The Daily Drop (February 6th)

Welcome to The Daily Drop, your roundup of the latest news from the rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, and alternative scenes. Today, we have album announcements from The Amity Affliction and Bilmuri , along with new music from Palette Knife and Cissné. There is also tour news from Sky Valley Mistress.

Here’s everything you need to know from February 6th 2026.

The Amity Affliction Announce New Album (‘House of Cards’)

On April 24th, The Amity Affliction will start a new chapter with the release of their new album, ‘House of Cards’.

The album promises to be rooted in TAA‘s DNA with vocalist Joel Birch’s signature fusion of intense and open lyricism being paired up with heavy dynamism. On the lyrical front, its narrative sees Birch’s mother become a central figure. The album’s title track, which you can hear below, sees Birch taking stock of his difficult relationship (and his siblings) with their mother.

“Our mother died in 2024 and none of us had a healthy relationship with her. She was very self-involved, aggressive and abusive in our early years and in her later years, spent a good amount of time trying to put a wedge between the three of us,” The Amity Affliction’s frontman shared. “Thankfully, once she passed, the three of us actually became closer as we realised we had individual but shared trauma related to her.”

‘House of Cards’ is the first album to include clean vocalist (and guitarist) Jonny Reeves, who joined the band last year.

Bilmuri Shares New Album Details

Bilmuri has set a release date of April 10th for his new album. The follow-up to 2024’s ‘American Motor Sports’ is called ‘Kinda Hard’.

A new song, ‘Twice’ can be heard below.

1. Kinda Hard
2. Twice
3. Worst Part Of You
4. Rock Bottom
5. More Than Hate
6. Hard2tell
7. Where To Find Me
8. St4rf1sh Spr34dr
9. Shyt Fyst
10. Always Let You Down
11. Back, Then
12. Honest
13. Waves

Listen to Palette Knife’s New Single, ‘Sleep Paralysis’

“Nerdcore” Midwestern emo trio Palette Knife have debuted a new track called ‘Sleep Paralysis’. It sees the Ohio band blend pop-punk hooks with math rock breakdowns, to create an addictive preview of their forthcoming album.

‘Keyframe’ is released on April 10th through Take This To Heart Records.

Sky Valley Mistress Announce UK Tour Dates

Following the recent release of ‘Luna Mausoleum’, hard rock duo Sky Valley Mistress have announced a run of headline dates.

February
28th Bowland Bikes, Clitheroe
March
7th Archive, Liverpool
26th Sussex Arms, Tunbridge Wells
28th Where Else, Margate
30th Helgi’s, Hackney, London
31th Derby, Victoria Inn
April
1st Stoke, Artisan Tap
2nd Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
3rd Eagle Inn, Salford, Manchester
4th Alma Inn, Bolton
11th Bootleg, Blackpool (supporting The New Cut)

Cissné Blend Post-Metal and Shoegaze on ‘Water Lily’

Emerging from Tokyo, Japan, Cissné are set to release their debut EP, ‘Awake Children Under the Moon,’ on April 10th via Lauren Records.

As you can hear on new single, ‘Water Lily’, the experimental trio’s sound is rooted in post-metal with elements of ambience and shoegaze weaving in throughout.

Today’s New Songs

Here’s a rundown of the latest additions to our ‘Newish Music’ playlist.

The Amity Affliction – House of Cards
Bilmuri – Twice
Lord of the Lost, Saltatio Mortis – I’m A Diamond
Ecca Vandal – Bleach
The Black Keys – You Got To Lose
VRSTY – qué pasaría
Arkells – Next Summer
Palette Knife – Sleep Paralysis
JeGong – What Ever Happened To Gene
Gnod – Shadow Mirror
Cissné – Water Lily

Keep up to date with all the latest rock, metal, punk, and beyond, by following AlreadyHeard’s ‘NewishMusic’ Playlist.

Find the playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.