Here’s a list of notable new releases set to premiere on April 19th, 2024. Inevitably, there will be other new releases in the comments. Bless. Genres/labels are best guesses based on cursory Googling and should not be taken seriously. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 19th, 2024 –

A Certain Ratio – It All Comes Down to This
Genre: Funk Rock / Dance-Punk
Label: Mute

Anne Wilson – REBEL
Genre: Country Pop / Contemporary Country
Label: Sparrow

BIG|BRAVE – A Chaos of Flowers
Genre: Drone Metal / Doomgaze
Label: Thrill Jockey

Blaze of Perdition – Upharsin
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Metal Blade

Bongripper – Empty
Genre: Doom Metal / Sludge Metal
Label: Burning World

Brian Eno – Eno (Film Soundtrack)
Genre: Ambient Pop / Neo-Psychedelica
Label: Universal

Cadence Weapon – Rollercoaster
Genre: Experimental Hip-Hop / Future Garage
Label: MNRK

claire rousay – sentiment
Genre: Slowcore / Ambient Pop
Label: Thrill Jockey

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 12, 2024.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 12, 2024 –

Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties: In Lieu of Flowers
Genre: Folk/Americana/Emo
Label: Hopeless Records

Asha Jefferies: Ego Ride
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Nettwerk Music Group

Castle Rat: Into the Realm
Genre: Doom Metal/Hard Rock
Label: King Volume

English Teacher: This Could Be Texas
Genre: Alt-Rock/Post-Punk/Psych
Label: Island Records

Eventide (France): Waterline (out Apr 11th)
Genre: Ambient/Experimental/Drone
Label: Aesthetic Death

Future and Metro Boomin: We Still Don’t Trust You
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Freebandz/Boominati/Epic/Republic Records

Greyhaven: Stereo Grief (EP)
Genre: Metalcore
Label: Solid State Records

Hypersonic: Kaosmogonia
Genre: Symphonic/Power Metal
Label: Rockshots Records

Janelane: Love Letters
Genre: Bedroom Pop
Label: Kingfisher Bluez

Maggie Rogers: Don’t Forget Me
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Debay Sounds/Capitol Records

Make Sure: June
Genre: Emo/Indie Folk
Label: Tooth & Nail Records

Mark…

Below, please find an ongoing sampling of new releases for the week of April 5th, 2024. If I missed something obvious, pretend it’s April Fools’ Day and I bamboozled you. Ha! Genres/labels are best guesses based on cursory Googling and should not be taken seriously. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. Don’t forget to swap out Oreo cream for Arm & Hammer toothpaste if you hate your family (or yourself).

– List of Releases: April 5th, 2024 –

Alpha Wolf – Half Living Things
Genre: Metalcore / Nu Metal
Label: SharpTone

Austere – Beneath the Threshold
Genre: Blackgaze
Label: Lupus Lounge

Bayside – There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive
Genre: Pop-Punk / Alternative
Label: Hopeless

The Black Keys – Ohio Players
Genre: Blues Rock / Psychedelic Soul
Label: Nonesuch

Bob Vylan – Humble As the Sun
Genre: UK Hip Hop / Punk Rock
Label: Ghost Theatre

Dana Gavanski – Late Slap
Genre: Indie Pop / Indie Folk
Label: Full Time Hobby

Dead Pony – Ignore This
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: LAB…

It’s that time again! Below is a list of the new releases for the week of 29 March 2024. As always, feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. Cheers! 

– List of Releases: March 29th, 2024 –

The Absence – The Absence
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Listenable Insanity Records

Beyonce – Cowboy Carter
Genre: Country / R&B
Label: Parkwood / Columbia

Boundaries – Death Is Little More
Genre: Metalcore / Hardcore
Label: 3DOT Recordings

Buddy – Don’t Forget to Breathe
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Empire

Chastity Belt – Live Laugh Love
Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Punk
Label: Suicide Squeeze Records

Coffin Storm – Arcana Rising
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Doom Metal
Label: Peaceville

Deadman – Genealogie der Moral
Genre: Alternative Rock / Indie Rock
Label: David Skull No Records

Ed Harcourt – El Magnifico
Genre: Alternative / Indie
Label: Deathless Recordings

Frail Body – Artificial Bouquet
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Skramz
Label: Deathwish

Gesaffelstein – Gamma
Genre: Techno / Industrial
Label: Columbia

The Quill…

Here’s a list of 30 notable new releases for the week of March 22nd, 2024. Please refrain from immediately jumping into the comments letting me know how much I suck for omitting a fusion dungeon synth polka band from Kyrgyzstan (I can deal with it if you wait at least a day). Genres/labels are best guesses based on cursory Googling and should not be taken seriously. Some Bandcamp embeds are included. This is the Little Caesars Hot-n-Ready Principle: instead of picking two between Hot, Ready, and Good, you have to pick 2 from Some Embeds, Some Information, and Exhaustive List of Everything That Could Possibly Be Released This Week Complete with Hyperlinks Everywhere. Yaaas, queen! Slay! Live, laugh, love. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. Or don’t, whatever. I’m not your mom. Live your best life. YOLO.

– List of Releases: March 22nd, 2024 –

Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Genre: Alternative / Folk
Label: 4AD

Alestorm – Voyage of the Dead Marauder (EP)
Genre: Folk Metal / Pirate Metal / yarrrr
Label: Napalm

Barely Civil – I’d Say I’m Not Fine
Genre: Midwest Emo / Indie Rock
Label: Take This To Heart

Blanket – Ceremonia
Genre: Shoegaze / Alternative Rock

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 8th, 2024.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 8, 2024 –

Alterium: Of War and Flames

Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: AFM

Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine

Genre: Pop
Label: Republic

Before the Dawn: Archaic Flame [EP]

Genre: Death Doom / Gothic Metal
Label: Napalm

Bleachers: Bleachers

Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Dirty Hit

Ecclesia: Ecclesia Militants

Genre: Heavy Metal / Stoner Doom
Label: Aural Music

Exhorder: Defectum Omnium

Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Goat Major: Ritual

Genre: Stoner Doom
Label: Ripple Music

Grey Skies Fallen: Molded By Broken Hands

Genre: Profound Lore
Label: Death Metal

Isenordal: Requiem for Eirene

Genre: Doom
Label: Prophecy Productions

The Jesus and Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes

Genre: Noise Pop
Label: Fuzz Club

Judas Priest: Invincible Shield

Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: Epic

Kim Gordon: The…

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Here’s a non-exhaustive list of new releases for the week of February 16, 2024. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 16, 2024 –

Art of Anarchy: Let There Be Anarchy
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Label: Pavement Entertainment

The Boxer Rebellion: Open Arms
Genre: Indie-Rock
Label: Universal

Darkspace: Dark Space – II
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Chromeo: Adult Contemporary
Genre: Funk/Disco
Label: BMG

Einar Solberg: The Congregation Acoustic
Genre: Progressive Rock/Art Pop
Label: InsideOutMusic

Eternal Storm: A Giant Bound to Fall
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity

Grandaddy: Blu Wav
Genre: Indie-Rock/Lo-Fi
Label: Dangerbird

IDLES: TANGK
Genre: Punk/Post-Punk
Label: Partisan

Ihsahn: Ihsahn
Genre: Progressive/Black Metal
Label: Candlelight

Illumishade: Another Side of You
Genre: Metal/Gothic
Label: Napalm

Jason Derulo: Nu King
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: Atlantic

Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me… Now
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: BMG

Laura Jane Grace: Hole In My Head
Genre: Folk/Punk
Label: Polyvinyl

Middle…

Here’s a non-exhaustive list of new releases for the week of February 9, 2024. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 9, 2024 –

Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches To She 
Genre: Gothic/Folk/Alt-Rock
Label: Loma Vista

The Chisel – What A Fucking Nightmare
Genre: Punk
Label: Pure Noise

Dizzee Rascal – Don’t Take It Personal
Genre: Hip-Hop/Grime
Label: Big Dirte3

Helado Negro – PHASOR
Genre: Alt/Indie Pop
Label: 4AD

Hulder – Verses In Oath
Genre: Black Metal
Label: 2o Buck Spin

Infected Rain – Time
Genre: Nu-Metal/Djent/Metalcore
Label: Napalm Records

In Vain (ESP) – Back To Nowhere
Genre: Heavy Metal/Thrash
Label: Fighter Records

Itasca – Imitation Of War
Genre: Folk/Rock/Psych
Label: Paradise Of Bachelors

Kali Malone – All Life Long
Genre: Classical/Drone
Label: Ideologic Organ

Kristoffer Gildenlow – Empty 
Genre: Prog Rock/Alt-Rock
Label: New Joke Productions

The Last Ten Seconds Of Life – No Name Graves
Genre: Death Metal/Hardcore/Deathcore
Label: Unique Leader

Madi Diaz – Weird Faith
Genre: Indie Folk
Label: ANTI-

Morbid Saint – Swallowed By Hell
Genre: Thrash/Death Metal
Label: High Roller

Nocturnal Sorcery– Captive In The Breath Of Life
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Kvult

The Pineapple Thief –…

Here’s a non-exhaustive list of new releases for the week of February 2nd, 2024.  What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Genres/labels are best guesses based on cursory Googling and should not be taken seriously.  Don’t drive angry. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. Or don’t, whatever. I wake up every day, right here, right in Punxsutawney, and it’s always February 2nd, and there’s nothing I can do about it.

– List of Releases: February 2nd, 2024 –

Birds in Row & Coilguns – You and I in the Gap (EP)
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Noise Rock
Label: Hummus

Brittany Howard – What Now
Genre: Psychedelic Soul
Label: Island Records

Cyberaktif – eNdgame
Genre: Electro-Industrial
Label: Artoffact

Eliminate – Get Off the Internet
Genre: Dubstep / Hybrid Trap
Label: Create Music Group

Enterprise Earth – Death: An Anthology
Genre: Deathcore
Label: MNRK

Giant Rooks – How Have You Been?
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Irrsinn

J Mascis – What Do We Do Now
Genre: Jangle Pop / Folk Rock
Label: Sub Pop

Kirin J Callinan –…

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of January 26th, 2024.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: January 26, 2024 –

Alkaline Trio: Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

Genre: Pop Punk / Post Hardcore
Label: Rise

Benny the Butcher: Everybody Can’t Go

Genre: Hip Hop
Label: Griselda

Blood Red Throne: Nonagon

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Soulseller

Caligula’s Horse: Charcoal Grace

Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: InsideOut Music

Charlotte Sands: Can We Start Over?

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: CS

Cognizance: Phantazein

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Willowtip

Dissimulator: Lower Form Resistance

Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal / Sci-fi
Label: 20 Buck Spin

Exocrine: Legend

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes: Dark Rainbow

Genre: Punk
Label: International Death Cult

Future Islands: People Who Aren’t There Anymore

Genre: Indie Rock
Label: 4AD

Goth Babe: Lola

Genre: Alternative
Label: Mom + Pop

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the entire month of December 2023.  These releases have been condensed into one post as, historically at least, December is a slower time for new musical releases. In the meanwhile, our staff will be working on compiling their highly anticipated “Top Albums of 2023” feature, so stay tuned to see what we anoint as the album of the year. With regards to the below releases, please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums. From our staff and userbase to you, we wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. We’ll see you in January!

– List of Releases: December 1, 2023 –

Bjørkø: Heartrot
Genre: Metal/Experimental
Label: Svart Records

CZARFACE: Czartificial Intelligence
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Silver Age

Full of Hell and Nothing: When No Birds Sang
Genre: Hardcore/Shoegaze
Label: Closed Casket Activities

Health: Rat Wars
Genre: Noise Rock/Electronic
Label: Loma Vista

Neil Young: Before And After
Genre: Folk/Rock/Country
Label: Reprise

Paradise Lost:  Icon 30
Genre: Doom / Goth /Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Peter Gabriel:  i/o
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Real World Productions

Plini: Mirage
Genre: Jazz Fusion/Progressive Rock
Label: SharpTone

Stengah: Downward Mechanic
Genre: Death/Progressive Metal
Label:…

Here’s a list of notable new releases for the week of November 24th, 2023.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: November 24th, 2023 –

Burden Of Grief: Destination Dystopia
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Massacre Records

Busta Rhymes: BLOCKBUSTA
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Conglomerate Ent.

Cruciamentum: Obsidian Refractions
Genre: Death/Doom Metal
Label: Profound Lore

Ephemeral: Into Being
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: These Hands Melt

Fetty Wap: King Zoo
Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
Label: A RFG Productions

Guided by Voices: Nowhere To Go But Up
Genre: Indie-Rock/Lo-Fi
Label: Gbv Inc

Midnight Odyssey: Biolume Part 3 – A Fullmoon Madness
Genre: Ambient Black Metal
Label: I, Voidhanger Records

Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS: the Secret Tracks
Genre: Pop/Rock/Punk
Label: Interscope

Panopticon: The Rime of Memory
Genre: Black Metal/Folk/Bluegrass
Label: Panopticon

The Sleeping Souls: Just Before The World Starts Burning
Genre: Folk/Rock/Punk
Label: Xtra Mile Recordings

Spector: Here Come The Early Nights
Genre: Alt-Rock
Label: Moth Noise

Zak Kusz: The Brother and the Bridge
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Self-Released

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