#NewMusicFriday: April 10th 2026

UPDATE: Since writing this introduction, Enter Shikari has surprisingly released a new album called ‘Lose Your Self’.

After a somewhat lacklustre #NewMusicFriday last week, this week’s round is packed with a whole load of noteworthy releases. For starters, Bilmuri is back cranking his hard with ‘Kinda Hard’. As Everything Unfolds embarks on a new chapter on ‘Did You Ask To Be Set Free?’ and ‘Pain Travels’ by Love Rarely sees the rising math-rockers live up to their potential.

Meanwhile, Sugar Horse follow up their impressive 2024 album, ‘The Grand Scheme of Things,’ with ‘Not A Sound In Heaven’. Their third full-length leans into their experimental side, making the record fittingly jarring in places. Moments such as the 10-minute ‘History’s Biggest T Shirts’ highlight the quartet’s blend of melody and hypnotic experimentation. In short, Sugar Horse are as immersive as ever.

When it comes to underground homegrown talent, there’s more than Love Rarely that you should be taking notice of this week. First of all, Blush Puppy‘s ‘Here You Dream’ delivers an impressive blend of three-way harmonies among a mix of emo, pop, grunge, alternative and metal. Whereas, Our Nameless Boy give their new ‘Thorns’ EP an early Bandcamp release. The four-track offering sees the Bristol-based outfit demonstrate their striking quiet/loud dynamic with a stirring, emotive core.

There are also releases from more familiar names. Breakout metallers Bring Me The Horizon release the audio companion to their recent ‘L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO’ cinematic concert film. Fans of pop-rock are sure to welcome new albums from The Maine and Broadside. Meanwhile, ‘Savage Imperial Death March’ sees Melvins and Napalm Death come together for a collaborative effort. There are also new releases from New York punk rockers I Am The Avalanche, and instrumental prog outfit Long Distance Calling.

If that isn’t enough, Lord of the Lost complete their ‘OPVS NOIR’ trilogy, Palette Knife serve up some succulent Midwest emo with their ‘Keyframe’ EP, and Touché Amoré mark 10 years of their outstanding ‘Stage Four’ record with a deluxe edition.

What is out on #NewMusicFriday?

Albums

Rock / Alternative Rock / Hard Rock

Enter Shikari – Lose Your Self
Bilmuri – Kinda Hard
Broadside – Nowhere, At Last
The Maine – Joy Next Door
Adorn – Let Love Remain

Alternative / Indie / Post-Rock

Sugar Horse – Not A Sound In Heaven
Love Rarely – Pain Travels
Melvins / Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March
Mudrat – SOCIAL COHESION LIVE!
Gnod – Chronicles of Gnowt Vol. 1
Throwing Bricks / Ontaard – Something To Lose

Emo / Pop-Punk / Pop-Rock / Punk / Post-Punk

I Am The Avalanche – The Horror Show
Our Nameless Boy – Thorns (Bandcamp only)
Palette Knife – Keyframe
Jaguero – Make Me Feel Alive Again

Metalcore

Bring Me The Horizon – L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO.
As Everything Unfolds – Did You Ask To Be Set Free?
The Mechanist – Synthetic Sun

Hardcore

Birdlegs – Visions Beyond The Ape Cave

Progressive

Long Distance Calling – The Phantom Void

Metal

Lord of the Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 3
Levels – This Will Make You Feel Again

Death Metal / Deathcore

Chronicler Of Ardul – Sounds of Ardul
Immolation – Descent
Obey The Kraken – Apocrypha

EPs

Blush Puppy – Here You Dream
Health – R-TYPE IV
Splitview – Believe You’ll Be Alright
Gnaw – Inside a Machine That’s Glistening
Cissné – Awake Children Under the Moon
For Lack of a Term – Not Quite You
Amulets – Rem(a)inders

Reissues and Compilations

Touché Amoré – Stage Four 10th Anniversary Edition

If you think I’ve missed something or have a new album/EP/song to tell us about, tell us about it here.

Follow the #NewMusicFriday playlist on Apple Music

If you’re looking for the latest tracks focusing on rock, punk, hardcore, metal, emo, and everything in between, then check out our ‘Newish Music’ playlist on Spotify or Apple Music.