The songs of Washington, D.C. duo Origami Angel are frequently concerned with coming to grips with the loss of innocence and a yearning for a simpler past. They've amassed a discography of songs that feel familiar to lovers of turn-of-the-millennium emo and pop-punk: fast-paced electric guitar riffage and pounding drums underscore sincere but rarely overwrought melodies. Their debut album, Somewhere City (2019), was a calling card that buoyed them through releasing scores of material that not even a global pandemic could slow down.
Singer/songwriter guitarist Ryland Heagy, wh...