Austin five-piece Topdown play melodic post-hardcore rooted in '90s and early-2000s emo, hardcore and pop punk, balancing muscular riffs and big hooks with anguished screams and reverb-soaked melodies. Their sophomore album, The Earth & All Its Pavement, arrives October 16, 2026 via Diverse Chorus Records and Sweet Cheetah Records.
Austin melodic post-hardcore five-piece Topdown have released The Earth & All Its Pavement to streaming today, September 17. The album is available to hear in full now, with CD and vinyl editions following on October 23 via Diverse Chorus Records and Sweet Cheetah Records.
Drawing on ’90s and early-2000s emo, hardcore, and pop-punk, the band pairs muscular guitars and big hooks with vocals that move between raw screams and reverb-soaked melodies. Stream the full album below.
