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Blue Garden

October 11, 2024
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Spiral in a Straight Line

October 11, 2024
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Well Dwelling

October 4, 2024
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Cool World

October 11, 2024
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PRUDE

October 4, 2024
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With You In Spirit

October 4, 2024

At RELEASE WAVE, we spotlight the best upcoming album releases by your favorite bands. Here are a few highlights of some upcoming releases.Release Wave logo

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Fate & Alcohol

Japandroids will release their 4th and final album "Fate & Alcohol" on October 18, merging the raw energy of their early material (Celebration Rock) with the storytelling and experimentation of their last LP (Near to the Wild..). Recorded in Vancouver and throughout 10 brand new tracks, the album captures the band's signature rush and dynamic interaction, offering songs that balance youthful exuberance with a mature perspective on life's experiences. These are the shout-along indie-punk anthems you've come to love from Japandroids.

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Guided Tour

Also on October 18th, UK genre benders High Vis' upcoming album, Guided Tour will release, showcasing a genre bending blend of post-punk, indie sneer, hardcore, shoegaze, house, brit-pop and UK street punk influences. The new LP offers a dynamic mix of anthemic fist-in-the air tracks with monster hooks that address a range of societal issues. Fans of Home Front, Show Me The Body, Drug Church and Militarie Gun will appreciate High Vis' unique intensity and genre-spanning approach.

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Chameleon

Texas shoegazers Trauma Ray's debut LP "Chameleon" releases on October 25, 2024 via Dais Records. The album features 12 new tracks with a three-guitar attack, blending downer hooks, apocalyptic beauty, and bulldozer riffs, reminiscent of artists like Nothing, Glare, Narrow Head, DIIV and Soul Blind. Singles "Bishop", "Spectre", and "Bardo" from the forthcoming LP show the diversity one should expect throughout the new LP ranging from shoegaze, grunge, slow-core, dream-pop and even some 90s nu-metal.

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Stars Align

Chicago emo rockers New Age Thief will release their debut album Stars Align on October 25, 2024, blending their early 2000s emo punk influences from Armor for Sleep and Jimmy Eat World with a modern twist akin to bands like Arms Length and Real Friends. Their music strikes a balance between raw emotion and refined craftsmanship, delivering an unapologetically exciting take on the emo-rock genre.

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Angel In The Sand

Last, on November 1st we have Florida shoegaze band Leaving Time's debut LP "Angel In The Sand" offering a blend of heavy shoegaze and dynamic songwriting, expressing themes of sorrow and loss across 10 tracks. Fans of Hum, Title Fight, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Nothing will appreciate the band's distinct sound, characterized by distorted walls of guitars and melodic leads.

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Upcoming Releases

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Bambi

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Closer To;

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Free Help

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Angel In The Sand

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Highly Irresponsible

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Guided Tour

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Synthesizer

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Come Back Down

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Saccharine Scream

November 22, 2024
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...Home Is So Far From Here

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Do You Still Love Me?

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Stars Align

October 25, 2024
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Make It Fit

October 18, 2024
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Weakness Beyond Control

October 2, 2024
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End of the Nail

December 6, 2024
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Deep in the Blue

November 15, 2024
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Anthem Sprinter

November 1, 2024
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Chameleon

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Fate & Alcohol

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Dulling The Horns

October 4, 2024