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...
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Punk Rock
The best punk-rock artists featured on Release Wave
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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...
Power Pop
Massive Nightmares
Massive Nightmares are a Boston indie-punk band featuring Alex Heinz (lead guitar/vocals), Pat Lavalle (rhythm guitar/vocals), Tom Ciesluk (bass/backing vocals) and Myke...
Pop Punk
New Junk City
New Junk City is a four-piece punk band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2013. Their songs pair heart-on-sleeve writing with sharp, melodic punk, drawing on influences th...
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...
Indie Rock
Dogs Run Free
Cleveland duo Dogs Run Free pair angular alternative rock with dance-ready punk rhythms, sharp hooks, and an off-kilter melodic streak. Their sound pulls from artists inc...
Pop Punk
No Pressure
No Pressure pairs The Story So Far vocalist Parker Cannon with Pat Kennedy, Harry Corrigan, AJ Hoenings and Botti for fast, melodic punk rooted in classic pop punk and ha...
Emo
ME.
ME. is a new independent rock band featuring former Taking Back Sunday members Mark O’Connell and Eddie Reyes, alongside vocalist/guitarist Mike Jansen and bassist Neal A...
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...
Indie Rock
Harker
Harker are a Brighton, UK punk rock quartet rooted in DIY grit, fuzzed-out ’90s indie rock, and urgent melodic punk. Their new album All That Remains arrives October 2 vi...
Punk Rock
Jared Hart
Jared Hart has been a steady presence in the New Jersey alternative and punk world for more than two decades, writing songs that sit at the crossroads of rough-edged hear...
Indie Rock
The Thermals
The Thermals, formed in Portland, Oregon, are an influential indie rock band known for their energetic, punk-infused sound and insightful lyrics. With a career spanning o...
Post Hardcore
Unstable Shapes
Unstable Shapes is a Minneapolis-based noise rock and post-hardcore band known for angular guitars, muscular bass riffs, and kinetic drumming. Formed in late 2019, the qu...
Shoegaze
Senior Living
Senior Living is a punk-leaning shoegaze band from Albany, NY, drawing comparisons to artists like Title Fight and Nothing. Their introspective and raw music blends melod...
Power Pop
Sweet Teeth
Sweet Teeth is a Swedish alternative rock and power-pop band with roots in Scandinavian hardcore and punk scenes. Drawing inspiration from '90s alternative rock, indie pu...
Pop Punk
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989.
Indie Rock
Sincere Engineer
Sincere Engineer is an American punk rock and emo band from Chicago, Illinois, led by singer-songwriter Deanna Belos. Formed in 2013 as a solo acoustic project, Belos fam...