New Music Monday (Vol. 331)
New releases from L.S. Dunes, Action/Adventure, DEAREST, Young Culture, Strawberry Girls, plus singles from Ben Quad, Body Thief, Invent Animate, & more
Albums of the Week
L.S. Dunes - Past Lives
The new post-hardcore supergroup featuring members of Circa Survive, My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, and Thursday, are delivering their Will Yip-produced debut and, unsurprisingly, it’s full of absolute rippers. While the energy and angst of its members’ more popular bands are apparent, L.S. Dunes still feels like a fresh project, and one that certainly deserves some time alone with your ears today.
Past Lives is out now on Fantasy Records
Action/Adventure - Imposter Syndrome
Chicago’s Action/Adventure unveil their long-awaited debut full-length, Imposter Syndrome. The album is full of rip-roaring pop punk built on massive hooks, filthy guitar riffs, and a helluva lot of fun.
Imposter Syndrome is out now on Pure Noise Records
Singles Spotlight
Ben Quad - "You're Part Of It"
Hey! "You're Part Of It" is the new single from Ben Quad. The track comes just a few months after the Oklahoma fifth-wave emo kings dropped their awesome debut album, I'm Scared That's All There Is. The new single marks a departure from that sound — the gorgeous and intricate guitarwork is there, but now topped with a yelled vocal approach that oozes with emotional strain — and they knocked it out of the park.
Body Thief - "Death, Drugs & Dancing"
D.C. / Baltimore-based trio Body Thief announced their signing to Blue Swan Records this week, and with it the first taste of their forthcoming new album. “Death, Drugs & Dancing” is a groove-heavy track with plucky guitar riffs, thumping bass, and pristine vocals.
Every Ending is out 12/16 on Blue Swan Records
Invent Animate - "Elysium"
Invent Animate return with their crushing new single, “Elysium”. The progressive metalcore act out of Texas deliver a brutally emotional track that tackles the heft of grief; its struggle reflected in the song’s atmospheric and heavy sonics.
Top Picks
DEAREST - Retrograde (EP)
New Albums
Bright Eyes - LIFTED or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground: A Companion (EP)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion (EP)
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash In A Digital Urn: A Companion (EP)
Christine And The Queens - Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue)
Downswing - New Lows (EP)
envy - Seimei (EP)
Secret Grief - Bloom (EP)
New Songs
Listen to these tracks (and more) in this playlist, which will be updated weekly.
Alex Lahey - Shit Talkin'
Ben Squad - You're Part of It
Black Honey - Heavy
Body Thief - Death, Drugs & Dancing
Chris Stapleton - I'm A Ram
Creeper - Ghost Brigade
dEUS - Must Have Been New
Dizzy - Barking Dog
Elephant Jake - Goodness to Honest
Emarosa - Again
Everclear - Year Of The Tiger
fanfare - Faded Picture
Fleet Foxes - A Sky Like I've Never Seen (feat. Tim Bernardes)
flora mma - Goddamn, This Guilt Is Gonna Kill Me
half·alive - High Up
Honey Revenge - Rerun
hubris. - Of Light
Invent Animate - Elysium
Josh Gilligan - Shell
Julia Michaels - Sorry To Me Too
Kate Davis - Consequences
Kevin Devine - Liar, Liar
Manchester Orchestra - No Rule
My City, My Secret - Blood Moon
Narrow Head - Moments Of Clarity
New Found Glory - Dream Born Again
Oddisee - Ghetto To Meadow (feat. Freeway)
Of Truth - Absence
Pacifico - Afterglow
Parkway & Columbia - Fool
Pierce The Veil - Emergency Contact
Pile - Loops
Runnner - bike again
Shrezzers - Gambit (feat. Arch Echo)
Stay Outside - Dimes
Thousand Below - Sabotage
Upstate - Auntie
Via Fiori - What I Say
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Now You Know
Windwaker - Left In The Dark
You'll See One Day - Get On The Pole