ROCK

HMRC returns with their newest single, “Flat Circle,” turning towards darker, more existential territory. Known for their gritty rock edge and biting social commentary, the band now leans into something heavier, where singer Lloyd Holmes bares despair and empathy in a way that feels unflinching. Recorded intensely, the song plunges…

Southwest Michigan’s Vineyard Chicks, the sister trio of Kayla, Trie, and Bunkie, step into new emotional territory with their latest single, “Power in the Pain,” released on August 29, 2025. With their energetic live sets and classic rock covers, the band began carving out their own path in 2024 with…

Amsterdam’s genre-bending band Lemon return with their ninth #lemon12 single of the year, “Maybe It’s You,” released September 17, 2025. Known for coining their own “Nedchester” sound, a Dutch spin on the Madchester wave, the group once again fuses indie rock swagger with a groove-heavy undercurrent that nods to baggy…

FHMY, a solo experimental musician from Cairo, drops the LP The World You Grew Up In No Longer Exists, a bracingly intimate record that folds math rock, post-rock, emo, shoegaze, and IDM into a single statement. Rooted in childhood samples, with anime chimes, gaming motifs, and dusty film snippets, the…

After two decades away from the stage, Nathan Mazur returns under the banner of Nathan’s Patience with his new EP, The Thoughts We Can’t Tell, released September 2, 2025. A former frontman of Detroit pop-punk outfit Nowadays and touring guitarist with Never Heard of It, Mazur has come full circle,…

Sehore’s second album Husfikbur, released in 2025 under MusicHunters Records, builds on the playful experimentation of Ladencia, which won a Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards. But here, the Spanish outfit dives deeper into kitsch aesthetics, layering humor with philosophy, consonance with dissonance, and familiar genres twisted inside out.…

Blues Corner has quickly made a name for itself as a project rooted in authenticity, born from the long-standing friendship between Phil Roman and Seb Oroval. After Roman’s return to France in 2021 and a decisive shift from a corporate career to a musical one, the duo carved out a…

Marianne Nowottny has long toyed with the persona of Marzanna, but this year she gives it full flesh with Marzanna, her first cover album. Known for her singular phrasing and a voice that can sway between smoky depths and fragile wisps, Nowottny has always dabbled in reimagining the canon, performing…

Giuseppe Bonaccorso follows the controversy of “Playground in Gaza” with his new single “L’Ombra della Terra,” released September 1st, and it’s as daring and unflinching as anything in his catalog. As an experimental rock composer and an award-winning poet, the Italian artist leans into theatricality and rebellion here with a…

Dank Ferret’s debut album Democrazy, dropped on June 23, 2025, and with it comes a new kind of raw, unfiltered energy from the mountains of Pennsylvania. The four-piece band, Tony B., Lance Harshbarger, Larry Karstetter, and Louis Units, joined later by Vincent Units, leans into spontaneity to record tracks in…