In this week’s New Records Round Up, we bring you teasers for 10 recently announced albums and EPs.
Selfish Things – Receptivity
Credit: Eden Graham
Selfish Things will release new album Receptivity on October 9 through FLG.
Frontman Alex Biro has used Receptivity as a blistering look into collapse and recovery. He said: “This wasn’t supposed to be an album. It’s still not really an album to me, or to any of us. More just… closure, I guess.
“I was at the beginning of my full-blown addiction on the last tour we ever did before COVID stopped the world in 2020. I hated myself and I hated the world more than I really knew at the time.
“I’m four years sober on the 18th of May, working as a sober coach and clinician with folks who struggle with the same things I do, even in my recovery. The profits will be donated to the hospital where I went to rehab, and (admittedly), we don’t really know where to go (or if we’ll go anywhere with it) afterward.
“The only thing that’s brought me peace in the aftermath of the cataclysm of my addiction is being of service to others. I think deep down, releasing this for whoever needs to hear it is an extension of that. Everything beautiful blooms from the mud. Everything beautiful grows from the dirt.
“This is for those who can accept that the things they’ve been through can either be the poison cup they sip from or the counterweight that lifts themselves and others up. That being imperfect is being human. And that suffering is singular, and universal.”
Tracklist:
Intro
Plant The Seed
Sunlight
Violence
Effigy
Cracks
Liability
Mugshot
Eye For An Eye
Outro
hubris – White Shores
hubris will release new album White Shores on September 10.
After four albums based on Greek mythology, Jonathan Hohl changed direction to focus on his other love – The Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth.
He said: “The Hobbit was my very first exposure to literature as a child, and after Peter Jackson’s original film trilogy, I became completely obsessed with Middle-Earth.“
The album focuses on the exploration of mortality and immortality, with inspiration following the death of Hohl’s grandfather.
The Mary Tyler Whores – As Filthy as We Wanna Be
The Mary Tyler Whores are back with new album As Filthy as We Wanna Be set for a September 25 release through Cadiz Music.
FORSMÁN – Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur
Credit: Void Revelations
FORSMÁN will release debut album Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur on June 26 through Vesperian.
Tracklist:
Drottinn Fyrirgefur Allt
Svartir Svanir
Andvana
Valdníðsla
Kynjamyndir
Lof Mér Líf Þitt Að Taka
Hræ Hins Almáttuga
Barmafylltar Fjöldagrafir
Kingdom Collapse – Survivor
Kingdom Collapse will release new album Survivor on October 30 through Mascot Records.
Tracklist:
Watch You Bleed
Victorious
Unwritten
Burn
Who I Am
Up In Flames
ELEVATE
‘More Than a Memory
Save Me From Myself
Unbreakable
“Blue Skies”
Bleeker – Elephant
Credit: Andrew Parry
“We were largely left alone to make this one with very little distractions. We were also on a prolific writing streak (still are) and going into this one had over 25 song demos or ruff recordings to polish and workshop. If Elephant didn’t sonically set the tone it certainly set the bar, we’ll always try to write albums that have depth and represent who we are as a band, so it feels like to us, we’ve created an album that is just that.
Feel It Again
Great Unknown
ELEPHANT
Something On You
Outside
Laundry
Boom Boom
boring
Last Night
Wake The Kids Up
More
Blue
Holding Absence – Modern Life is Lonely
Credit: Bethan Miller
Holding Absence will release new album Modern Life is Lonely on August 28 through Sumerian Records.
Frontman Lucas Woodland said: “We are ecstatic to release our new single “Reflection”, taken from our upcoming album ‘Modern Life Is Lonely’.
“This album is our boldest and most creative body of work to date, so we can’t wait for you to hear the whole thing in August! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy Reflection.”
Tracklist:
Reanimate
Reflection
Heaven
Modern Life Is Lonely
Take Me With You
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Whisper Of A Dream
Lucid Love
Scorched Earth
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Kyoto Snow
Dan Croll – Winning Streak
Credit: Hanifah Mohammad
Dan Croll will release new album Winning Streak on October 8.
Poison The Preacher – Things I Want
Poison The Preacher will release new EP Things I Want on July 17 through Seek and Strike.
The band said: “We started working on these songs as soon as we finished writing our debut album, Vs The World, and these songs just came naturally to us.
“This new EP is easily the next step for us, a real evolution towards a more definitive and unique sound. It’s more refined, aggressive, harder and heavier. We are pulling inspiration from all over the place and this is a more accurate representation of all our influences.
“The EP talks about broken dreams, toxic purposes, things that you would give your entire life to, but they may never become true.
“It’s a testament to obsession and ambition, in both a good and a bad way. It’s okay to have a purpose, to have a dream that you want with all your heart, but you can’t let it consume you and destroy your life.”
Tracklist:
Things I Want ft Speed
Last Time I’ve Seen The Sun
Ran Out Of Options
Chicken Out
Gorod – The Ember Gone
Credit: Leonor Ananké
Gorod will release new album The Ember Gone on August 28 through Base Productions and Season of Mist.
Guitarist Mathieu Pascal said: “We are undoubtedly delivering the most singular album in our discography. As we are always driven by the desire not to repeat ourselves, to evolve, and to keep surprising people, we sought new ways to express ourselves through different musical vocabularies than those traditionally associated with extreme metal.
“This album is freer and more open, yet without compromising the complexity and richness of the songwriting, which will always remain the band’s trademark.”
Tracklist:
Signs
Devise
Forgiveness
Regret
Crimson
Ignite
Ember
Remains
