Lovers of grunge and gaze-y subgenres, this one’s for you.
There’s something about “in the marrow” that immediately pulls you in. It has that perfect mix of noise and emotion where everything feels a little hazy, a little heavy, but still strangely comforting. The emerging grunge-gaze project Tunneling has been steadily building momentum over the past year, and this track feels like one of their strongest releases yet.
The song blends thick walls of distorted guitar with melodic vocals that almost float underneath the surface of the mix. There’s a rawness to the songwriting that keeps it grounded somewhere closer to alternative rock and grunge than pure shoegaze.
What makes “in the marrow” work so well is the atmosphere. The rhythm keeps pushing forward while the vocals feel intentionally buried just enough to make the whole thing feel dreamlike.
It also feels incredibly natural. Nothing about the song sounds overthought or polished to death. It captures that messy, emotional energy that made so much 90s alternative music resonate in the first place.
As the song builds, it never loses its sense of melody underneath all the distortion. That balance is probably what makes the track stick with you after it ends. It’s the kind of song you throw on once and then somehow replay three more times without realizing it. Meaning it gets a spot on the main playlist, and I decided to dive deeper into their discography. I was not disappointed. With releases like “Back of Your Mind,” “You’re Surprised?,” and the Side One EP already helping establish their sound, “in the marrow” feels like another big step forward for Tunneling. They’re definitely a project worth paying attention to. Stream their latest single now!
Written by Newt Fangs
