One Step Closer (band) explained

One Step Closer
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Origin:	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre:	Melodic hardcore
Years Active:	2016–present
Associated Acts:	Anxious
Current Members:	Ryan Savitski Ross Thompson Tommy Norton Colman O'Brien
Past Members:	Brian Talipan Grady Allen Tom Pisano Caleb Hartnett

One Step Closer is an American straight edge melodic hardcore band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.^[1] The band is currently signed to Run for Cover Records.^[2] The band was one of Stereogum's "Bands To Watch" ^[3] The band's debut album, This Place You Know, was released in 2021 to positive reviews.^[4] BrooklynVegan calls them "one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore".^[5]

Musical style and influences

Critics have categorised the band as melodic hardcore.^[6] Upset Magazine writer Rob Mair described their music as merging "classic DC emo with youth crew passion and late 90s melodic hardcore approachability to create a sound inspired by hardcore's past but beholden to no single scene."^[7] The band often make use of elements of indie rock, post-hardcore and shoegaze.

They have cited influences including Turning Point, Inside Out, Title Fight, Blink-182, Green Day,^[8] Have Heart, Bane,^[9] and Mineral.^[10]

Members

Current

• Colman O'Brien - guitar (2022-present)
• Tommy Norton - drums (2019-present); guitar (2016-2019)
• Ryan Savitski - vocals (2016-present)
• Ross Thompson - guitar
• Caleb Hogue - Drums

Former members

• Brian Talipan - bass (2016-2022)
• Grady Allen - guitar (2019-2021)
• Tom Pisano - drums (2016-2019)

Discography

Studio albums

• This Place You Know (2021, Run For Cover)
• All You Embrace (2024, Run For Cover)

EPs

• O.S.C. Demo (2016, Silverwood Records)
• One Step Closer (2017, self-released)
• Promo (2017, self-released)
• From Me to You (2019, Triple-B Records)
• Promo 2020 (2020, Triple-B Records)
• Songs for the Willow (2023, Run For Cover Records)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mair . Rob . One Step Closer: "The whole record is sad" . Upset Magazine . February 3, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204042410/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/one-step-closer-interview-oct21 . live .
2. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . One Step Closer sign to Run For Cover for debut album 'This Place You Know' . June 15, 2021 . . February 4, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204042416/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/one-step-closer-sign-to-run-for-cover-for-debut-album-this-place-you-know/ . live .
3. Web site: Cohen . Ian . Band To Watch: One Step Closer . September 7, 2021 . . February 4, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204042407/https://www.stereogum.com/2159740/one-step-closer-this-place-you-know/interviews/band-to-watch/ . live .
4. Web site: Breihan . Tom . Stream One Step Closer's Stunning Debut Album This Place You Know . September 24, 2021 . Stereogum . February 4, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204042407/https://www.stereogum.com/2161850/stream-one-step-closers-stunning-debut-album-this-place-you-know/music/ . live .
5. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . One Step Closer interview: one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore talks debut LP . July 29, 2021 . BrooklynVegan . February 4, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204042439/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/one-step-closer-interview-one-of-the-most-exciting-new-bands-in-hardcore-talks-debut-lp/ . live .
6. Web site: Redrup . Zach . NEWS: One Step Closer release new song, 'Pringle Street'! . March 1, 2022 . November 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129230459/https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-one-step-closer-release-new-song-pringle-street/ . live .
7. Web site: Mair . Rob . One Step Closer: "The whole record is sad" . March 1, 2022 . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204104217/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/one-step-closer-interview-oct21 . live .
8. Web site: ONE STEP CLOSER: MEET PENNSYLVANIA CREW LEADING MELODIC HARDCORE'S NEW WAVE . . July 14, 2021 . March 1, 2022 . March 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301123022/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-meet-pennsylvania-crew-leading-melodic-hardcores-new-wave . live .
9. Web site: Enis . Eli . ONE STEP CLOSER: SEE HARDCORE UPSTARTS WILD OUT IN NEW "PRINGLE STREET" VIDEO . . June 28, 2021 . March 1, 2022 . March 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301123140/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-see-hardcore-upstarts-wild-out-new-pringle-street-video . live .
10. Web site: Baines . Huw . MEET ONE STEP CLOSER: THE BAND COMBINING POST-HARDCORE MELODIES WITH SHOEGAZE FERVOUR . . March 1, 2022 . March 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301124654/https://guitar.com/features/interviews/one-step-closer-new-album-this-place-you-know/ . live .