Like human tissue, Modern Color are in the business of regeneration. From the ashes of scattered South Bay bands they’d all belonged to over the years, with a steadfastly DIY attitude, they created a sound and an ethos built upon freedom, fluidity, and self-actualization. A project first spawned in the metal space, Modern Color swung post-hardcore, its members feeling their way through another instrumental landscape, drawing a map of clean and unclean vocals to match. Though today the group — whose lineup includes Chad Leaf, Chris Martinez, Vince Nguyen, and Fleming Valenzuela — may have surpassed categorization as “new” on the scene with 10 years under their belt, the exciting, shapeshifting sound is perennial. The band’s thirst to find and represent themselves authentically in their craft is proven by a catalog that contains many chapters, and something to satisfy all alternative palates.