PICTURESQUE

American rock quartet Picturesque injected pop melody into their aggressive post-hardcore delivery, similar to bands like I See Stars, Hands Like Houses, and Sleeping with Sirens. Formed in Lexington, Kentucky, the band is comprised of vocalist Kyle Hollis, guitarists Dylan Forrester and Zach Williamson, and bassist Jordan Greenway. The group got started in 2014 and also included founding members drummer Cole Clark and original bassist Robert Mote, who both parted ways with Picturesque in 2016. Their first release, 2014’s self-title EP, featured three songs (including debut single “Speak Softly”) that would later appear in acoustic form on the Broken Homes Session EP and the fleshed out Monstrous Things EP, which arrived in 2015. In the summer of 2017, Picturesque issued their debut LP, Back to Beautiful, which included singles “Fake Fiction,” “New Face,” and “Honestly.” ~ Neil Z. Yeung