Welcome to this week’s New Music Friday, our wrap-up of all the releases ranging from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Have a look at our release calendar to monitor what upcoming releases are due soon. NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page. (Cover: Adam Pits – Synthetic Serenity)
STAFF PICKS
Pink Pout – Tighten Your Grip (Single)
Label – Another City Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Pink Pout continue their return with groovy and abrasive track “Tighten Your Grip“, which follows on from May’s release of “Terrorscapes“. Barking vocals command the track with a tight blend of whirring riffs and pounding drums to back them.
What Lies Below – Lunarhaze (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Pennsylvania progressive metalcore outfit What Lies Below bring an impressive entry into their discography with “Lunarhaze”. It is a very complete track, with smooth transitions between sections and intricate riffs and drumming. One of their best tracks to date, What Lies Below have progress on their minds.
Calligram – Ostraneine (Single)
Label – Prosthetic Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: A twisted track from this emerging 5-piece black metal group. Their desperate vocals spew rage like an aggro-ed goblin, but the atmosphere is serious and gratifying. Gentle trumpets swell before the big finale that captures all of what modern black metal can achieve. Surely a strong track from what should be a great album, dropping in about a month.
lophiile – The Good Days Between
Label – UMG Recordings
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Sean recommends: Ty Acord of Issues fame continues bolstering his impressive catalog with a new release under lophiile. This beat tape is chock full of jazz centric goodness, displaying some of the best instrumental tracks you’ll hear all year.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Stasis – Six Shades of Red
Label – No Sleep Records
Torture Rack – Primeval Onslaughter
Label – 20 Buck Spin
Dayshifter – Hiraeth
Label – Independent
Bluhd – left vacant (EP)
Label – Independent
Cypberplasm – First Emanation (EP)
Label – Iron Lung Records
Slipknot – Adderall (EP)
Label – Roadrunner Record
alt. – Friendinthedark (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Atreyu – Gone (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Darknet – pulse….[flatline] (Single)
Label – Independent
HAILROSE – REPTALIAN (Single)
Label – Independent
Heists – Left To Loathe (Single)
Label – Independent
Monastries – Alone and Against (Single)
Label – Seek & Strike
Seeing Things – Switchblade (Single)
Label – Independent
Shade Empire – Sunholy (Single)
Label – Candlelight Music Group
Eleine – Stand By The Flame (Single)
Label – Atomic Fire Records
Will Haven – Diablito (Single)
Label – Minus Head Records
Stoneside. – Dirt Road (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution
Straight Shot Home – Developer (Single)
Label – Independent
Stercore – HELLPARTY (Single)
Label – Independent
Humanity’s Last Breath – Instill (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
The Raven Age – Forgive & Forget (Single)
Label – Music For Nations
Levitated – I/O (feat. Kyle Anderson of Brand of Sacrifice) (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Geld – Currency/Castration
Label – Relapse Records
DON’T TRY – Shoe Knife
Label – Independent
Rat Cage – Savage Visions
Label – La Vida Es Un Mus Discos
Choice is Yours – Promo ’23 (EP)
Label – Independent
Misery Whip – Alpine Militant (EP)
Label – Independent
SINK – SINK/DEATH DEFIER SPLIT (EP)
Label – bighellstudio
Oscar Bait – It’s Not Your Fault (EP)
Label – Independent
Feed Your Body To The Void & Saintpeeler – Split (EP)
Label – Independent
C.i.D.B. – C.i.D.B. (EP)
Label – Pils Records
Gumskab – Golem (feat. Buried Dreams) (Single)
Label – Cheap Life Records
Restraining Order – Misled (Single)
Label – Triple B Records
ROT AWAY – Dying Moon (Single)
Label – Independent
Soulprison – Toxic Tears (Single)
Label – Independent
Tear Drop – Hell On Earth (Single)
Label – Grim Reality Records
Pink Put – Tighten Your Grip (Single)
Label – Another City Records
Grove Street – The Path to Righteousness (Single)
Label – UNFD
False Reality – Cause for Chaos (Single)
Label – Independent
SPINE – Vacio (Single)
Label – Convulse Records
Not Without Fighting – Laws of Sanity (Single)
Label – OMF Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Ultra Q – My Guardian Angel [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Royal Mountain Records
Godflesh – Purge
Label – Avalanche Recordings
Innerlove. – Roscoe
Label – Refresh Records
Wifecult – Clarity in Kindness (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Gallus – We Don’t Like The People We’ve Become (EP)
Label – Marshall Records
Riyah – Ripped Jeans (EP)
Label – Prime Collective
Anberlin – Lacerate (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Any Given Day – Get That Done (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Off Road Minivan – The Breakdown (Single)
Label – Tooth & Nail Records
Outloved – Tourniquet (feat. Ocean Sleeper) (Single)
Label – Independent
Skywalker – Headspace (Single)
Label – Easthaven Records
The Day We Left Earth – Paradise (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Underoath – Let Go (Acoustic) (Single)
Label – MNRK
Widow7 – Choke (Single)
Label – Independent
Throw The Fight – Lost With You (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
The Hirsch Effekt – Urian (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
Calling All Captains – Unlike Me (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Hot Water Music – Drawn (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Written by Wolves – TAKE ME HOME (Single)
Label – Independent
Jimmy Eat World – Telepath (Single)
Label – Exotic Location Recordings
Dead Pony – MK Nothing (Single)
Label – LAB Records
Teenage Wrist & Softcult – Still Love (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Blanket – Blue Eyes (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
feeble little horse – Girl With Fish
Label – Saddle Creek
Squid – O Monlith
Label – Anton Pearson
Dream Wife – Social Lubrication
Label – Lucky Number
Jess Williamson – Time Ain’t Accidental
Label – Mexican Summer
TEKE::TEKE – Hagata
Label – Kill Rock Stars
Woodes – Kingdom Come
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Lontalius – Life On The Edge Of You
Label – PBWH
Adam Pits – Sythetic Serenity
Label – Craigie Knowes
Grave Guy – $hit (EP)
Label – niLSpinner
Ben Howard – Life In The Time (Single)
Label – Universal Music Operations Limited
Birdy – Your Arms (Single)
Label – =Warner Music
New Arcades – Believe (Single)
Label – Independent
James and the Cold Gun – Bittersweet (Single)
Label – Loosegroove Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Life Is Beautiful (Single)
Label – Concord Records
Anyma – Welcome To The Opera (feat. Grimes) (Single)
Label – Interscope Records
Fiddlehead – Sullenboy (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Manchester Orchestra – Table For Glasses (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
The Japanese House – One for sorrow, two for Joni Jones (Single)
Label – Dirty Hit
CLT DRP – Nothing Clever, Just Feelings (Single)
Label – Venn Records
Deeper – Build A Bridge (Single)
Label – Sub Pop
Dizzy – Close (Single)
Label – Communion Group
JAWS – Are My Friends Alright? (Single)
Label – Independent
Problem Patterns – Letter of Resignation (Single)
Label – Alcopop!
Romy – Loveher (Single)
Label – Young
Sharon Van Etten – Quiet Eyes (Single)
Label – A24 Music
Heterochromia – Plastic (Single)
Label – Independent
3FORCE – Get Down (Single)
Label – FiXT
Drab Majesty – Vanity (Single)
Label – Dais Records
Toodles & The Hectic Pity – Sitting Down In The Shower (Single)
Label – Specialist Subject
Toronto Is Broken – Altered States (Single)
Label – FiXT
Craig Owens – (Baby, You Wouldn’t Last A Minute On The Creek (feat. Chiodos) (Single)
Label – Velocity Records
CYPARISS – BLESSED BY THE FALLEN (feat. Pufh) (Single)
Label – CVRSED