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Punk Rock

The best punk-rock artists featured on Release Wave

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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...

Hardcore

Ceremony

Ceremony is an influential American punk rock band formed in 2005 in Rohnert Park, California. Celebrated for their fierce refusal to stay in one sonic lane, the band has...

Indie Rock

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...

Melodic Hardcore

Death Lens

Death Lens, an East LA post-punk band signed to Epitaph Records, is set to release their upcoming LP "Cold World" in spring 2024.

Pop Punk

Autoignition

Hailing from Buffalo, NY, Autoignition brings back the nostalgic vibes of pop punk reminiscent of bands like Saves The Day and Lifetime. Formed in 2021, the band burst on...

Indie Rock

Oakwood

Hailing from the Odessa and Midland areas of Texas, Oakwood is a West Texas trio comprising Mat Dwyer (vocals/guitar/bass), Noah Roots (drums), and TJ James (guitar/bass)...

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...

Pop Punk

I Am The Avalanche

I Am the Avalanche is a melodic punk and post-hardcore band from Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2004 by frontman Vinnie Caruana following the breakup of his previous band...

Hardcore

Angel Du$t

Angel Du$t is a Baltimore-based rock/punk band, led by Justice Tripp (from Trapped Under Ice), known for blending hardcore roots with melodic, hook-driven punk, pop, and...