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GODBREATH

Stand Atlantic

7.4/10
Alternative RockPopPop Punk

Stand Atlantic make room for a brighter mood on GODBREATH. The Australian band's fifth album puts catchy pop-punk and glossy pop arrangements at the front, with Bonnie Fraser's voice giving the songs their character. After the busier, more abrasive ideas of their recent work, this is an easier record to get...

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BE NOT AFRAID

Polyphia

ElectronicProgressive rock/metalRock

Polyphia have never treated the guitar as an instrument that needs to stay in its own lane. BE NOT AFRAID takes that attitude further, placing their...

Vagabond

Ariel Posen

Blues

For some reason, every few days I'm bombarded with the song Vagabond by Ariel Posen. Truth be told, I'd never heard of this guy, but... every time I...

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C.

Alternative RockElectronicPost-Punk

Fontaines D.C. keep finding new ways to sound unsettled. Dopamine Chamber takes the bigger arrangements of Romance further into electronics, with...

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT

GHØSTKID

Alternative MetalMetalcore

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT gives GHØSTKID's dark world a more personal centre. Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler uses the familiar rabbit-hole idea to...

Alienation

Three Days Grace

9.2/10
Alternative MetalMetalPost-GrungeRock

Adam Gontier is back with Three Days Grace, and Matt Walst has stayed. This gives Alienation a more interesting premise than a simple reunion. Each voice brings a different kind of weight, and the best tracks make good use of that contrast.

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Angine de Poitrine

Math RockProgressive rock/metalPsychedelic RockRock

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Chin Up!

Pop PunkPunk rock