Bury the Pines ended 2025 with a new album that is the soundtrack to our 2026.

Cleveland-based band Bury the Pines released their new album Industry Plant on December 5, 2025. Some key songs off the album had already been released such as “ADHD”, “All Quiet”, and “Afternoon in June”. The album offered a bold take on alternative music with layered instrumentals, catchy vocals and pure talent.

Industry Plant has a wide variety of influences. When talking to guitarist Joe Skowronski, he stated there are “a lot of the more modern sounds come from some different areas of post hardcore. When I was doing a lot of guitar tracking I was listening to the album Pantheon by Dance Gavin Dance and I think you can hear that influence in the first two songs specifically.”

The song “ADHD” is reminiscent of early Fall Out Boy when there was still a little screamo in there, especially near the end of the song when frontman Marcus Smith sings “I can’t focus on shit” along side unclean vocalist Nathaniel Weber in a moment of pure ADHD-fueled chaos. The song “Hearts on Fire” is easily a standout bop on the album. With lyrics like “suck it up buttercup/dry your tears/there’s always next year” partnered with raw guitar riffs, This song will make you want to put your windows down and sing along, even in the cold.

There’s no way we can talk about this album without mentioning the absolutely sick saxophone solo in “Pardon My French”. This song talks about going through feelings of struggling but working through it without the influence of others, with Smith singing “I’ve been running on E for 100 days/Who left you to run the castle” to anyone that brings you down. While the musicality of the song is already showcased through short and dramatic notes along with rhythmic tempos, the build up to the saxophone break mirrors the feeling of pressure building on someone trying to be enough for someone else.

This album is an easy no-skip listen. Industry Plant’s success even led to Bury the Pines to earn a spot as a finalist in the Cleveland Music Awards. Although many bands were considered, they were one of three finalist bands completeing for the title of Best Alternative in Cleveland for 2025.

Make sure you check out Industry Plant and follow Bury the Pines here and all their social media to experience this masterpiece yourself!

Featured Image: Bury the Pines performs at The Roxy for the Cleveland Awards Alternative Showcase 01/23/2025 (Credit: Cody Stoll)