Connecticut pop-punk rockers American Thrills will release their 2nd EP, titled "Old Things" on April 16, 2021 via New School Records. The band play a unique blend of upbeat punk rock with hooks for days and a sprinkle of Midwest emo, and features members of The Tired and True (Eulogy Records) and Shut up and Deal. Their self titled EP released in 2020 is a great starting point, and the new songs from Old Things continue in similar fashion, with high energy, melodic, hook-laiden emo-tinged pop ...

Pærish has revealed the details surrounding their upcoming 10 track sophomore full length album titled "Fixed It All" set for release on April 23 through SideOneDummy Records. Today, they also release the song and lyric video for “Mike + Susan”, taken from the album, which fans can now stream below along with 3 other previously released singles from the forthcoming LP.  “Mike + Susan" is one of the best songs to summarize my writing process, as I tend to assemble pieces of my life and try t...

Brighton, UK indie-punks Harker just released their new single "The Beast Must Die" from their forthcoming LP titled "Axiom" out April 23rd as a joint release on Wiretap Records, Disconnect Disconnect Records, Shield Recordings, and Fixing A Whole Records. The official video for the new single can be streamed below. According to the press release, "AXIOM' is a statement of intent, a hit back against the apathy of modern living, an attack on idolization and a call for all the marginalized to tak...

Lancaster, PA's emo/indie/ambient rock band Seasonal are gearing up to release their debut LP titled "The Summers to Come" on all digital streaming outlets on April 28, 2021. Combining elements of twinkly emo, indie-rock, post-rock and ambient dream pop, Seasonal return with "Rubber & Plastic", their first single since 2017, and the lead off track from the forthcoming 8 song LP, which is sure to please fans of American Football, Death Cab for Cutie, Turnover, Gleemer, Appleseed Cast and the ...

Manchester Orchestra announced their new album The Million Masks of God will be released April 30th, 2021 via Loma Vista Recordings. Check out the video for urgent and sweeping first single, “Bed Head” below, that finds a home haunted by a spectral Andy Hull. “‘Bed Head’ is two old friends existing in two separate realities,” explains Hull. “It’s a conversation about the lives they lived, the consequences of life’s decisions, and finding purpose in trying to be better.” Produced by Manchester Or...

Milwaukee-bred/LA-based indie rock band Big Mother Gig are excited to announce the Friday, April 30 release of its brand new full-length album titled 'Gusto'. A celebration of sobriety, 'Gusto' is first and foremost a recovery record. “I celebrated my first year of sobriety alone over a stormy Spring weekend in a desert cabin with some recording gear,” frontman Richard Jankovich recalls. “The album just flowed out of me–13 songs over three days. I wrote from morning until night and it was cathar...

Chicago's melodic shoegaze alt-rocker's Sleepwalk have just announced the release of their 3rd LP titled "Underneath The Shade" set for release on April 30, 2021. "Underneath The Shade" follows their fantastic 2nd LP "Splatter" which showcased their knack for writing dark, melodic, fuzzed out alt-rock meets shoegaze songs that fit right alongside bands like Nothing and Narrow Head, along with that throwback 90s sound influenced by Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, Swervedriver and Catherine Wheel. Their l...

Fiddlehead—the punk powerhouse featuring members of Have Heart, Basement, and more—have returned today with the announcement of their upcoming sophomore full-length, Between The Richness. Due out May 21st from Run For Cover Records, Between The Richness finds Fiddlehead expanding on their dynamic blend of hardcore energy and undeniable melody, crafting their most immediate set of songs to date. Each track bursts with Revolution Summer grit, massive hooks, and vocalist Pat Flynn's deeply thoughtf...

Genre-blurring supergroup Trade Wind have announced their upcoming third full-length, The Day We Got What We Deserved. Due out May 21st from Other People Records, the album marks another drastic musical shift for the always daring band: this time diving headfirst into a compelling amalgam of intricate trip hop rhythms, lush atmospherics, and warm melodies that defies easy classification. Barnett’s lyrics on The Day We Got What We Deserved take just as many twists and turns as the music but they ...

Richmond-via-Greensboro indie-rock quartet Downhaul have announced their sophomore LP titled "Proof" set for release on May 21, 2021 via Refresh Records. Combining elements of indie-pop, midwestern emo, alt-country and anthemic melodic heart on your sleeve rock, the first two singles from the forthcoming LP demonstrate Donwhaul's continued progression in song-writing both musically, lyrically and vocally, which has me very excited to hear ther rest of this LP. Stream the two singles below and be...

Portsmouth's Misgivings are gearing up to release their sophomore LP titled "Dream Neighbour", the follow up to their debut album "Hermitage" (Lockjaw Records, 2018) set to drop on May 25, 2021. Combining the hooks of The Menzingers, rasp of Husker Du and gut-wrenching power of Iron Chic or Polar Bear Club, Misgivings are a powerhouse of gruff and gritty melodic punk infused power pop with sing along hooks meant to be played loud. On their latest LP, Misgiving's finds themselves further expandi...

Needles//Pins have announced their upcoming album on Dirt Cult Records, which will be out on May 28th. Maybe it’s the endless pieces of soft, soothing music being described as ‘a soothing balm for the stresses of the pandemic age’, but don’t you sometimes find yourself wishing for a solid rock’n’roll record to cut to your core and send your fists soaring towards the sky? Okay, our moshpits may not extend much further than the faces in our living rooms right now, but goddamit, some of us really j...