I spoke about the agony of patience with new bands when featuring the latest track by Parting Gift recently and here’s another similar problem. Moderntears, from Tuscany in Italy, serve up a heavy hitting single with ‘Wasting Away’, which leaves you wanting so much more, but painfully it’s the only track they’ve released to date.

This is melodic hardcore done right: passionately screamed vocals, emotive chords and lead lines, and pulsating drums that curl you into a ball of angst, before a clean chorus uncurls you with its melody, inviting you to sing it as loud as you can. This is a fantastic debut from Moderntears; certainly a band to keep an eye on.

Check out all of our POV songs from 2017 on our Spotify playlist.