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Release Wave highlights the best in new music by the artists we love.
Here are some of our most recommended upcoming releases.

Butterflies Don't Go Away
Majesty CrushMarch 29th, 2024

Detroit, MI shoegaze vanguards Majesty Crush will release a career-spanning double LP titled "Butterflies Don’t Go Away" on March 29, 2024 via The Numero Group. The compilation LP will feature their sole full length LP "Love 15" as LP 1 and a series of EPs and rare singles as LP 2. In the early 90’s, Majesty Crush broke shoe ...

Interplay
RideMarch 29th, 2024

Ride returns with the news of their seventh studio album, Interplay, out March 29th via Wichita Recordings / PIAS. The new record is the Oxford four-piece’s third since reforming in 2014, having now been together longer in their current second phase than their original iteration as 90’s shoegaze pioneers. The announcement is accompanied by the a ...

Pull
Sons of Alpha CentauriMarch 28th, 2024

After delivering one the most critically acclaimed alternative metal albums of 2021, Sons of Alpha Centauri return fronted by cult emo icon vocalist Jonah Matranga from post hardcore legends Far and Gratitude for their upcoming fourth studio album entitled "Pull", set for release on March 28, 2024 via Exile on Mainstream Records. Pull ...

Rest Assured
MirrortalkMarch 27th, 2024

Mirrortalk, a relatively new band from Birmingham, UK play the kind of loud anthemic alternative rock fueled by heavy guitars, layers of distortion and reverb, big melodies, and catchy hooks, that would not have been out of place in the heyday of 90s alternative heavy radio rock or 120 minutes (if anyone remembers that late night show on MTV fea ...

I'd Say I'm Not Fine
Barely CivilMarch 22nd, 2024

Take This To Heart Records are stoked to announce Milwaukee indie/emo band Barely Civil’s new LP “I’d Say I’m Not Fine” w/ their brand new single “Better Now” which can be streamed below along with the single "Coasting, Mostly". The album drops March 22nd and was produced by the lovely Chris Teti (The World Is…, Fiddlehead, Anxious). & ...

This is All We Ever Get
SpacedMarch 22nd, 2024

Buffalo, NY hardcore band Spaced will release their new album "This is All We Ever Get" on March 22, 2024 via Revelation Records. Spaced live up to their name, blending hardcore with out of this world sounds to create an explosive and hallucinogenic landscape. Originally formed in 2019, the Buffalo, NY based band would burst onto the s ...

Restorations
RestorationsMarch 22nd, 2024

It’s been six long years since Restorations put out an album and they’re ready to do it again. The self-titled Restorations will be self-released on March 22nd. Like their four previous full-length albums, Restorations is a mirror held up to the band’s life. But more than this, it’s a reinvention of Restorations. Even as it treads familiar groun ...

Just Take Everything
heaving.March 22nd, 2024

heaving., the experimental heavy alternative rock band from Peoria, IL have just announced their debut EP titled "Just Take Everything" set for release on March 22, 2024. The band takes most of its inspiration from nu-metal, grunge, hard rock, and post-hardcore and consists of singer/guitarist Morgan Stricklin, drummer Tyler Spatafore, ...

Foreign Moon
MinnowsMarch 22nd, 2024

Columbus' Minnows featuring former members of Six Gallery have just announced that they will release their debut LP, Foreign Moon, on March 22, 2024. With influences ranging from indie rock, power pop, post-hardcore, and emo; to alternative metal, shoegaze and indie folk, Foreign Moon offers a sound that is immediately familiar, yet entirely ...

Behind The Glass
12th House SunMarch 22nd, 2024

Minneapolis alternative rock band 12th House Sun has just announced their debut LP titled "Behind The Glass" set for a self release on March 22, 2024 . The album will contain 10 brand new tracks of heavy, dreamy and melodic emo tinged shoegaze, post-grunge, and pop punk that is sure to please anyone who likes this sort of thing. This b ...

Temporary Light
NewmoonMarch 22nd, 2024

Newmoon is a shoegaze band hailing from Antwerp, Belgium, known for their dreamy melodies, atmospheric soundscapes, and emotive lyrics. With two acclaimed albums and a 7” EP already under their belt, the band continues to create a world where shoegaze, post punk and alternative rock meet. The band's upcoming album "Temporary Light," ...

Sheer Humanity
TosserMarch 15th, 2024

Washington D.C. post-hardcore band Tosser have just released their sophomore LP titled "Sheer Humanity". The record was written and recorded by Eric Zidar (vocals/guitar), Ryan Plummer (bass), and Jonas Farah (drums) and contains 9 songs combining 90s D.C. inspired angular post-hardcore, post-punk and heavy guitar driven indie rock. Th ...

Everything Goes Right, All At Once
GrievingMarch 15th, 2024

After an acclaimed 7" split in 2021 on Venn Records with Johnny Foreigner side project Yr Poetry, Other Half and Yarraman, Cambridge, UK indie/emo/punk band Grieving have officially announced their debut album "Everything Goes Right, All At Once", the title a positive play on a quote from The Room where - instead - all at once, ev ...

Light A Candle For The Lonely
Ghost WorkMarch 8th, 2024

Ghost Work (featuring members / ex-members of Seaweed, Snapcase, Milemarker, and Minus The Bear) will release the new 11-track LP "Light a Candle for the Lonely" on March 8th via Spartan Records. You can stream the album's first single "Godspeed on the Trail" below.

Vocalist Aaron Stauffer says, "What ca ...

Ghost Radio
The Jack KnivesMarch 8th, 2024

Fumie Records is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of melodic punk rock sensations, The Jack Knives, highly anticipated album titled "Ghost Radio" set for release on March 8, 2024. Furthermore, the band will release the fourth single single and video for album title track "Ghost Radio" which will be unveiled on Fe ...

Overthinking Everything
FootballheadMarch 1st, 2024

Footballhead is a Chicago-based alternative rock band headed by singer/songwriter Ryan Nolen. The band has just signed to Tiny Engines records who will release their debut LP "Overthinking Everything" on March 1, 2024. At its heart, the band is a vessel to toil forward through internal and external insecurity. It also serves the unrel ...

Ferried Away
Stay InsideFebruary 28th, 2024

Brooklyn New York's Stay Inside have announced the release of their sophomore LP titled "Ferried Away" set for release February 28, 2024. The band have been building an intricate universe around their cerebral reinvention of screamo for nearly a decade now. Combining vulnerability and urgency with jazz arrangements and hip-hop beat ...

Third Wind
GulferFebruary 28th, 2024

Montreal indie rock band Gulfer have announced their fourth LP titled "Third Wind", set for release via Topshelf Records on February 28, 2024 (digital, vinyl, cassette). Click the Pre-Order link above for various pre-order options.

Named for the band’s third lease on life, Third Wind finds Gulfer at a unique moment in thei ...

Mushy
nimFebruary 23rd, 2024

Kyoto, Japan emo rockers nim have released their latest EP "Mushy" on Austin, TX label Shifting Sounds Records (Magnet School, Startographers, Gentlemen Rogues, Swallow The Rat). The musicality of nim is based on emotional rock, but the songs are unconventional and full of melodies. The band uses mixed male and female vocals to perform ...

Drained
TimelostFebruary 23rd, 2024

Philadelphia, PA's Timelost, has announced their highly anticipated second full-length album, "Drained," through Church Road Records, set for release on February 23, 2024. The album is set to bring joy to fans old and new with its energetic blend of garage rock and nostalgic nod to the alternative rock sounds of the 90s. Born out o ...

Where we’ve been, Where we go from here
FrikoFebruary 16th, 2024

Chicago indie rockers Friko announces their debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here, out February 16th, 2024 on ATO Records. The band has also released the lead single/video “Crashing Through” which can be streamed below. An essential new addition to Chicago’s long lineage of forward-thinking indie rock, Friko — vocalist/guitarist N ...

Surface Noise
Gentlemen RoguesFebruary 16th, 2024

Austin Texas quartet Gentlemen Rogues celebrate aggressive guitar pop anthems — bearing the influences of The Replacements, Superdrag, Jawbreaker, and similar visionaries — and have been gaining momentum and increased attention. Since their debut in 2011, the band — Danny Dunlap (guitar/vocals), Josh Power (drums), John Christoffel (guitar), and ...

Notes From A Lost Dog
TourneforteFebruary 16th, 2024

Myrtle Beach, SC indie/emo rock band Tourneforte will release their sophomore LP titled "Notes from a Lost Dog" on February 16, 2024 via Acrobat Unstable. "Notes from a Lost Dog" was written between April and July 2021 amidst the pandemic and between the production of the first LP, "Swimming Lessons”. Initially comprisin ...

Under Sound
Prize HorseFebruary 16th, 2024

Minneapolis grungey alt-rockers comprised of Jake Beitel (guitar, vocals), Olivia Johnson (bass, vocals), and Jon Brenner (drums) will release their Corey Coffman (Gleemer) produced debut LP titled "Under Sound" on February 16, 2024 via the amazing New Morality Zine. Along with the album announcement, the band has released the latest ...

Charter
MollyFebruary 16th, 2024

The critically acclaimed Copenhagen melodic indie punk band Molly has just released a new album titled "Charter" on February 16, 2024 via Bad Morning Records after almost 5 years of silence! On their new album 'Charter' they really show how an honest rock band should sound in the year of 2024. Over time Malte Hill and co. have ...

Good Journey
The ForecastFebruary 9th, 2024

Peoria, IL indie/emo rockers The Forecast have returned with the exciting announcement of their new LP titled "Good Journey" set for release on February 9, 2024. Along with that, the band has shared the last track on the 8 song LP, which happens to be title track and first single from the forthcoming LP. Singles "Comet" and & ...

Power Pleasure
Crush++February 9th, 2024

Boston's post-hardcore/screamo/pop-punk band Crush++ will release their 12 song debut LP titled "Power Pleasure" on February 9, 2024. After spending one month in Newton NJ with producer Randy LeBoeuf (The Acacia Strain, Kublai KhanTX, Dying Wish) Crush++ has constructed an album that combines the outlandishness of myspace post-hard ...

Free Fall
Hollow SunsFebruary 9th, 2024

Following their debut 2022 LP, “Otherside”, Hollow Suns returns with the EP, “Free Fall” set for release on February 9, 2024 via Sunday Drive Records in the USA and Ice Grill$ in Japan. Tokyo band, Hollow Suns are no strangers to U.S. hardcore/punk and have always had elements of it in their music. For the most part, Hollow Suns pulled more from ...

Paul Bunyan's Slingshot
Liquid MikeFebruary 2nd, 2024

Liquid Mike, The five-piece alternative rock / power-pop breakout from Marquette, Michigan made their surprise mark with the release of their self-titled debut, or S/T in 2023, which quickly caught the attention of both music critics and randoms on the internet alike for its hook-heavy heartland power-pop. The band proved they were capable of do ...

basilisk
J. Robbins February 2nd, 2024

J. Robbins will release his second album second solo album, Basilisk, on February 2nd via legendary indie label Dischord Records (Minor threat, Jawbox). The album was recorded at his own Magpie Cage studio in Baltimore, MD. Ahead of the release, Robbins has shared album track “Exquisite Corpse” which can be streamed below. The album will contain ...

The Raven EP
Magnet SchoolFebruary 2nd, 2024

Magnet School, the Austin Texas Alternative / Indie Rock legends & sonic sound manipulators are back with their new release "The Raven" - a 5 track mini opus of sonic tapestry woven around the dual guitar attack of Michael J Wane & Mark Ford ably assisted by the bottom end attack of Brandon Tucker & new drumlord David Hobiz ...

Until I'm Still
PedestalsFebruary 2nd, 2024

Pedestals are a New England based rock band, and another great addition to a new crop of young bands paying homage to 90s alternative rock/grunge, emo and shoegaze. The band just announced their self-released 10 song debut LP titled "Until I'm Still" set for release on February 2nd, 2024. The band has three previously released sin ...

Split w/ Suntitle
House & HomeJanuary 26th, 2024

Long time friends House & Home and Suntitle have joined forces on Split, a four song collaboration set to be released on January 26th via Open Your Ears Records. Split features two tracks from House & Home, produced at The Bakery Recording Studios by Will Beasley (The Dangerous Summer, Handguns, Turnstile), and two from Suntitle, produce ...

After Forever
KairoJanuary 26th, 2024

“After Forever” is the second EP from Pensacola, Florida’s alternative rock band, Kairo, set for release on January 26, 2024 via Sunday Drive Records. This EP follows their 2022 debut, “Wither” released on From Within Records, which established their sound somewhere between emo and alternative rock with a mix of grunge and shoegaze. Sharing memb ...

Distortion Days
Heavy SeasJanuary 26th, 2024

Heavy Seas, the Chicago-based punk/emo trio fronted by Jeff Dean (Airstream Futures, The Bomb, All Eyes West), have announced their highly anticipated second album, “Distortion Days,” set for release on January 26, 2024 on Rad Girlfriend Records. The album is a sonic journey that solidifies their standing in the alternative music scene. A triump ...

blood, hair and eyeballs
Alkaline TrioJanuary 26th, 2024

Alkaline Trio have announced their new album, ‘Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs’ set for release on January 26, 2024 via Rise Records. The new album will mark the band’s tenth album and first full-length to be released in six years. They’ve also shared the record’s title-track with an official video that can be streamed below.

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Neck Deep
Neck DeepJanuary 19th, 2024

UK-rock band Neck Deep have announced their upcoming self-titled album Neck Deep, set for release on January 19, 2024, via Hopeless Records. “We’re so stoked to announce our new self made, self titled record,” shares vocalist Ben Barlow. “With a return to roots approach, we made this record ourselves at our warehouse in North Wales, with Seb at ...

A Simple Lesson In Human Body Language
PalaminoJanuary 6th, 2024

New Jersey dreamo rockers Palamino are gearing up to release their sophomore LP titled "A Simple Lesson in Human Body Language" available on all digital platforms on January 6, 2024. The album serves as the follow up to their self titled debut LP (2019) and previously released "Saint Gabriel" EP (2022) and the "September ...