Pop Punk
Commoner
Arizona emo/alternative band Commoner pair raw post-hardcore intensity with atmospheric guitars, soaring melody and emotionally direct songwriting. Their debut album Form...
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Shoegaze
Empty Nesters
Empty Nesters is the Montreal-based project led by Eric Liao, moving from its lo-fi, shoegaze and indie roots into hardcore and emo leaning post-hardcore. The six-song No...
Power Pop
pushbike
Exeter, UK indie-rock band pushbike bring together second-wave emo, noisy power pop and ’90s alternative guitar music, drawing on the melodic pull of Teenage Fanclub and...
Shoegaze
Oversize
OVERSIZE, an alternative band from Southwest England, showcases a unique blend of post-hardcore, alternative metal, shoegaze, grunge, and emo in their debut album, Vital...
Power Pop
Wavves
Wavves is the San Diego alternative rock project led by singer, songwriter and producer Nathan Williams. Since emerging in 2008, the band has built its sound around blown...
Indie Rock
Underlined Passages
Baltimore indie rock band Underlined Passages pairs layered guitars and shoegaze haze with a strong melodic core, drawing on touchstones including Nada Surf, American Foo...
Indie Rock
popfree
Orange County emo band popfree pair melodic indie rock with a post-hardcore edge, drawing from bands like No Knife and The Jazz June. Their seven-track full-length Overt...
Indie Rock
Deer Leap
Deer Leap are an emo band from Windham, New Hampshire, formed in 2009. The current lineup is Chet Morrison on bass, Dustin Sciacca on drums, Keith Galvin on guitar, vocal...
Pop Punk
Harrison Gordon
Harrison Gordon, a punk rock band hailing from Illinois, is set to release their upcoming album 'BLISS' via Hopeless Records on September 4th. With a blend of classic pun...
Emo
Spanish Love Songs
Spanish Love Songs are a Los Angeles rock band built around huge, heart-on-sleeve hooks, ringing guitars and emotionally direct songwriting. Their fifth album, Future Nau...
Indie Rock
Pet Fox
Boston indie rock trio Pet Fox pair textured guitars, understated hooks and emotionally detailed songwriting with a restless live-band energy. Featuring members of Ovlov...
Alt Rock
Oso Oso
Oso Oso is the Long Beach, New York indie rock project led by songwriter Jade Lilitri, pairing sharp, melodic guitar pop with emo and punk roots. The band's sixth LP, an...
Indie Rock
The Republic of Wolves
The Republic of Wolves are a New York indie rock/emo band whose music moves between atmospheric alternative rock, post-hardcore and emotionally charged guitar music. The...
Shoegaze
Chastity
Chastity is the Whitby, Ontario project led by Brandon Williams, channeling suburban isolation and resilience through melodic hardcore, shoegaze, punk, emo and heavy alte...
Shoegaze
Paerish
Paerish are a four-piece alternative rock and emo band from Paris, France, featuring Mathias Court (vocals/guitar), Frédéric Wah (guitar), Martin Dupraz (bass) and Loïc F...
Emo
Montclair
MONTCLAIR is a dynamic post-hardcore band from Connecticut, formed in 2021, known for their passionate and aggressive songwriting that reflects the emotional vulnerabilit...
Pop Punk
Topdown
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 scre...
Shoegaze
Doom Mutual
Doom Mutual unifies the musical endeavors of Nashville-based musicians Daphne Browdy and Davis Gestiehr, constructing familiar but eccentrically fascinating rock qualitie...
Indie Rock
wakelee
Brooklyn trio wakelee pair indie rock, emo, and alternative rock with lived-in songwriting and big melodic hooks. Their second album, under construction forever , arrives...
Indie Rock
Celebration Guns
Arizona emo and math rock band Celebration Guns pair intricate guitars and shifting rhythms with melodic indie-rock hooks. Their sophomore LP, What Keeps Us Coming Back ...