#5. Novelists - Say My Name
Title: Say My Name
Artist: Novelists
Album: CODA
We've got the US, Canada, UK, Sweden, Germany, and now France represented in the Countdown this year, as Novelists rocket into the top 5 with new vocalist Camille Contréras leading the way. The band has released 3 major albums with 3 different (and rather unique) singers, but Contréras is the first to resonate with me. While the djent/core genre is rife with bands making similar sounding music and basic riffs, Novelists definitely jump around stylistically and manage to throw in some outstanding soaring solos on their newest album, CODA, featuring standout tracks "All For Nothing", "Coda", and "Maldición de la Bruja". "Say My Name" kicks the album off with the most radio-friendly of the chaotic offerings, a track about the bad side of an abusive gaslighing relationship. I think the band has finally found their niche and look forward to seeing what they have to offer in the future with Contréras.
Favorite line: "I'm so worthless that you don't even say my name. I stand alone in the dark, convinced that I'm defеated. yeah, I don't wanna fight for who I am. I stand alone in the dark, a shadow of you"
Previous five #5s:
2024: Softcult - Shortest Fuse2023: The Awakening - Gabriel
2022: Silversun Pickups - Alone on a Hill
2021: Meryl Creep - Spiraling
2020: Empathy Test - Monsters
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