New Music Friday – September 2nd, 2022

Welcome to September’s first New Music Friday, with our round-up all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep track with all of the year’s upcoming releases!

STAFF PICKS

Mimi Barks – nihil (Single)
Label – Silent Cult Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Mimi provides the most sinister of beats and delves into the birth of Mimi‘s deep and dark world with her latest single ‘nihil‘.

Currents – The Death We Seek (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Matt recommends: On ‘The Death We Seek‘, metalcore titans Currents expand on the sound of their previous album, highlighting all the extremes to create a massive track. With increased ambience, thall-inspired guitarwork, and Brian Wille’s standout vocal performance, Currents demonstrate an ever-increasing ambition to push themselves.

Mnmlst – Restore.
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Harry recommends: Mnmlst once again produce a dynamic and polished progressive metalcore track in the form of ‘Restore.‘ Contrasting crushing lows and beautiful, J-core-inspired cleans overtop twinkling guitars and ambience, this is sure to please any fans of Currents and Invent Animate.

Love Is Noise – Movement (feat. Jason Butler)
Label – 333 Wreckords Crew
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends:Movement‘ showcases a newly-refined sound for Love Is Noise, signifying a shift from their signature dreamy aesthetic into a more outwardly aggressive sonic palette.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

156/Silence – Narrative [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records

The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist [FULL REVIEW]
Label – MNRK

Miss May I – Curse of Existence [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records

Oceans Ate Alaska – Disparity [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Fearless Records

Blind Guardian – The God Machine
Label – Nuclear Blast

Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!
Label – Universal Music

Vermin Womb – Retaliation
Label – Closed Casket Activities

State Of You – State Of You (EP)
Label – Silent Cult

Fit for an Autopsy – Walk With Me in Hell (Lamb of God Cover)
Label – Napalm Records

Sharptooth – didn’t ask to be here (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Suicide Silence – You Must Die (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Polar – Gods and Heathens (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Gutter – A Truth About Romance + Two Part Tragedy (Single)
Label – Independent

Boundaries – Realize and Rebuild (Single)
Label – Many Hats Distribution

Architects – deep fake (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records

Eternal Closure – Dimensions Apart (Single)
Label – Independent

Half Me – Wraith (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Tallah – Shaken (not stirred) (Single)
Label – Earache Records

Abandoned in Destiny – System Failure (feat. Rudi Schwarzer of Annisokay) (Single)
Label – Independent

Callejon – Silver Surfer (Single)
Label – Warner Music

Escape the Madness – Continuation of Misery (Single)
Label – Independent

Demon Hunter – MASTER (Single)
Label – Weapons MFG

Oceans – If There’s a God She Has Abandoned Us (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Sugar Horse – Disco Loadout (feat. Deb Gough, Damien Sayell & Matt Loveridge)
Label – Small Pond Recordings

Bitter Bliss – 41 Years (feat. Andrew Baena of Carcosa & Johnny Ciardullo of Carcosa & Angelmaker) (Single)
Label – Independent

GhostsThe Atomic Beau Project (Single)
Label – Independent

APHYXION – Oceans of Time (feat. Chaosbay) (Single)
Label – Independent

We Burn Bridges – Death Burns (Single)
Label – Independent

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Pure Noise Records – Dead Formats, Vol. 1
Label – Pure Noise Records

Someday – Dear Seattle
Label – UNFD

King Buffalo – Regenerator
Label – Independent

Sobriquet – Apotheosis (EP)
Label – Independent

The Wonder Years – Old Friends Like Lost Teeth (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records

Nasty – Don’t Play With Fire (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Moonball – Self Doubt (Single)
Label – Independent

AXTY – Roses for You (Single)
Label – Independent

Nerv – Blue (Single)
Label – Independent

Polyphia – ABC (feat. Sophia Black)
Label – Rise Records

Imminence – Alleviate (Acoustic)
Label – Arising Empire

Becko – F33L_NTHNG (Single)
Label – FIXT

Boston Manor – Inertia (Single)
Label – Sharptone

Cemetery Sun – Metamorphosis (Single)
Label – Velocity Records

For I Am King – Liars (Single)
Label – Redfield Records

Colorblind – Ghosts (Single)
Label – Independent

Concrete Castles – Lucky (Single)
Label – Velocity Records

Holy Fawn – Void of Light
Label – Wax Bodega

Echoes – Medicine (Single)
Label – Parlophone Records

Fault Lines – I Feel Fine (Single)
Label – Independent

noyou – Same Old Story (Single)
Label – Independent

Hopes Die Last – Dead Boy (Single)
Label Independent

Maelføy – The Mask (feat. Aaron Steineker of Rising Insane) (Single)
Label – Uncle M Music

Outline in Color – Bitter (Single)
Label – Thriller Records

Stepson – Eraser (Single)
Label – UNFD

Your Misery – Still Existence (Single)
Label – Independent

Throwaway Scene – Conscience Alley (D.N.O.T.S) (Single)
Label – Independent

Sunsleeper – Quitter (Single)
Label – Independent

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

The Butterfly Effect – IV
Label – Independent

Esmerine – Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More
Label – Constellations

Kenny Beats – Louie
Label – Sony Music

Two Door Cinema Club – Keep On Smiling
Label – Lower Third

SOHN – Trust
Label – 4AD Ltd

Nina Nesbitt – Älskar
Label – Cooking Vinyl Limited

The Amazons – How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?
Label – Universal Music

George FitzGerald – Stellar Drifting
Label –  Domino Recording

Living Hour – Someday Is Today
Label – Next Door Records

Pabst – Crushed By The Weight Of The World
Label – Ketchup Tracks

Soft and Dumb – Soft and Dumb
Label – Independent

Bubble Tea And Cigarettes – There’s Nothing But Pleasure
Label – Elefant Records

Motel Radio – The Garden
Label – Single Lock Records

Peace Ritual – Peace Ritual (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent

The Front Bottoms – Theresa (EP)
Label – Fueled By Ramen 

Cryalot – Icarus (EP)
Label – Independent

Teens in Trouble – Teens in Trouble (EP)
Label – Asian Man Records

Angel Number – Long May I Reign (Single)
Label – Independent

Martha – Every Day the Hope Gets Harder (Single)
Label – Dirtnap Records

Plains (feat. Waxahatchee & Jess Williamson) – Abilene
Label – Anti

Fazerdaze – Break! (Single)
Label – section1

A.O. Gerber – For (Single)
Label – Independent

Whenyoung – A Little Piece Of Heaven (Single)
Label – Independent

Artic Monkeys – There’d Better Be A Mirrorball (Single)
Label – Domino Recording Co

The 1975 – I’m In Love With You (Single)
Label – Dirty Hit

Gorillaz – New Gold (feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown) (Single)
Label –  Parlophone Records

Tallest Man on Earth – Tears Are In Your Eyes (Yo La Tengo Cover) (Single)
Label – Anti

Christina Vantzou – No. 5 (Single)
Label – Kranky

Benjamin Clementine – Genesis (Single)
Label – Preserve Artists

Turnover – Ain’t Love Heavy (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records

Frankie Cosmos – Aftershook (Single)
Label – Sub Pop records

Pulled Apart By Horses – Sleep In Your Grave (Single)
Label – Alcopop!

K-POP RELEASES

KEP1ER – Fly-Up (Single)
Label – WAKEONE