Staff Picks: Best New Music

all genres

	Messa The Spin Scarlet O'hara's favorite doom band.		Turnpike Troubadours The Price Of Admission Self-reflection and introspection on the way home.
	Tomarum Beyond Obsidian Euphoria All aboard the cheese train!		The Ophelias Spring Grove Imperfect yet satisfying
	Quest Master Obscure Power Adventurous dungeon synth with some synthwave sorcery.		Teitanblood From the Visceral Abyss Metamorphosis of tissue and nerves.
	Great Grandpa Patience, Moonbeam Liberation at the inky black bottom of the stairwell		Deafheaven Lonely People With Power Lonely People With Power - Deafheaven reinvigorate themselves, taking slices from each of the cakes of previous releases.
	Backxwash Only Dust Remains wake the fuck up		Cradle of Filth The Screaming of the Valkyries Cradle of Filth reaffirm their mastery of gothic black metal, delivering one of their most complete and compelling albums since the '90s.
	Drudkh Shadow Play A new peak.		Burning Palace Elegy Sparks of chaos, unraveling at the edges.
	Imperial Triumphant Goldstar The West is eating itself again, but this time around Imperial Triumphant have a seat at the dinner table for everyone		Rothadas Töviskert... a kísértés örök érzete.. Lidércharang Whispers from the cemetery gates.
	Coheed and Cambria Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe So it goes.		Dawn of Ouroboros Bioluminescence No longer just a band with unfulfilled promise, Dawn of Ouroboros has finally arrived.
	Jason Isbell Foxes in the Snow The love songs all mean different things today		Lady Gaga Mayhem Scream it for me baby, like you're gonna die
	Divorce Drive to Golden Hammer Divorce come out of the gate with a hell of a debut that makes them not only a band to watch, but a force to be reckoned with.		Jackal Twins Cuzco You’re not the one I was looking for
	Havukruunu Tavastland Gear up and raise your steel high in the moonlight!		Yazz Ahmed A Paradise In The Hold Paradise found.
	Ichiko Aoba Luminescent Creatures Asleep in the arms of Mother Nature: intimate communion or a timely nap?		Tunic A Harmony of Loss Has Been Sung Pain, suffering and loss being made into pure art.