Chicago pop-punk/emo band Sincere Engineer‘s just released sophomore album Bless My Psyche is a solid collection of songs dealing with themes of self-doubt and ennui. To some, that might not sound like the most fun listen, but one of the major strengths of Deanna Belos’s songwriting is her ability to write honestly about such feelings while still making it all sound rather uplifting and yes, quite relatable to many.
Opening track “Trust Me” starts things off with Belos belting out, “I need, I need, I need, I need help/And I yell, I yell, I yell “How do I stop this?”/’Cause I keep, I keep, I keep doing this to myself/And it’s coming down, it’s coming down like a faucet.” It’s a strong opener to a strong album. Check it out.
Bless My Psyche is out now on Hopeless Records.