From the eternal to the experimental: Unquiet Nights' Last Days of Rome stirs with "stirring synths, beautiful fret wizardry and a spellbinding story" exploring the eternal versus the temporary, while Arcane Synthetic's A New Era & Nothing More: Part I moves through industrial abrasion and dark ambient landscapes as "narrative architecture rather than background sound." Chris of Wilderness's War Horny cruises through the apocalypse with paranoid electronics and burning poetics on eros and thanatos, and Smoke Up Every Mountain blends blues, trap, and post-punk with raw spontaneity. Zakalwe offers droning open tunings and harmonic noodlings, while Power Burkas bring primal, cassette-era energy — raw, reckless, and brimming with the carefree vigor of youth.
Indie releases
“On the critically acclaimed new album 'Chimera,' The City Gates blend post-punk, shoegaze, and darkwave into a reverb-heavy, atmospheric sound driven by pulsing basslines and cinematic intensity.”
“Irish Post Punk, fans of 90s cult bands Whipping Boy, and Into Paradise should check this out...”
“Auckland-based Stars and the Underground return with a new single blending post-punk, indie rock, and shoegaze influences. RIYL: The Mission UK, The Chameleons, The Church”
“Darren Hayman (Hefner / The French / New Starts) adapts William Morris' Chants for Socialists on this album of hope and comfort”
“Sometimes you love people so much that you wish you could travel back in time to be there at all the moments they needed you.”