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The measured return from Sinai Vessel, a surprisingly melodic new Touche Amore track, and a brooding double-single from The Big Easy were among our staff's favorites from last week. Check out all five new releases that we deem 'must-hear':

'Columbus,' the debut album from Terminal Crush, is a mood record, a half-hour exploration of a feeling filled with sparse instrumentation and whispered vocals.

Listen to the jangly new sing-along from powerpop outfit Tiny Stills.

'Miles Away From Myself,' the debut full-length from Gillian Frances, is a beacon of light in the darkness it was birthed from. Stream the album a day early and check out our track by track breakdown of the new record.

Stream the new split EP from Michigan-based groups Hechael and Fit The Bill.

Brian Sella and Mat Uychich discuss the multiple meanings of the album's title, what has changed in the three years since they released Going Grey, and music in the time of a pandemic. 

WITH MY FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL is a monthly round-up of the best new punk, hardcore, and metal from bands throughout Asia, and deep dives into the labels and local scenes bringing the heavy shit to the people.

Hardcore band, Year of the Knife, discuss positive aggression and their debut LP "Internal Incarceration"

"Unforgiving Sun" & "Dead Day Laughing," the latest offerings from Sonny Falls upcoming double album 'All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist,' are a one-two punch of fractured Americana delivered with an unmistakable urgency

Stream the debut single from the Syracuse emo pop band's upcoming LP, I DON'T MIND.

Stream "Hall Pass," the blistering and energetic new single from Taking Meds upcoming EP The Meds You Deserve, out later this month.

Welcome back to Friendship International, our deep dive into the best new DIY, underground, and independent music from Asia. We've returned with a new schedule and whole new hardcore-specific edition. Get into it.

Stream the debut EP from Little Whales, the Bombay band blending emo and shoegaze into something entirely their own.

Crisman visualizes the familiar feeling of isolation that comes with being out there on your own with their video, "Surprise."

Listen to half kidding's catchy pop-infused debut single, Bella.