Call them hardcore, punk, whatever. Just don't accuse Anxious of being anything other than themselves.

Their 2nd album BAMBI is a blend of melodic hardcore, emo, punk and 90s alt sound.

Dante Melucci and Grady Allen told me how they found their sound.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5252711/dear-listeners-bambi-is-whatever-the-band-anxious-says-it-is