Macseal
Twinkly Long Island emo sweetness — soft-spoken hooks and math-lite guitars that hug rather than punch.
Macseal is an emo band from Long Island, New York, that began releasing music in the mid-2010s through a run of EPs and splits before the full-length Super Enthusiast arrived in 2019 on Counter Intuitive Records. The group works in the fifth-wave emo idiom, with clean, interlocking guitar lines, shifting time signatures and vocals shared between members.
Their songs tend to favour melody and restraint over volume, using bright guitar figures and unforced harmonies rather than the shouted dynamics common elsewhere in the genre.
Festivals Macseal is playing
Macseal at a glance
What festivals is Macseal playing in 2026?
Macseal is booked at 1 festival: Riot Fest 2026.
Is Macseal playing Riot Fest 2026?
Yes — Macseal is on the Riot Fest 2026 lineup, September 18–20, 2026 at Douglass Park, Chicago, IL. They play Sunday, September 20.
Where is Macseal from?
Macseal is from Long Island, NY.
What kind of music does Macseal play?
Macseal is tagged emo and indie.
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