Album review: Dan Andriano & The Bygones – Dear Darkness

Grounding so many musicians for so long hasn’t been pleasant, but one positive has been that a diverse range of albums written and recorded during a period where they couldn’t do much else are now starting to appear. One such ​“lockdowncore” effort is the new offering from Alkaline Trio bassist and co-vocalist Dan Andriano, who dedicated listeners will know is prone to producing much more than frequently adored pitch-black pop-punk. Taking a Frank Iero-esque approach to naming his bands, The Bygones aren’t the first people to back up Dan on what is essentially his third solo album, after Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room released two LPs. And this is closer to those records than his gonzo supergroup The Falcon, formed with Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms. Opening tr...

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