Koyo (band)
Koyo is an American punk rock band formed in 2020 in Stony Brook, New York. The band was formed as a supergroup of hardcore bands including SeeYouSpaceCowboy, with vocalist Joey Chiaramonte hailing from the band Typecaste. They released their debut EP "Painting Words Into Lines" in March 2020. In 2022, Koyo signed a record deal with Pure Noise Records. The band's music has been compared to Long Island emo, pop punk and melodic hardcore bands such as Taking Back Sunday and The Movielife. History. Koyo formed in 2020 in Stony Brook, New York; the band describes themselves  as playing "Stony Brook hardcore." Most of Koyo's members played in other hardcore bands such as SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Typecaste, Rain of Salvation, Hangman and Adrenaline. As all of the members were longtime friends before deciding to record music together, the ultimate goal was to "start more bands with the same core group of friends and see what sticks," according to vocalist Joey Chiaramonte, who is also the singer of the band Typecaste. Another band, Soul Provider, also came out of this exercise. Originally named The L Word after the album "Taming the L Word" by Long Island melodic hardcore band  Silent Majority, guitarist Mike Marazzo suggested the name "Koyo", named after the Japanese term for the colors of leaves changing in autumn. On March 14, 2020, the band released their debut EP "Painting Words Into Lines." This was followed by the EP "Drives Out East" on July 6, 2021. The EP's lead single "Moriches", named after Moriches Road on Long Island, came out a week earlier along with a music video. On March 7, 2022, Koyo signed to Pure Noise Records and released a new single, "Ten Digits Away". Influences. Koyo has named Long Island emo and melodic hardcore  bands as influences, including Brand New, Crime in Stereo, Glassjaw, Taking Back Sunday and The Movielife.