The Home Team
Seattle's The Home Team describe their sound as 'heavy pop,' and that oxymoronic label perfectly captures their genre-fluid blend of pop-punk foundations, metalcore breakdowns, R&B smoothness, and funk grooves. Formed by guitarist John Baran and drummer Daniel Matson from the ashes of hardcore bands, The Home Team deliberately pivoted toward melody and genre experimentation with vocalist Brian Butcher's versatile delivery as the throughline. Their 2024 album 'The Crucible of Life' on Thriller Records showcases a band whose refusal to be pinned to any single genre has become their defining strength.
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The Home Team Shows (24)
Discography
5 tracks
- 1 Somebody Poisoned the Wishing Well 3:38
- 2 Never Tell Me the Odds 3:12
- 3 Clean This 4:34
- 4 Ghosts of My Youth 2:56
- 5 I Signed My Own Death Warrant 3:44
2 tracks
- 1 Burning Gold 3:16
- 2 Jimmy On The Radio 3:35
2 tracks
- 1 Letters from a Friend 2:44
- 2 Jack of All Trades (Acoustic) 3:19
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