Welcome to New Music Friday, where we wrap-up all of the releases from the week ranging from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Give our release calendar a look to see what other releases are coming up. The NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page.
STAFF PICKS
Fromjoy – Monochrome (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jack W recommends: Returning with what may be their most polarising single to date, the ever innovative fromjoy release new track “monochrome”, which sees them exploring an entirely new soundscape. Hauntingly beautiful cleans meet echoing guitars to form what may well be one of the band’s most atmospheric tracks to date. Also, not to mention a stellar mix that makes it all feel huge. Entirely new yet still distinctly fromjoy, “monochrome” is not a track you want to miss!
Hell Hotel – sweetness. (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Amy recommends: Hell Hotel, an Emo duo, who are making their mark within the alternative music scene are back with their independently released fifth single “Sweetness”. Following the bands previous success, they are clearly not afraid to show off their talent in the form of absolute bangers. This single, from the get go, perfectly demonstrates Demi Jay and Tom Maxfield’s contrasting vocals as well as Maxfield’s heavy guitar riffs. With influences such as Holding Absence and Static Dress, whom we can hear reflected in their sound, confirms that the band is undoubtedly on their way to greatness.
Ill Defined – Almost Everything (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jack W recommends: A fantastically structured blend of upbeat, squeaky clean cleans and traditional post-hardcore, Ill Defined showcase what may well be their strongest single to date. A product of years of hard work and constant refinement, every element is executed with a level of forethought and expertise which rivals some of the greats. “Almost Everything” sees the band progressing from a promising up-and-comer to a hidden gem, and only time will tell what’s in store for them, and what they have in store for us.
HAAL – Plate 43 (…Or Standing on the Toes of Giants) (Single)
Label – BABKA
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: HAAL dropped this long-time live staple, a grand track yet touching on all their facets: progressive post punk with unexpected grooves and intricate sound design, intent on putting a chill down your spine. This ought to be a smash hit among fans of the early ‘Windmill scene’ sound.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Caliban – Back from Hell
Label – Century Media Records
Changeling – Changeling
Label – Season of Mist
Employed to Serve – Fallen Star
Label – Spinefarm Records
Ghost – Skeletá
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Inhuman Nature – Greater Than Death
Label – Church Road Records
Kardashev – Alunea
Label – Metal Blade Records
LANDMVRKS – The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been
Label – Arising Empire
Lost for Life – Unless One of Us Dies First
Label – DAZE
Monk – Dark Side of the Mind
Label – Dine Alone Records
Watch Me Rise – A DECADE FULL OF SETBACKS AND MISTAKES
Label – Independent
COLDSTATE – The Lovely (EP)
Label – Independent
Mafia Birdhouse – Martyr (EP)
Label – Independent
Caged – The Fall Of The Damned (EP)
Label – Genet Records
Andromida – Pressure (Single)
Label – Independent
Archers – Better Off (Single)
Label – SBG Records
As The Structure Fails – Take My Life (Single)
Label – Independent
Bloodred Hourglass – The Crown Is Permanent (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
Bury Tomorrow – Forever the Night (Single)
Label – Music For Nations
Cancer Bats – Backstab the Rat Race (Single)
Label – Batskull Records
Dark Signal – Against the Parade (Single)
Label – SBG Records
Destroy//Create – D.O.M. (Single)
Label – Four Pillar Music Group
Everyone Dies in Utah – One Missed Call (Single)
Label – Independent
Fit for a King – No Tomorrow (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Greed Worm – Faculties of the wvrm (rot of the senses) (Single)
Label – Independent
HELL CAN WAIT – No Second Chances (Single)
Label – Independent
Hollow Valley – Grace // Grotesque (Single)
Label – Four Pillar Music Group
HVSTE – Umbra (Single)
Label – Independent
King 810 – Rustbelt Numetal (Single)
Label – Independent
LASTELLE – Tired Eyes (Single)
Label – Independent
MAYFLOWER – Heavy Hearts (Single)
Label – Independent
Nylist – Bloodletting (feat. Sinizter) (Single)
Label – Independent
Ov Ruin – Eternal Lament (Single)
Label – Independent
Prospective – Broken (Single)
Label – Independent
Re-bured – Jagged Psyche (Single)
Label – Translation Loss Records
RinRin – This Is Not the Time (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records
silverlake murder – The Shape (Single)
Label – Independent
Surefire – The Worst of Me (Single)
Label – We Are Triumphant
Vault 51 – Mirrors (Single)
Label – Thermal Noise
LIMBS – Oxygen (Single)
Label – UNFD
Straight Shot Home – Liquid Love (Single)
Label – Independent
Across the Divide – Unaware (Single)
Label – Independent
Dayseeker – Pale Moonlight (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Gradience – Lucid (feat. Ghost Iris) (Single)
Label – Independent
King Yosef – The Harperbeast (From Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson) (Single)
Label – Independent
low before the breeze – Cadaver Synod (Single)
Label – Terminus Hate City
Nuvolascura – and in the end, you threw it all away (Single)
Label – Zegema Beach Records
PSYCHO-FRAME – THE PORTAL (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Chepang – Gatichad (Single)
Label – Relapse Records
Classic Jack – SUB-ZERO (Single)
Label – Independent
Revnoir – New World (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Teeth – I am the Way to Oblivion (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Echos & Gold Souls (Single)
Label – Eternal Suffering
Graysea – Next Semester (Single)
Label – Independent
Death Whore – Noyé Dans le Sang (Single)
Label – No Good To Anyone Productions
Mugshot – Die in Fear / Afore A Waking Nightmare (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Feign – After the Goodbye (EP)
Label – Theoria Records
Higher Walls – No End (EP)
Label – Independent
408 – Desolate Phantom (Single)
Label – No Match Records
In Other Climes – Subzero (Single)
Label – Dead Serious Recordings
Manos De Fierro – Plenty Tough (Single)
Label – Creator Destructor Records
Minus Youth – Ending Things (Single)
Label – Teenage Duty Records
Obstruktion – Touched by the Void (Single)
Label – Suicide Records
The Chain – Eye For Eye (Single)
Label – Last Ride Records
Feed The Beast – Exorcism (Single)
Label – Futureless
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
About Monsters – Hidden Dystopia
Label – Redfield Records
Deathbyromy – HOLLOYWOOD FOREVER
Label – Independent
EYES – SPINNER
Label – Prosthetic Records
GhostSeeker – Divergence
Label – Independent
Heart Attack Man – Joyride The Pale Horse
Label – Independent
James and the Cold Gun – Face in the Mirror
Label – Loosegroove Records
Point Mort – Le point de non-retour
Label – Almost Famous
Not Enough Space & Dark Divine – Eye 4 An Eye (EP)
Label – Thriller Records
Patience – Third Time Lucky (EP)
Label – Independent
After Hour Animals – Human Parasite (Single)
Label – Independent
Beauty in a Plastic Bag – Missing (Single)
Label – Outlive Records
DROUGHT – We’re the Flora (feat. Fiddlehead) (Single)
Label – Iodine Recordings
Emery – ONE PLACE SO (Single)
Label – Skeleton Club
Krooked Tongue – Marigold (Single)
Label – Independent
Layen_ – 5 or 6 a.m. (Single)
Label – Cursewords
Linkin Park – Unshatter (Single)
Label – Warner Music
MAYFLOWER – Heavy Hearts (Single)
Label – Independent
Minus Youth – Ending Things (Single)
Label – Independent
SENNA – Drunk Dial Anthem (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Sleep Token – Damocles (Single)
Label – RCNA
Softcult – Pill to Swallow (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records
squall. – …of Your Silence (Single)
Label – Independent
TSS – Ending Scene (Single)
Label – Fearless Record
Angel Number – Anxiously Walking on Water (Single)
Label – Independent
Anthony Green – She Loves Me So / Stonehearted Man (Single)
Label – Born Losers Records
Arm’s Length – The Weight (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Calva Louise – Lo Que Vale (Single)
Label – Mascot Records
ENOX – Sedative (SIngle)
Label – Theoria Records
hiccup – EVERYTHING SUCKS (Single)
Label – The Vibe Records
The All-American Rejects – Sandbox (Single)
Label – Slick Shoes
Hundredth – Blitz (Single)
Label – Independent
Planning For Burial – You Think (Single)
Label – The Flenser
FOXHAUNT – The Daylight Between Us (feat. Sixth Wonder) (Single)
Label – Independent
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
BIG|BRAVE – OST
Label – Thrill Jockey
Samia – Bloodbless
Label – Grand Jury Music
Sxnctuary – Resurgence
Label – Independent
Pillowprince – pretty, baby! (EP)
Label – Dune Altar
Tennis – Face Down In The Garden (EP)
Label – Independent
Arcade Fire – Pink Elephant (Single)
Label – Columbia
Ella Vos – Cried at the Party (Single)
Label – SUperglue Recors
Kai Cult – ALWAYS BASED (Single)
Label – Independent
Palmist – Got Another Lover (Single)
Label – Independent
Seafret – Wait (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Seven Lions – Sunshine (Single)
Label – Ophelia Records
The New Division – Spiral Decent (Single)
Label – Independent
8485 – G.I.R.L. (Single)
Label – Independent
Hoshimachi Suisei – 夜に咲く
Label – COVER Corp.
Jasmine Clarke – Blue (Single)
Label – Independent
New Age Thief – tellanotherlie [bleeding] (Single)
Label – Independent
Bleach Lab – Feel Something (Single)
Label – Independent
Squid – The Hearth And Circle Round Fire (Single)
Label – Warp Records
Aly & AJ – Dandelions (Single)
Label – Independent
Laura Jane Grace – Active Trauma (Single)
Label – Polyvinyl Records
Pelican – Pining For Ever (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
she’s green – Figurines (Single)
Label – Photo Finish Records
Soot Sprite – Vicious Cycles (Single)
Label – Specialist Subject