Hailing from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, M3P transports listeners to a pleasure/pain chamber of musical delights where the magic erupts from striking dynamics and punishingly catchy grooves. After witnessing a performance, you're left with the unsettling realization that you haven't heard punk quite like M3P punk. And that's pretty fucking exciting.
The band's melodic palette blazes ambitious new trails through familiar punk rock territory. Fans of the Pixies, Fugazi, Jawbreaker, Weezer, and the Clash will feel right at home nodding along (or kicking their friends in the shins) to M3P's addictive staccato riffing and tension-heavy phrasings. While exuding Green Day-like catchiness, the band also harnesses the darker energy of contemporary punk acts like the Paranoyds and Amyl & the Sniffers.
M3P's released their debut LP, Burn Bright, in February 2024. A ten-track punk rock opera, Burn Bright tells the story of an afflicted adolescent whose earnest desire for companionship gives rise to incendiary circumstances for everyone in his orbit. It's a musical picaresque that explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and persistence.
If that sounds like a bunch of Disneyland bullshit, take note: The heroes in Burn Bright are arsonists.