Heccra is a one-person project that sprung out of working in what they describe as a “shitty-seafood restaurant” and “feeling the fatalism of being trapped in a foggy, dark, and wet hometown.” What was created on White Eagle felt like emo’s version of The Shape of Punk to Come. It didn’t necessarily feel beholden to the emo revival we were experiencing in 2012 but something that was more a reflection of the modern internet age. The songs were kaleidoscopic and often featured breakdowns that made sense on a metalcore record. There was a sense of invention, as if something totally new could come out of the speakers in the next second. I don’t love to use the word genre-bending, but in this case, it feels apt because there’s no other way to describe it. As time went on, emo has moved closer to Heccra with fifth wave emo. You can hear Heccra’s influence all over the place, from Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly to Your Arms Are My Cocoon.
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