ARTICLESeptember 8, 2025

Monthly Wave: Shiner, Sainthood Reps, The Starting Line, Spite House, Tired Radio

Jason Gordon

jason@releasewave.com

A lot of new stuff dropping in September including new albums from Shiner, Sainthood Reps, The Starting Line, Spite House, Tired Radio and many more. Be sure to check them all out!

Shoegaze

Shiner

BELIEVEYOUME

September 26, 2025

Spartan Records and Shiner are proud to announce the Friday, September 26, 2025 release of BELIEVEYOUME, the longstanding and celebrated Kansas City rock band’s brand new album. Having spent over three decades redefining heavy, melodic rock, evolving from the raw power of their early years into something more layered, dynamic, and emotionally resonant, BELIEVEYOUME finds the band channeling that evolution into a set of songs that feel immediate yet timeless, balancing their signature heaviness with newfound space and vulnerability. BELIEVEYOUME digs deep into aging, relationships, and self-deception, its title reflecting the ambiguity and contradictions at the heart of human connection. The result is Shiner at their most honest and self-aware — still heavy, still weird, and still pushing forward after all these years. RIYL: Failure, No Knife, Jawbox, Hum, Swervedriver, Castor

Spartan Records and Shiner announce the release of BELIEVEYOUME, the latest album by Kansas City heavy space rock band Shiner, known for their guitar fueled heavy yet melodic sound. The album explores themes of aging, relationships, and self-deception, showcasing the band's evolution from raw power to a more layered and emotionally resonant sound. With influences like Failure, Swervedriver and Jawbox, BELIEVEYOUME is a blend of heavy riffs and introspective melodies that feel both immediate and timeless.

Grunge

Sainthood Reps

Dull Bliss

September 26, 2025

Long Island, NY rockers Sainthood Reps are back after a long break to release their 3rd album "Dull Bliss" on September 26, 2025, via Smart Punk Records. The album will contain 11 new tracks showcasing their unique blend of emotionally charged and melodic post-grunge, post-hardcore, shoegaze, and alt-rock. Their new single "Dizzy" is already available for streaming following previously released single "Blue Nothing" which featured fellow Long Islanders Stand Still, both giving a taste of the album's theme exploring feelings of both dullness and pure bliss. Fans of Common Sage, Superheaven, Balance & Composure, Out of Service and Title Fight should check this out.

Sainthood Reps are back and set to release their new album "Dull Bliss" on September 26, 2025 via Smartpunk Records. Their dreamy blend of grunge, post-hardcore, emo and shoegaze shines in the 11-track album, with singles like "Dizzy" and "Blue Nothing" and features from bands like Stand Still and Balance and Composure. Fans of Balance & Composure, Basement, Citizen and Superheaven will love this new stuff.

Pop Punk

The Starting Line

Eternal Youth

September 26, 2025

Pop Punk royalty The Starting Line is set to release their first album in 18 years, 'Eternal Youth,' on September 26, 2025, marking their debut self-release on their new label Lineage Recordings. The album's lead single, "Sense of Humor," is now streaming everywhere, and showcases the band's focused sound and melodic tact, with a blend of ageless sonic elements and raw honesty while staying true to the emo and pop-punk / alt rock the band built its fanbase on. Vocalist Ken Vasoli emphasizes the band's enduring bond and musical evolution, capturing a sense of timeless spirit and continuous growth in their music. RIYL: The Starting Line, Drive Thru Records, early 2000s, The Early November, New Found Glory

Pop punk royalty The Starting Line are set to release their first album in 18 years, 'Eternal Youth', on September 26, 2025. Their latest single "Sense of Humor" showcases the band's matured sound with melodic tact and honest lyrics, appealing to fans of nostalgic emo/punk-rock vibes from the Drive Thru Records days.

Melodic Hardcore

Spite House

Desertion

September 12, 2025

Spite House, who just announced their singing to Pure Noise Records, is set to release their sophomore album titled "Desertion" on September 12th, 2025. Blending 90s inspired post-hardcore and emotionally charged anthemic punk rock delves into themes of grief and personal struggle, drawing comparisons to bands like Seaweed and Dear You-era Jawbreaker. The lead single, "Desert," now streaming, showcases the band's raw and emotive style, featuring crunchy guitars and a punchy start-stop rhythm, with frontman Max Lajoie's poignant lyrics and gritty vocal delivery reflecting on personal tragedies and growth. RIYL: Fiddlehead, Jawbreaker, Title Fight, Seaweed

Montreal punks Spite House are set to release their new album Desertion through Pure Noise Records on September 12th, 2025. The visceral gritty yet melodic emotionally charged post-hardcore sound of the album draws comparisons to ‘90s bands like Jawbreaker, Seaweed, and Knapsack, exploring themes of grief and personal loss with raw emotion and urgency.

Pop Punk

Tired Radio

Hope in the Haze

September 12, 2025

Brooklyn's emotionally charged anthemic punk rock band Tired Radio is releasing their brand new LP "Hope in the Haze" via Red Scare Industries on September 12, 2025. The band known for their raspy emo-punk anthems with monster hooks and huge melodies will unleash 10 brand new tracks, drawing comparisons to Red Scare label alum like MakeWar and Sincere Engineer, and having even more in common with bands like Beach Slang, The Lawrence Arms, Jawbreaker, Leatherface, Samiam and the like. Latest single "Your Great Escape" is now streaming everywhere.

Tired Radio's debut album "Hope in the Haze" is set for release on September 12, 2025, under Red Scare Industries. The Brooklyn band's raspy emo-punk anthems draw comparisons to The Loved Ones and Iron Chic, while catering to fans of anthemic melodic punk bands with darker themes and sing along hooks, similar Beach Slang, The Lawrence Arms, and Jawbreaker.