Flower Language

Flower Language is rock band from Denver, CO combining elements of 90s inspired shoegaze and alternative rock with emo and grunge. They have a 3-song EP that was self released in 2021 and a forthcoming full length set for release October 2023 produced by Corey Coffman (Gleemer).

Youth Fountain 

Youth Fountain (formerly known as Bedroom Talk) is a pop punk/emo solo project from Tyler Zanon (ex-Air Combat) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are currently signed with Pure Noise Records and have released 2 full length studio albums.Originally beginning as a solo project by guitarist/vocalist Tyler Zanon in 2013 under the name Bedroom Talk, Tyler recruited member Cody Muraro to guest on the debut song “Grinding Teeth”. The chemistry worked out in a positive manor, so both decided to undergo the project together as a duo. After releasing 2 EPs and a full-length, Cody left the band in 2020 to become the vocalist of Real Friends. Since then, Youth Fountain moved forward as Tyler&#39;s solo project, releasing &quot;Keepsakes &amp; Reminders&quot; in 2021. In November 2023, the band will release their 3rd full length LP titled &quot;Together in Lonesome&quot; via Pure Noise Records.

Calling Hours

Calling Hours is a newly formed east coast punk rock band featuring members of hardcore greats Farside and Don&#39;t Sleep). The band recently signed to Revelation Records and will release their first album &quot;Say Less&quot; on November 10, 2023.

Gloomer

Gloomer are an alternative rock band from PA whose founding members Bill Karachristos and Josh Marshall envisioned a single release of a few songs that Karachristos had been working on. They soon became a full band with addition of Addison Steele and Aaron Bromley. Heavily influenced by ’90s era alternative and shoegaze, Gloomer creates a shimmering hazy blend of guitar histrionics and bombastic rhythms.

Grave Secrets

Grave Secrets are a LA based trio who play melodic punk rock, power pop, and everything in between. They recently signed to Wiretap Records and will release their debut LP this fall.

Hotline TNT

Hotline TNT is an American lo-fi noise rock group from Minneapolis, Minnesota that plays 90s influenced shoegaze/grunge pop. Fronted by Will Anderson (a.k.a Flip Sandy) of Weed fame, and joined by an ever-rotating group of collaborators and touring members, the band released a full length in 2019 called &quot;Nineteen in Love&quot; and are gearing up for their new LP &quot;Cartwheel&quot; set for release on Third Man Records in November 2023.

Private Mind

Straight out of the Long Island, NY music scene, Private Mind make dynamic, melodic, post-hardcore that is sure to catch your ears.Boasting members of Long Island Hardcore acts such as Warehouse, Hangman, Detriment, and Ennui, Private Mind’s musical style scratches an entirely different itch. Taking influence from hometown bands like On the Might of Princes and Silent Majority, just as much as acts like Jawbox and Fugazi, the songs are as innovative as they are catchy. The driving rhythms are wrapped in dynamic guitars, complemented by radio-friendly choruses vocalized by singer/guitarist Dan Alivio. Rounding out the band are Mike Varley (bass), Sal Manaro (drums), and Anthony Manaro (guitar). The band recently signed to Triple B Records and will release their debut LP this fall, which follows their debut EP from 2020.

Smelter

Smelter are an alternative rock band drawing inspiration from 90s guitar rock, alt-rock, post-grunge and shoegaze. The band formed in 2020 in Broward County, Florida and features members of Gouge Away and Ephemeral. Their debut EP Muffler was released in 2021 and their new EP &quot; New Skin&quot; will be out on September 19, 2023 via Tiger Records. Both Ep&#39;s were recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Jonathan Nunez of Torche.

With Honor

Upon forming in 2002, the members of Connecticut straight-edge band With Honor (vocalist Todd Mackey, guitarist brothers Jay and Jeff Aust, bassist Jack Caron, and drummer John Ross) lived by a strict code of ethics, including a drug-free, vegetarian lifestyle that fueled the brief metalcore bursts heard in their 2004 debut for Stillborn Records, Heart Means Everything. The band kept up a busy tour schedule, playing dates with bands like Hatebreed and Comeback Kid, along with various festivals like the New England Metal Fest and Hellfest. The Split EP with intrastate pals the Distance surfaced in January 2005, and in June of that year, With Honor hit the studio with producer Brian McTernan (Bane, Thrice) to begin work on their debut for Victory Records, This Is Our Revenge, released in October 2005. Dates that fall with Most Precious Blood followed. With Honor announced the amicable departure of Mackey in early 2006; he was soon replaced by ex-Scream Out vocalist/Sick of It All tech Kevin &quot;Whitey&quot; White and touring resumed, including several weeks in Europe with Ignite. Things didn&#39;t exactly last, however, and With Honor played its last show together that November. Now in 2023, after 18 years of releasing their last music, the band is back with a new album on Pure Noise Records, set for release September 2023.

Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday is an American alternative rock / 2000s emo band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1999 and featuring the current line-up of Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass guitar), and Mark O&#39;Connell (drums, percussion), accompanied on tour by Nathan Cogan (guitars, keyboards). The group was originally formed by Antonio Longo, John Nolan, Eddie Reyes, Jesse Lacey, and Steven DeJoseph. The band has gone through multiple line-up changes in their career spanning seven studio albums. There have been eleven official members of Taking Back Sunday, four touring members, and twenty-three session members.The band&#39;s first line-up change was in 2001, with the departure of bassist Jesse Lacey and drummer Steven DeJoseph, who were replaced by current members Adam Lazzara and Mark O&#39;Connell. Not long after, original lead vocalist Antonio Longo also departed from the band, leaving Lazzara on lead vocals duty. Being left without a bassist, Eddie Reyes brought in Shaun Cooper to play bass guitar for the band. Soon after the band headed to the studio to record and release their debut studio album, Tell All Your Friends.The band&#39;s second line-up change came when founding member and guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper announced their departure from the band in 2003. Nolan and Cooper were replaced by Fred Mascherino and Matt Rubano, with Mascherino performing guitars and vocals, along with Rubano performing bass guitar. With a fresh line-up, the band went onto release two more studio albums, Where You Want to Be and major label debut, Louder Now.The band&#39;s third line-up change came in 2007, when Fred Mascherino left the band to pursue his solo project, The Color Fred and another new band called Terrible Things. He was replaced by Matthew Fazzi (Facing New York), who was announced to be an official member on 2008, providing guitars, keyboards, and vocals. With continued extensive touring with the new line-up, the band went on to release their only studio album with Fazzi, &quot;New Again&quot;.The next line-up change came in 2010 when Matt Rubano and Matthew Fazzi announced that they were no longer members of Taking Back Sunday. Later it was announced that John Nolan and Shaun Cooper had re-joined the band. With the reunion of the Tell All Your Friends line-up in seven years, the band went onto release Taking Back Sunday, Happiness Is, and their latest effort, Tidal Wave. In 2018, Eddie Reyes parted ways with the band for personal reasons. The band is now set to release their 8th studio LP, &quot;152&quot; released October 2023.

Crime In Stereo

Crime in Stereo is a Long Island-based hardcore punk band. The group released four full-length albums and a compilation, recording for the labels Blackout!, Nitro, and Bridge Nine before disbanding in 2011 and subsequently re-forming in 2012. Since 2012, the group have performed sporadically and released a single song on a compilation in 2021, the group have previously stated that they are writing their fifth full-length album House &amp; Trance set to be released on October 27 2023 on Pure Noise Records.

Day Aches

In the midst of a vibrant resurgence in guitar music, Day Aches emerges as a compelling force, rekindling the raw authenticity that fueled rock&#39;s potent reign. Roaring to life from the vibrant Virginia/DC hardcore scene, the band crafts a unique mosaic of emotion through introspective and dynamic soundscapes. The band are part of the new crop of shoegaze / post-grunge revival bands similar to bands like Narrow Head, Basement, Superheaven, drawing inspiration from 90s guitar fueled alternative rock, shoegaze and grunge.

Free Throw

Free Throw is an American emopunk band from Nashville, Tennessee, considered to be part of the more recent emo punk revival sound. Their music has been described as emo, punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore and indie rock. The vocalist described the band&#39;s sound as being derived from &quot;underground punk emo&quot; bands such as Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader, while also citing Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance as influences on the band&#39;s &quot;pop sensibility.&quot; Free Throw was formed in April 2012 after the members had graduated high school and had met each other through the Nashville music scene while playing in previous bands. The band has since released four full-length albums, titled Those Days Are Gone, Bear Your Mind, What&#39;s Past is Prologue, and Piecing It Together. They have also released three EPs, titled Free Throw, Lavender Town, and Missing Pieces. They were previously signed to Triple Crown Records but will be releasing their upcoming 5th LP this fall via Wax Bodega.

Latewaves

LATEWAVES formed on the beaches of Asbury Park, NJ in 2016. Mike Pellegrino (guitar/vocals), Shawna Grabowski (drums/vocals) and Howie Cohen (bass/vocals) hit the ground running with numerous EP’s, touring the East Coast and Midwest. Whispers from peers in the community made their way to the ears of Brett Romnes and Vinnie Caruana (both of I Am The Avalanche, The Movielife). Romnes, an engineer working out of The Barbershop Studios in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, and Caruana agreed to co-produce the bands first full length record - an 11 track journey articulating both the lows of self-deprecation and the highs of self-realization. Two weeks after its completion, the world shut down, but LATEWAVES never hit the pause button. Determined to come out on the other side, a year’s worth of prep and patience paid off as the band signed with Know Hope Records to debut their LP “Hell To Pay” in June, 2021.“Hell To Pay” earned quick success on streaming services, landing spots on Apple Playlists including Jumpstart, New in Rock, Breaking Rock, Breaking Hard Rock, and Spotify’s All New Punk. The record placed in the top 200 on the NACC College Radio charts its first week, and saw over 1K in vinyl sales. Throughout all of this, the band found themselves supporting bands such as The Used, Can’t Swim, Just Surrender, Piebald, Murphy’s Law, Save Face, Hidden In Plain View, Hit The Lights, and lovelytheband. In 2022, they also played the 20th Anniversary of THE FEST in Gainesville, FL.Tours continued as personal lives endured changing shapes and colors. In December of 2022, the three returned to the same studio with Romnes and Caruana to embark on recording LP2. Traveling in between sessions to support Midtown and on their “off days,” the band completed the record just days before the new year. LATEWAVES second full-length will be released via Open Your Ears Records set for release fall of 2023.

Drift

Drift is an alternative rock band hailing from Wollongong, Australia. Formed in 2020, Drift&#39;s music is characterized by its emotional soundscapes, blending shoegaze and emo influences. Through their evocative lyrics and captivating melodies, Drift aims to createmusic that resonates with listeners on a profound level. The &quot;Candyland&quot; EP is a testament to their commitment to exploring the depths of emotion and mental health in their music.

JAWS

Dream-pop foursome JAWS first formed in Birmingham in 2012, after vocalist Connor Schofield rallied together a handful of his friends from college and gained traction with a demo he’d posted online. Having since released two EPs and three albums including their 2014 debut ‘Be Slowly’ and 2016’s ‘Simplicity’, the band’s forthcoming EP will be their first extended offering since self-released LP ‘The Ceiling’ in 2019.Best known for their sunny and subversive take on indie-rock, JAWS have previously supported the likes of The Twang, Peace and Spector, and are set to appear as special guests to Swim Deep at their 10th anniversary shows in Birmingham and London this month. Praised by The Guardian for creating “a rising tumult of lovely lacerating melodies and noise over a rock beat you can dance to”, the band have attracted praise from the likes of NME, DIY, Gigwise, Dork, The Line of Best Fit, Far Out Magazine, The Independent, Clash and more.A spiralling statement of intent from a band who, more than a decade on, are continuing to evolve with a fresh sense of vigour, JAWS will release ‘If It Wasn’t For My Friends, Things Could Be Different’, their first extended work for over 4 years, on 15th September.

PAWS

PAWS are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 2010 combining indie rock, punk, and 90s influenced alternative rock. To date, they have released four studio albums via FatCat Records and Ernest Jenning with their fifth self titled LP set for release fall of 2023.

The Menzingers

The Menzingers are an American punk rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, formed in 2006, with a sound pulling from influences like the Clash, The Replacements, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, combined with a gritty melodic and anthemic pop punk sound. Songs that require raises fists in the air while singing along to every word, and similar to bands like The Gaslight Anthem, Spanish Love Songs, Lawrence Arms, Banner Pilot, Dillinger Four and Hot Water Music. The band consists of Greg Barnett (vocals, guitar), Tom May (vocals, guitar), Eric Keen (bass) and Joe Godino (drums). The band is gearing up to release their 7th studio full length album on Epitaph Records in October of 2023.

Del Paxton

Del Paxton is an American indie/emo band from Buffalo, New York that draw influence from 90s midwestern emo bands, similar to bands like Braid, Mock Orange, The Get Up Kids and the like and are part of the 5th wave emo revival sound with bands like Dikembe, Gulfer, etc. Del Paxton began in 2013 with the release of an EP titled Worst. Summer. Ever. via Rochester based record label Secret Audio Club. Del Paxton signed to Topshelf Records in 2015. After signing to the label, the band announced plans to release a split with the band Gulfer, which was released in April 2015. Del Paxton&#39;s first full length, All Day, Every Day, All Night was released on March 3, 2017 on Topshelf Records and they recently announced their sophomore LP &quot;Auto Locator&quot; set for release in October 2023.

Luca Brasi

Luca Brasi are an Australian rock band formed in St Helens, Tasmania in 2009 that plays a combination of pop punk, emo, and loud anthemic alternative rock music. The band is currently signed to Cooking Vinyl Australia, with the current line-up of the band featuring Thomas Busby on lead guitar, Danny Flood on drums, Patrick Marshall on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Tyler Richardson on lead vocals and bass guitar. To date, the group have released five studio albums: Extended Family (2011), By a Thread (2014), If This Is All We&#39;re Going to Be (2016), Stay (2018) and Everything Is Tenuous (2021) with their sixth LP The World Don&#39;t Owe You Anything set for release in September 2023.

Deafcult

Deafcult is a noisy pop band from Brisbane, Queensland who play loud and abrasive but at the same beautiful and ethereal music. They combine elements of dreampop, shoegaze, noise pop, and alternative rock. The band has six members including 4 guitar players, 2 who sing, a bassist and a drummer. They&#39;ve released an EP and full length LP and are gearing up to release their sophomore LP and first album in 6 years in summer of 2023.

The Julies

The Julies were – and somehow are again – an American alternative/indie guitar band that mixed influences from 80s post-punk and new wave with 90s shoegaze, indie rock and britpop to create music that was, in the case of 1996’s Lovelife EP at least, singularly magical. The Julies never got a chance to make a full-length record. After releasing two EPs in the mid-&#39;90s, including the acclaimed Lovelife EP, they disbanded. Despite that, a devoted fanbase grew around their music, a singular mixture of &#39;80s post-punk and &#39;90s shoegaze and britpop influences. Now, more than 20 years later, The Julies are back to announce the release of their debut full-length Always &amp; Always, out September 29, 2023 on Lost in Ohio.

Upsetter 

Upsetter is an Australian alternative rock duo whose music can be described as a combination of emo &quot;sob rock&quot;, grunge, and shoegaze, and for what the band sonically refer to as doomgaze. The band is gearing up to release their debut EP, appropriately titled Doomgaze, set for release in August 2023.

Swallow The Rat

Swallow The Rat are an indie rock/post punk/psych/shoegaze band from Auckland, New Zealand. The band combine 90s indie rock, psychadelia and post punk with layers of guitars, dark moods and big melodies that would please fans of bands like Murder Capital, Fontaines DC, Jesus and the Mary Chains, and the like.

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006. The band consists of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion). Their sound is most known for combining gritty melodic punk rock anthems with Springstein inspired rock and roll, and it&#39;s clear that bands like The Menzingers, Iron Chic, Spanish Love Songs and the like have all taken influence from The Gaslight Anthem. The Gaslight Anthem released their debut album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 2007, and their second album, The &#39;59 Sound, on SideOneDummy Records in August 2008. The band&#39;s third album, American Slang, was released in June 2010, and their fourth, Handwritten, was released in July 2012 through Mercury Records. The band&#39;s fifth studio album, Get Hurt, was released on August 12, 2014, through Island Records. On July 29, 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus following their European summer tour. The band temporarily reunited for a string of shows in 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The &#39;59 Sound, before resuming their hiatus.In March 2022, the band announced that they had reunited and returned to &quot;full time status&quot;, and that they had begun writing their sixth studio album. The album, titled History Books, is set to be released on October 27, 2023.

Sharkswimmer

Sharkswimmer are a Brooklyn-based alt-rock / post-hardcore band who will release their debut LP on Really Rad Records and have similarities to bands like Militarie Gun, Basement, Drug Church, Taking Meds, Casket Lottery and Cloud Nothings.

Citizen

Citizen is an alternative rock band from Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio that formed in 2009. The band currently consists of Mat Kerekes (vocals), brothers Nick (lead guitar) and Eric Hamm (bass), Mason Mercer (rhythm guitar), and Ben Russin (drums). They are currently signed to Run for Cover Records, and have released four studio albums to date: Youth (2013), Everybody Is Going to Heaven (2015), As You Please (2017) and Life in Your Glass World (2021). A fifth, Calling the Dogs, is set for release in October 2023. Considered a part of emo&#39;s fourth wave, Pitchfork have described Citizen as &quot;a band their fans can grow up with rather than out of.&quot; Where their earlier material captured more of the early/mid 2000s sounds of emo, post-hardcore, grunge and pop punk, the newer material has veered more into danceable indie rock territory influenced by bands like bloc party and the like.

Gaadge

Gaadge (with two A’s) is a project created by Mitch DeLong in the summer of 2014. After recording and releasing the bedroom demo “Whirl” and playing scattered shows of original music with a changing line-up, the project lay dormant until DeLong relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2016. It was here that he reunited with drummer Andy Yadeski and guitarist Ethan Oliva (two members of lo-fi juggernauts “Barlow”) and met bassist Nick Boston. Their most recent record, Yeah?, was released in March 2021 via Crafted Sounds. The band has described it as the realization of Gaadge’s fever dream: a wild ride through varying genres of alternative music. With praise from various outlets and the warm embrace of the Pittsburgh music scene, Gaadge was determined to keep going. Yeah? propelled the band right into a busy 2022, where they released a cover on feeble little horse’s modern tourism tape reissue and another split, this time with post-Barlow band Ex Pilots...all while writing and recording their next album. Gaadge’s third full length record Somewhere Down Below is slated for release in Summer 2023.

Taking Meds

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Taking Meds is a melodic and angular indie-rock / post-hardcore band that shares members with a former incarnation of the band Such Gold. Since forming in 2013, Taking Meds have often been a band that doesn&#39;t neatly fit into any one category, covering aspects of math rock, hardcore, pop-punk, indie rock and melodic punk with hooks. Gearing up for the release of their new LP ‘Dial M For Meds’, the group have channeled all the inventiveness of their past work into the most direct and hook-driven songs they&#39;ve ever written. The album manages to be instantly memorable and accessible while still having the teeth and eccentricity that longtime fans have come to expect from Taking Meds. Its &#39;90s-influenced sound makes for the perfect delivery system for vocalist/guitarist Skylar Sarkis&#39; lyrics which provide cynical, hilarious, and deeply human commentary on spending your adulthood chasing the often intangible high of creative pursuits.

City Windows

Hailing from various parts of the US, City Windows is a punk rock band based in San Diego, CA. Drawing inspiration from gritty melodic punk rock and hardcore, their sound resonates with a blend of classic and modern influences. From the anthemic choruses that invite listeners to sing along, to the introspective slower cuts, City Windows is immersing the audience in a fun ride around their new album, &quot;Velvet Divorce&quot;, an emotional sequence that never fails to captivate and is set to release July 2023.

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