Febuary (band)

Febuary
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
GenresScreamo
Years active2023–2024; 2024–present
Labels
  • Zegema Beach
  • Milk Crate
Members
  • Rila Ogawa
  • Abby Walker
  • Airon Gauuf
  • Italy Jones
Past members
  • Steph Webb
  • Dylan Samuel

Febuary is an American screamo band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They are one of the forefront and most commercially successful bands in the 2020s wave of the screamo genre, being amongst the first bands in the genre to play the major festival Coachella. They have released a full-length album and an EP.

Formed in 2023, their founding lineup consisted of Rila Ogawa (guitar, vocals), Steph Webb (bass, vocals) and Abby Walker (drums). After their first show, they were additionally joined by Airon Gauuf (guitar, vocals). They released their debut album February in 2024. Following its release, Steph Webb departed, replaced by Dylan Samuel. Within months, they had disbanded. Febuary reunited at the end of 2024, rejoined by Webb. They released the EP Run Like a Girl in 2025, after which Webb departed again, replaced by Italy Jones.

History

Febuary was formed in 2023[1] in Las Vegas by Rila Ogawa (guitar, vocals), Steph Webb (bass, vocals) and Abby Walker (drums). Webb coined the name "Febuary" because her birthday was in February and, when pronouncing the month, she does not enunciate its first R. At their first show, their friend Airon Gauuf was impressed by their music and asked to join. He became an additional guitarist and vocalist.[2]

They released their debut album February on April 20, 2024. In the following months, they undertook various support slots on tours across the United States.[3] By April 29, Webb had departed from the group, replaced by Dylan Samuel.[4] By August, they had disbanded.[3] During this time, they began to gain significant attention through videos posted on the app TikTok.[1]

By July 2025, Febuary had reunited, releasing the EP Run Like A Girl on July 6, 2025.[5] One this EP, they were rejoined by Webb, however soon she departed from the band again.[6] That month, Webb accused Febuary on social media of kicking her out for "not being emo enough". She alleged she wrote the song "I Hope Everyone Remembers What You Were", which was included on Run Like A Girl, however the remaining members had changed the lyrics to be a diss track against her. She released her original version of the song on Soundcloud, under the name "I hope everyone knows what I was too." The band responded with a statement alleging that Webb had wanted to change from bassist to guitarist, and the other members had disagreed. They also stated that the "not being emo enough" claim was a misquote, and instead a reference to how, following their disbandment, Webb had claimed she never liked screamo.[7] Bass duties were subsequently taken on by Italy Jones.[8]

On October 31, 2025, Ogawa was featured on the song "Dead Stars" by In Loving Memory.[9] Between March 12 and 15, 2026, they toured the U.S. supporting Angel Dust.[10] They performed at Coachella in April 2026.[11] They will perform at Outbreak Festival in June 2026.[12] Between October 7 and November 13, they will tour North America supporting Basement, alongside Momma, High Vis, Big Boy and First Day Back.[13][14]

Musical style

Critics have categorised Febuary's music as screamo.[15][16][17] They incorporate elements of post-rock and sometimes sass.[3]

Their music is raw and has a depressive mood. They make use of two lead vocalists,[18] using both screamed vocals[18] and spoken word.[8] Their songs are based around dynamics, contrasting melancholic soft sections with whispered vocals against loud sections.[19] They merge screamo instrumental sections with ones that are slower, brooding and post-rock-inspired.[3] Their recordings often include parts generally cut out of conventional recordings, such as heavy breathing and guitar pickup buzz.[8] Some songs include blast beats.[19] Idioteq writer Karol Kamiński said their music "channels urgency, pain, and resilience into every second — a raw portrait of defiance and identity in a scene still crawling out of its boy-club past"[20]

They have cited influences including Suis La Lune, Lazarus Plot, Foxtails, I Hate Sex, Crochet,[21] Mineral, Tiny Moving Parts, second-wave emo and hardcore punk.[22]

Febuary are a part of the "thriving" 2020s wave of screamo,[23] being one of its forefront acts[24] and amongst its most commercially successful. They were one of the first screamo band to play Coachella.[25] Stereogum writer Danielle Chelosky called their song "No Way..." an "instant emo classic" and credited their 2025 EP Run Like A Girl wuith establishing summer 2025 as "Screamo summer".[5] That year, Brooklyn Vegan editor Andrew Sacher called them "one of the most exciting new screamo bands".[9]

Members

Current
  • Rila Ogawa – guitar, vocals (2023–2024; 2024–present)
  • Abby Walker – drums (2023–2024; 2024–present)
  • Airon Gauuf – guitar, vocals (2023–2024; 2024–present)
  • Italy Jones – bass (2025–present)
Former
  • Steph Webb – bass, vocals (2023–2024; 2024–2025)
  • Dylan Samuel – bass (2024)

Discography

Albums
  • February (2024)
EPs
  • Run Like a Girl (2025)

References

  1. 1 2 SCHRAMM, JULIA (9 February 2026). "SOMETHING IN THE WAY: EMO'S BIGGEST FESTIVAL". wecb. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Febuary interview (Interview). boygirl magazine. November 23, 2024. Event occurs at 30s. Retrieved June 11, 2026. Rila Ogawa: We were just three girls hanging out being awesome and we decided to make music and it just worked out and then Aaron was like "hey you guys are awesome, can I join and we were like "Airon, you're as girly as it comes, yeah".
    Airon Gauuf: We were all friends I was there at their first show, it was incredible, I'm not an original member, but uh it was incredible and I knew like instantly that they got it, like "these girls are the shit, real deal right here, yeah so like I was like I had to ask if I could join...
    Steph Webb: My birthday's in February, took out the first R because who the says the first R, you know right?
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stounn, Phillip (26 August 2024). "Febuary – February". Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Febuary in the ring of hearts + interview (Interview). Angelm. April 29, 2024. Event occurs at 27m. Retrieved June 11, 2026. We got a new bassist, Dylan Samuel.
  5. 1 2 Chelosky, Danielle (5 July 2025). "Stream Febuary's Awesome New EP Run Like A Girl". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  6. ↑ LAPIERRE, MEGAN. "Febuary Respond to Former Bassist's Claim That She Was Kicked Out for Not Being Emo Enough │ Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. ↑ DeVille, Chris (10 July 2025). "Febuary Address Ex-Bassist's Claim She Was Kicked Out For Not Being Emo Enough". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "Buzz Sound: febuary". rcmndedlisten. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 Sacher, Andrew. "In Loving Memory share new song ft. Febuary vocalist, playing shows with Spirit of Versailles & Catalyst". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Angel Du$t Share New Song "DU$T," Announce Big Tour". Stereogum. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Coachella 2026 Lineup Takeaways: From Pop Stars to Punk Bands to a Weird Radiohead Thing". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Baldin, Benedetta (3 November 2025). "Outbreak festival reveals first wave of bands for 2026". Chaoszine. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Basement announce North American tour w/ Momma, DIIV, Fiddlehead, First Day Back, Febuary, more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Basement Lead Stacked Fall North American Tour". Knotfest. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of October". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Breihan, Tom (17 September 2025). "Kind Of Like Spitting Frontman Ends Band After Febuary Vocalist's Grooming Allegations". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "FEBRUARY release new EP 'Run Like a Girl'". lambgoat.com. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  18. 1 2 Zakusilo, Ozzie. "90.3 FM the Core | Concert Review: High./Febuary/I Promised The World/Midrift". www.thecore.fm. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  19. 1 2 Zullo, Darin (31 January 2026). "Something in the Way Fest 2026: Live updates from Roadrunner". Boston.com.
  20. ↑ Kamiński, Karol (9 July 2025). "In Shorts: New releases in Hardcore, Screamo & Punk Rock – Early July - IDIOTEQ.com". Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Febuary interview (Interview). boygirl magazine. November 23, 2024. Event occurs at 4m. Retrieved June 11, 2026. We would just like share like our biggest inspos like with female vocalists Lazarus Plot, Fox Tales, Suis La Lune, I Hate Sex... shoutout Abby from Crochet... that's the biggest inspo right there.
  22. ↑ (Podcast). TakeBreakKazu: TakeBreakKazu. May 19, 2025. Event occurs at 9m43s [Taking A Break With Febuary (Rila, Abby, Steph, Airon) Taking A Break With Febuary (Rila, Abby, Steph, Airon)]. Retrieved June 11, 2026. I took a lot of inspiration like in my guitar playing as a whole from um like mineral and like second wave emo and a lot of hardcore too... Mineral was like a really big influence on my tone specifically, the band Tiny Moving Parts too. {{cite AV media}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ "10 Bands Expected to Kill It at Outbreak Festival 2026". Knotfest. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Outbreak 2026: Ones To Watch". Boolin Tunes. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "BOOLINTUNES: EPs Of The Year 2025". Boolin Tunes. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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