Microwave

Signed to Pure Noise Records, Atlanta's Microwave plays emo-inflected post-hardcore built on loud guitar rock and lyrics described as depressive and softly nihilistic. Vocalist and guitarist Nathan Hardy, bassist Tyler Hill, and drummer Timothy Pittard have supported Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, and The Wonder Years. Loudwire named the band's third full-length, Death Is a Warm Blanket, one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019. Their fourth full-length, Let's Start Degeneracy, followed in 2024 on Pure Noise.