Release Wave

Norwegian 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

NY-based band grungegaze band Glimmer will release their debut LP, "Get Weak," on October 3rd, 2025, featuring 10 brand new tracks that mix 90s inspired alternative, grunge, shoegaze, and dream-pop influences with a modern twist. With singles like "Dissolve" and "Sorrow Again" available for streaming, Glimmer's sound draws parallels to 90s alt-rock icons like The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Foo Fighters along with shoegaze icons like Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine and Ride, while also catering to fans of the current grungegaze/shoegaze revival scene. Recorded in Brooklyn and mastered by Will Yip, the album promises a blend of heavy-hitting fuzzed out anthems and ethereal pop-leaning tracks, for a nostalgic yet contemporary listening experience. As evidence by the latest singles now streaming, Glimmer have a knack for crafting memorable hooks, buzzing guitar melodies and dream-like atmospheres.

RIYL: The Smashing Pumpkins, Narrow Head, Glare, Superheaven, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Brooklyn indie/emo art-rockers Stay Inside announced their upcoming album "Lunger" on October 3rd, 2025 via Tiny Engines, showcasing bold production and a mix of indie and emo influences, while doubling down on the experimentation and exploration found on their last LP "Ferried" but with even bigger hooks. With a post-punk swagger, they continue to push genre boundaries to the side, exploring varied genres from jangle pop, to emo, to dark Americana twang, to heavy, fuzzy grunge, highlighting their growth and evolution as musicians. Recommended for fans of Foxing, Modest Mouse, and Wolf Parade, Stay Inside's dynamic sound promises an exciting future for the band.

Spartan Records and Shiner are proud to announce the Friday, September 26, 2025 release of BELIEVEYOUME, the longstanding and celebrated Kansas City rock band’s brand new album. Having spent over three decades redefining heavy, melodic rock, evolving from the raw power of their early years into something more layered, dynamic, and emotionally resonant, BELIEVEYOUME finds the band channeling that evolution into a set of songs that feel immediate yet timeless, balancing their signature heaviness with newfound space and vulnerability. BELIEVEYOUME digs deep into aging, relationships, and self-deception, its title reflecting the ambiguity and contradictions at the heart of human connection. The result is Shiner at their most honest and self-aware — still heavy, still weird, and still pushing forward after all these years. RIYL: Failure, No Knife, Jawbox, Hum, Swervedriver, Castor

White Reaper has announced their new album "Only Slightly Empty," set to release on September 26th. The album showcases a darker and grungier side of the band while maintaining their signature anthemic rock sound, reminiscent of '90s fuzzy alternative rock and grungy power pop. The first single, "Honestly," features powerful melodies and unconventional production choices, highlighting the evolution and excitement surrounding White Reaper's latest work.

Vancouver's 90's post-hardcore band By A Thread is releasing their first album in 14 years, "Mirrored Life," on September 12th, 2025 via Spartan Records.The album reflects the band's growth and introspective lyrics, offering a melodic heavy sound with infectious rhythms that feel melodic and nostalgic all at once. Reverb-heavy pedalboards and moody, deliberate tempos replaced the radio-ready instincts of earlier material. “This is essentially an anti-pop record,” Franco explains. “It’s meant to feel heavy. Lyrically, the album dives deep into themes of loss, identity, and introspection. The songs course through existentialism, the current state of the world, how we treat others, self reflection and loss. Fans of Samiam, Texas Is The Reason, Seaweed, Farside and Ways Away will certainly welcome By A Thread's return to the scene.

The Casket Lottery's new album "Feel The Teeth", set for release on August 30, 2025, containing 9 brand new tracks exploring themes of exhaustion and revelation, reflecting the complexities of a shifting era. Where their 2020 album Short Songs for End Times felt like a direct confrontation with the chaos of a fractured world, Feel The Teeth dwells in the quieter aftermath, the moments of clarity amidst the noise. The album is soaked in existential fatigue, and compared to its previous release, is described as a quieter, more introspective reckoning with what it means to still be here, still searching for meaning, still hoping for something better even when we're not sure what it looks like anymore. In an age where comfort is a fleeting illusion and the answers remain out of reach, Feel The Teeth is the sound of a band refusing to give up, refusing to let go.

New 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.

Thrice is set to release their new album, Horizons/West, on October 3, 2025 via Epitaph Records, with thundering lead single "Gnash" now streaming everywhere. The album serves as a sequel to their previous release, Horizons/East, showcasing a blend of cinematic post-rock textures, intricate rhythms, and the raw urgency that defined Thrice’s early work. Produced by the band at New Grass Studios, the album delves into personal identity, societal manipulation, and spiritual questions, staying true to Thrice's DIY ethos, while offering an album that’s equal parts introspection and confrontation. The album will contain 11 brand new tracks.

The Carolyn, an Atlanta-based melodic punk rock trio, is set to release their upcoming album "Pyramid Scheme of Grief," featuring heart-on-your-sleeve hook-filled punk reminiscent of bands like The Gaslight Anthem and The Menzingers, with anthemic songs mostly under two minutes. The album, containing eleven tracks and clocking in at around nineteen minutes, showcases the bands exceptional songwriting and knack for packing huge melodies and fist in the air hooks in under 2 minutes. The duo of singles released, "White Russians" and "And the Infinite Void," set the tone for the album's theme of malaise and disappointment and is a taste of what to expect on their 3rd LP. Fans of bands like The Menzingers, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lawrence Arms, Spanish Love Songs or any other high energy yet sad drinking music will feel right at home with this release.

Long Island, NY rockers Sainthood Reps are back after a long break to release their 3rd album "Dull Bliss" on September 26, 2025, via Smart Punk Records. The album will contain 11 new tracks showcasing their unique blend of emotionally charged and melodic post-grunge, post-hardcore, shoegaze, and alt-rock. Their new single "Dizzy" is already available for streaming following previously released single "Blue Nothing" which featured fellow Long Islanders Stand Still, both giving a taste of the album's theme exploring feelings of both dullness and pure bliss. Fans of Common Sage, Superheaven, Balance & Composure, Out of Service and Title Fight should check this out.

Spite House, who just announced their singing to Pure Noise Records, is set to release their sophomore album titled "Desertion" on September 12th, 2025. Blending 90s inspired post-hardcore and emotionally charged anthemic punk rock delves into themes of grief and personal struggle, drawing comparisons to bands like Seaweed and Dear You-era Jawbreaker. The lead single, "Desert," now streaming, showcases the band's raw and emotive style, featuring crunchy guitars and a punchy start-stop rhythm, with frontman Max Lajoie's poignant lyrics and gritty vocal delivery reflecting on personal tragedies and growth.

RIYL: Fiddlehead, Jawbreaker, Title Fight, Seaweed

Kalamazoo, MI emo band saturdays at your place will release their sophomore album "These Things Happen" on September 12, 2025. Across 10 brand new tracks, saturdays at your place take everything that made their early material resonate—twinkly guitars, heart-on-sleeve songwriting, a distinctly Midwestern ache—and stretch it into something even more resonant. First single "waste away" is now streaming, and it's a slow-burn stunner that captures the quiet devastation of watching as time passes by, and the hope that you're not too far gone to make a change. It's a perfect example of what saturdays at your place does so well. One listen and you'll practically hear crowds of fans screaming back: "remind me, to remember, that this won't last forever."

RIYL: Modern Baseball, Hot Mulligan, Carly Cosgrove, Pup

Maryland alt-rock/emo band Have Mercy have announced their sixth studio record, "the loneliest place i've ever been" on August 29th via Rude Records. Along with today's announcement, the band have released the emotionally raw lead single "august 17" now streaming everywhere. The song delves into themes of memory, loss, and regret, full of big guitar sounds and a huge anthemic chorus, which will surely resonating with fans of emotionally charged alt-rock akin to bands like The Dangerous Summer and Jimmy Eat World. Produced by Brian Swindle and mixed by Paul Leavitt, the album promises a cathartic journey across 10 brand new tracks, driven by their signature blend of vulnerability and intense melodies.

Philadelphia'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.

The Scottish alternative rock band Idlewild is set to release their new self-titled album on October 3rd via V2 Records. The new LP marks their 10th studio LP and first in six years. The album will feature 10 brand new songs, including lead off single, 'Stay Out Of Place,' which showcases their signature warmth and melodic immediacy, blending influences from their indie and punk roots to recent art-pop explorations. Produced by Rod Jones and the band, the album reflects their evolution over the years while celebrating their established sound through a mix of big ideas and memorable tunes, that are all very much Idlewild.

LA's alt-rockers Rocket are set to release their debut album, R is for Rocket, on October 3rd via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. Their sound is described as a mix of ‘90s inspired guitar rock with elements of alternative rock, dream pop and shoegazee, take cues from bands like Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pixies and My Bloody Valentine, while evolving into something uniquely their own. The band has released three singles from the forthcoming LP including the latest single "Wide Awake" now available on all streaming platforms. Fans of Mommy, Wishy, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Pixies will definitely enjoy their melodic guitar heavy sound.

Pop Punk royalty The Starting Line is set to release their first album in 18 years, 'Eternal Youth,' on September 26, 2025, marking their debut self-release on their new label Lineage Recordings. The album's lead single, "Sense of Humor," is now streaming everywhere, and showcases the band's focused sound and melodic tact, with a blend of ageless sonic elements and raw honesty while staying true to the emo and pop-punk / alt rock the band built its fanbase on. Vocalist Ken Vasoli emphasizes the band's enduring bond and musical evolution, capturing a sense of timeless spirit and continuous growth in their music.

RIYL: The Starting Line, Drive Thru Records, early 2000s, The Early November, New Found Glory

Liquid Mike, an indie/alt rock band from Marquette, MI, will release their sixth record, "Hell Is An Airport," on September 12, 2025, featuring the latest singles "AT&T" "Groucho Marx" and "Selling Swords" all taken from the 14 song forthcoming LP. The album reflects themes of being stuck and unable to escape, drawing influences from bands like Guided by Voices and The Replacements, while showcasing a blend of fuzzy guitar-driven energy reminiscent of Nirvana and The Ramones. Formed in 2020, Liquid Mike continues to establish themselves as a prominent alt-rock group with a lineup that includes members from Marquette emo band Charmer as well.

The new album by Fleshwater, "2000: In Search of the Endless Sky," will be released on September 5, 2025 via Closed Casket Activities. With a blend of heaviness, atmosphere and melody, the band draws inspiration from 90s heavy alternative/grunge/metal bands like Deftones, Far, Hole, and Failure. At the same time, the band sounds just as current as their peers with artists like Narrow Head, Slow Crush, Modern Color, Basement and the like. The new album also features guest drummer David Haik of Pianos Become The Teeth and was recorded across multiple studios to create a unique, heavy, melodic and nostalgic sound. Fleshwater's first single "Jetpack" sets the tone for an adventurous and emotional musical journey that showcases the band's growth while maintaining their signature style.