In dazy we trust, and good thing he does, too, because the punk-up power-pop songwriter is on a nonstop roll with 'Bad Penny'. It's a Recommended EP. Listen: lnk.bio/s/9bccb Out now on @lameorecords.bsky.social

Vulture Feather's "Pleasant Obstacle" feels like an exercise in carving out joy in the mountainous face of modern day heaviness. Listen to the lead single from the lead single from the California art-punk trio’s new EP 'Craving and Aversion': lnk.bio/s/bde2d Out 12/12 on @feltelabel.bsky.social

Militarie Gun's 'God Save The Gun' is what rock music sounds like when the higher power of self-belief has you going for broke since you’ve nothing left to lose. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/7cd1f Out now on @lomavista.bsky.social

This Is Lorelei revisits how he can easily mess you up with just a simplistic, yet singular spin on pop music on "Name the Band". The first second look at the idiosyncratic indie-pop songwriter's new song collection, 'Holo Boy': lnk.bio/s/33d9f Out 12/12 on @dbldblwhmmy.bsky.social

On 'LOTTO', They Are Gutting A Body of Water sound at home on the bigger stage (still positioned in the center of the room, of course) with their own respective fingerprints crushing heavy alternative rock under their own impression. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/220a5

Perhaps infinite emptiness brings with it freedom, and Nothing embrace that fully on "cannibal world". Listen to the lead single off their new album 'a short history of decay': lnk.bio/s/d294f Out 2/27 on @rfcrecords.bsky.social

"Calypso Gene" is a duality of a history lesson and another one of those long, abstract walks down memory lane from Armand Hammer and The Alchemist. The latest off their new collaborative album 'Mercy': lnk.bio/s/d8ee9

With "Orchards", Navy Blue discovers bliss and gets the win. Listen to the lead single from the multi-disciplined Brooklyn's rapper's new album 'The Sword & The Soaring': lnk.bio/s/c3500

"Failure" is another success for Jimmy Eat World as they pay stylistic homage to a certain space-rock band. Hear the unearthed gem off the emo rock veterans new EP, 'Something(s) Loud': lnk.bio/s/16b7f

With her stylistically adventurous solo album 'Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party', Hayley Williams solidifies her status as one of the most realist alternative pop stars to do it this generation. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/cdd17

All these years later, the Starting Line are just having their proper glow up on "I See How It Is". Hear the highlight off the elder emo punk band's really fucking good post-reunion album ‘Eternal Youth’: lnk.bio/s/25dcc

On 'CONFUSION', Bay Area post-punks Blue Zero become the multiplicity of noise as pop music. It's a Recommended EP. Listen: lnk.bio/s/1e657

ROSALÍA builds us up to ‘LUX’ with all of the cinematic drama and bullshit you could want in maximalist effect and oddity on "Berghain". Listen to the lead single from the Spanish experimental art-pop superstar's new album 'LUX': lnk.bio/s/930dc

On 'Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...', AFI embody the spirits who walked this plane before while ascending to their rightful place on the pulpit alongside them. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/943f7 Out now on @rfcrecords.bsky.social

HOME FRONT's "Eulogy" is a great reminder to always say your goodbyes at every turn of the day. Hear the latest from the Edmonton experimental punks’ new album 'Watch It Die': lnk.bio/s/409d7

On Angel Du$t's "COLD 2 THE TOUCH", the Baltimore hardcore rock aggressors bring death in a beat that gives endless life. Listen to the title track off their new album: lnk.bio/s/c4274 Out 2/13 on @rfcrecords.bsky.social

ira glass' "fritz all over you" is a cosmically volatile puzzle to be figured out. The latest from the Chicago experimental noise-rock band’s new EP 'joy is no knocking nation': lnk.bio/s/8bda8 Out 11/14 on Angel Tapes / @firetalkrecs.bsky.social

'Sunset Funeral' in view, Toni Ordaz from Texan nü-gazers Glare talks their big breakthrough debut, staying creatively authentic, playing with the modern day heroes, and the road ahead. The interview and listen: lnk.bio/s/300ef Out now on @deathwishinc.bsky.social / @sundaydriverecords.bsky.social

As Drop Nineteens' creative monument comes together on "Fools", it makes you wonder if the second chapter of their story hasn’t even gotten to its best parts yet. Listen to the new single from the Boston shoegazers: lnk.bio/s/ca6d4 Out now on @wharfcatrecords.bsky.social

NOWHERE2RUN's "Motives" is an introduction for the uninitiated to the fiendish experimental industrial project led by Code Orange’s Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose. Hear the lead single off their new EP 'What Did You Do?': lnk.bio/s/ac49e

The "Fuck Ian Cohen" revival is in full swing with P4k's review of Militarie Gun's 'God Save the Gun', but the album's standout "God Owes Me Money" gets theirs with plenty of lyrical poison to pick from. Listen to the burning highlight: lnk.bio/s/18dda Out now on @lomavista.bsky.social

"When the Music Ends 6.52" begs the question: if the sounds of Mil-Spec went on forever, would that be such a bad thing? Listen to the extended highlight off the Toronto progressive melodic hardcore band's new EP: lnk.bio/s/b2a8c

Her New Knife coexist with a realm of dark ethereal shoegaze, treacherous post-punk, and noisy rock that will have you pondering whether you’re in a dream, a nightmare, or a surreal waking reality. The Philly band are the latest Buzzsound. Listen: lnk.bio/s/e3163

"Queen of Globes and Mirrors" is proof that the rearview of indie rock and the underground before it still lives on with royal reverence in the diamond eyes of Kai Slater. The latest offering from Sharp Pins' new album 'Balloon Balloon Balloon': lnk.bio/s/fea2a

Adulthood has its ways of looking back on yesterday without the warm rose tinted glasses on, but Armand Hammer have found a way to keep both visions in tact within their game on "Super Nintendo". Hear the lead single off ‘Mercy’, their collaborative new album with The Alchemist: lnk.bio/s/0efbc

"Peace To The Heavens!" is a reminder that it’s always something to be able to go along with AKAI SOLO on his big, existential ride through life. The lead single from the Brooklyn underground rapper's new album 'No Control, No Glory': lnk.bio/s/d5b70

Dry Cleaning's "Hit My Head All Day" is not a head cracked open. It’s an expanded mind. Hear the lead single from the London post-punk band's new album 'Secret Love': lnk.bio/s/08b8f Out 1/9 on @4ad.com

Through vivid static and gleam, @glitterererer.bsky.social reinforces that another version of reality can exist if we want it with a little mind trickery on "Stainless Steel". Listen to the lead single off the grungy hardcore-pop band led by Ned Russin's new album 'erer': lnk.bio/s/4432e

With Tiny Gun's "Time to Bleed", the Brooklyn post-punk band led by motor mouth influencer Kareem Rahma are making the most of whatever’s left of this moment. Listen to their new single: lnk.bio/s/0a1dd

Even speakers can’t contain the cathartic climax of Knumears' "Breaking Ground". Hear the California screamo trio’s new single and first for @rfcrecords.bsky.social's imprint Summer Shade: lnk.bio/s/95340

On their second full-length album, Agriculture's sound is transformed by the deconstruction of the self and is made into that of their own spiritual identity. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/03300 Out now on @theflenser.bsky.social

In getting outside of her mind, Kelly Lee Owens finds heaven above the hellscape on "ASCEND". Listen to the first single off the Welsh electronic producer's new EP ‘KELLY': lnk.bio/s/11585

Junglegaze? Dream n bass? The beyond experimental shoegaze Kansas City duo Forever ☆ discuss their new EP, ‘Second Gen Dream’, and what separates them from the rest of the scene. The interview and listen: lnk.bio/s/22a95

Nothing is ever really quite what it seems to be on the surface within the world view of TAGABoW, but other times, what’s on the surface might just be where you should be looking for the answer on "rl stine". The latest off 'LOTTO': lnk.bio/s/aad7a Out 10/15 on @atorecords.bsky.social

On "Well, Whatever It Was", Joyce Manor make a really bad day sound like a human highlight reel. The latest single off the Torrance punk darlings' new album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’: lnk.bio/s/13b57 Out 1/30 on @epitaphrecords.bsky.social

If the volume doesn’t destroy you, the shattered glass just might on Destiny Bond's "Out Loud" and "Mind to the Mirror." The latest previews off the Denver hardcore-punk band’s new album 'The Love': lnk.bio/s/391f8

Horse Jumper of Love's "Mansion" piles on the riffs and builds an almost-noise rock foundation. Listen to the the new track from the Boston slowcore rockers’s deluxe edition of 'Disaster Trick': lnk.bio/s/191b1 Out 10/24 on @rfcrecords.bsky.social

Total Wife's sound traverses lucidity and a waking reality through a strewn, recycled energy source on their new album 'come back down'. The extremely experimental shoegaze duo are the latest Buzz Sound. Listen: lnk.bio/s/88176

Kai Slater’s lovelorn mess is its own kind of eloquence on Sharp Pins' "I Don’t Have The Heart”. Hear the latest preview off the Lifeguard guitarists' new album 'Balloon Balloon Balloon': lnk.bio/s/f0872 Out 11/21 on @krecs.bsky.social / Perennial

Wednesday's 'Bleeds', in which Karly Hartzman carves out the faceted styles within her dirtbag hipster-goth Americana niche in greater detail with a meticulous bend of the knife. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/1d1bd

With "CONFUSION", blue zero lay waste to the disposable me and you in slick, aerodynamic stereo. Hear the leveled up title track off the Oakland alternative noise rockers' new EP: lnk.bio/s/fd76b

@activitysongs.bsky.social's "Halloween (Does It Make You Sad)" is an existential inquiry on Spooky Season that leaves you suspended between two worlds. Hear the new holiday season from the experimental Brooklyn art-rockers, out now on @westernvinyl.bsky.social: lnk.bio/s/fe0d7

BALMORA are leaving debauchery in their wake in their video for "Blighted To Pine". Watch the highlight from the breakthrough hardcore and metal band's latest EP ‘Prologue’, plus fall tour dates with Chat Pile and Fleshwater: lnk.bio/s/ecfa0

@ratboysband.bsky.social begin to uncover another world hidden underground in their next chapter with "Light Night Mountains All That". Hear the Chicago alt-country indie rockers new single for new label home, New West Records: lnk.bio/s/c69b5

Agriculture's "Dan's Love Song" is the miracle of everything forming right in front of your ears. The transcendent heavy ballad and final preview from the ecstatic black metal band’s new album 'The Spiritual Sound', out 10/3 on @theflenser.bsky.social: lnk.bio/s/50806

Dream a nightmare through AFI's "Ash Speck In A Green Eye'. Hear the goth-punk icons’ final preview off their new album, ‘Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…’, out 10/3 on @rfcrecords.bsky.social: lnk.bio/s/4bebe

With their debut album 'Wrong Side of Heaven', End It are on the right side of everything that continues to make hardcore one of the most exciting scenes happening right now. It's a Recommended Album. Listen: lnk.bio/s/f1fd5 Out now on @flatspotrecords.bsky.social

SPACED head-charges right into bad gravity to push it away on "Pressure". Hear the latest highlight off the Buffalo progressive hardcore band's new EP 'No Escape', out 10/17 on @purenoiserecords.bsky.social: lnk.bio/s/5c6ec

Gumm's "New From The Pain" is a communal anthem on being alone meant to be screamed by the many looking for one another in the dark. Hear the lead single from the Chattanooga hardcore band’s new album 'Beneath The Wheel': lnk.bio/s/0ae91

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