Topdown Shares New Song And Video “Dissonance”

Topdown releases the second single from its forthcoming The Earth & All Its Pavement album, which is due out in October. Watch the lyric video here. Listen to it here.

Per lead singer Grace, The ‘Dissonance’ is in not knowing how to love properly.“

The band’s first single and video for “Paranoid” from the upcoming sophomore album officially saw release on July 16. The new album will see a physical release via the Austin label Diverse Chorus Records and Sweet Cheetah Records later this Fall on October 16. Listen to it here. Watch the video here. Additionally, the band release an exclusive, new track, “Blank Stare,” via Louder Than Hate’s Now or Never, Louder Together! Vol. 2 compilation. The effort’s release raises money for Transgender Education Network of Texas. 

Topdown, a five-piece melodic, post hardcore band, began in Austin, Texas in 2024 as a group of transplants from various coastal cities. The line up came together organically on social media while searching for like-minded individuals. When the band began rehearsals, the chemistry clicked and writing began for 2024’s self-released and self-titled, full-length album.

Since then, Topdown have been growing their cohesive chemistry, and that has solidified itself with the next batch of songs. With several members of the band as experienced audio engineers, every record has been written, recorded, and produced entirely in-house. The same crushing energy they bring to the stage is captured in the studio. Drawing influence from ’90s and early-2000s emo, hardcore, and pop punk, their music is driven by muscular guitar riffs and unforgettable hooks. To that end, Topdown deliver a heavy, nostalgic sound with vocals that alternate between anguished screams and atmospheric, reverb-soaked melodies.

Catch Topdown live here:

Saturday, September 12, 2026, Axelrad Beer Garden, Houston, Texas

Saturday, October 10, 2026, Valhalla Tavern, Austin, Texas

Friday, October 16, 2026, Valhalla Tavern, Austin, Texas