New Music Friday – June 9th, 2023

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