DRUNK UNCLE finds joy in twinkle and chaos without taking emo too seriously

DRUNK UNCLE finds joy in twinkle and chaos without taking emo too seriously

There’s a reason the new Fiction Years II EP by Drunk Uncle doesn’t read like a basement diary or a long sigh under a streetlight. The Austin trio—Peyton, Will, and Jake—aren’t here to write heartbreak anthems. They’re carving out emo that sounds like movement, like sweating through your shirt in the Texas heat. “We wanted this release to be fun and summer-y in texture,” Peyton says. “Emo music that sounds upbeat and happy.” That’s the entire po…