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UK post-punks Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney discuss their honest approach to politics and how they crafted their new EP O’Joy! out of outtakes from their first two records.

Produced by Jawbox’s J. Robbins and featuring songs written by MCR’s Frank Iero, the post-hardcore band’s third album since reuniting sees them firing on all cylinders from start to end.

The NYC duo return to their DIY roots on their creatively unbridled second LP, turning a highly unusual concept into something rather heartfelt and wonkily majestic.

Further expanding the majesty and swell of their sound, the Midwest emo icons’ widescreen fourth LP flows with darkness, morbidity, emotional distress, and a newfound sense of hope.

The sixth album from the Scottish proponents of existential angst is centered around the intertwining duality of death and life, fueled in turn by feelings of despair, disbelief, and defiance.

Shifting between post-hardcore, emo, and nu-metal, the Chicago outfit’s second LP sounds as if it could be a forgotten relic of the late-’90s—perhaps at the expense of it feeling like their own.

Frontman Ethan Ramon discusses the LA band’s Rough Trade debut Goldstar and its central theme of “making peace with the worst versions of yourself.”

This remastered re-release of the duo’s haunting, melancholy 1998 debut serves as a brilliant reintroduction to a criminally underappreciated band.

In addition to debuting a video for the new single, vocalist/guitarist Justin Buschardt details the NYC indie-punks’ upcoming EP Course Correcting.

James Palko and Carpool’s Chris Colasanto also discuss pushing through frustration to keep their respective projects running before they share the stage in Rochester this week.

The filmmaker discusses his comedic and unexpectedly human documentary about a subject that’s anything but: artificial intelligence.

Vocalist KT Thompson and drummer Chris Salado on the Atlanta punks’ battle against social injustice and their Ty Segall–produced Domino debut, I’m Nice Now.

These unheard tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more are hushed and raw, all crafted with the idea of evoking a sense of home to highlight those whose own are at risk.

The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.

The Manchester-based quartet dissect the personal and global atrocities that informed their emotionally and improvisatory led debut album, Pain to Power.

Recorded live, the Santa Cruz thrash/hardcore crossover trio’s third album is their best encapsulation of their live show’s infectious feel-good energy.

With their internal flame far from being snuffed out, the shapeshifting Californians’ 12th album sounds like a forgotten golden age of new wave.

If last year’s Weird Faith was a response to the uncertainty that inspired it, these songs are a profound expression of the emotions unleashed when those fears ultimately came true.

Vocalist Sonia Sturino and bassist Annie Hoffman discuss the unique backstory behind their third LP Feels Like Hell and learning to write songs that just feel good.

Retitled This Shit Is Geniuser, the collection originally released in 1999 features EPs and 7-inch singles from the punk band’s early days, along with a few added tracks from later in their career.