UK's always melodic indie/emo pop punkers The Young Hearts have just announced the release of their debut full length album titled ‘THE MODERN STATE’ due out January 29, 2021 with Year of the Rat Records. A combination of late 90s/early 2000s sounding emo mixed with melodic punk tinged indie rock, power pop, and straight up rock and roll, The Young Hearts are sure to please fans of The Menzingers & Gaslight Anthem while also appealing to fans of older bands like Jimmy Eat World and Game Face...

Providence, Rhode Island's indie-punk rockers Twin Foxes just released their sophomore LP titled "Broken Bell" on February 5, 2021. Engineered by Jared Mann who handled vocals, guitars and drum duties at Distorted Forest Studio between 2017-2019, except “Move out West” which was recorded at Blanketfort Records in 2013, the new album features 11 blistering and authentic sounding indie rock gems, ranging from melancholy 90s sounding indie pop / emo punk anthems, to lo-fi-ish slow-core with hints o...

Australia's melodic indie/emo pop-punk rockers Luca Brasi will release of their 5th LP titled "Everything is Tenuous" on February 12, 2021 on the amazing Cookying Vinyl Australia. Make sure you check out the pre-order bundles before they all sell out! There are some cool options available! About the new LP (taken from Cookying Vinyl's official press release): Tassie legends Luca Brasi have reached a new level with their fifth album Everything is Tenuous. Propelled by the inactivity of Covid lock...

Los Angeles band Teenage Wrist will release their sophomore album Earth Is A Black Hole on February 12 via Epitaph. Produced by Colin Brittain (Basement, A Day to Remember), Earth Is A Black Hole follows the band’s 2018 debut Chrome Neon Jesus, which Upset called “a tour de force of shoegaze-addled grunge soaked in emo-pop," and sees guitarist Marshall Gallagher stepping up as frontman. The artistic liberation of this lineup change, coupled with two years of consistent touring has aided in the b...

Los Angeles, California's Photographic Memory, the musical brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Max Epstein will release his self titled sophomore LP on February 19, 2021. This new collection of songs is Photographic Memory’s second full-length project, and stays true to the preceding statement. With the collaboration of multiple producers & songwriters, including Sir Sly’s Landon Jacobs (“Hear Nothing”) and indie rock up-and-comer Rat Tally (“Twirl Back”) you can hear Photographic Memory sta...

Belleville, Ontario emo rockers Arm's Length will release their sophomore EP titled "Everything Nice" on February 25, 2021. The album will be available on all streaming platforms at midnight on the 25th.  On their new EP, Arm's Length have stepped up their songwriting and production to deliver their best songs yet. With "Everything Nice", the 6 new songs recall the high energy anthems of early 2000s emo/punk and post-hardcore, containing heart on your sleeve dual vocal delivery, occasional ...

Cloud Nothings returns to announce a new album due February 26th via Carpark Records and shares a new song and video from the forthcoming record. "Am I Something" is the first song from The Shadow I Remember, which finds the band reunited with producer Steve Albini, who helmed the production for their breakout 2012 album Attack On Memory. The track is a distillation of the band's signature pulverizing pop-rock sound and revolves around an existential question from singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi: ...

Australian rock duo Wayside are set to release their debut LP "Shine Onto Me" on March 3rd, 2021. Combining elements of indie, early 2000s emo, and 90s melodic alternateive rock and grunge, Wayside should please fans of Citizen, Balance & Composure, Basement, Turnover and the likes. This is evident on the first two singles released, title track ‘Shine (Onto Me)’ and the driving ‘Cherophobia’ which has amassed close to 200,000 plays already for the upcoming record. The band also takes major ...

Pacific Northwest shoegaze indie/alt-rockers Reveries are gearing up to release their sophomore EP titled "To Find Me Again" on March 5, 2021 via Cardigan Records. Combining elements of heavy melodic shoegaze, post-hardcore, grunge, and indie/alt rock, the 4 songs on "To Find Me Again" should please any fan of Rare era Hundredth, Nothing, Title Fight, and Modern Color, while also paying homage to 90s shoegaze akin to My Bloody Valentine and the like. At the same time, the band draws inspiration...

Toledo-based rock powerhouse Citizen have returned to announce their upcoming fourth full-length Life In Your Glass World, due out March 26th via Run For Cover Records. For over a decade Citizen have been challenging expectations and on Life In Your Glass World the band once again refuses to be easily defined. Every aspect of the album was made completely on their own terms, with vocalist Mat Kerekes building a studio in his garage where Citizen tracked the entire album. The result is a set of l...