Hailing from northern Virginia, pulses. is a 4 piece post-hardcore band whose goal is to stretch the “post” out as far as it can go. Across 3 full length albums, 2 EPs, a couple singles and covers, the band has melded upbeat R&B/hip hop, brooding emo, pop, funk, into some of their mainstay songs. In addition to those genres, their alternate a-sides include mixes of dance punk, hardcore, j-rock, and even ska or 2-step garage. To the untrained ear, this may sound like too much. However, when it’s pulses. behind the curation, you’d be surprised at how seamless these sounds can be intertwined. About the band’s latest effort, "It Wasn't Supposed To Be Like This", Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan writes, “it’s nearly impossible to sum up the new pulses. album in one word, but if I had to try: maximal. It just does everything.”