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. (Cover: CYPARISS – Nothing Matters)
STAFF PICKS
pulses. – Loafers With the White Socks (feat. Hansel Romero of nightlife, Joey Lancaster of Belle & Gavin Cole) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Sean recommends: pulses. are experts at letting their personalities shine within their music, and that’s still the case on the new feature laden track “Loafers With the White Socks“, which sports lots of funky riffs, energetic bass lines, and raw but fun vocals.
Unprocessed – Thrash (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Maximo recommends: Unprocessed‘s first follow-up to 2022’s Gold sees the group trace back their roots and embrace them wholly, with their most bombastically heavy outing since 2019’s Artificial Void in “Thrash“. Unyielding ferocity, combined with the band’s penchant for teched-up pop melodicism make for one of Unprocessed‘s most electrifying songs to date.
Detachment – Choke(d) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Hardcore quartet Detachment unveil their latest single “Choke(d)“, which will feature on their upcoming record Lack, set for release this coming October. The vicious track gives an indicator of what is to come and showcases their blend of metal and hardcore influences, exploring clean vocals and melodies at moments on the track.
awakebutstillinbed – far (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: awakebutstillinbed are a Nth wave emo band, coming at you this week with a song about the trials of being on the road. Shannon Taylor‘s magnetic vocals give the track a bright outlook despite the heaviness of the lyrics. The high(er)-fidelity mix is actually a great fit to a highly DIY band, but if a studio recording is too “sell out” for you, keep the vibes lo-fi and watch the lovable music video, featuring the good moments of their UK tours.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
TesseracT – War of Being [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Kscope
Serration – Simulations Of Hell [FULL REVIEW]
Label – DAZE Records
Resolve – Human [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Arising Empire
Blind Equation – Death Awaits [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Prosthetic Records
Baroness – Stone [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Abraxan Hymns
Berried Alive – BERRIED TREASURE
Label – Independent
Gridlink – Coronet Juniper
Label – Willowtip Records
Shade Empire – Sunholy
Label – Candlelight Records
Thorn – Evergloom
Label – Transcending Obscurity
Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit
Label – 20 Bucks Spin
War of Ages – Dominion
Label – Facedown Records
Violent Life Violent Death – Break Burn End
Label – Innerstrength Records
Dead Soma – Pathos
Label – Independent
coverslut – Wreck my Brain
Label – Independent
AMORIST – Bruiser (EP)
Label – Independent
Explosions in the Sky – End (EP)
Label – Bella Union
Kicked in the Head by a Horse – Sporadic Dystrophy (EP)
Label – Independent
To the Grave – Offcuts (EP)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Alpha Virus – Exodus (Single)
Label – Independent
Aviana – As Above, So Below (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Beartooth – Better Me (feat. HARDY) (Single)
Label – Red Bull Records
Chernobyl the Secret – Disasterpiece (Single)
Label – Independent
ENOX – Paradise (Single)
Label – Independent
DVST – Sertaline Dreams (Single)
Label – Easthaven Records
Glass Crown – Take Me Away (Single)
Label – Independent
Kill the Kong – Deepfall (feat. Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork) (Single)
Label – Seek & Strike
Lowest Creature – Under The Night Sky (Single)
Label – Isolation Records
Maximo David – NAUGHT (Single)
Label – Independent
Neon Graves – Isolation (feat. Richard Higginbotham of Within Ophir) (Single)
Label – Independent
Nonel – Valontuoja (Single)
Label – Independent
Pathwalker – Your Own Fire (Single)
Label – Independent
RILE – Stone Tapes (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Sedative – Romeo (Single)
Label – Independent
Sleep Signals – Patterns (Single)
Label – Independent
Spirit Leaves – Pulling Teeth (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
Termina – Erase You (feat. Kyle Anderson of Brand of Sacrifice) (Single)
Label – Independent
Truth & Tragedy – Blight (Single)
Label – Independent
VOMIT OUT RESTRICTION – My Heart (Single)
Label – INSANITY GOD RECORDS
Winnerz Circle – NUTHIN 2 LO$E
Label – Independent
ATLVS – Shadow Dancer (Single)
Label – Independent
Osiah – Kardashev Denied (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Ransom Note – 20/20 (feat. John Robert C. of Crystal Lake) (Single)
Label – Independent
Sunfall – Nothing (Single)
Label – Out of Line
END – The Sin of Human Frailty (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Spite – Thank You, Again (Single)
Label – Rise Records
While She Sleeps – SELF HELL (Single)
Label – Spinefarm
Darkmatter – North of Hell (Single)
Label – Pasion Eight Records
Dååth – The Silent Foray (feat. Per Nilsson & Scar Symmetry) (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Future Static – Roach Queen (Single)
Label – Wild Things Records
Major Moment – Losing Battles (Single)
Label – Major Moment Music
Mouthbreather – Ethical Hunting (Single)
Label – Good Fight Music
Dandelion – Better Be Gone // Bravo November One (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Magnitude – Of Days Renewed… [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Triple B Records
Almighty Watching – Like Sand…
Label – Scheme Hardcore
Endless Bore – Of The Mark…
Label – Suburban Dicomfort
Final Dose – Void Inside
Label – Neon Nile
RATS IN PARADISE – RIP (EP)
Label – Fuzz and Friendship
Deadset – Deadset (EP)
Label – DAZE
D Bloc – D Bloc (EP)
Label – Independent
Grave Risk – Burn Away (EP)
Label – Ivory Tomb Records
Gumskab – Avarice (Single)
Label – Cheap Life Records
Only Fables – Gallows (feat. Self Neglect) (Single)
Label – Independent
PRINCESS – PAYBACK’S A BITCH (Single)
Label – Independent
Private Mind – In Vain (Single)
Label – Triple B Records
Mugshot – Life’s Debt (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Bitterwood – No Compromises (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Great Falls – Objects Without Pain [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Neurot Recordings
Static Dress – Rouge Carpet Disaster (Redux) [LORE]
Label – Roadrunner Records
Corey Taylor – CMF2
Label – Roadrunner
Thirty Seconds to Mars – It’s the End of the World, But It’s a Beautiful Day
Label – Concord
Worriers – Trust Your Gut
Label – Ernest Jenning Record Co
Night Verses – Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 1 (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Unique Leader Records
JAWS – If It Wasn’t for My Friends, Things Could Be Different (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Census – Everything Falls Apart (EP)
Label – Adventure Cat Records
7eventh Sea – Pressure (Single)
Label – Independent
ALESTI – Flawed Design (feat Trevor Borg of Wind Walkers) (Single)
Label – Independent
Amira Elfeky – Coming Down (Single)
Label – Atlantic
Boys of Fall – Almost Happy (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
CANTERVICE – The Masquerade (Single)
Label – FiXT
Casey – The Price of Reprieve (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Colour & Shade – Headlock (Single)
Label – Independent
††† (Crosses) – Light as a Feather (Single)
Label – Warner Records
Don Broco – Birthday Party (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
happydaze – Been and Gone (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Lowist – Candlelight (Single)
Label – Bourne Records
JACKALS – Woodcutter’s Lies (Single)
Label – Independent
Kite Thief – Goldsick (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records
Nowhere Left – My Mistake (Single)
Label – Independent
Ovtlier – Dead Man Running (Single)
Label – Independent
Wolf & Bear – QUICK SIP 84 (Single)
Label – Blue Swan/Rise Records
’68 – Removed Their Hats (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Brutus – Love Won’t Hide the Ugliness (Single)
Label – Sargent House
Code39 – /nowhere (Single)
Label – Independent
ERASE THEORY – Man Overboard (Single)
Label – Icons Creating Evil Art
GHØSTKID – HEAVY RAIN (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Invent Animate – Heavener (Single)
Label – UNFD
Of Virtue – True Colors (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Outloved – Drowner (Single)
Label – Independent
Twin Atlantic – Stuck in a Car With You (Single)
Label – Red Bull Records
Novelist – Turn It Up (Keyboard Warriors Social Club) (Single)
Label – Out of Line
awakebutstillinbed – far (Single)
Label – Tiny Engines
Bad Nerves – USA (Single)
Label – Lowly
Citizen – When I Let You Down (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Poppy – Motorbike (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Tropic Gold – DTTH (Single)
Label – UNFD
Youth Fountain – Fallen Short (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Mike Mains & The Branches – Memory Unfixed
Label – Tooth & Nail Records
Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Label – Dead Oceans
Nation of Language – Strange Disciple
Label – PIAS
S. Carey & John Raymond – Shadowlands
Label – Libellule Editions
Sextile – Push
Label – Sacred Bones Records
Sydney Sprague – Somebody In Hell Loves You
Label – Rude Records
The Bilinda Butchers – Night and Blur B-Sides (EP)
Label – Independent
CYPARISS – Nothing Matters (fratr. Scar$) (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
Jasper Tygner – Ready (feat. Art School Girlfriend) (Single)
Label – Independentsleep s
Scattle – Bad Seed (Single)
Label – Independent
Fazerdaze – Bigger (Single)
Label – Buttrfly Records
Rawzilk – the spektral outline of your figure (Single)
Label – Independent
Tally Spear – Constellations (Single)
Label – Independent
Bombay Bicycle Club – Turn The World On (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings
Broadside – Lucid (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Fyex – existence (feat. Fifty Grand) (Single)
Label – Independent
Ivy to Fraudulent Game – 追いかけて / 花火が鳴って (Single)
Label – mini muff records
Lonely The Brave – Victim / The Bear (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records
Snail Mail – Easy Thing (Single)
Label – Matador Records
Xiu Xiu – The Passenger (Single)
Label – Cleopatra Records
Mqx & ANIZYZ – Dark Night (Single)
Laberl – Sickkunt Sounds
Gunship – DooM Dance (feat. Carpenter Brut, Gavin Rossdale) (Single)
Label – Horsie In The Hedge
Fearing – Gravity (Single)
Label – Profound Lore
yeule – softscars (Single)
Label – Ninja Tune