Still In Love

Still In Love are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from London, England that formed in 2024, comprising former members of Dead Swans, Brutality Will Prevail, and Bring Me The Horizon. Following a pair of EP's last year (which were compiled on a single release this year), their debut LP Recovery Language came out in September of this year via Church Road Records. The album features thick, distorted riffs and vigorous drums that throttle out the occasional blast beat, echoing the blends of heavy music with a melodic edge a la something like Blacklisted. Nick from Dead Swans is also behind their searing, cathartic vocals, so if you're a fan of them this is certainly something work your time to check out. Enjoy.

Withdrawal Symptoms Pt. 1 (2024)

1. Self Portrait

2. The Peace Of Exhaustion

3. Homecoming (relapse)

Withdrawal Symptoms Pt. 2 (2024)

1. It Will Never Be Enough

2. Small Organ

3. Sober

Recovery Language (2025)

1. Tell The Truth

2. Nervous Impulse

3. Preserve & Cherish

4. Feathered Nest

5. Inherit

6. The State Of Things To Come

7. You Have To Let It Go

8. Pillar Of Strength

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Deathcrash

deathcrash are a four-piece slowcore/post-rock band from London, England that formed in 2018. They debuted with a series of self-recordings featuring relatively, reverb-heavy lo-fi arpeggios and meandering, drawl-like vocals. Along with the occasional distorted, dissonant climaxes, you get a sound that sits at the intersection between Codeine, Mogwai, and Slint. They quickly progressed and refined that foundational sound over an EP and debut LP, which saw them craft these sprawling songs with cleaner production. They also come more into their own sonically, moving away from the obvious influence that permeated their earliest material.

Earlier this year, their sophomore album Less was released. This is a much more subdued, almost sparse affair. There's a tinge of midwest emo influence, along with these whisper-thin, quivering vocals. This is a somber, reflective and melancholic listen, with each note seeming to ring out and linger. The build-ups are layered but still sound spacious, with some potent highs being hit, particularly on "Empty Heavy" and "Dead, Crashed", which incorporate these layered, almost screamed vocals. It's a stark contrast to the record's predominantly slow pace, which makes it sound that much more immense. Anyway, this is one of the year's finest albums in my opinion, so if it sounds like it's up your alley, do yourself a favour and give it a listen if you haven't already. Enjoy!

Slumber / Bones (2019)

1. Slumber

2. Bones

Sundown (A Collection Of Home Recordings) (2019)

1. Don't Shoot!

2. Slowed

3. Sclarb

4. Hydraulic Jump

5. Speed

People thought my windows were stars (2020)

1. People thought my windows were stars

2. Bind

3. songs m i-iv

Return (2022)

1. Sundown

2. Unwind

3. Horses

4. American Metal

5. Matt's Song

6. Wrestle With Jimmy

7. Metro I

8. Slowday

9. Was Living

10. What To Do

11. Doomcrash

12. The Low Anthem

Less (2023)

1. Pirouette

2. Empty Heavy

3. Duffy's

4. And Now I Am Lit

5. Distance Song

6. Turn

7. Dead, Crashed

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High Vis

High Vis are a five-piece post-punk band from London, England that formed in 2016. They've released a handful of EP's as well as two full-lengths, the most recent of which came out last year. As usual, I'm pretty late to the game on this, since Blending seemed to keep popping up last year, and it took me this long to finally check it out. Of course, this is a fantastic album; it sounds like a bunch of hardcore kids got really into The Stone Roses, The Sound and Ride, among a litany of other acts you could name. It's a unique fusion of influence, with jangly guitars drenched in reverb and chorus swirling around a tightly-knit and driving rhythm section and distinct, shouted vocals. "Trauma Bonds" in particular was an incredible highlight. I'm sure this is now old news to most of you, but if you haven't given this band a listen yet, do yourself a favour and get on it. Enjoy.

I (2017)

1. A First For When You're Down

2. Positive Intervention

II (2017)

1. Luxor

2. Tribute

No Sense No Feeling (2019)

1. Choose To Lose

2. Walking Wires

3. Stabbed

4. The Bastard Inside

5. Voices

6. Altitude

7. Blood Moon

8. New Asbestos

Society Exists (2020)

1. Down To You

2. Desire

Blending (2022)

1. Talk For Hours

2. 0151

3. Out Cold

4. Blending

5. Trauma Bonds

6. Fever Dream

7. Morality Test

8. Join Hands

9. Shame

Guided Tour (2024)

1. Guided Tour

2. Drop Me Out

3. Worth The Wait

4. Feeling Bless

5. Fill The Gap

6. Farringdon

7. Mob DLA
8. Untethered

9. Deserve It

10. Mind's A Lie

11. Gone Forever

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Shoulder

Shoulder were a four-piece emo/post-hardcore band from London, Ontario that formed in 1994 and ended in 1997. They only released one LP, 1995's Touch, which is an underrated classic in the world of 90's emo. Sonically, they bridged the gap between the intensive angularity of Dischord bands such as Jawbox, Hoover, and Rites of Spring with the emerging melody of the midwest emo scene pioneered by bands like Split Lip and Endpoint. It's passionate, vulnerable, and energetic, while being dynamic enough to remain engaging. What more could you want from a band? The LP also features multiple interludes of fingerpicked acoustic guitar, which provides a unique flow not found on any other record of its time. Following the band's end, three of its four member regrouped in 1999 to form Constantines, a very well-known and well-renowned band in Canadian indie rock.

I highly recommend checking out this post on Abridged Pause. It delves deeper into their history, with changing members, release information, and more. It's also what provided a ton of the downloads here, as they also shared a ton of the band's discography, which was sparing before (songs from some sessions only ended up being released sporadically across various compilations). So full credit to them, and enjoy!

Demo (1995)

1. Burning The Day

2. Surrounding

3. Positions

4. Outlive

Basement Recordings (1995)

1. Funny Shit

2. The Woods

3. Twenty-One

Touch (1995)

1. Touch

2. Old School Falling

3. Unlisted

4. Buried Deep

5. Unlisted

6. Water Level

7. Dry Eyes

8. Unlisted

9. Burn Away

10. Unlisted

11. Stained Glass

12. Chipped Paint

13. Unlisted

14. Second Hand

Kindling Recording Session (1996)

1. Kindling

2. Body

3. This Is Not An Exit

4. Progressive Movement

5. Flower Drum Song

Shoulder (1996)

1. Kindling

2. Body

Morning Again/Shoulder (1996)

1. Shoulder - Flower Drum Song

2. Morning Again - Cradle Of Empty Promise

3. Morning Again - Martyr

Last Show (1997)

1. Progressive Movement

2. Body

3. EastEnd

4. Flower Drum Song

5. Old School Falling

6. Kindling

7. Water Level

8. Owned And Operated

9. Outlive

10. Chipped Paint

11. Second Hand

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caroline

caroline are an eight-piece post-rock band from London, England that began in 2017. This released their self-titled debut early this year on Rough Trade Records. This album was a long-time coming, with most songs from it having already been released in some capacity. With years of progression and evolution under each track's belt, the band finally presents them fully formed, working within the spaces of folk, midwest emo, post-rock and interpolated field recordings to construct something gorgeously layered and unique. Amidst reverberated guitars, percussion, strings, and ghostly vocals, the band has managed to strip each song back to its most minimal, actually making them more impactful in the process, feeling melancholic without brooding. Highly recommended, enjoy.

Dark blue (2020)

1. Dark blue

2. BRJ

Skydiving ono the library roof / Everything for everyone (2021)

1. Skydiving onto the library roof

2. Everything for everyone

caroline (2022)

1. Dark blue

2. Good morning (red)

3. desperately

4. IWR

5. messen #7

6. Engine (eavesdropping)

7. hurtle

8. Skydiving onto the library roof

9. zilch

10. Natural Death

caroline 2 (2025)

1. Total euphoria

2. Song two

3. Tell me I never knew that (feat. Caroline Polachek)

4. When I get home

5. U R UR ONLY ACHING

6. Coldplay cover

7. Two riders down

8. Beautiful ending

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Pupil Slicer

Pupil Slicer a three-piece mathcore band from London, England that began in 2016. Their debut full-length Mirrors came out earlier this year on Prosthetic Records. Mirrors is undoubtedly one of the most impactful albums to come out thus far, featuring an incredible display of lasting neck-breaking riff shifts and vocals of wild cathartic release. They take the groundwork of metalcore laid by greats like Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan and blend it with elements grindcore, death metal, and a technical prowess that makes this one of the most cacophonous releases of the year. Highly, highly recommended. Enjoy.

Pupil Slicer (2017)

1. Subterranean Suffocation

2. Aromatic Bloodshed

3. Pupil Slicer

4. Deathlust

5. Viscous Reminder

6. Visions

7. The Eternal Penance

Death Goals/Pupil Slicer (2017)

1. Death Goals - Leech

2. Pupil Slicer - Sophie

Sense Offender/Pupil Slicer (2019)

1. Sense Offender - God Complex

2. Sense Offender - Godless Complex

3. Pupil Slicer - Spectral

4. Pupil Slicer - Crusher

Mirrors (2021)

1. Martyrs

2. Stabbing Spiders

3. L'Appel Du Vide

4. Panic Defense

5. Husk

6. Vilified

7. Worthless

8. Wounds Upon My Skin

9. Interlocuter

10. Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television

11. Save The Dream, Kill Your Friends

12. Collective Unconscious

Blossom (2023)

1. Glaring Dark Of Night

2. Momentary Actuality

3. Departure In Solitude

4. Creating The Devil In Our Image

5. The Song At Creation's End

6. No Temple

7. Terminal Lucidity

8. Language Of The Stars

9. Dim Morning Light

10. Blossom

Fleshwork (2025)

1. Heather

2. Gordian

3. Sacrosanct

4. Innocence

5. Black Scrawl

6. Nomad

7. Fleshwork

8. White Noise

9. Cenote

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The Lowest Form

The Lowest Form are a four-piece hardcore punk band from London, England that have been around since at least 2011. This band offers up some frenzied, manical feedback-laden and fuzzed out hardcore that sticks to its punk origins. Negative Ecstasy and Personal Space are particularly brilliant examples of this band's noise punk assault, and I highly recommend checking both out. Enjoy.

Some Horrible Bug (2011)

1. Untitled

2. Untitled

3. Untitled

4. Untitled

5. Untitled

6. Untitled

7. Untitled

The Lowest Form (2011)

1. Infinity

2. Iamthatiman

3. Crack

4. Trip II The Moon Part Six

Negative Ecstasy (2014)

1. Dropping Bad Boys

2. Comin' Down Ruff

3. Some Horrible Bug

4. Exhaustion

5. Telepathy

6. Wrong Decision

7. Master Slayer

8. Miracle/Negative Ectasy

Personal Space (2016)

1. Interplanetary Bad Boy (Dub)

2. Interplanetary Bad Boy

3. Gak Attack

4. Last Smash

5. Star Slammers

6. Dread Future

7. Evol

8. No More Hiroshima

9. Personal Space

10. Helter Skelter

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itoldyouiwouldeatyou

itoldyouiwouldeatyou are a 7-piece indie/punk/emo band from London, England that began in 2014. Following a string of singles and EP's, the band are finally gearing up to release their debut album, Oh Dearism this month. They've built a solid following through their charismatic sound, which blends the bright, twinkly guitars of midwestern emo with the energetic sensibilities of pop punk fused with some heavy lyrical depth. Sonically, they can be compared to bands like Say Anything, Joyce Manor, Mom Jeans., Brave Bird, Free Throw, and Midwest Pen Pals, or something along those lines. The two singles already released from their LP, "Gold Rush" and "Get Terrified" are fan-fucking-tastic, and hopefully a good indication of what a good and unique album it will be. It might be a little premature to say, but this band is probably going to blow up (as they have been rapidly for a while now). They're a new, fresh, talented and positive voice for the "scene" (take that as you will), and I'm not nothing but excited to see how far they're going to go. Enjoy.

We Have Not Yet Panned Out (2014)

1. Annabel Allum - What Do You Even Do All Day?

2. itoldyouiwouldeatyou - Foxes

3. itoldyouiwouldeatyou - Learning From American Mistakes

4. Annabel Allum - Tricks

All Unwritten Classics (Single) (2015)

1. All Unwritten Classics

2. Attention

Don't Cheer Up (2015)

1. For Starters

2. All Unwritten Classics

3. Learning From American Mistakes

4. Asking Directions

5. Word & Object

Elsie Shutt (Single) (2016)

1. Elsie Shutt

I Am Not Your Fault (2016)

1. Off Brand

2. Get Out Of Bed

3. All That Noise

4. Less Now

5. Letters

Get Terrified EP (2018)

1. Get Terrified

2. Divine Violence

3. Mourn

4. NALA - Off Brand

Oh Dearism (2018)

1. Earl, King, Whatever

2. Gold Rush

3. Young American

4. Almost Zero

5. Gathering Things Together and Not Dividing Them

6. Get Terrified

7. Craiglockheart

8. Greek Fire

9. Goodbye To All That

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Basic White

Basic White are a four-piece band from London, Ontario who play that old time rock n roll. Their debut EP, Long Time Comin', came out in November 2016. This thing is five tracks of killer hooks and riffs, complimented by some slick leads and blues-tinged rhythms. Fans of other great Canadian rock bands such as The Trews or Sam Roberts will definitely see the appeal here. They've got a fantastic kick-back and let loose energy to them, which really translates well in a live setting. Check out their latest video for the song "Glory Years" below. If it suits ya fancy, I definitely recommend picking up the full EP, which is available below and well worth the listen. Enjoy!

Long Time Comin' (2016)

1. Glory Years

2. Something In Between

3. Willing & Able

4. Waiting For Change

5. Way Up

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Terrible Love

Terrible Love are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from London, England that features members from other notable UK hardcore bands such as Goodtime Boys and Bastions. They released their debut EP in January of this year and it's garnered a ton of attention. It's comparable to other great modern hardcore bands like Defeater and More Than Life, who play a very emotion-driven and melodic style of punk, with an always-intense aggression to it. Change Nothing is a fantastic EP that I highly recommend giving a listen to, and look forward to whatever else this band does in the future. Not to mention they take their name from a song by The National, so what more could you ask for? Enjoy.

Change Nothing EP (2016)

1. Change Nothing

2. Mt. Misery

3. They Need You

4. Stone In Me

5. Sparrow

False Flag (2016)

1. False Flag

Doubt Mines (2018)

1. First Flowers

2. Torch The Fields

3. Separate Graves

4. Doubt Mines

5. A Better Light

Falsehoods: Unreleased Demos (2020)
1. Dose

2. Come To Harm

3. Sink

4. History Shall Not Be Kind

5. Maw

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