Shoegaze
PALESKIN
PALESKIN are a Stockholm trio, Casper Frisk, Jimmy Fransén and Adrian Bellan, who fold shoegaze haze into emo vocals and nu-metal-weight riffs. Their second album Euphori...
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Post Hardcore
The best post-hardcore artists featured on Release Wave
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Grungegaze
Slow Degrade
Slow Degrade are a four-piece from Mobile, Alabama, blending grungegaze atmosphere with the thick guitars, nu-metal rhythms and melodic hooks of heavy alternative rock. T...
Emo
New Vision
Hudson Valley rock band blending alternative rock, post-hardcore and emo with grungy guitars and melody. Their LP Can’t Leave With Less arrives December 4, 2026 via Paper...
Emo
Broadheart
Broadheart, a five-piece band hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, merges late '90s and early '00s emo melodies with melodic hardcore urgency and modern post-hardcore weight...
Indie Rock
Pave The Rocket
St. Louis band Pave The Rocket blend melodic alternative rock, angular indie/emo rock, post-hardcore and noise rock. Their shelved 1998 sessions return as The Lost Album...
Grungegaze
Siilk
Formed in Kansas City in 2022, Siilk fuse the grit of ’90s grunge and heavy alternative rock with the atmospheric textures of shoegaze, nu-metal grooves, and post-hardcor...
Shoegaze
Mirrortalk
Birmingham, UK four-piece Mirrortalk mix post-hardcore, grunge and shoegaze into heavy, melodic alt rock. After the I Didn't Mean To Make It This Far and Rest Assured EPs...
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...
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...
Post Hardcore
Northlane
Hailing from Australia and formed in 2009, Northlane are heavy music pioneers whose innovative blend of electronic metal and post-hardcore continues to redefine the genre...
Shoegaze
Glittermouth
Formed in Peoria, Illinois by Chris Bayless and Jacob Heflin, Glittermouth play heavy, atmospheric alternative rock that pulls grungegaze and shoegaze into alternative me...
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...
Shoegaze
Sleepwalk
Chicago’s Sleepwalk pair shoegaze haze and ’90s alternative rock weight with the urgency of post-hardcore, drawing comparisons to Hum, Failure and Quicksand. Their fourth...
Punk
Fake Names
Fake Names bring together veterans of Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion, Refused, Girls Against Boys, Soulside, Rocket From The Crypt and The Faith, channeling D.C. h...
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...
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...
Post Hardcore
TIDES
TIDES are a Jacksonville, Florida punk band formed in late 2023 by longtime Northeast Florida scene veterans Sean Slater, Beau Crum, Alex Van Auken, Chris Jones and Dan W...
Post Hardcore
Teddy DuChamp's Army
Teddy DuChamp's Army, formed in Pittsburgh in 1998, is a DIY punk band known for their punchy melodies and big sing-along hooks. Fans of Seaweed, Samiam, and Rival School...