Genre20 Artists

Punk

The best punk artists featured on Release Wave

Nº 01Index

Artists

Wavves x Say Anything

Wavves x Say Anything is the collaborative project from Wavves’ Nathan Williams and Say Anything’s Max Bemis. Together they fuse Nathan Williams’ fuzzed out garage-pop in...

Punk

The Drowns

Seattle punk rock ’n rollers The Drowns fuse street-punk grit, big melodic hooks, and rock ’n roll swagger. Their fourth studio album, Harsh Reality , arrives September 1...

Punk

HOLSMAN

HOLSMAN is a Chicago indie-punk band led by Ryan Holsman and Dan Tinkler. Their sound lands between the bruised, big-chorus punk of The Menzingers and Against Me! and the...

Punk

3 Dollars

Hoboken, New Jersey’s 3 Dollars write scrappy, melodic post-emo punk built on sharp hooks, raw emotion, and a nostalgic streak that pulls from Title Fight, The One Step C...

Punk

Toilet Rats

Toilet Rats, hailing from Minneapolis and led by the enigmatic Thomas Rehbein, blends fuzz, synths, and moody '80s college rock to create a captivating sound that encompa...

Hardcore

Dead Tired

Dead Tired is a five-piece Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2014. Fronted by George Pettit, the lead vocalist of post-hardcore band Alexisonfir...

Rock

The Flatliners

The Flatliners, acclaimed Juno-nominated Canadian punk veterans, are set to release their brand new studio album, 'Cold World', on May 8 via Equal Vision Records and Dine...

Hardcore

Show Me The Body

Show Me the Body (SMTB) is a New York City post-hardcore band formed in 2009. The trio consists of Julian Cashwan Pratt (vocals/banjo), Harlan Steed (bass), and Nijol Ben...

Punk

Adult Magic

Adult Magic, a band emerging from Long Island's D.I.Y. punk scene, channels influences from '90s alt-rock bands like Superchunk and Sugar. Their self-titled debut album...

Hardcore

Chico

Chico is a Southern California guitar fueled alt-rock band with melodic hardcore energy currently signed to New Morality Zine. Self titled debut LP coming this summer. RI...

Punk

Awnthay

Awnthay, the Boston-based band of life-long friends hailing from Somerville, MA, has been playing and recording together since 2015, crafting music that is an expression...

Punk

Jaguero

Formed in 2021, Jaguero is a punk/emo band from Vicenza, Italy featuring members of Slander, Regarde, and La Fortuna. Following the release of their EPs Worst Weekend Eve...

Punk

FakeYou

FakeYou is a Montreal-based punk band cultivating a sound that fuses loss and vulnerability into urgent, emotionally charged anthems. Hailing from the heart of Montreal's...

Punk

Bitter Branches

Hailing from Philadelphia, the post-hardcore powerhouse Bitter Branches brings together members from notable bands like Deadguy, Lifetime, and Kid Dynamite. Their sophomo...

Hardcore

Shoreline

Starting out on the floors of squats and basements, SHORELINE have played pretty much every venue in Europe that has provided them with a power outlet over the past ten y...

Punk

Red Arrow Highway

Red Arrow Highway, hailing from West Michigan, is an alt-rock band gearing up to unveil their sophomore album, *Be Someone Better*, on March 20th, 2026, under the banner...

Punk

Awful Din

Brooklyn-based emo punks Awful Din, formed in 2014, have become fixtures in the New York DIY scene with their crunchy, emo-inspired melodic punk sound. Influenced by band...

Punk

Drought

Drought is a bay-area melodic hardcore band influenced by Pianos Become the Teeth, Title Fight and mewithoutYou, and are currently signed to Iodine Records. The band will...

Punk

Planes Mistaken For Stars

Planes Mistaken For Stars (also known as Planes or PMFS) is a Punk / Hardcore Punk band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. The group later relocated to Denver, CO. In 20...

Punk

Heart to Gold

Formed in 2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota indie/punk band Heart to Gold strike a chord with their swaggering, scrappy Midwest punk that prioritizes the strength of the colle...