#NewMusicFriday: April 17th 2026

With festival season creeping up, #NewMusicFriday once again offers a handful of noteworthy releases. This week’s list is led by the return of reggae-metal masters Skindred, who deliver their ninth album, ‘You Got This’. It sees the Welsh group keep the momentum of 2023’s ‘Smile,’ with a handful of surefire future live favourites throughout.

Prince Daddy & The Hyena‘s fourth full-length, ‘Hotwire Trip Switch,’ sees the New Yorkers deliver a sugar rush of power-pop hooks, paired with their assured emo and pop-punk sound. It’s an infectious collection that grows with each listen. Wage War sinks into their Floridian swamp roots on their new EP, ‘It Calls Me By Name’. The savage five-track collection proves to be a dense listen with wiry, distorted riffs aplenty.

Meanwhile, ‘Nude descending staircase headless’ sees Teen Suicide evolve from their lo-fi origins, producing a tighter album that allows the husband-and-wife duo to deliver a textured sound. Throughout, Sam and Kitty Ray are emotionally open, maintaining the rawness of their earlier work. Canadian singer LØLØ returns with her second album. On ‘god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!’, she dives deep into her diary, showing her vulnerable side through a set of lightweight pop-rock songs.

When it comes to “underground names,” you can check out new releases from Pennsylvania rock quartet Don’t Panic and Irish alt-rockers The Last Vinci. The former releases ‘For Your Consideration.’ It’s an album that is dominated by anthemic, heartfelt punk rock that finds a balance between youthful nostalgia and adult self-reflection. As for ’15 Minutes At a Time’ by The Last Vinci, the Cork-based group returns with a record rooted in resilience and gratitude. It sees frontman Alex Vinci reflect on a transformative journey after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. While lyrically introspective, the trio maintain their ability to blast out thrilling riffs.

Elsewhere, Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize come together on the self-titled Nine Inch Noize record. Powerful alt-metallers From Ashes to New return with ‘Reflections’. Stirring emo rockers, Our Nameless Boy give their ‘Thorns’ EP a full release, after being a Bandcamp exclusive last week. And if you want some Saturday morning cartoon-inspired power metal, then check out Victorius‘ ‘World War Dinosaur.’

Furthermore, tomorrow (April 28th) is Record Store Day 2026. There will be a whole load of limited edition vinyl releases. Some of the names who are getting in on RSD action are Bring Me The Horizon, Weezer, Sleep Token, Muse, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Deafhaven, and more.

What is out on #NewMusicFriday?

Albums

Rock / Alternative Rock / Hard Rock

Nameless Friends – The Quiet Part, Loudly
Chroma – 25 Forever

Alternative / Indie / Post-Rock

Teen Suicide – Nude descending staircase headless
Nine Inch Noize – Nine Inch Noize
The Last Vinci – 15 Minutes at a Time

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

Prince Daddy & The Hyena – Hotwire Trip Switch
LØLØ – god forbid a girl spits out her feelings
Don’t Panic – For Your Consideration
Chief State – Keep Your Friends Closer
Arkells – Between Us
The Arrivals – Payload

Progressive

Draken – Here Be Draken
State of Illusion – Pluto’s Ghost
LungBurner – Dogma

Metal

Skindred – You Got This
From Ashes to New – Reflections
Man Band – Strong Man
Victorius – World War Dinosaur

Death Metal / Deathcore / Doom

Gout – Actual Bastard

EPs

Wage War – It Calls Me By Name
Our Nameless Boy – Thorns
PinkNoise – Flesh and Bone
To The Wall – Pariah
Catalysis – Serpentine

Record Store Day 2026

Saturday, April 18th 2026 is Record Store Day.

Here is a selection of releases available at independent record stores in the UK today. Visit recordstoreday.co.uk for the full list.

Against Me! – New Wave B-Sides 5 Track EP (LP)
Arcade Fire – Open Your Heart or Die Trying (LP)
Arcane Roots – Melancholia Hyms (LP)
Bad Brains – Live (LP)
Black Sabbath – Seventh Star (LP)
Bring Me The Horizon – Lo-Files (2xLP)
The Cribs – Selling A Vibe: Gordon Raphael Sessions (10″)
The Cure – Greatest Hits (2xLP)
The Cure – Acoustic Hits 25th Anniversary Edition (2xLP)
The Darkness – One Way Ticket To Birmingham: Live at the NEC (2xLP)
Darkthrone – As Wolves Among Sheep…Live In Oslo (LP)
Deafheaven – Live On KEXP: Under The Blue Valley (12″)
Dinosaur Jr – Live In Hollywood 1991: The Green Mind Tour (LP)
Fall Out Boy – Live At Madison Square Garden 2024 (LP Boxset)
Feeder – Feel It Again (LP)
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking 40th Anniversary (12″)
Judas Priest – Live In Los Angeles 90 (LP)
Massive Wagons – Full Nelson (LP)
Mayday Parade – Tales Told By Dead Friends (LP)
Megadeth – Hidden Treasures (LP)
Misfits – Famous Monsters (LP)
Motörhead – Motörhead (LP)
Motörhead – On Parole (LP)
Motörhead – The Lost Tapes Vol.7 (2xLP)
Muse – Muse S/T EP (12″)
Muse – Muscle Museum (12″)
Napalm Death – Harmony Corruption (LP)
New York Dolls – One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This (2xLP)
Papa Roach – Crooked Teeth (LP)
Paramore – All We Know Is Falling (2xLP)
Pavement – Perfect Sound Forever EP (10″)
Pixies – Live In Newport (2xLP)
Porcupine Tree – We Lost The Skyline (LP)
Puscifer – Normal Isn’t Live (LP)
Ramones – Live in San Francisco (2xLP)
Sex Pistols – Jubilee (LP)
Sigrid x Bring Me The Horizon – Bad Life (7″)
The Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always Japanese Remix (12″)
Sleep Token – Caramel (12″)
Slint – untitled (albini rough mixes) (12″)
Sonic Youth – The Diamond Sea / Grayfolded (LP)
Stiff Little Fingers – John Peel Sessions (LP)
Stone Temple Pilots – Live At Rolling Rock 2001 (2xLP)
Sugar – File Under Easy Listening: The Singles (3xLP)
The Sword – Three Songs (12″)
Thin Lizzy – Live in Cleveland 1976 (2xLP)
The Vaccines – What Did You Expect…. Demos and B-sides (LP)
W.A.S.P. – Inside The Electric Circus (LP)
We Are Scientists – Buckle (7″)
Weezer – Weezer 1192 (LP)
Wolf Alice – Play It Out / Midnight Song: Live in LA (7″)

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

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