In this week’s New Records Round Up, we bring you teasers for 10 recently announced albums and EPs.
Dirty Heads – 7 Seas
Dirty Heads will release new album 7 Seas on June 12 through Better Noise Music.
The band’s Jon Olazabal said: “This album has something for everyone. Every mood, every vibe, every occasion. Having beers at the beach? Gotcha covered. Need some hype ass, late night bangers? Gotcha covered there, too. And everything in between, as well. We worked our asses off on this record, and as a band and individuals, we’ve been through a lot during the process. We are stoked to release it into the wild and for people to find their own connections with these songs.”
Tracklist:
Seven Seas
Soundboy Killa
2 Young (Feat. Sophia Lynn)
Future Self
Better
BADMAN (Feat. IRAH)
Stranded
Come My Way
Old Beach Town
One of Those Days
Black Veil Brides – Vindicate
Credit: Jonathan Weiner
Black Veil Brides will release new album Vindicate on May 8 through Spinefarm.
“This record is rooted in the feelings of revenge and vindication. These are emotions that can either push us forward or hold us back. There’s a duality to them. They can fuel growth, drive ambition, and help us rise above what’s tried to break us, but they can also become destructive if we let them consume us,” explains frontman Andy Biersack.
“It’s for anyone who’s ever had their dreams doubted or their fire challenged by people who couldn’t see their vision. We’re all born with that spark. The world will try to take that away at times, but this record is about holding onto it, fighting back, and turning those struggles into something powerful.”
Tracklist:
Invocation To The Muse
Vindicate
Certainty
Bleeders
Hallelujah
Cut
Alive
Purgatory
Revenger
Sorrow
Grace
Ave Maria
Woe & Pain
Eschaton
Death Cab For Cutie – I Built You a Tower
Credit: Shervin Lainez
Death Cab For Cutie will release new album I built You a Tower on June 5 through ANTI- Records.
Dave Depper said: “The anniversary tours exorcised any nostalgia in our systems.
“We felt part of this powerful force greater than all of us and went into the studio with a sense of, how can we capture that feeling and put it into something new?”
Nicholas Harmer continues: “The whole experience of this record got us back to the earliest versions of this band: If the musicians in the room like what we’re working on, that’s enough. We reconnected with the confidence that comes with that.”
Tracklist:
Full of Stars
Punching The Flowers
Pep Talk
I Built You A Tower (a)
Envy The Birds
Stone Over Water
How Heavenly a State
Trap Door
Riptides
The Flavor of Metal
I Built You A Tower (b)
Civil Villains – A Sleeper, Underneath
Credit: James King
Civil Villains will release second album A Sleeper, Underneath, will be released on May 8 through Thundersnuff Records!
The album’s title comes from the line “A sleeper, underneath which my flower grows” – a nod to transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau’s classic book Walden, in which he describes the arrival of the railroad and each sleeper – “each wooden tie” – as a person being crushed or trapped under the weight of progress.
“I’ve always found that image really powerful,” explains vocalist James King.
“The idea that society pushes forward so quickly that people, and the natural world, often get crushed in the process. But I liked imagining something still managing to grow through all of that pressure—rising up, blooming, refusing to stay buried.”
Tracklist:
Never Felt Better
High Achievers
Second Guess
Horehound
Shadow Weight
Punching Down
Telegraph
Knives of Ambition
Crosstalk
Canvas Stretcher
Widowspeak – Roses
Credit: Alexa Vicius
Widowspeak will release new album Roses on June 5 through Captured Tracks!
Tracklist:
The Hook
No Driver
Roses
If You Change
Wondering
Angel Number
Soft Cover
Heaven is Waiting
Actor
Hourglass
Split Dogs – Nice ‘n Rough
Credit: Kim Sabatelli
Split Dogs will release new album Nice ‘n Rough on September 25 through Venn Records.
Tracklist:
Be Somebody
Born Too Loose
Breaker
Get The Look
Speed Demon
Leave It Alone
Shake Sum Action
Rock ‘N’ Roll Business
Mamma Said
Suffer
I Wanna
Dirty Denim
Power Out
Mattador – III
Credit: Aviatrix Photography/Vannesa Trigo)
Mattador will release new album III on June 19 through Frontiers Music s.r.l.
Carlos Benitez said: “We feel that we have a great album packed with amazing songs, from big ballads and acoustic compositions to rock anthems and so much more. It’s an evolution of the band and it has it all. The production is more on the organic side of things, when talking about the sound of the album. We didn’t want it to sound like other productions out there today, and we worked hard to find the right balance to make it sound powerful and current but different from what is considered standard nowadays; and we are pleased with the results.
“We focused more on the music we wrote for this one. The album was co/produced and mixed by Bob St John, who has worked with Bands like Collective Soul Extreme, Duran Duran, and many others. Newcomer to the band is our bass player and multi-instrumentalist Abraham Millett, who comes from working and touring as a member of Third Eye Blind and many others.
“I play drums, and I also produced the album, while on vocals is original singer Mike Villegas, and on guitar is original member Miguel Rodriguez. Collectively all of the original members have been involved in high-profile gigs/bands and working with international artists and world tours during the band’s hiatus and bring all of that experience and growth to the group’s creative process. With this lineup, we found the right balance that inspired us to make this new album.”
Tracklist:
Awake
Black Water
Out For Blood
Say You’ll Stay
Levitate
Crawling
Same Kind Of Crazy
Falling Backwards
Portal
Slow Down
Moksha
No Way Out
Rum Jungle – Marginalia
Credit: Nikola Jokanovic
Rum Jungle will release new album Marginalia on June 5.
Brocarde – Good Attendance at Sunday School
Credit: Brocarde
Brocarde will release new album Good Attendance at Sunday School on May 29.
Brocarde said of the album: “Good Attendance At Sunday School is more than just an album, this is the storyboard to my life, the pain and heartache poured into it is immeasurable and I’ve struggled endless to let it go and move forward.
“To the outside world I may just be another self indulgent new artist with a record to sell but this record has saved me over and over again and I do not know what my life would be or where I would be without it. Over 10 years ago, I embarked on this crazy journey, in many ways I was a lost, broken child, a ball of angst and anxiety, in some ways I’m still that child, moments recently are all too real and I’ve found myself lost in a world of emotion. Over the years I’ve struggled with articulating who I am and what I feel, these songs have allowed me to do that.”
Tracklist:
Identity Theft
Feed My Soul ft. Ray Luzier
Last Supper
Haunted
F*ck You Anthem
Pandora’s Box
Seven Sins ft. Ray Luzier
F.E.M.I.N.I.S.T
Blank Pages
Not Richard & Her Majesty – Success & Fulfilment
Credit: Hamish Sacks
Not Richard & Her Majesty will release debut album Success & Fulfilment on May 22 through Agricultural Radio.
Musician Fowndes said: “This is what happens after 10 bands, five heartbreaks, and a few too many breakdowns.
“It’s me trying to make sense of ruin—personal, professional, and otherwise—through a warped lens of 60s pop sunshine.”
Tracklist:
My Twink Death
Stress Is A Killer
Not Nice
Bad At Summer
A Song About Being A Parasite
It’s You, Soul Stew
Beautiful
Incredible
Contemptible
