Emerging as a dominant and frenetic force within the post-hardcore scene is Mara Bloom. The Honolulu, Hawaii band has only been around for a few years, but they have made fast progress, emerging with an arsenal of fast-paced and dominant riffs and breakdowns. The quintet released their debut full-length They Who Invite last month, a dramatic and alluring connection of nine new tracks. It’s a more elaborate, progressive extension of what they introduced on their debut EP Hallucinations, which dropped in 2021. What distinguishes Mara Bloom from conventional post-hardcore bands is their knack for storytelling. They Who Invite is inspired by a particularly tragic tale from Shinto mythology out of Japan. That storytelling style of songwriting weaves its way right through the record, accentuated...