Minneapolis’ VIAL magically met each other through a Tinder post in 2019, brought together by a shared love of 90’s punk, indie, and grunge. Launching into their home scene with their debut Grow Up they quickly became local favorites with everyone from The Current to Music In Minnesota. Signing to LA’s Get Better Records in 2021, their follow up full length, LOUDMOUTH, was an evolution of their indie-pop and alt-rock beginnings but began to hint at other leanings, especially in the tracks “Ego Death” and the fan-favorite “Piss Punk.” A little less reflection on the past and a little more anger at the future.
Even though their third release, burnout, retained the whimsy, the fiercer side of things kept creeping in. Tales of betrayal and teen drama were…