{"id":101742,"date":"2026-03-27T23:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=101742"},"modified":"2026-03-27T23:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:04:49","slug":"test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/test\/","title":{"rendered":"test"},"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\/review-tigers-jaw-lost-on-you\/\">Tigers Jaw &#8211; Lost on You<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Track Guide<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/track-guide-mallavora-what-if-better-never-comes\/\">Mallavora &#8211; What If Better Never Comes?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The final <b>#NewMusicFriday<\/b> of the month is a hectic one with over 40 releases picked out and listed. As you can imagine, several notable albums are worth giving some love to.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the exceptional releases from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/review-tigers-jaw-lost-on-you\/\">Tigers Jaw<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/track-guide-mallavora-what-if-better-never-comes\/\"><strong>Mallavora<\/strong><\/a>, today sees London-based outfit\u00a0<strong>Wildernesses<\/strong> release their debut album. <em>&#8216;Growth&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>sees the quartet entice you with a mix of stunning post-rock and timid indie folk, with vocalist Phillip Morris&#8217; storytelling resonating at its comforting core. From\u00a0<em>&#8216;Sleepless&#8217;<\/em>, the soaring instrumental introduction through to\u00a0<em>&#8216;Four Hour Drive&#8217;<\/em>s towering guitars and cascading percussion, to\u00a0<em>&#8216;Summertime, 1917&#8217;<\/em> brushstrokes and twinkling finale, <strong>Wildernesses<\/strong>&#8216; arrival shouldn&#8217;t be ignored. 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Through its grit and darkness,\u00a0<strong>Moodring<\/strong> continues to be an immersive name among the alt-metal pack.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<strong>Free Throw\u00a0<\/strong>vocalist\/guitarist Cory Castro, the band&#8217;s sixth album, <em>&#8216;Moments Before the Wind,&#8217;<\/em> allows him to observe a period of transition. The emo outfit is as honest as ever, with Castro reflecting on the end of a long-term relationship and impending fatherhood. The quintet&#8217;s brand of emo rock continues to be assuredly delivered, allowing its 11 tracks to be executed with a sense of familiarity. 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