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paper hats – “Tether”
paper hats, a London-based alternative rock band, have released “Tether” ahead of their upcoming EP, due out this May. The track showcases the band’s ability to craft a trailing, spacey…
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Outlaw Cartier – “lil runaway”
Outlaw Cartier, a new project from the artist formerly known as Chxrles, has released their debut single “lil runaway.” The Philadelphia-based artist blends modern hip-hop with the brooding textures of…
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catnap – “can’t go back”
catnap are a three-piece band from Orlando, blending a sound rooted in emo and indie alternative rock with a grungy, dreamy undercurrent. The group consists of Nina (vocals/guitar), Julia (bass),…
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Hysteria – “Angela”
Hysteria is a four-piece alternative rock band based in Los Angeles, led by the creative vision of Dakota Cosgrove. On their latest single, “Angela,” Cosgrove’s raw, emotional vocals rise above…
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Cashier – “Part From Me”
Cashier, the Lafayette, Louisiana four-piece, have released their new track “Part From Me,” a heavy, grungy meditation on mismatched connections. The song centers on two incompatible people who can’t quite…
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mules – mules EP
mules has released their debut self-titled EP, four tracks that showcase the band’s musical capabilities as they make their entry into the Los Angeles music scene. The EP kicks off…
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Hurling – “I Could Never Make A Glasshouse My Home”
Irish indie alternative-emo band Hurling’s second single to date, “I Could Never Make A Glasshouse My Home,” is tender in its sound yet heavy in emotional content. Layers of fragile,…
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Sunglasz Vendor – “I’ll Do To You Yourself”
Sunglasz Vendor are an emo-alternative three-piece from Bristol, and “I’ll Do To You Yourself” marks their first single since the release of their debut album earlier this year.
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Q&A: Nuzzle
From the gritty suburbs of Rosemead to the indie enclaves of Santa Cruz, Nuzzle carved out a distinct place in the 1990s emo scene. Active from 1992 to 2001, the…
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Guitar – We’re Headed To The Lake
When a band names their project after an instrument, you assume it’s tongue-in-cheek. But Guitar, from Portland, OR, take this a step further – naming themselves after the most prevalent…
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Murida – “Tied”
Portland-based pop rock project Merida unveil their latest single, “Tied,” a poignant preview of their upcoming album Radar Aware, set to release tomorrow. The track explores the emotional weight of feeling…
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764-Hero – We’re Solids EP
Seattle natives 764-Hero alongside record label Cascadia Archives will be reissuing a release of the band’s acclaimed EP, We’re Solids, come November 7th. It will be the label’s premiere release…
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Star Card – “Lena”
Star Card is a lo-fi noise-pop band from Brooklyn, New York, and “Lena” is the debut single ahead of their upcoming album, Trash World. “Lena” offers a first glimpse into the…
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Cherry i – “The Arsonist”
“The Arsonist” is the third single released by London-based Cherry i. The band are meticulously curating a discography of atmospheric songs that seem forever on the verge of buckling under…
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Tuxis Giant – You Won’t Remember This
On their new album, You Won’t Remember This, Tuxis Giant works to further sculpt their brand of emotional indie with a country edge. Descriptive lyrics about personal events throughout the…
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Humour – Learning Greek
On their debut album Learning Greek, Glasgow-based five-piece Humour deliver a striking offering of attitude- and emotion-heavy UK post-punk, with gritty touches of post-hardcore and emo. Comprised of vocalist Andreas Christodoulidis,…
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Planet Shelby – skipa!
Planet Shelby’s new EP skipa!, released last month, contains seven songs and is nineteen minutes long. It’s a really easy listen that, of course, left me wanting more. When you find…
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Festival Coverage: Project Pabst 2025
At the picturesque Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon, Project Pabst struck the perfect balance between accessibility and intimacy, merging eras of punk with indie and emo.
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paper hats – “D’Artagnan”
“D’Artagnan” is a manic, urgent debut track from London-based Paper Hats that thrusts listeners into a whirlwind of controlled chaos, propelled by shouted, stream-of-consciousness lyrics.
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Dog Race – Return The Day EP
Dog Race is a five-piece band from Bedford and London that brings new life to dark wave and gothic dance music, infusing it with their own unique blend of weirdness…
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Ollie Byrd – Bleech Mountain
New album Bleech Mountain by Ollie Byrd is quite the storyteller, from the starting line to the finish. This album masterfully blends its elements, and I mean right from the…
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Stateside – “Like A Rosary”
Stateside has just released their third single, “Like A Rosary,” from their upcoming album, Where You Found Me, set to drop on June 6th. Pop-punk as a genre thrives when…
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Home Is Where – “migration patterns”
Home Is Where have released new single ahead of their upcoming third album, Hunting Season. Their unique curation of auditory textures makes them virtually genreless, but nevertheless always with a…
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Cross Record – Crush Me
On her new album, Crush Me, Cross leads you through the gothic hallways of her mind, covering themes of existence and embracing the emotions that come with it.
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Fourths – A Compilation
Compilation alert! Fourths, a quick but heavily packed anthology, was put out in final composition last month. Mitsubishi Suicide is the band that initially led me to the new collection,…
