{"product_id":"demmers-forced-perspective","title":"Demmers- Forced Perspective","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Protagonist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased 6\/19\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a specific kind of architectural tension that exists in the New Jersey suburbs—a sense of being boxed in by history while staring down an uncertain, industrial horizon. It’s an environment that birthed some of the most visceral hardcore of the last two decades, and it’s the soil from which Demmers has emerged. On their debut full-length, Forced Perspective, the band strips away the distortion of their heavy-music pedigree to reveal something colder, sharper, and deeply haunting. The album’s lead single, “Say It” serves as the record's mission statement, capturing the weary, mid-tempo angst of Disintegration-era The Cure while maintaining a lean, athletic muscularity. While Demmers clearly counts the monochromatic majesty of The Chameleons and The Sound as north stars, Forced Perspective is no mere exercise in 80s worship. The nine-song collection is informed by the members’ history in the hardcore scene—a past life that manifests here not in volume, but in a relentless velocity and intent that also echoes the emotional weight of Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral. Recorded with an eye toward sparse arrangements, the record allows for a specific kind of sonic claustrophobia where the vocals hover with a quiet, inward-looking intensity. It is the sound of a band internalizing the bleak urgency of their predecessors and sharpening it into a weapon for the 2020s, resulting in a debut that is as uncompromising as it is introspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove Me Again \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSay It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurn Away \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing To Prove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForced Perspective \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong The Thorns \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStay In The Dimness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleeding The Inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"Purple Swirl LP","offer_id":45116071149683,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/a0391158860_10.jpg?v=1781812080","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/demmers-forced-perspective","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}