Horse Jumper of Love + support: Joyer

Horse Jumper of Love is a Boston-based trio known for their raw, aching blend of slowcore and shoegaze. Originally formed by Dimitri Giannopoulos, John Margaris, and James Doran as teenagers playing Boston house shows, the band’s self-titled 2016 debut grew from humble basement recordings into a modern classic. Its intimate, rough-edged songs captured the disorientation of growing up, falling in love, heartbreak, and the transition from adolescence into adulthood. What began as a record Giannopoulos never expected many people to hear instead became a defining release of the 2010s, helping bring slowcore and shoegaze back into the indie rock conversation. Since then, Horse Jumper of Love have gone from Boston basements to worldwide headline tours and high-profile festivals, while sharing stages with influential acts including Duster. Their self-titled debut has had a lasting influence on a new generation of bands such as They Are Gutting A Body of Water, Teethe, and Shallowater, with its elegiac songs becoming slowcore staples. To mark its tenth anniversary, the album has been expanded and remastered with archival material, including unreleased demos, B-sides, alternate versions,...