Seattle’s It Haunts arrive with the kind of debut EP that doesn’t feel like a beginning so much as an overdue emergence. Rooted in melodic metal, atmospheric shoegaze, and the emotional volatility of post-hardcore, the band threads heaviness and vulnerability with a clarity that’s rare for any project — let alone one that traces its origins back to a Craigslist ad.
Drummer/vocalist Ronnie Navarro formed the early nucleus of the band in late 2021, connecting first with guitarist Kane Bowen and then bassist/vocalist Jonathan Narmita. The earliest writing sessions were marked by upheaval, uncertainty, and the slow formation of trust — lineup shifts, life changes, and the long process of figuring out what the band really wanted to say. When guitarist Gibran Esa joined, the sound snapped into place. From there, the identity of It Haunts became unmistakable:
heavy, melodic, atmospheric, and emotionally unguarded.
Their debut EP, No Light to Save Me — recorded with Derek Moree at Studio Litho and mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth — is a tense, reflective exploration of trauma, refuge, and the long crawl toward healing. Navarro describes their sound as “trauma and healing,” while Narmita calls it “tension and release.” Both perspectives cut through the EP’s four tracks. ‘The Grove’ hits with immediate weight, its full-band entrance the kind of moment that still gives Navarro goosebumps. ‘Delicate Glass’ is built on fragility and open space, anchored by Narmita’s line “illumination finds its space” before Gibran’s guitar unfurls into an aching melodic bloom.
Lyrically, the EP is deeply personal. Navarro writes through healthy masculinity, grief, and the search for sanctuary; Narmita draws from visual art, shaping his lyrics like abstract forms — fragmented, reconstructed, open to interpretation. The title track closes the EP with a long, meditative outro that Narmita describes as “a moment to absorb and reflect… a sound bath after the emotional weight of the journey.” It’s the kind of ending that lingers, not because it resolves anything, but because it allows you to sit with everything the band is processing in real time.
For a band only a couple of shows into their existence, It Haunts already carry themselves like something fully realized. Loud, vulnerable, atmospheric, and honest — this is Pacific Northwest heaviness with a pulse and a purpose.
Today we’re shining a light on No Light to Save Me, an EP worth every moment of your attention.
No Light To Save Me by It Haunts
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