Featured Releases
essential new releases we put at the top of the list.
July 9th, 2021Emo Alt-Rockers The Graduating Life have announced the release of their second full length album simply titled "II" due July 9, 2021 via Pure Noise Records. You can stream the first two singles titled "Let's Make A Scene" and "In the Back" from the forthcoming LP below. Fans of Say Anything and Weatherbox should definitely take note. ...
July 16th, 2021Chicago rockers Heavy Seas are gearing up to release their debut album titled ‘Everything Breaks’ July 16, 2021. Their new full legnth will contain ten songs, co-produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox) and Rodrigo Palma (Saves The Day), and will be a joint release via Sell The Heart Records, Little Rocket Records and Rad Girlfriend Records. Recommended for fans of Jawbox, Swervedriver, Ringo Deathstarr, Metz, and Quicksand, the new single which can be streamed below should please fans of the melodic po...
July 23rd, 2021Descendents announce their upcoming album 9th & Walnut due out July 23 via Epitaph Records. Recorded in 2002, the original four-piece lineup — bassist Tony Lombardo, drummer Bill Stevenson, guitarist Frank Navetta (d. 2008), and vocalist Milo Aukerman — entered the studio to finally record the songs with which they first forged their genre-defining sound. Named for their Long Beach practice space back in the day, the 18-track collection features the bands’ earliest material written from 1977...
July 30th, 2021Sweden’s Sweet Teeth has signed to Lövely for the release of their debut EP ”Acid Rain.” The EP will be released on all streaming platforms and as a one-sided 12” vinyl on July 30. ”Acid Rain” offers 7 tracks of bittersweet and straight-forward alternative rock, performed with a ton of energy and heartwarming honesty. With members from a wide variety of prominent Swedish acts such as Disfear, Year of the Goat, and Dollhouse, to name a few, Sweet Teeth possess a musical certainty that is hard to ...
July 30th, 2021Watford, UK's rockers Lakes will release their sophomore LP titled "Start Again" on July 30th, 2021 via Know Hope Records and Big Scary Monsters. Combing elements of indie, emo, alternative rock, twinkly math rock and post rock with pop structure, Lakes have already released the first two single from the forthcoming LP, which showcase a nice progression for the band and can be streamed below. Named “your new favorite band” by Washed Up Emo, Lakes is a six piece indie group based out of Watford, ...
August 6th, 2021Quiet Panic has signed LA's acclaimed Tennis System and is unveiling the new single and music video "Truth Hurts", the first track off the forthcoming release 'Autophobia,' scheduled for release in late-Summer 2021. The digital release is also up for pre-order on bandcamp with a June 18, 2021 release date. You can watch the official video for the new single below. Written and recorded entirely during the pandemic, 'Autophobia' is Tennis System's first new full-length since 2019's 'Lovesick' and...
August 6th, 2021Foxing has garnered a reputation as a band that goes big. With each release, the St. Louis-based group has appeared downright determined to top the expansiveness of their previous works. But with three sprawling and well-received records now under their belt, the band had seemingly left themselves little ground to uncover. But remember, this is Foxing. Just when you think you know what to expect, they exceed every expectation. Enter "Draw Down The Moon", the band's exhilarating new album coming ...
August 13th, 2021New York City post-hardcore band Quicksand have announced their fourth studio album Distant Populations out digitally on August 13 and on vinyl September 24 via Epitaph Records. Recorded at Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Distant Populations was produced and engineered by Will Yip (The Menzingers, Code Orange, Defeater), and mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold). The album is the follow-up to the critically lauded 2017 release Interiors. Sonically it h...
August 13th, 2021Brooklyn indie-rockers A Great Big Pile of Leaves has announced their new full length album, and first in over 8 years titled "Pono" set for release on August 13th, 2021. The band has teamed up with longtime partner Topshelf Records for the physical release, which is available for pre-order. With the news of Pono comes the new single “Beat Up Shoes,” the band’s first new music in eight years, which can be streamed below and showcases the bands trademark sound, as if they haven't missed a beat, a...
August 13th, 2021Los Angeles, CA indie / alt rockers Swerve are gearing up to release their debut LP titled "Ruin Your Day" on August 13, 2020. Swerve is Gregory Mahdesian (vocals and guitar), a former Classicist and progressive political organizer, his college friend Ryan Berti (guitar and vocals) and Brandon Duncan (bass and vocals), an audio engineer and protégé of Bob Clearmountain (Bowie, Roxy Music, and Bruce Springsteen). Drummer Mark Gardner, joined in 2018, solidifying the lineup. After self-produ...
