Here are ten new releases you should be listening to this week!
Sunn O))) – Life Metal (preview)
Album: Life Metal (Southern Lord Records)
Drone metal band Sunn O))) will release a new album tomorrow in celebration of Record Store Day. LIFE METAL is the first of two albums to be released by the band in 2019, and the band shared a preview of the new record which features all the dark ambient goodness fans have come to love about the group.
Big Business – “The Beast You Are”
Album: The Beast You Are (Joyful Noise Records)
Seattle-based heavy metal super-group Big Business are back with their follow up to 2016’s Command Your Weather. “Heal the Weak” is the second track off of The Beast You Are, and it’s a great banger to loosen you up for the weekend.
Bars of Gold – “Sometimes”
Album: SHELTERS (Equal Vision Records)
This single off Bars of Gold’s SHELTERS LP, which is out today on Equal Vision Records, has a very retro, indie rock sound that is as expansive as it is focused. The drum patterns combined with the guitar riffs create earworms that’ll be stuck in your head for hours.
Inter Arma – “Citadel”
Album: Sulphur English (Relapse Records)
This song is so dark. It’s like waking up inside a medieval dungeon, but the dungeon is full of long-haired dudes playing guitar solos and doom-filled breakdowns. If you enjoyed your six minutes and 40 seconds inside this dungeon, consider picking up Inter Arma’s new album, Sulphur English, which is out today on Relapse Records.
All Your Sisters – “Power Abuse”
Album: Trust Ruins (The Flenser Records)
All Your Sisters are here with a brand new LP of darkwave tunes to fuel your goth dance party this weekend. The drum machines and synth on “Power Abuse” will keep everyone bobbing their heads while sipping their coffee.
Not On Tour – “Therapy”
Album: Growing Pains (SBÄM Records)
Not On Tour are a pop punk band from Israel that write short, fast, catchy songs that are oh-so-much-fun. “Therapy” is an energetic track off of Growing Pains, which is out today, and is the band’s first album since 2015.
Emily Reo – “Strawberry”
Album: Only You Can See It (Carpark Records)
The catchy electronics on this track compliment Emily Reo’s powerful voice quite nicely. “Strawberry” is a thoroughly enjoyable pop song off her new record, Only You Can See It.
Theories – “Ill Will”
Album: Vessel (Corpse Flower Records)
“Ill Will” is a blistering track from Seattle-based death metal band Theories. The breakdown that happens a little after the one-minute mark will have you headbanging your heart out.
Dave Hause – “The Ditch”
Album: Kick (RISE Records)
“The Ditch,” a single off singer-songwriter Dave Hause’s new album, is a fun rock ‘n’ roll song that has just a hint of country. Kick is out today on RISE Records.
Sun Kil Moon – “Cows”
Album: I Also Want to Die in New Orleans (Calo Verde Records)
Clocking in at almost 10 minutes, “Cows” by Sun Kil Moon is the longest track on the list this week. It’s also one of the most relaxing, so press play and let yourself destress with the soft voice of Mark Kozelek. This song is off Sun Kil Moon’s I Also Want to Die in New Orleans LP which was released digitally in March but comes out in physical form today.
