Tag: EMO
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Calathea – Flowers And Knives 12” (Engineer Records)
Calathea’s Flowers and Knives 12” hits you even before you know what’s coming up and remains in your ears long time after the last note comes to an end. The Spanish underground post-hardcore scene has never been short on intensity, but few releases this year balance rage and reflection with the precision, finesse, and sonic…
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Yellowcard Return With New Album “Better Days,” Produced by Travis Barker
After nearly a decade, Yellowcard return with Better Days, their most ambitious and emotionally charged record to date. Produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also performed drums on every track, the album marks a new era for the pop-punk legends. Following their heartfelt farewell tour and the 20th anniversary of Ocean Avenue, the band found…
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Pohgoh and Samuel S.C. Team Up For Split 10” Via New Granada And Waterslide Records
Two iconic ’90s indie/punk/emo pioneers, Pohgoh and Samuel S.C., unite for a brand-new split 10” EP released October 8 via New Granada Records (U.S.) and Waterslide Records (Japan). Both bands, recently re-energized with new music and tours, reconnected at a Jawbox show last year, sparking this exciting collaboration. The release features four tracks capturing their…
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Croatian Post-Hardcore Trio Dead Dog Summer Returns With New Album “Building Again”
Croatian post-hardcore/emo outfit Dead Dog Summer return with their excellent second full-length album, Building Again, released via Geenger Records and their own imprint My Last Station. The record captures the raw emotional essence of late-nineties emo and heartfelt post-hardcore, combining melodic intensity with introspective lyricism. Building Again cements their place as one of the most…
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DA//TE – All That’s Left
“All That’s Left” is the latest release by DA//TE, a German solo music outlet based in Berlin. Released on October 3rd, it’s one of many standalone singles released in 2025, serving as an appropriate continuation of “Elsewhere,” “Hollow Eyes,” “In Your Skin,” and many other works published throughout this year. Still, “All That’s Left” arrives…
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Wolves At Bay Announce Long-Awaited Album “Dissolve”
Connecticut’s Wolves at Bay return after over a decade with their new album Dissolve, due October 10, 2025. Their first full-length since 2014, the record blends raw emotion with maturity, exploring themes of aging, friendship, and mental health. A powerful comeback, Dissolve marks a new chapter for the post-hardcore band.
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Sleepwalk Unveil Remastered Single “Flesh”
Chicago’s Sleepwalk have reissued their breakout LP Splatter on vinyl for the first time, with a remastered version of “Flesh” and an acoustic b-side of “Hit The Ground.”
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Unseemlier Release Debut Album “I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere” On Sell The Heart Records
Boston’s Unseemlier have released their debut album I Have a Screw Loose, Somewhere via Sell The Heart Records. The 23-minute heavy emo/soft punk record tackles themes of addiction and suburban malaise. Watch the video for “Power Chord Career Criminal,” filmed and edited by Christine Atturio and Nick Bowen.
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Sport – In Waves LP (Nasty Cut Records)
After a hiatus, Sport returns with In Waves, an album that will immediately become one of your favorites in your record collection. Hailing from Lyon, France, Sport have long been recognized for threading the needle between frenetic, noodly guitar interplay and deep emotional resonance, a lineage tracing back to bands like Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader,…
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fight me irl. – fight me irl. Mini CD (Nasty Cut Records)
fight me irl.’s self-titled debut mini CD crashes through the speakers, packed with anthemic vocal harmonies, tremendous guitar works, and energetic beats. This Copenhagen outfit has taken the restless DNA of early noughties emo and run it through the prism of modern pop punk, indie sensibilities, and orgcore instincts, crafting a familiar yet forward-thinking collection…
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Kevin Tiernan’s Frightful Places Return With New Track “Third Wheel”
After a hiatus, New Haven’s Frightful Places returns with new single “Third Wheel”, out now on all streaming platforms. Kevin Tiernan’s indie-emo project channels raw energy inspired by Movements, Thrice, and Boston Manor, exploring unconventional song structures and emotive vocal range. Recorded with Chris Teti at Silver Bullet Studios and featuring Antonio Mastroiannion on drums,…
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Drill For Absentee – Strand Of A Lake, Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 LP (Expert Work Records)
Drill For Absentee were gone long enough to be mythologized, but not forgotten. In the twilight of the 1990s, they delivered music that belonged to that merciless intersection between post-hardcore and math rock abstraction, only to disappear before the world could catch up. Twenty-five years later, Strand Of A Lake represents an interruption of silence…
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