Music

Between the returns of Alexisonfire and Elvis Depressedly, promising new material from Mal Blum and Ceres, and some winter blues beaters from Just Friends and Telethon, our staff was busy last week. Here are 14 releases we've been into:

Head Spell, from the Poconos in PA, feature members of In Writing and Hodera, and have launched with a consistent brand of guitar driven melodic emo/punk. They're now premiering a video for their track "Hebi" from their split with Big Fan that came out last month.

Kayla Carmicheal unpacks the self reflection packed in Girlpool’s ‘What Chaos is Imaginary.’

Each year on Valentine's Day, the record label Deep Sea Records does a charity release. This year, their fourth year of this tradition, they're releasing "Underwater" a new song from the Boston band Mallcops.

Happy Valentine's day world. Well Wisher are celebrating with a new video for their song "Sweet" off their recent LP on 6131 Records.

Cherry Glazerr's third album retains the quirky weirdness of their past, while also featuring their most dynamic and cohesive performances yet. Our review:

Hope Ankney explores the long-term impact of 'Dirty Work' on the pop punk outfit All Time Low.

On their debut LP 'This Is Not The End', Spielbergs channel youthful energy and unbridled passion into a memorable collection of scrappy punk rock.

Kayla Carmicheal revisits 'The Upsides.' A pop-punk cornerstone of the 21st century, this sharp and endlessly relatable sophomore record from The Wonder Years still holds up today.

On their self-titled debut, Better Oblivion Community Center strikes a harmonious balance of influence between Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst.

Last week our staff was bumping new music from Free Throw, Charly Bliss, Eerie Wanda, Rosie Tucker, and more. Check out the 11 recent releases we deem "can't-miss."

With dynamic soundscapes that could be found sandwiched somewhere in the middle of the likes of Carissa’s Weird or Modest Mouse, comes Kalamazoo’s brightest new band, Moss Jaw.