others where you will want to scream the lyrics at the top of your lungs. Something that you will find over the course of these songs is the band’s love for tempo changes with the music as well as the vocals. The bass line strongly backs the drum beat during the intro until the electric guitars notes are slowly picked out giving a somber feeling to the song. The opening track, I Can’t Do This Alone, gives a taste of the bands creative sound. The record clocks in at just short of 20 minutes, just enough time for the band to show you what they’ve got. All the songs are completely unique from one another, but all blend together smoothly. Balance and Composure, a youthful five piece band from Doylestown, PA, have given us just that. It is quite rare now that you hear a 4 song E.P. Retrieved January 11, 2014."Balance and Composure- Only Boundaries (No Sleep Records)" ^ "Balance and Composure Chase Dreams in 'Tiny Raindrop' - Premiere - Video"."Balance and Composure Announce Final Tour". ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (January 15, 2019)."Did Balance And Composure split up? - News - Alternative Press". ^ Dickman, Maggie (December 14, 2017).^ "The Things We Think We're Missing - Balance & Composure | Awards".Retrieved April 15, 2016.the already-elastic boundaries stretched to include classicist Alternative rock acts like Balance and Composure. "The Year In Post-Hardcore: Has the New Wave Crested?". Six dates were confirmed, saying that "These shows are the only shows we have planned in our future, we would love if you joined us one last time." The band later added extra dates due to high demand. On Janua press release went out on the band's Twitter account announcing a farewell tour. On December 14, 2017, on Taylor Madison's Strange Nerve podcast, vocalist Jon Simmons announced that their upcoming anniversary tour would be their last. Their second album The Things We Think We're Missing reached number 51 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Independent Albums, number 13 on the Modern Rock/ Alternative Albums and number 16 on the Rock Albums charts. They released three studio albums and two EPs over the course of their career.

The band's music was often suggested having similarities to Title Fight, Brand New, and Nirvana. They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands. Vagrant, UNFD (AU/NZ), No Sleep, Big Scary Monsters (EU)īalance and Composure was an American alternative rock band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Balance and Composure playing at Center Stage in Atlanta, GeorgiaĪlternative rock, indie rock, emo, post-hardcore
