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Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After?

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Release Date
March 13, 2026
Hardcore
Punk
Pop Punk
Emo
Alternative Rock

Emo punk/hardcore outfit SHORELINE have announced their new album Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? The record is due for release on 13th March 2026 on Pure Noise Records and alongside the announcement come two singles, Sweet Spot and Out Of Touch.

"Sweet Spot explores the narrative of two people slowly drifting apart from each other without even noticing. It channels the anger of misunderstanding each other in a fast but very melodic pop punk track." says Hansol Seung

Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? is a concept album that dares the listener to recall the situations in life when you've hit rock bottom and consider if you were able to point out the moment from which things got better again? SHORELINE also ask themselves this question and dedicate an entire album to it. Their new songs undoubtedly propel the band from Münster to the peak of their creative powers: emo and hardcore meet a newfound passion for alternative rock, smart songwriting, and lyrics that go where it hurts.

“There’s a very clear turning point within this album for me - the lowpoint - if you will, from which the mood and songs start to become more hopeful. When I showed the record to our closest friends, everyone told me a different part that they’ve very clearly identified as the(ir) low point. I think that is in equal parts funny but also beautiful.” says Hansol Seung

While its soundscape is very clearly growing from the new wave of emo/HC bands such as One Step Closer, Arm’s Length Or Koyo, it has unmissable references from the unique clash of alternative music scenes in Germany.

Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? is showing off a band that has a very clear vision of what kind of music they wanted to write. Big melodies, heavy riffs, but all rooted in a raw, honest take from a DIY Punk perspective.

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Shoreline share latest single 'Paradox Man' from forthcoming LP

February 26, 2026

Münster Germany- Emo punk/hardcore outfit SHORELINE have just released the latest single 'Paradox Man' from their new album, "Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After?" due on March 13, 2026 via Pure Noise Records.

“PARADOX MAN” the song is sitting right in between influences from TOUCHE AMORE to German hardcore/alternative icons FJORT and represents the heavier side of the record. The track speaks about the realisation that the state of your mental health can be ever-changing and problems often don’t occur overnight but in a slow process.

“This is the first song in a long time, where I have to leave the room when it gets played loudly with other people present," says Hansol Seung. "It is so brutally honest, I haven’t even fully realised that all my friends and family are going to hear this and probably ask questions about it.” (Hansol Seung)

“I’m not depressed, I’m just a bit overworked. I’m not depressed, I’m just a bit tired”

Check out the video for the new single below showing a much heavier side to the band with more hardcore influence, and I'm here for it.

German emo/punk band Shoreline release latest single "Youthfully Naive" from forthcoming LP

February 3, 2026

German emo punk/post-hardcore outfit SHORELINE recently announced their new album, Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? is due for release on 13th March 2026 on Pure Noise Records and now they release latest single 'Youthfully Naive' as they start their UK tour with label mates Arm's Length, Koyo and Ben Quad.

'Youthfully Naive' is about seeing someone you look upto being vulnerable for the first time. It is a prime example of Shoreline’s songwriting: big choruses, dynamic vocals and heavy guitars. Even though the band is many generations younger than the genre’s veterans, multiple backing vocals in the chorus harmonising pay tribute to the writing style of some of the greats, all in a fresh context of contemporary emopunk and hardcore.

Watch the official video for "Youthfully Naive" below.

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