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Wrong War “Fixed Against Forever”

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Hardcore group Wrong War has released their debut album, Fixed Against Forever, via Council Records. This is the latest project from Matt Weeks of Current, Calvary, and Ottawa, and he is joined by Patrick Keenan and Dave Pawlowski, who are coming back together for the first since leaving The Phenoms, along side Salvo Beta drummer Dan Smith.

The album was released on the Election Day and carries a politically charged message through its blistering nine tracks.

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Safe Bet “Joy, Find Me”

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Safe Bet has released a new album called Joy, Find Me. The album’s opening track, "Blue", is also the album’s lead single and is accompanied by the Lars Juveland directed video below.

This is solo Emo music that was constructed with a full band potential in mind. These songs are raw, emotional, but ultimately relatable and uplifting.

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Vakash “Melting Star”

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Industrial Drone group Vakash has released their latest EP, "Melting Star". This album is haunting, chaotic, but surprisingly beautiful.

This is the work of Richard Winn, Dan Hall, Carole Sweeney, Michael Ritenour, Alice Stargazer, and John Watson.

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Dre Izaya “4 No Reason”

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The 19-year old artist, producer and songwriter from Englewood, Dre Izaya has released a new EP via Loop Theory called "4 No Reason". This is Izaya’s follow-up to his debut album, The Blue Tape Vol. 1, which was released earlier this year, and for this four song EP he split production duty with the talent Kenneth "Disrupt" Clair.

Dre Izaya is a fierce lyricist with a lot to say, and is clearly and loudly "Bangin at the Door".

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Mock Nine “Rose Gold”

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Mock Nine takes a new approach and swings more towards Pop ballad territory on their latest single "Rose Gold". This is the band’s fifth single of 2020 and follow-up to August’s "Black Hole".

This is the work of Tommy Langford (Vocals/Guitar), Mac Campbell (Bass/Guitar), James Bruce (Guitar), Sam Grossman (Drums), Stas Gunkle (Drums/Multi-Instrumentalist), and Miles Richey (Keys/Bass).

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Bonelang “Something To Fix”

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Bonelang has released a KASDAKOTA directed video, the third in a trilogy, for the latest single, "Something to Fix", from their recently released album Saintmaker. The trilogy explores the process of handling pain in your life, step one ("Newlain") is identifying the pain, step two ("American Playboy") is letting it have its way with you, and step three ("Something To Fix") involves burying it.

This is the experimental, genre bending sounds of Samy.Language and Matt Bones.

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Smut “Fan Age”

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Smut has released the lead single, "Fan Age", from their forthcoming EP, "Power Fantasy", which is due out on November 20th via Bayonet Records.

This is the work of Bell Cenower, Andrew Min, Sam Ruschman, and Tay Roebuck.

Photo by Ezra Saulnier

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KeiyaA “I! Gits! Weary!”

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KeiyaA has released a video for the latest single, "I! Gits! Weary!", from her debut album, Forever Your Girl, which was released back in March. The remarkable, experimental R&B album was almost entirely produced by the talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

The video was directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa and highlights the feelings of weariness and isolation in the all too brief song.

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FRIDAY AFTERNÜN “Sheesh”

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FRIDAY AFTERNÜN has released his third single of 2020, a message to anyone who is fake called "Sheesh". The track features production from Cue Sheet and a verse from the talented Syl Messi.

It was just a month ago that he dropped the optimistic but deeply introspective track "Tryna". He is clearly a extremely talented and a versatile artist with a lot to say about the times we find ourselves in.