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
PSYCHO-FRAME – THE PLOT TO NUKE THE MIDWEST (Single)
Label – THE SWAMP SOUND
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Not intent on slowing down or pulling any punches, PSYCHO-FRAME’s first single off of their yet-unannounced second body of work following their smash debut, REMOTE GOD SEEKER, just this year in “THE PLOT TO NUKE THE MIDWEST” is yet another slice of unadulterated, classic deathcore fury. With pummelling riffs, fierce vocals and an appropriate amount of pingin the snare to make even the most seasoned slam veterans wince, PSYCHO-FRAME continue to stake their claim as the undefeated deathcore kings of 2023.
Smo – Real People
Label – Church Road Records
(Spotify)
Dobbin recommends: Smo, the newest project of Employed To Serve guitarist Sammy Urwin, kicks off with a raw and powerful debut single in “Real People“. Punky and angsty, with the right dose of lyrical bite, the track culminates in a hard-as-nails breakdown.
Pincer+ – Romance (I Don’t Want to See Anymore) (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Nisrin recommends: With “Visions Of Angels“, Pincer+ deliver pummelling instrumentals, hard synths, and moments of glitchy spoken word, setting up their upcoming EP to be one of the most vicious releases of 2023.
Utsyō\\ – I’m still waiting (feat. Sewerslvt) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Debuting this previous October, utsyō\\ delivers their third single “I’m still waiting” that once again sees them collaborate with well-known breakcore artist Sewerslvt. Glistening synths backed with rustling beats make for a enthralling and magical listen.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
MouthBreather – Self-Tape [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Good Fight Music
Sophie Lloyd – Imposter Syndrome [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Autumn Records
Archives – No Bliss in Ignorance
Label – Independent
Bleed from Within – Shrine (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Sharptone Records
HourHouse – GOLD TOOTH GURU
Label – UNFD
LUNE – The Change Around Us & the Change in You (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Resist Records
Alqemiste – AUTOMATA (EP)
Label – Independent
As Beings – Slave to the Sickness (EP)
Label – Independent
Flatline – Flatline (EP)
Label – Independent
Angelmaker – Suffer Forever (Single)
Label – Independent
Celldweller & The Browning – Switchback (Single)
Label – Independent
Drown in Sulphur – Eclipse of the Sun of Eden (Single)
Label – Independent
have.will – Hurricane (feat. Jane of GHOSTAGE & Kyle Kujira (Andrey Ivashkevich) of Without Me) (Single)
Label – Independent
If I Were You – Downfall (Single)
Label – Independent
Immortal Disfigurement – Force-Fed (Single)
Label – Independent
MAVIS – Calypso (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Never Back Down – Sleepwalking (feat. Hollow Front) (Single)
Label – Circular Wave
Nights of Malice – Hubris and Retribution (Single)
Label – Independent
Red Keep – The Call (Single)
Label – Independent
Severals – dejavu (Single)
Label – Independent
Shading – Chase the Edge (Single)
Label – Independent
Sheridan – Flux (Single)
Label – Independent
Sink With Me – Bathed in Sin (Single)
Label – Independent
The Korea – Память (Single)
Label – Fetash Records
UPON STONE – Dead Mother Moon (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Waves In Autumn – Wildheart (Single)
Label – Independent
Afterglow – The Lonely Star (Single)
Label – Independent
Astraline – VICIOUS CYCLES (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group
Coping Method – Obliterate Me (Single)
Label – FixT
Fallen at Dawn – Misery (Single)
Label – Independent
No Zodiac – Self Inflicted | Isolation (Single)
Label – 1126 Records
ONI – Spark (feat. Sueco) (Single)
Label – Ironshore Group
See You Next Tuesday – Repeating Patterns (Single)
Label – Good Fight Music
Extinction A.D. – Prodigal Scum (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Infected Rain – NEVER TO RETURN (Single)
Label – Napalm Records
The Ghost Inside – Death Grip (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Horsewhip – Consume and Burn
Label – Iodine Recordings
Vantage Point – Against Myself
Label – Triple B Records
No Cure – The Commitment To Permanence
Label – Blaythe Steuer
Wielded Steel – Martyr (Single)
Label – Independent
BiteWound – NOFUCKSGIVEN (Single)
Label – Independent
CROSS CHECK – Hostage // Nightshade (Single)
Label – Independent
GOD AWFUL – Keep my Name (Single)
Label – IEHC
Hostages – THE WHOLE YEAR INN (Single)
Label – Dont Panic Records
Fucked Up – What the Sun Saw (Single)
Label – Merge Records
Malignant – Unrestrained (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Broadside – Hotel Bleu
Label – Sharptone Records
Ex Everything – Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart
Label – Neurot Recordings
Helmet – Left
Label – earMusic
Locket – Superluminal
Label – Fearless Records
Nowhere Left – Places We Couldn’t Belong
Label – Independent
L.S. Dunes – Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes (Demo)
Label – Fantasy Records
Space Weather – Jaded and Dreaming
Label – Independent
Holy Wars – Cult Classic (EP)
Label – Pale Chord
I Met a Yeti – Time Erasure (EP)
Label – Independent
Spirit Leaves – To My Detriment (EP)
Label – InVogue Records
Asleep at the Helm – Doom (Single)
Label – Independent
AViVA & Enter Shikari – STRANGERS (Single)
Label – PSYCHO Records
Colourburn – Folded Letter (Single)
Label – Independent
CRASHFACE – Tripwire (Single)
Label – Independent
Dead by April – Feeding Demons (feat. Self Deception) (Single)
Label – Independent
happydaze – Inside Out (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Have Mercy – Middle (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Kite Thief – Shush (Single)
Label – Year of the Rat Records
Like Ghosts – All You Wanted (Single)
Label – LG Universal Audio
Lonely Spring – Future Ex (Single)
Label – Ivory Tower Records
Rival Town – Seasons (feat. Jaret Reddick) (Single)
Label – Independent
Scarlett O’Hara – 5 a.m (Single)
Label – Independent
Set for Tomorrow – Wager (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Softcult – Haunt You Still (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records
Stand Atlantic – SEX ON THE BEACH (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Tenside – Impending Doom (feat. John Henry of Darkest Hour) (Single)
Label – IvoryTower Records
The Broken View – Ordinary Love (Single)
Label – Independent
The Sight of Impact – Can I Be Knuckles? (Single)
Label – TSOI Music
The Artificials – Tek It Covers (Single)
Label – Study Sound Recordings
Banks Arcade – Change (Single)
Label – UNFD
Catholic Guilt – Can You See Me? (Single)
Label – Wiretap Records
Days Like These – PRIMADONNA (Single)
Label – Independent
Siamese – On Fire (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
Brave New World – Prometheus (Single)
Label – Independent
Full of Hell & Nothing – Like Stars In The Firmament (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities
POLKADOT STINGRAY – 天誅 (雫 Solo Ver.) (Single)
Label – Universal Music
Megan Thee Stallion – Cobra (Rock Remix) (feat. Spiritbox) (Single)
Label – Hot Girl Productions
Four Year Strong – Dead End Friend (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Lonely the Brave – What We Do to Feel [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Easy Life Records
Nicey Blues – Exit Simulation [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Kranky
36 – Ablyss
Label – 3six Recordings
Cannons – Heartbeat Highway
Label – Columbia Records
Fenne Lily – Big Picture (Expanded Edition)
Label – Dead Oceans
PinkPantheress – Heaven knows
Label – Warner Music
Scattle – Helium
Label – Independent
The Green Kingdom – Ether Hymns
Label – Dronarivm
aespa – Drama – The 4th Mini Album (EP)
Label – Warner Records
Black Honey – COLLIDE SESSION #16 (EP)
Label – Reeperbbahn Festival Collide
Pearly Drops – Haunted Expansion Pack (EP)
Label – Cascine
Adna – November (Acoustic Version) (Single)
Label – Despotz Records
Bear’s Den – White Magnolias (Single)
Label – Communion Group
Dua Lipa – Houdini (Single)
Label – Warner Music
Mimi Webb – Back Home For Christmas (Single)
Label – Epic Records
Narvent, my!lane & Staarz – Worship Me (Single)
Label – Black 17 Media
Nightflyer, NSTLGA & Tired Violence – System of Things (Single)
Label – Girlfriend Records
Nina West – Trouble (Single)
Label – Criminal Records
Slayyyter – Makeup (feat. Lolo Zouaï)) (Single)
Label – FADER
TURQUOISEDEATH – Mysterious Voice (Single)
Label – Independent
ellis – forever (Single)
Label – Independent
Ghost Woman – Juan (Single)
Label – Full Time Hobby
Aurora – Your Blood (Single)
Label – Glassnote Entertainment
HAAi, Jon Hopkins & KAM-BU – Always Ascending (Single)
Label – !K7 Music
Razor Braids – She (Single)
Label – Independent
Sydney Sprague – UNDERWATER BOI (Turnstile Cover) (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Bass Drum of Death – You’re Haunting Me / I Dunno (Single)
Label – Fat Possum Records
Hoshimachi Suisei – ザイオン (Single)
Label – COVER corp.
Peach PRC – Like A Girl Does (Single)
Label – Republic Records