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In this episode of Buried on Bandcamp the podcast, we discuss: the band Funerol, their music, and discovering new music.

Firstly, who is Funerol? They are a self-proclaimed (their bio on Bandcamp!) rock ‘n’ roll band from Los Angeles. Their current lineup of members- as of their most recent release- consists of Evan Escoboza on vocals, Jimmy Baeskens on guitar, Adam Avalos on drums, Graham Gould on lead guitar, and Coda Hampton on bass. As said before they are a rock ‘n’ roll band, specifically alt-rock, punk rock, and hard rock.

https://funerol.bandcamp.com/

Now onto their music. Their first release, an EP titled Club Sounds, was released on October 23rd, 2019- almost four years old as of right now! My personal favorites off the album are Honor Amongst Thieves, and especially Six in the Chamber, which you just heard as the intro music for this segment. Six in the Chamber may actually be my favorite song by Funerol, also being their longest song to date at six minutes and 12 seconds. The song starts off sounding mostly normal, led by the vocals and an interesting-sounding keyboard melody- repetitive, but not in a bad way. But around halfway through the song, the lyrics slow down and the guitar takes over, playing a somber but strong tune that moves me every time I listen. It’s a fantastic song and a great EP.

Their next release would come over a year later on January 17th, 2021, with the release of the single Till It Starts to Rot. After that, another single was released on June 24th, 2022, titled Afraid of the Weekend- again, over a year after their prior release. The reason why I didn’t elaborate on either of them is because they’re both songs on Funerol’s most recent release and first album, also titled Afraid of the Weekend. This was released on February 24th, 2023. You can easily tell they’ve grown in experience from their last release. My personal favorites off the album are, coincidentally, the ones they released prior to the album’s release- Till It Starts to Rot and Afraid of the Weekend. I’d say Till It Starts to Rot is my favorite of the two, though. It’s the first song on the album and a great first song at that. The guitar is outstanding in this song- I’m always a sucker for a good guitar solo. But honestly, it’s a little hard to choose a favorite song, because all of them are great. Afraid of the Weekend is easily my favorite out of their two albums.

I think the story of how I discovered Funerol is an interesting one, mainly because there is a story at all. For most other bands I listen to, my “discovery story” is usually:

• hearing about the band, or having it recommended to me by an algorithm or a person
• listening to...