Welcome to this week’s New Music Friday, our wrap-up of all the releases ranging from metalcore, post-hardcore, indie and alternative. Take a look at our release calendar to see what releases are due soon. The NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page.
STAFF PICKS
Sarita Idalia – Traces of Light (Single)
Label – Stellar Frequencies
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Sarita Idalia’s new track “Traces of Light” is a frigid ballad for fuzz pedals, the best she’s sounded in her solo work so far. The all-important mix is deliberately cold and unforgiving, as if the drums only an arm’s reach away, whilst the vocals are spectral and starlike. Certainly one for the slow-heads, fans of Grouper, Chelsea Wolfe, and Midwife. The track will appear on an upcoming record released through French label Stellar Frequencies, a proudly reverb-oriented label.
Nedaj – DARKNESS (feat. FlowerBoyDeMii) (Single)
Label – NUMBPROMISES
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Nedaj continues their standout year with their latest collaboration alongside breakcore stalwart FloweBoyDeMii on track “DARKNESS”. Racing beats dance around the soundscape with remixed and blended vocals, adding in an ethereal quality to “DARKNESS”.
Mountain Caller – March of the Göll (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Single number three from three-piece Mountain Caller is track… five, “March of the Göll”. It starts all nasty, likely the heaviest moment on the upcoming record, but it still presents their blend of bouncy instrumental-doom. The finale is stellar, somehow binding an epic tale into just six minutes.
Perturbator – Dangerous (feat. Kabbel) (From The “American Psycho” Comic Series Soundtrack) (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harry recommends: The king of synthwave makes their return with soundtrack feature “Dangerous”, working alongside fellow Frenchmen, Kabbel. Both combine to make for a scintillating and groove laden listen.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Atreyu – The Beautiful Dark of Life
Label – Spinefarm Records
Bloodred Hourglass – How’s the Heart? (Bonus Version)
Label – Out of Line Music
Jarhead Fertilizer – Carceral Warfare
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Osiah – Kairos
Label – Unique Leader Records
Surut – Unelma
Label – Suicide Records
Break Fifty – Every Scream Became a Whisper in the Dark (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
PSYCHO-FRAME – AUTOMATIC DEATH PROTOCOL (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – SWAMP SOUND
SAVE US – Lucid (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Year of the Rat Records
Andromida – Lost Voices (EP)
Label – FixT
Never Back Down – Pathfinder (EP)
Label – Independent
Neverland in Ashes – Haunted (EP)
Label – Independent
Weightless – A STATE OF MIND (EP)
Label – Independent
CLEARxCUT – The Seventh Seal (Single)
Lagel – Lifeforce Records
Discoveries NC – Spineless (feat. Taylor Barber) (Single)
Label – Independent
Embla North – Like Hell (Single)
Label – Lost Tongue Records
Glassbone – No elevation for the sinners (Single)
Label – Independent
Quiet Fear – Presidio (Single)
Label – Persistent Vision
TheCityIsOurs – Shame (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Vanitas – I’m Here (from “Sonic Frontiers) (Single)
Label – Independent
ZOMBIESHARK! – Put Your Glasses On, Nothing Can Be Wrong (Single)
Label – Theoria Records
While She Sleeps – DOWN (feat. Malevolence) (Single)
Label – Independent
Thoughtcrimes – Rose Bather (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Glower – Gaunt Sun
Label – Independent
Sentinel – Age of Decay
Label – Convulse Records
Skinhead – Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Abstain – Winter Promo (EP)
Label – Independent
EDICT – In Defense Of Labor (EP)
Label – Unbeaten Records
Outright – Bury Us (EP)
Label – Reason and Rage Records / Life Lair Regret Records
Test of Patience – Test of Patience (EP)
Label – Independent
Warpath HC – Separation of Pain and Desire (EP)
Label – Independent
Brawler N.Z.H.C. – Push Back (Single)
Label – 1054 Records
Eight Count – Revenge (feat. Terror) (Single)
Label – Independent
Surfaced – Right With God (Single)
Label – Independent
Comeback Kid – Trouble In The Winners Circle (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Rough Justice – Faith In Vain (Single)
Label – MLVLTD
Splitknuckle – Breathing Through The Wound (Single)
Label – DAZE
Gender Warfare – (I Am Not Your) Dude (Single)
Label – Subwoofers Anonymous
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
AV Sunset – Disconnections [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Dream Drop – Acne Superstar
Label – Sony Music
Have Mercy – NUMB
Label – Rude Records
HEALTH – RAT WARS
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
IMMERSE – ENERGY
Label – Adventure Cat Records
Devil May Care – MANDALA (EP)
Label – Independent
Galleons – Deadman Wonderland (EP)
Label – Famined Records
Greenwood – Somewhere With You (EP)
Label – MKES LTD
panicwaves – Roots (EP)
Label – Easthaven Records
Abandoned In Destiny – Dead End (Single)
Label – Independent
ALESTI – Sinner (feat. Jonathan Grimes) (Single)
Label – Independent
Bad Juju – Don’t Pretend (Single)
Label – Independent
Captives – Oblivion (Single)
Label – Independent
Dream State – Anxious State of Mind (Single)
Label – Independent
LEAVE. – When I’m Gone (Single)
Label – Out of Line Music
Set It off – Parasite (Single)
Label – Independent
Banks Arcade – More Want (Single)
Label – UNFD
Rivals – Nobody Loves Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Time Lost – Eternal Vibe (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
True North – Still Enough (Single)
Label – Out of Line Music
Hands Like Houses – Heaven (Single)
Label – Cooking Vinyl
Architects – Seeing Red (Single)
Label – Epitaph
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Alison Goldfrapp – The Love Reinvention
Label – BMG
BAKGROUND – Schway City
Label – SYNECDOCHE
Kimbra – A Reckoning (Deluxe Version)
Label – Independent
Leith Ross – To Learn, More
Label – Republic Records
Bvdub & Inquiry – Destroyesterday. (EP)
Label – AY
GnB Chili – RND (EP)
Label – dreamstation
San Huan – To Increase the Height (EP)
Label – 857
CVC – The Remortgage Anthem (Single)
Label – Independent
CYPARISS – don’t step (feat. Puhf) (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
Devault – Chains (feat. Daya) (Single)
Label – Ultra Records
Fred again… – leavemealone (feat. Baby Keem) (Single)
Label – Warner Music
IDLES – Grace (Single)
Label – Partisan Records
Luna Shadows – witches’ brew – haunted version (Single)
Label – Independent
Utsyō\\ – give it back (Single)
Label – neōn\\utsyō
8485 – Something bad (Single)
Label – Independent