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
despïa – Clean Streak (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Delivering a perfect blend between grunge, shoegaze and alternative rock, San Fran unit despïa pluck lamenting chords and reverbed riffs. “Clean Streak” oozes a melancholy that is complimented with brooding vocals, making for a grand a listen.
En Masse – masq (Single)
Label – itsjustlikeyouwanted
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Static Dress meets Thursday on “masq“. High register vocals clinch the coveted 90s feel for an otherwise cutting edge post hardcore track. The three piece keeps everything focused and tight, ending the track at an absolute high with not a moment left spare.
Hereisaropegoodluck – STARTING A FIGHT IN AN EMPTY HOUSE (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Hereisaropegoodluck make their debut with 97 second rager “STARTING A FIGHT IN AN EMPTY HOUSE“. It’s absolutely feral in its nature, more than hinting at the sheer violence that the unit may be about to unleash on their upcoming record.
Worn Out – Deeper (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Nisrin recommends: Worn Out showcase their dive into the aggressive, abrasive, and chaotic elements of their metallic sound on their latest single “Deeper“, while also exploring the atmospheric nuances hinted at in their earlier releases.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Blind Girls – An Exit Exists
Label – Persistent Vision & Secret Voice
Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails (Remastered)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Vultures Above Us – Headspace
Label – Independent
Vulvodynia – Entabeni
Label – Unique Leader Records
Cause for Conflict – Blood Sport (EP)
Label – Conflict Records
Coma Waves – I’ll Live Forever (EP)
Label – Independent
Earthists. – HYPERMETAL (EP)
Label – Independent
Traumatomy – Triumph of Enslavement (EP)
Label – Gore House Productions
concealer – dissonance「all that keeps me away」 (EP)
Label – gauntlet records
hitbox – F0RM3R_H05T4G35.zip (EP)
Label – Independent
Hunt the Dinosaur – Nefarious (EP)
Label – Independent
Acadence – Psyche (Single)
Label – Independent
Aerial – Stillness (Single)
Label – Independent
Aim For The Sunrise – Apostate (Single)
Label – Independent
Beyond the Animus – Parasite (Single)
Label – Andromeda Studios
Dal Av – Shadow’s Crown (feat. Andy Cizek of Monuments) (Single)
Label – Materia Collective
Darknet & DIESECT – DIENET (Single)
Label – Independent
Drøver – Zero Thoughts (Single)
Label – Independent
Engrave – Fallout (Single)
Label – Independent
Ghost Iris – Down Below (Single)
Label – Independent
HELL CAN WAIT – Lessons Learnt (Single)
Label – Independent
Human Deception – Rose (Single)
Label – Independent
Lacerated – Stabbing the Scissors Inward (feat. Writmeetrazor) (Single)
Label – Independent
Light the Fuse – Spirit Arcade (Single)
Label – Independent
Lowen – The Seed That Dreamed Of Its Own Creation (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Mayfield – Mistake of God (Single)
Label – Black Sheep Gang
Morose – Watch Me Burn (Single)
Label – Independent
Nail Bite – You Know Who You Are (feat. Traverse the Abyss) (Single)
Label – Vultures Music Company
Never Back Down – The Gallow (Single)
Label – Circular Wave
Our Common Collapse – Weeping (Single)
Label – Independent
Sewn Away – I Don’t Want to Talk About It (Single)
Label – Independent
Shoot on Sight – Prison (Single)
Label – Independent
I’ll Get By – Glimmer (Single)
Label – Independent
Breakdown of Sanity – Echoes of the Void (Single)
Label – Independent
Dead Harts – A Million Pieces of me (Single)
Label – Independent
Laceration – Strangled By Hatred (Single)
Label – 20 Buck Spin
Letterbombs – Encased In Rose Quartz (Single)
Label – No Funeral Records
Ravine – Sacred Mother (Single)
Label – Independent
Identity Error – Ivory Tower (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Hyacinth – Dedicated to Disappointment (EP)
Label – Day After Records
Hold My Own – Da Trifecta (EP)
Label – DAZE
LIE – L.R.H.C. (EP)
Label – Independent
Reviler – Devastation (EP)
Label – Upstate Records
truck violence – Violence (EP)
Label – Independent
En Love – Promo (EP)
Label – Delayed Gratification Records
MERC – Names and Addresses (EP)
Label – Spearhafoc Records
Somber & ennui – Split (EP)
Label – Independent
DIVINE IMAGE – Mechanarch (Single)
Label – Independent
Hate9Ten – Karaoke Rage (Single)
Label – Independent
In Other Climes – Army of Heaven (2024) (Single)
Label – Dead Serious Recordings
PHIZ – KAIS MAGICK (Single)
Label – DBNO Records
Show Me the Body – It Burns (Single)
Label – CORPUS
YOKAI – CURSE (feat. PK of Prompts) (Single)
Label – Independent
Yosemite in Black – Warmer Weather (Single)
Label – Terminus Hate City
Life of Pain – Made In America (Single)
Label – Independent
Grove Street – Divided Kingdom (Single)
Label – UNFD
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Enter Shikari – Dancing on the Front Line
Label – Independent
Million Moons – May Be Some Time
Label – Independent
DeadWax – DeadWax (EP)
Label – Independent
Period Drama – Desire (EP)
Label – Independent
Arinzie & Ends With A Bullet – Heaven’s Call (Single)
Label – Independent
BAND-MAID – Protect You (Single)
Label – PONY CANYON INC.
Dead Like Juliet – Survive (Single)
Label – Independent
Landon Tewers, Waynewood & JavyDade – Show Up (Single)
Label – Independent
Nowhere to Be Found – Who We Are (Single)
Label – Independent
Pack Rat – Neighbours (Single)
Label – Hosehead Records
Starset – DEGENERATE (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
The Sight of Impact – Thoughts and Prayers (Single)
Label – Independent
The Static Wake – Insane (Single)
Label – Independent
TNL VZN – Lower Lane Sessions (Single)
Label – Independent
THAEIA – Dead Karma Love (Single)
Label – Independent
death_on_impact – The Horns That Hold You (Single)
Label – Independent
Heartline – Pink Lemonade (Single)
Label – Independent
Lakes – Stitches (Single)
Label – Big Scary Monsters
Scream Mountain – Ricochet (Single)
Label – Independent
Chubby and the Gang – To Be Young (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records
KOTA! – Killin’ It (Single)
Label – Independent
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
ALEX – HYPER REALITY
Label – Independent
Fire-Toolz – Breeze
Label – Angel Marcloid Music
Muted Color – take i lovely you
Label – Fever Ltd.
Mazare – The Losers Club (EP)
Label – Monstercat
Aeriu Ika – The Sky Is Falling (Single)
Label – Independent
CYPARISS – CALL XF THE VXID (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
Geowulf – Something Good (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Philine Sonny – Berlin (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Trashiii – Morning Glow (Single)
Label – dreamstation
sunbleached – White Lace (Single)
Label – Independent
The Nightmares – Something In The Dark (Single)
Label – Venn Records
aespa – Hot Mess (Single)
Label – Warner Music
DEADLETTER – Relieved (Single)
Label – To So Recordings
Kimbra – Stuff I Don’t Need (feat. BANKS) (Single)
Label – Independent
Crows – Bored (Single)
Label – Bad Vibrations
kiyu – lost (Single)
Label – Independent