Emo revival legends Seahaven have returned with a new self-titled album, and it’s one that finds vocalist and guitarist Kyle Soto examining a tumultuous time in his personal life, taking in the power and pain of memories, the grief of loss and the fragile nature of life itself. ‘Godsend’ opens the record in typically atmospheric…
Tigers Jaw have shared ‘Ghost’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Lost On You’ via Hopeless Records on 27 March, 2026. The song was inspired by a chance run-in with someone vocalist and guitarist Ben Walsh grew up with and how ‘the quick flash of memories with this person felt like a glimpse into…
We’re delighted to be premiering the video for Brutalligators‘ ‘You’re Brutalligatored’. This song finds the band rallying against the current state of the world and the way people are just sitting back and letting awful things happen. The short and sharp song opens with some faltering emo melodies befoere a punky attitude in the vein of…
‘Finally’ features on Take This to Heart Records signings McCafferty‘s new split EP with Triple Crown’s Heart Attack Man. The pop-rock song is described by the Ohio band as a celebration of their love of alternative music and opens with some melodic guitars and a singalong burst of ‘Wa-oh, wa-oh, wa-oh-oh-oh-ohs’. Singer Nick Harktop opens…
Formed initially as a joke, Boston’s Future Teens are anything but now. The two-minute slab of pop-punk that is ‘Sleep Schedule’ combines the more emotive tendencies of Blink-182 (think ‘Stay Together for the Kids’) with the addictive and fist-punching nature of Guided by Voices. It starts with singer Radin lamenting the fact that ‘It’s not…
Signed to Hanger Records, Brighton’s Murderhouse are a four-piece emo-punk band who play interesting shows with cool bands (their upcoming Brighton gig with itoldyouiwouldeatyou and Orchards looks like it will be a blast) and they also have a healthy disregard for capitalisation and spacing, judging by the title of ‘BURYMEbeneathGRUBBS’. Anthemic from its very first…
Conor Murphy, the lead singer of Foxing, named his side-project Smidley after his beloved and much-missed pet dog and the self-titled album (which you can purchase via Bandcamp) finds him rocking out a bit more than in his day job. He’s brought members of Sorority Noise, Tigers Jaw and Dr Dog along for the ride,…
Since first appearing in 2013, Sorority Noise have been one of the leading lights of a thriving emo-punk scene. They have always written songs about life’s most important, confusing and complex issues but on their latest album, the wonderfully titled ‘You’re Not as ____ as You Think’, there’s a clarity as their frontman Cameron Boucher…
With their ever-expanding line-up and shows with the likes of Johnny Foreigner and Get Inuit under their collective belts, itoldyouiwouldeatyou are a band on the rise. Ahead of a new EP in September, they’ve unveiled ‘Get Out of Bed’. The song finds the band showcasing a slower side that suits their emotional tendencies. They’ve always…
Out in the United States this week but not until 29 April in the UK and Europe, the new album from Into It. Over It. ranked as one of our most eagerly awaited releases of 2016. Ever since ‘Intersections’ saw Evan Weiss’ project take to another level, fans have been wanting to hear more Into…
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