New Music & Video Release - Koyo share new single/video, 'What I'm Worth' - 12th March 2026
Photo Credit - Matt Fevrier
Artist Name - Koyo
Release Name - What I'm Worth
Release Date - 12th March 2026
Genre - Pop Punk, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore
Label - Pure Noise Records
Long Island punk upstarts Koyo recently announced their sophomore album, Barely Here, arriving May 8th via Pure Noise Records, and now they're back with another kinetic new single, What I'm Worth.
Clocking in at ten songs in just 28 minutes, Barely Here is a lean blast of incredibly anthemic punk that packs the firecracker guts of The Movielife, the widescreen hooks of Taking Back Sunday, and the tuneful grit of Silent Majority—but more than anything it sounds like Koyo themselves.
Lead single Irreversible highlighted the band's mastery of bouncy tempos and big melodies, and now What I'm Worth dives into darker waters with churning riffs and fiery vocals from frontman Joey Chiaramonte.Koyo's debut full-length, Would You Miss It? drew acclaim from listeners and critics alike for their unabashedly heart-on-sleeve blend of punk, hardcore, and emo, and now Barely Here hones that combination even further.
“A lot of bands think their second album has to be this magnum opus epic that sews so many things together, and I think we’d actually taken more of that approach with our first LP, ” explains Chiaramonte. “So with Barely Here we wanted to do the opposite of that trajectory–we wanted to refine our strengths instead of doing this purposeful departure. It’s a snapshot of what our band is in its most no-frills, perfected form.”
Produced, engineered, and mixed by longtime collaborator Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far), and featuring guest appearances from Sammy Ciaramitaro of Drain and Marisa Shirar of Fleshwater, Barely Here sounds like a confident band who know exactly what they want to make and excel at making it.
Koyo will be celebrating Barely Here with another round of truly relentless touring, including upcoming North American runs with Rise Against, Hot Mulligan, and Joyce Manor, a Japanese tour, and appearances at Sound & Fury and Louder Than Life.
BARELY HERE - OUT MAY 8th https://purenoiserecs.lnk.to/KoyoBarely Here Track Listing:
01. Barely Here
02. Jet Stream Wish
03. Saying Vs Meaning (feat. Sammy Ciaramitaro)
04. It Happens to the Best of Us
05. You Hate Me
06. Selden Mansions
07. Oxidize (feat. Marisa Shirar)
08. What I'm Worth
09. Pace and Loiter
10. Irreversible