Believe it or not, spooky season is here. The Halloween aisles are packed, the air feels just a little crisper, and the latest alternative, indie, and metal drops are setting the perfect vibe. Girl Tones deliver grit and groove, while Stain The Canvas brings darker tones on their high-energy release that fits right into your fall playlist.
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Girl Tones — “Cherry Picker”
Grunge fans, rejoice, duo Girl Tones is back with their new track “Cherry Picker,” and it is thrillingly fuzzy and fresh. Vocalist Kenzie Crowe shares, “‘Cherry Picker’ is the distortion of reality and the uncomfortability of death. I love this song because it’s a reminder to me that anyone, including myself, is susceptible to distortion.” Coming up this fall, you can catch the artists on the road at various festivals as well as supporting Cage The Elephant. —Maria Serra
Stain The Canvas — “what are we now?”
Italian emo rockers Stain The Canvas have returned with their latest release, “what are we now?” via InVogue Records. Alongside the new single, the band has also announced the release of their forthcoming album, Honey Rot, scheduled to arrive in December. Of the new track, guitarist Lorenzo Accàttoli shares, “Sometimes we reach a point where all our convictions collapse. We take for granted the things that have worked for a long time simply because we’ve grown used to them. And when they start to crumble before our eyes, that’s when we realize that nothing lasts forever and anything can end at any moment. When this involves someone you thought you shared a deep connection with, only to discover you didn’t at all, you begin to understand how fragile and unstable relationships can be—and how complex we are as human beings, even when we seem to share the same goal.” —Paige Owens
Karen Dió — “Cut Your Hair”
Karen Dió just dropped the ultimate pop-punk song that gives a middle finger to all the people who love to comment on others’ bodies. The artist shares, “I used to get A LOT of comments from people online telling me ‘they like me more with long hair,’ which I think is bizarre. I forget how invasive and superficial people can be! So I wrote ‘Cut Your Hair’ as my final response to all of them. ‘If you don’t like me with my short hair, then you don’t like me at all.’” Catch Dió on tour this fall with Avenged Sevenfold in Brazil. —Maria Serra
Yam Haus — “Arrest Myself” / “Dollar Store Mansion”
Minneapolis indie-rockers Yam Haus are bringing the heat with not one, but two new singles, “Arrest Myself” and “Dollar Store Mansion.” Vocalist Lars Pruitt shares, “Sonically, ‘Arrest Myself’ is heavily influenced by my love for the band Cigarettes After Sex and Bruce Springsteen. I imagine this dark, smoky bar where a man falls in love for the first time in a way that’s more than just for a cheap thrill. My hope is that anyone who has fallen helplessly in love before hears it and is pulled back into that bittersweet nostalgic heart-bursting rush that they felt the first time they realized ‘Shit, I’m actually in love’.”
Pruitt adds of the second single release, “‘Dollar Store Mansion’ was a concept I couldn’t get out of my head for about 2 years. It’s about a character telling his lover they’re better off alone or with someone else. It’s a sad, self-loathing, albeit heartfelt and well-intentioned warning to their lover.” —Maria Serra
Vianova — “Squier Talk”
One of the most exciting and creative bands in heavy music right now, these Swiss superstars genre-bend and turn heads once again on “Squier Talk.”
The lead single off their debut album Hit It!, which they surprise-dropped at midnight, encompasses everything that has made them one of the most mesmerizing in the genre right now. Infectious riffs and unpredictable transitions leap from jazz to death metal. It offers a sense of urgency and rawness you can feel through your headphones and speakers. This is an instant album of the year contender. —Patrick Walford
Blessthefall — “Venom”
blessthefall’s long-awaited new record, Gallows, not only marks a triumphant return; it’s chock full of absolute bangers. “Venom” instantly stands out as the band firing on all cylinders from start to finish. Beau Bokan and Elliot Gruenberg prove once again that they are the metalcore vocalists’ version of Kobe and Shaq. Couple this with riffage that’s akin to their 2013 classic Hollow Bodies, and this is an instant Top 10 track.
The 7+ years between Gallows and 2018’s Hard Feelings may have felt like a lifetime, but to say it was worth the wait would be an understatement. blessthefall isn’t just back; they’re better than ever. —Patrick Walford
