Release Wave

Arm’s Length, an anthemic emo-punk band from Ontario, Canada, has signed with Pure Noise Records and is set to release their sophomore album 'There's A Whole World Out There' on May 16, 2025, featuring their latest single "Funny Face". Drawing on personal struggles, this album delves into themes of personal trauma, love, and resilience, showcasing the band's evolution and raw emotion. Arm's Length pull from the best parts of early 2000s emo, pop-punk, and post-hardcore, with passionate vocal delivery, the occasional screams, loud melodic guitars, and big anthemic singalong hooks, that fans of Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Taking Back Sunday, Hot Mulligan and Armor For Sleep will love.

Heart Attack Man is releasing their 4th album "Joyride The Pale Horse" on April 25, 2025, introducing two new tracks now streaming titled “Laughing Without Smiling” and “Spit" from the forthcoming LP. The Cleveland trio's blend of palm-muted pop-punk guitar chords and introspective lyrics delves into existential themes, drawing comparisons to bands like Can't Swim, Sum 41, Pup and Micorwave with a nod to 90s heavy fuzzed out alt-rock and pop-punk influences. Across 12 tracks, fans can expect a dose of high energy, loud guitars and the monster hooks the band is known for.

The debut LP "Sunset Funeral" by Texas shoegazers Glare, set for release on April 4, 2025 via Sunday Drive Records + Deathwish Inc., is described as a blend of dreamy grief with heavily crushed textures. Drawing inspiration from 90s shoegaze and alternative rock bands like Slowdive, Drop Nineteens and Smashing Pumpkins, Glare offers a celestial sound of woozy and hazy guitars, crafted with a resourceful, DIY approach. Their music, encapsulating unspeakable grief and the process of mourning, incorporates a broad sonic pallete with walls of guitars and reverb, big floating melodies, dreamy soundscapes and hooks to go along with it. Described as music made by people whose feelings speak louder than their words, Glare is must-listen for fans of bands likeTrauma Ray, DIIV, Whirr and other 90s-inspired dreamy shoegaze / alt-rock.

SOM is set to release their third LP, "Let The Light In," on March 14, 2025 via Pelagic Records. Described as "Doom Pop," their music blends elements of shoegaze, post-metal, and dream pop, with a broad sonic landscape, both heavy and tranquil all at once. The songs are triumphant, with reverb soaked guiars, big vocal melodies, and pop hooks, while still containing the post-hardcore/metal edge they've incorporated in their previous work. Drawing comparisons to bands like Deftones, Astronoid, and Holy Fawn, SOM's new album showcases their best mix of heaviness, beauty, melody and catchiness, exploring themes of resilience and growth.

Cloakroom will release their new album "Last Leg of the Human Race" on February 28, 2025, via Closed Casket Activities exploring themes of modern society and human experience while showcasing Cloakroom's genre-bending capabilities and seemingly array of influences. Pop, shoegaze, doom, post-punk, folk, indie rock only scratch the surface on Cloakroom’s shortest yet most essential release to date, spanning 37 minutes in length over 10 new tracks.

RIYL: Greet Death, Nothing, DIIV, Ovlov

The Murder Capital, a Dublin-based post-punk band, is set to release their 3rd album titled "Blindness" on February 21, 2025. Produced in Los Angeles with John Congleton, the album promises an intense and expansive sound reminiscent of their previous work while drawing comparisons to similar artists like Fontaines D.C., METZ, Idles, Shame, and Protomartyr. Their latest single "Words Lost Meaning," which is now available on all streaming platforms, showcases a more anthemic style and follows the success of their previous single "Can't Pretend To Know".

Rocky Votolato has formed a new band called Suzzallo, revealing their debut album "The Quiet Year" with a release date of May 2nd, 2025. Departing from Votolato's acoustic roots, Suzzallo offers a cathartic blend of fuzzed out alternative rock, exploring themes of grief and healing following a personal tragedy. The album features collaborations with producer John Goodmanson and musician Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie,, The Postal Service), aiming to provide comfort and catharsis to listeners grappling with similar experiences. Lead off single "The River" combines Smashing Pumpkins-esque riffing with Votolato's open-hearted lyricism and soaring voice, resulting in a song that's sonically and emotionally pummeling.

Brooklyn based heavy rockers Bedridden is set to release their debut album "Moths Strapped to Each Other's Backs" on April 11, 2025, via Julai's War Recordings. The album is a collection of ten songs that delve into tumultuous adult life with a mix of fuzzed-out guitar riffs, influenced by a blend of 90s inspired shoegaze, punk, and indie / alt rock meant to be played loudly. On their debut LP, Bedridden's music mirrors a raw and confrontational energy similar to bands like Narrow Head, The Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, and Trauma Ray with buzzing guitars, and a range of tempos and dynamics.

Momma's upcoming album "Welcome to My Blue Sky" is set for release on April 4th, 2025, showcasing their viscerally charged sound with singles like the latest"I Want You (Fever)" and previously released "Ohio All The Time" now available on all streaming platforms. Recorded live with a focus on emotive and clean songwriting that inspires people to sing along, the album is described as 12 immaculately composed yet immediately potent songs by matching the raw urgency of rock with the sticky melodies and taut arrangements of pop—a dynamic born from their deepened commitment to finding the most direct vessel for their emotional expression. Drawing comparisons to The Breeders, Mannequin Pussy, Veruca Salt, Mannequin Pussy and Soccer Mommy, Momma's new release promises a bold leap forward in their unique musical voice.

Legendary guitar-pop singer/songwriter Bob Mould has announced his upcoming album "Here We Go Crazy," set to be released on March 7 via Granary Music/BMG Records. This 15th solo album features backing by drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy, delivering classic melodic fuzzed out guitar alt-pop with big hooks, reminiscent of Mould's previous work with Sugar and his solo endeavors.

Oversize, a UK alt-shoegaze band, will release their debut LP "Vital Signs" on February 28, 2025 via SharpTone Records. The album features 10 tracks full of reverb drenched heavily distorted guitars, quiet to loud dynamics, and soaring melodies, drawing inspiration from bands like Hum, My Vitriol, Deftones and Nothing. Combining the best elements of 90s inspired shoegaze, grunge, alt-rock/metal, and dream pop similar to bands like Trauma Ray, Narrow Head, Superheaven, Fake Eyes and Heavenward, the new LP is sure to please fans of the aforementioned bands and should add this to their highly anticipated 2025 releases.

Toronto punk band PUP is set to release their fifth album "Who Will Look After The Dogs?" on May 2nd via Little Dipper / Rise Records. The album, produced by John Congleton and recorded in Los Angeles, continues to showcase the band's raw energy and introspective lyrics, and is described as perhaps their most immediate, no frills and hard-hitting full length yet. Over 12 brand new tracks, PUP delivers a heavy-hitting and cathartic record with shout-along hooks, that reflects their growth and chemistry as a group, appealing to fans of bands like Heart Attack Man, Joyce Manor, The Dirty Nil, and The Hotelier.

Heaven, a power-popgaze band from NYC, is set to release their third album, "Dream Aloud," on April 4, 2025, through Little Cloud Records. The album marks their first LP in 7 years with most recent single "I Need You More Somehow" blending nostalgic melodies with reverb-filled guitars, offering a taste of the emotional journey and otherworldly sounds to expect from the upcoming album. Influenced by artists like Teenage Fanclub, The Lemonheads and Swervedriver, Heaven's dreamy yet introspective tracks showcase their evolution as a trio, with Matt Sumrow, Mikey Jones, and Sonia Manalili now shaping their most somnambulistic record yet.

Seattle power-pop punk rockers Dead Bars are gearing up to release their third LP, "All Dead Bars Go to Heaven," on March 21, 2025 through Iodine Recordings. Drawing comparisons to bands like Japandroids, The Replacements, White Reaper, and Fucked Up, Dead Bars have established themselves as a formidable force in the music scene, known for their energetic live performances and raw but anthemic singalong tracks with a pop sheen. Their latest album features 10 hook-laden songs that offer a mix of nostalgia and fresh perspectives, punk energy and power-pop guitar riffs, highlighted by their new single "Give the Metalhead a Hug," that should please old fans and new.

The Manchester-based band Doves announced their sixth studio album, Constellations for the Lonely, set for release on February 28, 2025 via EMI North. The album follows their boundary-pushing, chart peaking fifth LP The Universal Want and will include 10 brand new songs including the single "Renegade" which is described as having a dystopian feel, with the band thinking about Manchester over the next century. The band began writing and recording the album in 2020 which contains 10 new tracks written, recorded, and produced in Greater Manchester, North Wales, and Cheshire. More to come on what is expected to be another incredible and epic chapter in Doves illustrious 25 year career.

Chicago-based rock group Juicin, a new project comprising Ryan Davis and Tyler Gargula (Sleepwalk, Muted Color), is releasing their debut EP "Zig Zag" on February 28, 2025. The project, born in 2022 as a side project of their shoegaze and dream-pop leaning bands Sleepwalk and Muted Color, came from ideas they were jamming in their practice space that didn't quite fit with their current bands. The new sound explores 90s inspired fuzzed out noise pop, alt-rock, and melodic hardcore influences, with buzzing guitars and catchy hooks akin to Hotline TNT, Superheaven, Ovlov, Bugg and Title Fight. Their latest single "Sick Joke" is now available on all digital streaming platforms.