Jon Simmons feels like a teenager again. Kind of like when he and his friends started Balance and Composure back in 2007. Together they had grown into a cult emo/indie rock favorite over the years, ...

Balance and Composure returned from hiatus last year with two new songs and live shows, and now they’ve announced their first new album since 2016’s Light We Made. Titled With You In Spirit, it was ...

Balance and Composure regretted breaking up from the moment they said goodbye. Inner-band tension and exhaustion led to the band ceasing activity in early 2018, but when they stepped on stage at their ...

Balance and Composure have shared the third single from their first album in eight years, With You In Spirit, which arrives on Oct. 4 via their longtime producer Will Yip’s label Memory Music ...

In the alternative music world, the air has been thick with nostalgia as of late. The last couple of years have seen the albums that raised us turning 10, 20, 30. Memory lane is no longer reserved for ...

At Pity Sex’s Bowery Ballroom show in August, I talk with Steve Hartlett of Ovlov for a half hour in the smoking section then bump into Jon Simmons of Balance And Composure and tell him I love the new ...

Last year, Balance And Composure announced their reunion and shared the great new songs “Savior Mode” and “Last To Know.” Today, the Pennsylvania emo staple is back with the announcement of with you ...

Turnover are expanding their tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album Peripheral Vision. With dozens of new dates, the extensive run now takes place from April on through to September, ...

Since forming in 2007, Doylestown, PA product Balance and Composure have rapidly established themselves as one of the most promising new voices in post-millenial punk. The No Sleep records quintet ...

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