New Music This Week: April 11
- BLIGATORY
- 7 days ago
- 6 min read
highlighting new music by Florry, Home Is Where, Lifeguard, Bleary Eyed, Kaonashi, Stereolab, Turnstile & more & MORE
An overwhelming amount of music is released daily, and we're here to help you weed through it all. Every week, we share select releases we are all looking forward to and personalized picks from a few of our editors.
Welcome to our new releases guide featuring the most notable music released the week of April 11.
BLIGATORY Picks
Florry - "First it was a movie, then it was a book"
Country Rock
via Dear Life Records
Home Is Where - "migration patterns"
Emo, Alt-Country
via Wax Bodega
write-up by Dominick Baglivo
Hey, so, we might be witnessing the greatest emo band ever? Home Is Where announce their new album, Hunting Season, alongside lead single “migration patterns.” Hunting Season marks the Florida band’s third record, and the follow-up to my favorite album of 2023, the whaler.
The boundary-pushing post-emo group’s music has long had some folky and twangy undertones, but “migration patterns” might be the heaviest they’ve leaned into that aspect of their sound. The lyrics are direct and cut deep, and as bandleader Bea MacDonald says, “This is about grappling with a mundane destiny. You will work until the day you die.”
On Hunting Season, Home Is Where connect with producer Jack Shirley, who also produced the whaler. Expectations are very high for this one. Hunting Season is out May 23 on Wax Bodega.
Lifeguard - "It Will Get Worse"
Post-Hardcore, Noise Pop
via Matador Records
write-up by Peter Doherty
Chicago three-piece Lifeguard release their latest single "It Will Get Worse" and announce their highly anticipated debut album, Ripped And Torn. With two more-than-solid EPs under their belt—2022's Crowd Can Talk and 2023's Dressed In Trenches—Lifeguard have set a solid foundation to build upon. A foundation which "It Will Get Worse" certainly builds well upon.
High on my list of albums to look forward to, Ripped And Torn feels like it'll be a big moment in modern rock/indie music.
Chicago-Youth-Beat(to dance to), Lifeguard's debut album Ripped And Torn is out June 6 via Matador.
Atticus' Picks
Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE
Pop Soul, Art Pop
via Jagjaguwar
Jadu Heart - POST HEAVEN
Neo-Psychedelia, Indietronica
via VLF Records
Aminé - "Arc De Triomphe"
Hip House, UK Garage
via 10K Projects
Finn Wolfhard - "Trailers after dark"
Slacker Rock, Bedroom Pop
via Night Shift Productions / AWAL
Hotline TNT - "Julia's War"
Noise Pop, Shoegaze
via Third Man Records
Dominick's Picks
Bedridden - Moths Strapped To Each Other's Backs
Shoegaze, Indie Rock
via Julia's War
Recommended if you like: Hotline TNT, World's Worst, Momma
Connie Roses - What We Got To Offer
Abstract Hip-Hop
Self-Released
Recommended if you like: My Favorite Color (featured),
Dru The Drifter - The Egg Hunter 2
Egg Punk, Garage Punk
Self-Released
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Grandmas House - Anything For You (EP)
Post-Punk, Indie Rock
via Duchess Box Records
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Kills Birds - Crave (EP)
Grunge, Indie Rock
via Lucky Number Music
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Ribbon Skirt - Bite Down
Indie Rock, Noise Pop
via Mint Records
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Bleary Eyed - "Heaven Year"
Shoegaze, Indietronica, Post-Hardcore
via Born Losers Records
Fuzz-heavy bliss from Philly’s Bleary Eyed, “Heaven Year” is the dazzling lead single from Easy. They shared two singles last year, “2 True” and “Shimmer Away,” that will also appear on their forthcoming record.
In addition to the album’s announcement, the band shared that they are doing their first headlining full US tour in August, with further details coming soon. Easy is out July 25 via Born Losers.
Equal Parts - "There For A Reason"
Post-Punk, Indie Rock
via Tiny Town Records
After sharing “The Fly” in January, Melbourne four-piece Equal Parts share their second single of 2025. On “There For A Reason,” light and lovely horns pair well with some chugging guitars.
Global Charming - "Online Store"
Post-Punk, Indie Rock
via AT EASE
Dutch four-piece Global Charming unveil single number four ahead of Four Second Fiddles. Following “Shelf Life,” “Toot Toot,” and “Choo Choo,” “Online Store” is nice addition to the steady string of previews, sporting a slight bluesy feel the other singles don’t. Four Second Fiddles is out May 16 via AT EASE.
Kaonashi - "When I Say"
Post-Hardcore, Emo-Pop, Metalcore
via Equal Vision
Philly’s Kaonashi continue to crush it. In February, the proggy emo/post-hardcore group shared “Confusion In A Car Crash” & “Fairmount Park After Dark.” This week, the band is back with another one and news of their first album in four years.
“When I Say” is the lead single from I Want To Go Home. It's set to continue the conceptual narratives established on their 2021 album Dear Lemon House, You Ruined Me: Senior Year, and last year’s two accompanying EPs—The 3 Faces of Beauty: A Violent Misinterpretation of Morgan Montgomery and A Second Chance At Forever: The Brilliant Lies From Casey Diamond.
“[Conceptually], this album answers any questions anyone has ever had about the story,” vocalist Peter Rono says, adding “it was written to be heavy, chaotic and overwhelming.”
I Want To Go Home is out June 6 via Equal Vision.
Sorry - "Jetplane"
Indie Rock, Post-Punk Revival
via Domino
London duo Sorry share a dark and jittery new single by the name of “Jetplane.” While there’s no official word yet, the similar aesthetics of the artwork for “Jetplane” and previous single, “Waxwing” (released in October), clearly point to a larger project on the horizon.
Peter's Picks
Public Body - Finger Food
Post-Punk
via Public Body Recordings
Brighton's Public Body release album number two, Finger Food. It's 27 minutes of rolling rhythms, red-hot guitar work and choc-a-bloc with 21st Century witticisms. It's upsettingly off-kilter but undeniably fantastic. Left-of-centre, straight up the right street.
It's yet another short-and-sweet, tasty treat from the Public Body collective. With each track running pretty much at the two-minute-or-under mark, it's a collection of bite-sized bits—just as the album's title would suggest: food for your fingers; snacks for your ears.
Pulp - "Spike Island"
Alternative Dance, Glam Rock
via Rough Trade Records
You deserve 'More.' Pulp have been teasing 'More' through social media posts for quite a while now. It's April of 2025 and the meaning of 'More' has been revealed: the first Pulp album since 2001's We Love Life. The lead single "Spike Island" is inspired by The Stone Roses' infamous Spike Island concert. Jarvis Cocker doing as Jarvis Cocker does, the lyrical direction of the song pulls from experiences and stories surrounding the Spike Island gig. Although he wasn't in attendance, hearing about it from others stuck with him.
More releases June 6 via Rough Trade. The album is dedicated to Pulp bassist Steve Mackey who passed away in March of 2023.
Slow Fiction - "When"
Indie Rock, Post-Punk
via Speedy Wunderground
New York's Slow Fiction become coveted members of the Speedy Wunderground singles club with "When." It's the label’s 52nd single, SW052.
Slow Fiction will support Cloud Nothings on their West Coast tour beginning on April 18 in Oakland, CA. Slow Fiction also join forces with Liverpool's Courting across 8-dates in the US beginning on May 30 in Chicago, Illinois.
Stereolab - "Aerial Troubles"
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
via Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Records
A set of cryptic posts on Stereolab's social media pages led the way to the announcement of their first album in 15 years. After the album's announcement, we also received the lead single "Aerial Troubles." The lush, subtle psychedelia of Stereolab's signature sound is accompanied by a music video that is just as lush and vibrant as the single.
Instant Holograms on Metal Film, Stereolab's first album since Not Music in 2010, will release via Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records on May 23.
The band also play a wide range of dates across 2025 in Europe (May and June), North America(September and October), South America(November) and the UK(December).
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