Release Wave

grunge

These are the best grunge artists featured on Release Wave.

Better Lovers

Better Lovers is an American hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 2023 after the dissolution of Every Time I Die, the group consists of vocalist Greg Puciato, guitarists Jordan Buckley and Will Putney, bassist Stephen Micciche, and drummer Clayton Holyoak. The band is signed to SharpTone Records and released their debut EP, God Made Me an Animal, in 2023. Often labeled a supergroup, the band features members formerly of Every Time I Die (Buckley, Micciche, and Holyoak) and The Dillinger Escape Plan (Puciato), as well as a current member of Fit For An Autopsy (Putney). They are gearing up to release their debut LP titled "Highly Irresponsible" on Sharptone Records in October 2024.

Poppy Wizard

Poppy Wizard, a new alt-rock band emerging from Germany, blends 90s grunge and 2010s alternative rock influences in their upcoming debut EP "Holy Spirit Gang," set for release on August 23, 2024. Their music is described as massive, melodic, and danceable, capturing the intricacies of life with addictive tunes. Fans of Title Fight, Superheaven, and Narrow Head may appreciate their electrifying, guitar heavy, and melodic sound.

Death By Gong

The band Death By Gong is set to release their debut LP titled "Descalator" in September 2024 under Crazy Sane Records. Their sound blends heaviness and vulnerability, drawing inspiration from bands like FAILURE, TORCHE, ELLIOTT SMITH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and DIIV, with synthetic textures akin to Geoff Barrow's work with PORTISHEAD and BEAK, exploring themes of human decline.

Slumped

Slumped are an alternative rock band from Oakland, Ca with similarities to bands like Weezer, The Rentals, and newer bands like Webbed Wing. About the band, California’s Slumped is an alternative rock band formed in 2017 as part of the burgeoning indie scene of the east Bay Area. With a throw back sound to 90s fuzzed out power pop, alt-rock, and grunge-pop, and informed as much by the tone and engaging songwriting of bands like Weezer, The Rentals, Third Eye Blind and Everclear as they are by more contemporary acts like Superheaven, Webbed Wing and Tony Molina, Slumped plays loud fuzzed out catchy rock music - full stop. Driven by screaming refrigerator guitar amps and distortion pedals, thundering drums, and roaring bass, the band’s “heavy pop songs” sound like they’re 100 stories tall, both on and off record. Existing somewhere between Weezer’s Pinkerton and Thin Lizzy’s Black Rose, Slumped is the perfect soundtrack for driving very fast into the sunset while bawling your eyes out.

Fig Dish

Fig Dish, a rock band from Chicago, was active in the 1990s and signed to PolyGram Records in 1995. Their sound was influenced by 80s college rock and indie bands like Dinosaur Jr. and The Replacements, often compared to Cheap Trick. They were part of the mid-90s Chicago rock scene alongside The Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, and other local acts.

Webbed Wing

Webbed Wing is a grungy power-pop / alt-rock band from Philadelphia led by guitarist and singer Taylor Madison. Their sound is reminiscent of bands like Superheaven, with drummer Jake Clarke and bassist Mike Paulshock rounding out the lineup.

Enumclaw

American indie rock band Enumclaw from Tacoma, Washington blends indie pop, alt rock, grunge, and slacker rock. They released their debut album "Save The Baby" in 2022 under Luminelle Recordings and will release their upcoming record "Home In Another Life" with Run for Cover Records in August 2024. Their music should appeal to fans of bands like Hotline TNT, Milly, and Pavement.