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At RELEASE WAVE, we spotlight the best upcoming album releases by your favorite bands. Here are a few highlights of some upcoming releases.
There Is No Memory
Armor For Sleep's new album "There Is No Memory" delves into raw emotions and personal reflections, exploring themes of loss, regret, and acceptance. Produced by Sam Guaiana, the album offers their classic emotionally charged post-hardcore sound with introspective lyrics and big hooks, that fans of both their earlier material and latest output should enjoy. From the cathartic single "Breathe Again" to the haunting track "All The Best," each song delves deep into the power and impact of memories on our lives.
Watch it Die
Home Front's second LP "Watch it Die" released on November 14, 2025 via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos. The songs blend their trademark post punk, new wave, and street punk influences with impactful energy and big hooks. The album embodies hope and introspection, addressing themes of loss and societal issues while offering a roadmap for moving forward. RIYL: High Vis, Spiritual Cramp, Joy Division
Bastard Hymns
Excide released their sophomore LP "Bastard Hymns" on November 28 via SharpTone Records, offering a blend of late '90s post-hardcore grooves with influences from bands like Quicksand and Snapcase. The album showcases a distortion fueled groove-heavy sound, exploring new sonic territory with more elements of 90s alt rock, nu-metal and post hardcore. Excide's evolution from their debut album "Deliberate Revolver" is evident in this next chapter, highlighting their growth and creative exploration.
Erer
The new album "erer" by Washington, D.C. alt-rock band Glitterer (Ned Russin from Title Fight), showcases a thematic urgency and slick production not previously seen in the band's previous work. This is their best song-writing to date with their most fleshed out full band sound and it absolutely rocks. Pummeling drums, massive guitar sounds, intense vocal delivery and big melodies should make for an awesome live experience.
Eden
The album "EDEN" by the Norwegian indie rock duo TAPE TRASH delves into the aftermath of losing faith and the transition from Christianity to the secular world, exploring themes of freedom, grief, beauty, and ecstasy. Musically, the album blends their singer-songwriter influences with big melodic rock influences, offering a mix of indie-punk, shoegaze-punk, and '90s fuzz-pop reminiscent of artists like Mew, Jimmy Eat World, Japandroids, and early 2000s records.
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Upcoming Releases
Lost on You
March 27, 2026Tigers Jaw have just announced their 7th album and first new LP in 5 years titled 'Lost on You' set for release on March 27, 2026 via Hopeless Records. Showcasing a blend of emotive rock akin to Jimmy Eat World, Weezer and The Get Up Kids, lead single 'Head is Like a Sinking Stone' offers a glimpse into the band's introspective lyrics and emotionally charged melodic sound. Fans can expect a mix of classic Tigers Jaw elements intertwined with reflective themes on time and personal growth across 11 brand new tracks. Check out the official video for the lead single now streaming everywhere.
Listen Up!
February 20, 2026New Found Glory is set to release their new album "Listen Up!" on February 20th, 2026, marking their first full-length album in nearly 6 years since signing to Pure Noise Records. The album carries themes of resilience and hope, blending fun pop melodies with reflective and heavier riffs, encapsulating the band's signature pop-punk sound. Their latest single "Laugh It Off" is already streaming, featuring upbeat vibes and insightful lyrics about overcoming small conflicts.
In Remembrance
January 2, 2026Capillary, a New Jersey emo/alternative band formed in 2023, is set to release their debut album "in remembrance" on January 2nd, 2026 via 51st State Records. Influenced by bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral along with the melodic emo punk bands of the 2010s, the album features 10 emotive tracks with strong melodies and poignant vocals. Latest single "Plainview" featuring Koyo, and previously released singles "Lost Sleep" and "Time Before the Order" from the forthcoming LP are now streaming everywhere. RIYL: Title Fight, Anxious, Koyo No Pressure, and One Step Closer
...Is Your Friend
November 7, 2025DRAIN has announced their new album '...IS YOUR FRIEND', set for release on November 7th via Epitaph Records. The band, known for their unique blend of hardcore, punk, and metal, aims to deliver their live essence in this album with heavier mosh parts, catchy choruses, and thrash riffs. Formed in 2014, DRAIN has gained recognition in the hardcore scene through their energetic live performances and continues to evolve their sound to create an unforgettable experience for their audience. Official music video for single "Nights Like These" is now streaming everywhere.
Eternal Grief
October 31, 2025New Haven, CT emo/alternative group Sunday Morning have announced their debut album "Eternal Grief" set for release on October 31, 2025 via Open Your Ears Records. Along with the announcement, the band has also released lead off single "Pulling Thorns" offering a glimpse into the album's melodic guitar heavy and emotionally charged sound. The new single has just the right amount of melody, heaviness, angst, and hooks, showcasing the bands continued progress in songwriting and production. Fans of early Citizen, Basement, Movements, The Movielife and label mates House & Home will definitely want to check this out ASAP.
On The Other End Of The Line
October 24, 2025Joyer, an East Coast indie rock duo formed by brothers Nick and Shane Sullivan, will be releasing their new album "On The Other End of the Line..." on October 24, 2025, cia Julia's War, featuring the lead off single "Cure" now streaming everywhere. Produced by Slow Pulp’s Henry Stoehr, the album explores themes of loneliness and human connections, with a music video capturing the essence of small, meaningful moments. Known for their DIY roots and previous album "Night Songs," Joyer's music resonates with fans of bands like Horse Jumper of Love and Wishy.
God Save The Gun
October 17, 2025Militarie Gun is set to release their new album "God Save The Gun" on October 17, 2025, via Loma Vista, featuring the lead single "B A D I D E A" now streaming everywhere. The album is said to explore themes of self-destruction and self-belief, with a lineup of collaborators including James Goodson (Dazy), Nick Panella (MSPAINT) among others contributing to its creation. Vocalist Ian Shelton reflects on personal struggles and growth, marking a shift from previous work centered on family addiction. The album will contain 14 brand new tracks, including previously released single Thought You Were Waving. Expect a high energy huge sounding genre bending album with hooks that are sure to get stuck in your head for days.
Weight of the Truth
March 20, 2026Footballhead, Chicago's prominent up and coming alternative rock band, is set to release their new album 'Weight of The Truth' on March 20, 2026 through Tiny Engines, featuring the single "Used To Be" with a nostalgic early 2000s heavy alt-rock vibe with monster hooks. Their sound blends melody and grit, reminiscent of late 90s/early 2000s heavy alt-rock and emo bands like Story of the Year, The Used, and Jimmy Eat World while also having heavier elements of bands like Basement, Anxious and One Step Closer. The new songs should have something for everyone ranging from alternative rock, pop punk and emo, to heavier, darker, more post-hardcore and grunge-influences throughout. With their debut album 'Overthinking Everything' receiving acclaim, the band is gearing up for a global presence with their upcoming release.
Constant Humming
February 13, 20265th wave emo punk revival band Good Sleepy announced their upcoming sophomore LP "CONSTANT HUMMING," scheduled for release on February 13, 2026, along with the release of the lead off single "TRAP" now streaming everywhere. The album reflects a darker, raw and more dynamic sound while maintaining the band's emotional core, following their debut LP "everysinglelittlebit." Drawing inspiration from bands like Ben Quad, Carly Cosgrove, The Wonder Years, and Marietta, the album explores themes of nostalgia, fractured relationships, early adulthood and emotional complexities over 14 brand new tracks.
Yell At Cloud
November 28, 2025Indie Punk supergroup Plosivs, consisting of members from well-known bands like Hot Snakes, Rocket from The Crypt, and Pinback, will release their sophomore LP "Yell At Cloud" on November 28, 2025 via Swami Records. The album was recorded in intense conditions during a storm in a studio in Winnipeg, Canada over the course of four years, resulting in a unique and emotionally charged sound different from their debut and described as a claustrophobic album that searches for an oasis within. From lurching dissonance to uplifting harmonic convergences, Yell At Cloud is a stark, black and white departure from their debut.
There Is No Memory
November 7, 2025Seminal New Jersey emo/post-hardcore rockers Armor For Sleep's new album, "There Is No Memory," is set for release on November 7, 2025 via Equal Vision Records. The album follows their comeback LP "The Rain Musuem" from 2022 and is said to explore personal struggles and memories with a more literal and grounded approach than their previous work. The album delves into themes of betrayal, loss, and acceptance, with each song creating a narrative that reflects on the power of memories in shaping our lives. Latest single "Breathe Again" is now streaming everywhere along with previously released singles "What A Beautiful World" and "In Another Dream" all taken from the forthcoming LP.
New Language
October 31, 2025Chicago indie band Side Hug will release their first full-length album, New Language, on October 31, 2025, via Easy Does It Records, showcasing a bold new sound that blends indie rock, post-punk, shoegaze, and art rock influences. The lead single "Biweekly" introduces themes of resilience and discontent, reflecting the album's focus on embracing change and personal growth. Drawing inspiration from bands like Joy Division and The Cure, with their shimmering reverb drenched guitars, moody delivery and melodic sensibility. Moving away from their early indie-folk identity, Side Hug's evolution promises a more atmospheric, moodier yet hopeful musical identity.
Rude
October 24, 2025San Francisco post-punk band Spiritual Cramp is set to release their sophomore album RUDE on October 24th through Blue Grape Music. Produced by John Congleton and featuring a duet with Sharon Van Etten, the album showcases an evolved blend of new wave, indie rock, punk, dub, and hip-hop influences. Singles such as "At My Funeral," "Young Offenders," and "Automatic" display the band's new songwriting depth while maintaining their punk roots, offering a mix of cheekiness, vulnerability, and raw energy akin to classic bands like The Clash, The Killers, Devo, and newer bands like Militarie Gun, High Vis and Home Front.
LOTTO
October 17, 2025Philadelphia's TAGABOW is set to release their new album, LOTTO, on October 17th via Julia’s War x Smoking Room x ATO Records. Known for their experimental and innovative approach to shoegaze, the band continues to blend in elements of noise rock, hardcore, electronic, dream pop and drum and bass, while pushing the boundaries of the genre. Latest single "Trainers" with its menacing riffs, soaring leads and whaling distortion is now streaming everywhere.
A Short History of Decay
February 27, 2026Philadelphia shoegaze band Nothing is set to release their fifth studio album, "A Short History of Decay," featuring a newly solidified lineup and a more expansive sound. The album delves into themes of aging, illness, and memory with emotional clarity, showcased in the single "cannibal world." With a mix of industrial-gaze intensity and vulnerability, Nothing offers a colossal yet intimate sonic experience, drawing comparisons to influential bands like My Bloody Valentine and Hum, along with more current bands like Whirr, Cloakroom, Trauma Ray, Glare, Narrow Head and the like.
I Used To Go To This Bar
January 30, 2026Joyce Manor is set to release their new album, "I Used To Go To This Bar," on January 30, 2026 via Epitaph Records. Produced by Brett Gurewitz, the album encapsulates the band's anthemic punk sound with more diverse influences ranging from AFI, Weezer, Janes Addiction and the Smiths, establishing them as significant figures in the rock landscape. The album reflects a culmination of their musical journey and showcases their evolution while staying true to their signature style. Singles "All My Friends Are So Depressed" and "Well, Whatever it Was" from the forthcoming LP are now streaming everywhere.
Even a Single Lumen
November 20, 2025Long Square is a new Detroit, Michigan indie/emo /alt-rock band that looks back on the second wave of midwest-emo in which they were raised. Containing big and soaring melodies, technical twinkling guitar riffs over heavy distortion, and emotionally charged vocals, Long Square are gearing up to release their debut LP on Forge Again Records titled "Even A Single Lumen" on November 20, 2025. The album will contain 9 tracks including latest singles "ATE" and "&" which are now streaming everywhere.
RIYL Braid, Minus the Bear, The Promise Ring, Cap'n Jazz, This Town Needs Guns, Kind of Like Spitting, Cursive
Eden
October 31, 2025Norwegian indie rock duo TAPE TRASH have announced their new album "EDEN" set for release on October 31, 2025 via Tiny Engine Records. The album blends their singer-songwriter influences with their hardcore influences, and everything in between, offering a mix of early 2000s indie/emo punk and guitar fueled alternative rock and 90s inspired shoegaze and dreamy fuzz-pop. Through a communal approach and a focus on sincerity, TAPE TRASH's "EDEN" stands out as a heartfelt and fearless musical statement in a landscape often marked by cynicism. RIYL Mew, Jimmy Eat World, Broken Social Scene, Japandroids
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Wrench
October 24, 2025New Jersey indie rock band Flycatcher is releasing their Will Yip produced LP, "Wrench," on October 24, 2025 via Memory Music. The album combines early emo revival warmth with today's twangy and jangly indie rock sound. Think Manchester Orchestra meets MJ Lenderman, or Taking Back Sunday meets Hotline TNT. The record is also taken to new heights with the addition of guest vocalist Brianna Collins of Tigers Jaw, whose featured on the standout track "Man on the Run." Throughout, Flycatcher sounds sharper and more self-assured than ever as they weave a delicate balance between raw emotion and melodic grit.