{"id":101320,"date":"2026-01-30T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=101320"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:48:43","slug":"newmusicfriday-january-30th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/newmusicfriday-january-30th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"#NewMusicFriday: January 30th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\">\r\n        <h3>Content Breakdown<\/h3><p>\n<a href=\"#list\">What is out on this #NewMusicFriday?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#playlist\">Take me to the Playlist<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Reviews<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-softcult-when-a-flower-doesnt-grow\/\">Softcult &#8211; When A Flower Doesn&#8217;t Grow<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-joyce-manor-i-used-to-go-to-this-bar\/\">Joyce Manor &#8211; I Used To Go To This Bar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-mol-dreamcrush\/\">M\u00d8L &#8211; Dreamcrush<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>January ends with a handful of impressive releases with the likes of\u00a0<strong>Joyce Manor<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>M\u00d8L<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Softcult<\/strong> all releasing recommended albums today. Meanwhile,\u00a0<em>&#8216;A Brutal Nadir&#8217;<\/em> by Brighton DIy punks <strong>Self Torque\u00a0<\/strong>is worth giving a spin.<\/p>\n<p>There is also new music from\u00a0<strong>Trash Boat<\/strong>, <strong>Urne<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Sick Joy<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Molotovs<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Shields<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Ronker<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>HANABIE<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><script src=\"https:\/\/storage.ko-fi.com\/cdn\/widget\/Widget_2.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">kofiwidget2.init('Support Already Heard on Ko-fi', '#29abe0', 'J3J4MX03R');kofiwidget2.draw();<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"list\">What is out on #NewMusicFriday?<\/h2>\n<p><center><a href=\"#rock\">Rock \/ Alternative Rock \/ Hard Rock<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#alternative\">Alternative \/ Indie<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#emo_poppunk\">Emo \/ Pop-Punk \/ Pop-Rock \/ Punk \/ Post-Punk<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"#post_hardcore\">Post-Hardcore<\/a> <b>|<\/b> <a href=\"#metalcore\">Metalcore<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#progressive\">Progressive<\/a>\u00a0<strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#metal\">Metal<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#death_metal\">Death Metal \/ Deathcore<\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"#eps\">EPs<\/a>\u00a0<\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Albums<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"rock\">Rock \/ Alternative Rock \/ Hard Rock<\/h3>\n<p>Softcult &#8211; When A Flower Doesn&#8217;t Grow<br \/>\nSick Joy &#8211; More Forever<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"alternative\">Alternative \/ Indie \/ Post-Rock<\/h3>\n<p>The Molotovs &#8211; Wasted On Youth<br \/>\nSelf Torque &#8211; A Brutal Nadir<br \/>\nGUV &#8211; Warmer Than Gold<br \/>\nJagged City &#8211; There Are More of Us<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"emo_poppunk\">Emo \/ Pop-Punk \/ Pop-Rock \/ Punk \/ Post-Punk<\/h3>\n<p>Joyce Manor &#8211; I Used To Go To This Bar<br \/>\nRonker &#8211; Respect The Hustle, I Won\u2019t Be Your Dog Forever<br \/>\nParkwalker &#8211; The Extra Mile<br \/>\nAwful Din &#8211; Anti Body<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"post_hardcore\">Post-Hardcore<\/h3>\n<p>Trembler &#8211; Total Sorry<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"metalcore\">Metalcore<\/h3>\n<p>Shields &#8211; Death &amp; Connection<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"progressive\">Progressive<\/h3>\n<p>The Hirsch Effekt &#8211; Der Brauch<br \/>\nH\u00e4llas &#8211; Panorama<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"metal\">Metal<\/h3>\n<p>M\u00d8L &#8211; Dreamcrush<br \/>\nUrne &#8211; Setting Fire To The Sky<br \/>\nRed Sands &#8211; Evocations<br \/>\nROTH &#8211; Alles Endet<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"death_metal\">Death Metal \/ Deathcore<\/h3>\n<p>Profane Elegy &#8211; Herezjarcha<br \/>\nQASU &#8211; A Bleak King Cometh<br \/>\nGavran &#8211; The One Who Propels<br \/>\nContrasts &#8211; False Idol<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"eps\">EPs<\/h3>\n<p>Trash Boat &#8211; Even If I Never Get There<br \/>\nHANABIE &#8211; Hot Topic<br \/>\nSMUG LLC &#8211; Paid For Pain<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"playlist\">If you think I&#8217;ve missed something or have a new album\/EP\/song to tell us about, tell us about it <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-playlist-release-submission\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: #NewMusicFriday\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/5QJ3ivfXxJG8bc1CvaAjzy?si=a152801622704497&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/newmusicfridayAM\">Follow the <strong>#NewMusicFriday<\/strong> playlist on <strong>Apple Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for the latest tracks focusing on rock, punk, hardcore, metal, emo, and everything in between, then check out our <em>&#8216;Newish Music&#8217;<\/em> playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/newishmusic\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/newishmusicAM\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today sees new releases from Joyce Manor,\u00a0M\u00d8L, Trash Boat, Urne, Softcult, Sick Joy, Self Torque, HANABIE, Shields, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2329,161],"tags":[17572],"class_list":["post-101320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-playlists","tag-newmusicfriday"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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