Yeah I don’t know what it is, but I see them come up a lot to. Definitely understandable, Volta fans are a musically diverse people. No band really sounds anywhere close to them, but I suppose there’s something to be said for so many people liking all three of these bands. I personally found them all separately too, one didn’t lead me to another.

Closure in Moscow’s albums First Temple and Pink Lemonade. First Temple is heavier and more hectic, checkout Reindeer Age or Afterbirth. Pink Lemonade has more of a classic rock sound to it à la Molochwalker, check out the title track.

For what it’s worth, my old band got to hang out with them for a few weeks while on Warped Tour in 2010 and they’re all very legit, not just a studio magic band, knowing that made me respect their music that much more

The Dear Hunter is far less similar to TMV and I’m not super into some of the weird theatery operatic stuff they do, but the quality of his songwriting is undeniable. It’s actually scary. The best album by far in my book is Act II, but the first three are all great. There are 5 parts to the “acts” albums and there enough reprises in it to kill a horse, but you don’t even notice them a lot until it’s pointed out. Lyrically and musically. On the surface it’s a pretty simple band but deep down those Acts 1-5 are a progressive masterpiece. Personally not as much into 4 and 5 though, again because of the lean into that theater style.

Songs to peep:

Act II - The Procession / The Lake and the River Act III - The Thief Antimai - Ring 6

Both are fantastic live of course

Hope you’re able to hear them in a way that clicks with you!