VIAL
High-octane Minneapolis punk with sharp hooks and even sharper wit. Snarling harmonies and garage-rock grit for when you need to feel everything at once.
High-octane Minneapolis punk with sharp hooks and even sharper wit. Snarling harmonies and garage-rock grit for when you need to feel everything at once.
VIAL sounds like the best basement show you have ever been to, where the air is thick and the floor is sticky but the energy is life-affirming. Their music is a collision of classic punk speed and modern indie-rock melody, characterized by fuzzy guitars and a rhythm section that hits like a physical weight. It is loud, unapologetic, and deeply rooted in the DIY ethos of the Midwest scene.
What truly sets them apart is the vocal interplay. Instead of a single frontperson, they utilize multiple voices to create a wall of sound that shifts between melodic harmonies and guttural shouts. Their lyrics are clever and biting, tackling everything from personal identity to social frustrations with a sense of humor that prevents the angst from ever feeling one-dimensional.
Start with the album Loudmouth to hear them at their most cohesive and punchy. It captures the transition from their raw early EPs to a more defined, professional sound without losing the jagged edges that make them essential listening for anyone who misses the grit of early 2000s garage rock.
Vial (stylized in all caps) is an American punk rock band, formed in 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and consisting of vocalist-guitarist KT Branscom, vocalist-drummer Katie Fischer, and vocalist-bassist Taylor Kraemer. Grey Kanfield is the former bassist of the band, leaving the band in 2022. Vial released their debut EP, Grow Up, in November 2019. Their first full-length album, Loudmouth, was released in July 2021. The EP Burnout was released in March 2024. A re-recorded version of their first EP, under the new title Grow the Fuck Up, was released in November 2024.The band's second full-length album, Hellhound, was released in March 2026.
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