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Release Calendar
October 2026
32 releases
- PorcelainToday's Minor Victories · Noise Rock
- Dad Hatswash. rinse. repeat. · Indie Rock
- SidewaveDispel · Shoegaze
- GlittermouthGlittermouth/Shallow Split EP · Shoegaze
- popfreeOvert · Indie Rock
- Pet FoxBalance · Indie Rock
- Fake NamesPunk Ruins · Punk
- DazyMAXIMUMBLASTSUPERLOUD Vol. 2: 24 Songs From 2023-2026 · Power Pop
Knifeplay
What Is Truth?
Knifeplay's third album and first for Double Double Whammy, out January 22, 2027. Twelve songs and nearly 80 minutes of slow, harmony-heavy slowcore that moves away from the band's shoegaze roots, led by the ten-minute single "Love Song."
Crate
Crate
Crate’s self-titled debut brings together 11 songs shaped by shoegaze textures, spacious guitar arrangements and personal songwriting. Produced and mixed by Cody Hudgins and Gift’s TJ Freda, it arrives November 13, 2026 via Good English Records.
Dad Hats
wash. rinse. repeat.
Dad Hats return with wash. rinse. repeat. , their third full-length, out October 23, 2026 through Mind Over Matter Records. Recorded at Costume Party Records and mixed by James Paul Wisner, the 11-song album pairs the Nashville band's hook-heavy emo/pop-punk with darker, self-deprecating reflections on adulthood. For fans of: The Wonder Years, PUP, The Menzingers, Arms Length, early Fall Out Boy
Comeback Kid
Chosen Hell
Comeback Kid's eighth album, recorded with Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio and out November 6, 2026 via SharpTone Records (Dine Alone Records in Canada). Eleven tracks of fast, melodic hardcore with guest spots from Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante and Incendiary's Brendan Garrone.
Mirrortalk
Where Does Everyone Go When I Need Them Most
Birmingham four-piece Mirrortalk release Where Does Everyone Go When I Need Them Most , their first EP for Hassle Records, on November 27, 2026. Six songs recorded with Jonny Price at Lower Lane Studios, pulling post-hardcore, grunge and shoegaze into heavy, melodic alt rock.
Leisure Hour
...that one day
"...that one day" is the second part of Leisure Hour’s trilogy following "…and to think," set for release on October 2, 2026 via Counter Intuitive. The album showcases a blend of upbeat pop-punk and heartfelt emo, featuring vocal trade-offs among band members Grace Dudas, Raegan Gordon, Isaiah Neal, and Frank Blation. For fans of The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, Hot Mulligan, Joyce Manor and Saturdays at Your Place.
Death From Above 1979
Private Lives
Death From Above 1979 return January 29, 2027 with fifth album Private Lives via Last Gang/MNRK. The ten-song record reconnects the duo’s distorted low-end attack and dance-punk intensity with sharper melodies, more vocal space and the playful/heavy contrast that has defined the band from the start.
Always You
Against The World
Always You return November 13, 2026 with Against The World , produced by Jack Tatum and released via Hit the North Records. The album keeps the duo’s sophisticated pop instincts intact while adding heavy guitars, white noise, drum-and-bass and house rhythms to their bittersweet dream-pop core.
Sidewave
Dispel
Sidewave’s third full-length Dispel arrives October 23, 2026, pairing layered guitars and shoegaze atmosphere with the project’s heavy, melodic space-rock scale. Written over several years, the album moves between restraint and huge guitar-driven passages while circling themes of distance, escape and the unknown.
smush
i’ll always wish,,
smush expand their shoegaze foundation on second album i’ll always wish,, , arriving January 22, 2027. Recorded in Austin with Jackson Baker, the nine-song record folds jungle breakbeats, drum-and-bass programming, glitch and noise-rock texture into some of the band’s catchiest material yet.
Commoner
Former Self
Commoner's debut album Former Self arrives November 13, 2026 via Pure Noise Records, pairing emotionally charged emo/alternative rock with atmospheric guitars, post-hardcore weight and soaring melody.
Empty Nesters
No Sad
No Sad is a six-song EP from Montreal post-hardcore band Empty Nesters, out November 27, 2026. The project's first record made as a full band pushes Eric Liao's lo-fi roots into an emo-leaning post-hardcore sound led by “Never Wanted.”
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water
KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II
KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II is a 29-track mixtape from They Are Gutting a Body of Water, out digitally October 16 and physically November 20 via ATO Records x Julia's War. The sprawling collection brings TAGABOW's shoegaze, noise and electronic instincts into a collaborative mixtape format featuring SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, Hotline TNT, Full Body 2, Greg Mendez, Horse Jumper of Love and many more.
Deux Visages
Call It Goodbye
Call It Goodbye is the debut album from Philadelphia-based trio Deux Visages, out November 6, 2026 via Pure Noise Records. Recorded in Miami with longtime collaborator Arquimides “Arkii” Cala, the 11-song record pairs dreamy, feedback-soaked guitars with explosive dynamics and a coming-of-age look at uncertainty and change.
Bad Brains
ARE YOU READY: THE FIRST STUDIO RECORDING (Inner Ear - March 1979)
Bad Brains' earliest known studio session, recorded at Inner Ear Studios in March 1979, receives its first official release November 6 via Trust Records. Newly mixed by Ian MacKaye, the six-song collection is led by the previously unreleased original studio recording of “Pay to Cum.”
pushbike
Little Bastard EP
Exeter’s pushbike return with four tracks of noisy, hook-filled indie rock on Little Bastard EP , out October 9, 2026, through The Bird Records. Recorded in Bristol with Jack Ogborne, the record packs its power-pop melodies and second-wave emo energy into less than ten minutes.