Free Throw formed in Nashville in 2012 and have been a mainstay of the midwest emo revival ever since — twinkly guitar work and emotionally direct songwriting, all on Triple Crown Records. Bear Your Mind (2017) is the fan favorite; Piecing It Together (2022) is just as strong. Shop Free Throw vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Free Throw formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2012. The band has been on Triple Crown Records throughout their catalog. They have built a sustained audience in the contemporary emo and indie rock revival scenes alongside contemporaries like Mom Jeans., Origami Angel, and others.
Free Throw's sound combines emo, indie rock, midwest emo, math rock, and post-hardcore with Castro's distinctive intimate vocal delivery, intricate twinkly guitar work, and emotionally direct lyrical content addressing mental health, relationships, and personal experience.
Triple Crown Records pressings of the Free Throw catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions.
Listeners new to Free Throw typically start with Bear Your Mind (2017) or Piecing It Together (2022).
