With "Box In The Basement," nothing, nowhere. Comes back with a familiar pain that has gotten worse over time and distance. The new song is Joseph Mulherin's first release since his 2025 album will it emo (vol.1). It feels more like a reckoning than a return, like an artist opening a door that had been closed and letting the memories rush out.
The song has a dreamy post-hardcore feel, and the way it balances weight and melody feels like someone who's been listening to these sounds for years. The backbone is made up of crunchy guitars and emo-leaning textures. Mulherin's delivery has a quiet urgency that traces the emotional residue of moments once close, now packed away. This feels, but not in a showy way. It feels processed, lived-in, and unresolved in the most honest way.
The music video that goes with it makes that feeling even stronger. The song is shown through movement and memory, crowds, travel, fleeting connections, and the blur between nights. It was made from footage taken during the 2025 Return Of The Reaper tour in the UK and Europe. The visuals don't aim for perfection, instead, they strive for realism, which supports the idea that the past is never as far away as we think, especially when it travels from city to city.
Joseph Mulherin and Anton DeLost wrote "Box In The Basement," and DeLost also produced it. The song is all about restraint. It doesn't try to change things, it just makes nothing, nowhere. turning emotional fragments into relieving noise. As a single release, it marks the start of a new chapter that pays respect to what came before without making it sound better than it was.
"Box In The Basement" is a reminder that some things can be put away but never really forgotten, whether you've been listening for a long time or just started.
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