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
GUSH – Mirror (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: “Mirror” exists half way between Spiderland tension and shimmering shoegaze, threatening to break loose. Eventually the wave breaks, the distortion kicks in, and whispers become distant shouts. This is another solid single among many in Melbourners GUSH’s growing flock.
nightlife – strangeluv (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Maximo recommends: They call themselves “soul punk” and they’re absolutely right. Featuring tech-precision guitarwork, glossy atmospheres and rock-meets-pop vocals and bass, “strangeluv” should find mass appeal, whether you’re a fan of the many genres or it touches, or from its self evident charm.
Terminal Sleep – Spineless (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Bang on a year after the victory of Chapter 2: Elicit Fear, “Spineless” is a flawless hardcore track, bursting at the seams with cutting ideas and brilliant vocals. From the unassuming start to its mind-bending closing instrumental, they’ve only gotten sharper since, which is brilliant news for whatever is coming next.
Pale Sailor – jorts season. (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Sheffield’s very own Gami Gang have got your favourite noodly-riffs and naughty-string chords on their second single. Their second single contains happy, sad, and a clever twist for its ‘false ending’ bridge. A perfect summer diy-emo anthem.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Fire from the Gods – Soul Revolution (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Better Noise Records
Invent Animate – Heavener (Definitive Edition)
Label – UNFD
Reliqa – Secrets of the Future
Label – SHARPTONE
Thou – Umbilical
Label – Sacred Bones Records
Bite Down – Decolorized (EP)
Label – We Are Triumphant
Bonecarver – Unholy Dissolution (EP)
Label – Unique Leader Records
dead7 – all time does is pass and all i do is remember (EP)
Label – Independent
Downpour – Hope (EP)
Label – Independent
Forager – The Knife (EP)
Label – Independent
Napoleon – Dear God (EP)
Label – Independent
Ruins of Perception – Ballads ov Blood (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike
Sammy Slamdance – Summer of Slam (EP)
Label – Independent
SlingBlade.GA – Buried in Clay (EP)
Label – Independent
Zero One – Faults In My Design (EP)
Label – Independent
7eventh Sea – Going Under (Single)
Label – Independent
ARTKILLS – DOWNFALL (Single)
Label – Independent
Beauty in a Plastic Bag – Catch My Eye (feat. Indygo Skye) (Single)
Label – Outlive Records
BLUEPRINTS – Hypocrite (Single)
Label – Independent
BROJOB – SIZE KING (Single)
Label – Hollowed Records
cohen_noise – Withdrawal (Single)
Label – Independent
CRUCIFICTION – Caged For Extermination (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Diamonds to Dust – You Will Suffer (Single)
Label – Manifest Records
Eleine – Suffering (Single)
Label – Reigning Pheonix Music
Grand Elder – Apollyon (Single)
Label – Independent
heaven // alone – full circle (Single)
Label – the real people records
Iravera – Flatline (Single)
Label – Independent
Kaonashi – Passing Through the Hourglass (Single)
Label – Independent
Lonewolf – ratpoison. (Single)
Label – Independent
My Own Private Alaska – We’ll All Die (But You’ll Die First) (Single)
Label – Independent
Never Back Down – One by One (feat. Half Me) (Single)
Label – Independent
No Eye Has Seen – Moonglade / Face of Death (Single)
Label – Independent
SHADE UK – SECOND SKIN (Single)
Label – Independent
SIGNALS – Exit Wound (Single)
Label – Independent
Throat – Endless Emptiness (feat. Anthony Demario of Capstan) (Single)
Label – Independent
thrown – look at me (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Try Angel – Dreams Are Not Reality (Single)
Label – Basement Records
Varia – Moonlight (Single)
Label – Independent
Vilified – Embrace the Nothing (Single)
Label – Independent
Widow7 – Checked Out (Single)
Label – Oxide Records
Bury Tomorrow – Villain Arc (Single)
Label – Music For Nations
Crystal Lake – BlüdGod (feat. Taylor Barber)
Label – Century Media Records
Malice – Flayed Lord (feat. Dream State) (Single)
Label – Independent
Vomit Forth – Blood Soaked Death Dream (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Summer Hailston – RELIC (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group
What Lies Below – Sleepless (Single)
Label – Theoria Records
Entheos – Life in Slow Motion (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Volatile Ways – The Invocation Of Doom (Single)
Label – B.I.G Records
Bound in Fear – Sentenced (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Porcupine – EUPHROSYNE (Single)
Label – NEW MORALITY ZINE
Slaughter to Prevail – Kid Of Darkness (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Kissing Candice – South Circle (Single)
Label – Independent
Take Hold – Harmless (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
No Future – Mirror
Label – Iron Lung Records
The Hope Conspiracy – Tools of Oppression/Rule by Deception
Label – Deathwish Inc.
cutters – Psychic Injury
Label – Legless Records
Walled City – World Pain
Label – Post Reality
Chrome Cage & Bolt Butter – Split (EP)
Label – Independent
Direct Threat – Endless Siege (EP)
Label – Iron Lung Records
Face The Pain – Demo ’24 (EP)
Label – Independent
Fools Game – Keystone Demo 2024 (EP)
Label – Takedown Records
Ghetto Justice – Tripsitting (EP)
Label – Independent
Grow Blind – Grow Blind (EP)
Label – Independent
No Hope – Demo 2024 (EP)
Label – Set The Fire Records AU
Numbskull ATL – You Work For Us (EP)
Label – Slug Drip
R.A.T.S – Actions Have Reactions (EP)
Label – Black Star Foundation
Sidestep – Hoodie Up (Single)
Label – Static Era Records
Yosemite in Black – Robber Baron (Single)
Label – Terminus Hate City
Baited – Red + Big Iron (Single)
Label – DIVEBARMOSHPIT
Nonel – Beyond Remedy (Single)
Label – Independent
Sect – The Lovers of Life (Single)
Label – Southern Lord
SPEED – THE FIRST TEST (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records
Temper Tantrum – Eyes On Me (Single)
Label – Cooking Vinyl Australia
WRONG STATE – DARE (Single)
Label – Fired Stomp Records
Calcine – Amnesic (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Primitive Dread – Merciless Indifference (Single)
Label – Diehard Records
Heathen Hearts – Declicate Violence (Single)
Label – Independent
Price Of Life – Purple Skies (Single)
Label – Third Vision
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Bad Omens – CONCRETE JUNGLE [THE OST]
Label – Sumerian
CARDIO KILLER – МУВ
Label – SPRL
LOWLIVES – FREAKING OUT
Label – Spinefarm
Saving Vice – Good Days, Dead Eyes
Label – Independent
Amber Palace – I Don’t Want to Die…But I Feel Like I Have To (EP)
Label – Independent
Graywave – Dancing in the Dust (EP)
Label – Church Road Records
ALESTI – Another Part of Me (feat. If Not for Me) (Single)
Label – Independent
A War Within – Unapologetic (Single)
Label – Independent
A Day To Remember – Feedback (Single)
Label – Fueled By Ramen
As December Falls – No Money (Single)
Label – Independent
Brooklane – This Is Our Scene (Single)
Label – Adventure Cat Records
Grapevine Gossip – G.B.R.C (Single)
Label – Independent
Fangclub – Natural (Single)
Label – Headwire
HRTLSS – Blood Moon (Single)
Label – Independent
iridescence. – Fomo (feat. Michael Swank & Lin of abstracts) (Single)
Label – Independent
La Dispute – Elster Stares the Desert Down (Single)
Label – Independent
One Hundred Thousand – Insider Trading (Single)
Label – Independent
sunbleached – White Lace (Single)
Label – Independent
The New Age – Stuffed (Single)
Label – Independent
Us in Motion – Eden (Single)
Label – Independent
We Were Giants – 11:11 (feat. Osatia) (Single)
Label – Ghost Killer Entertainment
WREX – This Hell Goes a Long Way Down (Single)
Label – Independent
Beyond Unbroken – Monster (Single)
Label – FiXT
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows – Hunger Pangs (Single)
Label – Velocity Records
Everrest – Emergency (Single)
Label – Independent
LOVEBREAKERS – Skyline (Single)
Label – Sabbath City Records
Ocean Grove – FLY AWAY (Single)
Label – Oddworld Records
VRSTY – World On Fire (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Music Group
Balance and Composure – cross to bear (Single)
Label – Memory Music
Keep It a Secret – Sierra Hotel (Single)
Label – Independent
MOTHICA – The Reaper (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Drip-Fed – Hanging Jury (Single)
Label – Head2Wall Records
fakeyourdeath – 601 x fakeyourdeath (Single)
Label – Independent
Four Year Strong – uncooked (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
nightlife – i/o (Single)
Label – Independent
Outlander – Orbit (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Judgement – Currents (Inhale) (Single)
Label – Independent
Waterpark – SOULSUCKER (Single)
Label – Independent
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Broken Head – The Morning Ends
Label – Sunday Drive Records
Gaffa Tape Sandy – Hold My Hand, God Damn It
Label – Alcopop! Records
Loscil – Umbel
Label – Independent
M83 – Fantasy (Deluxe)
Label – Virgin Music
Scattle – Highlighter
Label – Independent
Veela – Versatile
Label – Independent
Black Mare – Outsiders
Label – Dark Operative
aespa – Armageddon
Label – SM Entertainment
Hippie Trim – Morbid Orbit (EP)
Label – Suppervillain
Mathbonus – Tender Star (EP)
Label – Independent
Siiickbrain – dizzy spells (EP)
Label – American Recordings
Avdree & Liza Anne – Just before overdose (EP)
Label – Lilith T@gged-Pearl
Empty Blue & Kanpeki (EP)
Label – dreamstation
Shower Beers – Miracle on 24th & 3rd (EP)
Label – Independent
3FORCE – Code Blue (feat. Hedara) (Single)
Label – Independent
Alaskan Tapes – When the Earth Yelled Back at Me (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Aurora – To Be Alright (Single)
Label – Glassnote Entertainment Group
Foster The People – Lost In Space (Single)
Label – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Fred Again… – places to beat (feat. Anderson .Paak & CHIKA) (Single)
Label – Warner Music
Jasmine Clarke – 2YOU (Single)
Label – Independent
Hasyb – With Me (feat. Nedaj) (Single)
Label – NUMBPROMISES
Philine Sonny – Shame (feat. Miya Folick) (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Æ MAK – ‘Til The End Of The Show (Single)
Label – New Friend
HUSHMONEY – Same Thing (For Mojo) (feat. Bad Daughter) (Single)
Label – Sunday Drive Records
Pastel Ghost – When You Sleep (Single)
Label – Independent
Rezz – EDGE (2024 Version) (Single)
Label – mau5trap
The Green Kingdom – Nightfall (Single)
Label – The Slow Music Movement
The Streets – No Better Than Chance (Single)
Label – fabric records
Washed Out – Running Away (Single)
Label – Sub Pop Records
Aimer – 雨待ち風 (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Fury Weekend – Galaxy of Love (feat. Platforms)
Label – FiXT
SAFIRE – SNYDE (Single)
Label – Independent
Scream Mountain – Wither (Single)
Label – Independent
Romy – Always Forever (Single)
Label – Young
SFINX – monster (Single)
Label – Madison Records
Sharon Van Etten – Every Time the Sun Comes Up (Single)
Label – Jagjaguwar
moonstone. – Figured Out (Single)
Label – Spark Music Studios