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The debut album from PLACEHOLDER (MD/PA), entitled Nothing Is Pure, is available now on Better Days Records (Handguns, Stickup Kid, Latin For Truth). The band will be heading out on a 3 week long full US tour starting December 26th in Kent, Ohio.

Placeholder originally formed under the moniker Coastal in March 2011. After playing together in various bands in the past, the quartet quickly bonded and began writing/recording. The band’s first demo/EP, Demonstration, was released just two months later in May of 2011. Placeholder entered the studio in September of 2011 to record their debut full-length for Better Days. Playing emotionally intense post-hardcore, Placeholder make a giant splash on their proper debut. Delivering on the promise of their earlier demo, the band strikes a chord with their heavy and melodic brand of songwriting. Nothing Is Pure echoes modern bands such as BALANCE & COMPOSURE and POLAR BEAR CLUB while paying homage to their past influences. Mature, focused and full of determination, Placeholder leave quite the first impression with Nothing Is Pure.

- (1) Solid songs, though the vocals could use a little more ‘ooomph’; (2) That’s two worthy full-lengths in a row from Better Days, the new LATIN FOR TRUTH has been a grower…