It might seem tragic that August is both Romance Awareness Month and National Catfish Month, but we figure the latter has to do with the fried-in-Old Bay-and-cornmeal variety. Below is a non-exhaustive list of new releases for August 1st, 2025. Jam the playlist, tell us your favorite sandwich/panini (since those are celebrated this month as well), and we’ll catch you next time!

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– List of Releases: August 1st, 2025 –

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ACCVSED – Dealers of Doom
Genre: Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Arising Empire

Almost An Island – Almost An Island
Genre: Ambient / Drone
Label: Past Inside the Present

araabMUZIK – Electronic Dream 2
Genre: Instrumental Hip-Hop / Trap [EDM]
Label: Genre Defying Entertainment

The Armed – The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Noise Rock
Label: Sargent House

Between Friends – WOW!
Genre: Alt-Pop / Indietronica
Label: 10K

Car Bomb – Tiles Whisper Dreams [EP]
Genre: Mathcore / Djent
Label: Church Road

Centuries of Decay – A Monument to Oblivion
Genre: Progressive Death Metal / Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Label: [independent]

Chance the Rapper – Star Line
Genre: Pop Rap / Pop Reggae
Label: n/a

Debby Friday – The Starrr of the Queen of Life
Genre: Electropop / Dance-Pop
Label: Sub Pop

The Depth Beneath Us – Descent
Genre: Post-Rock / Shoegaze
Label: [self-released]

Dev Lemons – Surface Tension
Genre: Electropop / Bedroom Pop
Label: [independent]

Fit for a King – Lonely God
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Solid State

Fox Lake – New World Heat
Genre: Nu Metal / Metalcore
Label: MNRK Heavy

Hilltop Hoods – Fall from the Light
Genre: Pop Rap / Hip-Hop
Label: Universal Australia

Joey Bada$$ – Lonely at the Top
Genre: Hardcore Hip-Hop / Neo-Soul
Label: Columbia

Kayo Dot – Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
Genre: Experimental Rock / ‘Sonic Liminal Horror’
Label: Prophecy

Kloke – Lucidity
Genre: Jungle / Atmospheric Drum & Bass
Label: Mindgames

Knosis – Genknosis
Genre: Alternative Metal / Djent
Label: SharpTone

memotone – smallest things
Genre: Nu Jazz / Ambient
Label: World of Echo

Morgan Wade – The Party Is Over (Recovered)
Genre: Contemporary Country / Country Pop
Label: LadyLike

The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising
Genre: Folk Punk / Art Rock
Label: Transgressive

Nuclear Daisies – First Taste of Heaven
Genre: Shoegaze / Baggy
Label: Portrayal of Guilt

Reneé Rapp – BITE ME
Genre: Alt-Pop / Power Pop
Label: Interscope

Sea Mosquito – Majestas
Genre: Avant-Garde Metal / Dissonant Black Metal
Label: I, Voidhanger

Snowfilter Cult – Lullaby for Dead Rooms
Genre: Dark Ambient / Drone
Label: Labyrinth

Sofia Kourtesis – Volver [EP]
Genre: UK Garage / French House
Label: Ninja Tune

$uicideboy$ – Thy Kingdom Come
Genre: Trap / Memphis Rap
Label: G59

The Unknowns – Looking from the Outside
Genre: Garage Rock Revival / Indie Rock
Label: Bargain Bin

Wisp – If Not Winter
Genre: Shoegaze / Dream Pop
Label: Music Soup

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