Rome, Italy power-pop/hardcore collective FELDSPAR are delighted to announce that their new album, Soft Side, will be released on 9th October 2026.

Recorded, produced, and mixed by Jon Markson (The Story So Far, Drug Church, Quicksand) and assistant producer Alan Day (Four Year Strong) at Animal Farm Studio in Flemington, NJ, additional engineering on the album was done by Joe Rom, Chris Beeble, and Colton Krohn, with mastering by Mike Kalajian (Circa Survive, Neck Deep, The Bronx).

There’s gasoline in the water. Tom Petty distorts through a car stereo. Betrayal, broken limbs, half-naked bodies launching themselves from the rail of the Ledyard Bridge into the Connecticut River.

There’s a price to pay for letting go of what’s real on “Endless Summer,” the opening track of Matt Pond PA’s Permanent Change Part 1—“Young liars turn into old liars, turn into dust and blow away.”

With a sound that reflects an eclectic range of influences, Belgium's Wrong Man continue to forge their own path with every record they release, and every song they write. Their unique brand of soulful post hardcore is equal parts noisy and melodic, at times bluesy and moody. Depending on who you ask, you’ll hear references to bands like Quicksand & The Jesus Lizard, or Sonic Youth & The Wipers.

New York City ska upstarts Be Decent have released their debut single, “Human Nature,” a spiky punk rock anthem inspired by The Jam and Elvis Costello and featuring guest vocals from indie legend Ted Leo. The song is about how phony moral crusaders tear others down in hopes of landing on the “right side of history.” On the buildup to the towering chorus, lead singer Jimmy Doyle is disappointed, if not exactly surprised: “It’s nothing major / Just human nature.”

Brighton punk rock quartet Harker have announced their new album All That Remains will be released 2nd October via Disconnect Disconnect Records (with Shield Recordings doing the honours in Europe and Fixing a Hole Records in Japan). The news comes alongside the release of another punk anthem from the band in the form of new single ‘Dislocation.’

Fans of melodic punk should check out the new Nietzsche EP, a split 7" from Tightwire (Minneapolis) and Canadian Rifle (Chicago).

The six-track release brings together two bands with distinct sounds, united by lyrical themes of nihilism, tragedy, and fatalism that Nietzsche would approve.

Released as a gatefold 7", the Nietzsche EP is will be out July 10 via Red Scare Industries

Nietzsche track listing:

Toronto’s Wine Lips return with “Projector,” the first single from their newly announced fifth album TV Dinner, arriving August 28 on Stomp Records. Drawing from the blown-out spirit of ’90s garage punk while retaining the psychedelic chaos that has become the band’s calling card, “Projector” channels the urgency of Teengenerate, The Hives, New Bomb Turks, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, and Osees into a sharp blast of scorched guitars, pounding drums, and razor-wire attitude.