Smidley, the project of St. Louis-based musician Conor Murphy, releases the new single, “Love in Every Direction,” from new album Murphy Horse, due September 25th via Royal Mountain Records. Following lead single “Capstone,” which features vocals from Grammy award-winning singer/guitarist Lucy Dacus, the track is explosive and vibrant, seeing Murphy lamenting this single-mindedness in the face of all he truly has over a composition that feels destined to create a series of massively emotional festival performances.

Dandy Boy Records is releasing Bay Area pop oddity Joel Cusumano's first EP, APPENDIX, the followup to his critically acclaimed 2025 debut album WAXWORLD. Haunting and catchy post-punk and '90s alt-tinged indie pop for smart punks and thoughtful pop fans, APPENDIX is out SEPT. 11th on vinyl and digital streaming.

While the sterile “professionalism” of some heavy bands can be like a clinical drone strike, Texas-based Judiciary feels personal. Like close combat with a knife. And it’s all in their chemistry. Judiciary is an amalgamation of four guys raised in the intersection of metal and hardcore—all devoted to pushing their craft further. Across two esteemed LPs, the band has proven their worth as a crucial entity in the crowded heavy music scene by evolving their sound further and further with each release.

In Arabic, the word “sumud” translates to the word “steadfastness”or “perseverance,” and has expanded in Palestinian culture to represent strength based on these tenets in the face of political and cultural subjugation. The presence that Washington D.C. quartet NØ MAN emanates and the message they’ve continued to deliver has been of survival, an outright refusal of erasure, of sumud.

Dutch punk and rock 'n' roll powerhouse John Coffey have announced their new studio album, Not Alone, out October 9 via Long Branch Records. Not Alone is about the power of connection. About discovering that there are other people who feel what you feel. Whether you find that connection through a partner, a friend, a helpline, or a room full of people feeling the same music. Talking helps. Singing helps. Screaming along helps.

Alongside the album announcement, John Coffey have also unveiled their powerful new single "It's You." 

Let it never be said that DeeCRACKS don’t keep busy! Since their last studio LP, 2021’s Serious Issues, these Vienna, Austria punk rockers celebrated their 20th anniversary, not by kicking back and resting on their laurels, but by RE-RECORDING three 10”s worth of their fan-favorite songs on 2023’s 20 Years. A Frantic Effort, and backing up Andrea Manges for a full album cover of the Ramones’ classic Brain Drain in 2024! All while keeping up a worldwide touring schedule that puts most bands to shame.

 C.O.F.F.I.N (Children Of Finland Fighting In Norway) present their new single “Think Bad”. In addition to the release of the energetic new single, the band announce their sixth studio album Out in Oslo, which will be released September 18th via p(doom) records. The new single sees C.O.F.F.I.N exploring rock 'n' roll more deeply, taking a step away from fast-paced, wall-of-sound power to a more mid-paced groove filled with ZZ Top-toughness.

Ben Portnoy from C.O.F.F.I.N describes the track’s inspiration as follows:

Eep-Oop rise to a higher level of gritty pop/punk perfection with their second album, Choices, out this Fall on Mom's Basement Records.. Check out the video for first single “Pretty" below. If you like when depression sounds like a party then you're going to love this record! 

"Pretty is a song that asks the hard questions." says the band, adding "If you didn't feel pretty before, you will after listening to this! Make sure you kiss your mirror every morning and try not to fall in love with your friends.”

 Alternative rock band Cartel has announced their highly anticipated fifth studio album, Learning How To Cope, set to be released September 18 via Field Day Records. Featuring previous singles “Oxy Moron” and “Give Or Take”, Learning How To Cope marks the band’s first full-length release since 2013’s Collider.

New Jersey alt-emo group, Sleep In., are back with a new album titled Tangled In The Vines that is set to release this Fall. The nine-song full length is their first since 2019's critically recognized The Stars On Your Ceiling and shows that Sleep In. have only grown more confident in their craft. Combining the skillful guitar work that has come to define Midwest emo with the hooks of radio-friendly alternative-rock, Sleep In. have built a loyal following in their home of the Greater Philadelphia metro and beyond.