Chicago’s punk/emo trio Heavy Seas returns with By Degrees - a gripping third album that channels the raw urgency of early Jawbreaker while forging a voice all their own.

Featuring J.Robbins (Jawbox) rocking both the bass and production duties, Ronnie Dicola on drums (The Arrivals, Local H, All Eyes West), and Jeff Dean on vocals / guitar, the record delivers a heavier, more emotionally charged sound. Lyrically unflinching, 'By Degrees' dives into self-discovery and existential weight, solidifying Heavy Seas as a band unafraid to push creative boundaries.

After crushing all expectations with 2023’s ‘LIVING PROOF’ and spending the subsequent year on the road, the new record finds these best friends playing at the top of their game and flexing their instinctive chemistry.

It's been two years since The Carolyn released Harmful History - a three-song EP that includes a fantastic cover of "Salvation" by The Cranberries. The Atlanta-based trio write the kind of heart-on-your-sleeve punk that launched the careers of bands such as The Gaslight Anthem and The Menzingers. However, in the spirit of Joyce Manor, The Carolyn keep their anthemic songs mostly under the two-minute mark. Their upcoming album, Pyramid Scheme of Grief, is eleven tracks of fine-tuned indie-punk and clocks in at around nineteen minutes.

Blood Harmony Records and acclaimed Philadelphia-bred singer-songwriter Dave Hause are excited to announce the Friday, September 26 release of …And The Mermaid, Hause’s seventh solo album. Recorded at Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, BC by Jesse Gander (Japandroids, White Lung), the 10 songs presented on …And The Mermaid offer a welcome shock to the system — a towering rock record that blends Hause’s signature lyrical elan and gift for surging melodies with his keening vocals and some deliciously sharp musical elbows. 

Maryland rock band Have Mercy announced their long-awaited sixth studio record the loneliest place i’ve ever been, set for release on August 29th via Rude Records. Along with the news, they unveiled the album’s first single, the cathartic “august 17” with an accompanying music video.