Boston’s AVIATOR are releasing their sophomore LP ‘Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me’ today, June 23rd, via No Sleep Records. The album is now streaming in its entirety below.
Guitarist Matt Morin says,
“This record feels weathered compared to the others, as if we were able to translate all our stresses, our joys and our struggles into one album. Each of us has grown independently through other projects to come together and create something that somehow feels more cohesive than any other Aviator record.”
Photo by Nick DiNatale.
Aviator formed in 2009 in Boston, founded over a shared passion for that region’s legendary hardcore scene. These days, however, they garner more comparisons to artists like Small Brown Bike and even Fugazi than early influences like Defeater and The Carrier. So what’s changed? At some point, the quintet – vocalist TJ Copello, drummer Aviv Marotz, guitarist Mat Morin, bassist Mike Moschetto and guitarist Michael Russo – began to eschew some of the elements that typify “heavy” music in favor of influences that run the musical gamut, culminating in two full-length albums released by No Sleep Records: 2014’s ‘Head In The Clouds, Hands In The Dirt’ and 2017’s ‘Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me’.
AVIATOR will play a series of shows in June, including a hometown record release show on June 23 at Hardcore Stadium in Cambridge, MA. The band will also be on tour with Lume July 22-30. See dates below.
6/23 – Cambridge, MA @ Hardcore Stadium*
6/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Pharmacy*
6/25 – Middletown, CT @ MAC650*
* = w/ DruseDates below w/ Lume
7/22 Brooklyn NY @ TBA⠀
7/23 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared⠀
7/24 Elyria OH @ Blank Slate⠀
7/25 Kalamazoo MI @ Rancho Unicorno⠀
7/26 Indianapolis IN @ Sexx Mansion⠀
7/27 Springfield IL @ Black Sheep Cafe⠀
7/28 Columbus OH @ The Summit⠀
7/29 Rochester NY @ Vineyard Space⠀
7/30 Providence RI @ Psychic Readings (no Lume)
