Greetings, fellow survivor. We’ve decided to cut our losses and seal ourselves underground with some canned meats and all of our vinyl records to outlast the impending nuclear holocaust and, if we’re lucky, outlive the current regime. Here are some new things to listen to while you consider joining us and avoiding the radioactive wasps.
Faetooth “Iron Gate”
Faetooth refer to themselves as “fairy doom” metal and after listening to the opener off their new album, we are inclined to agree. “Iron Gate” feels like drowning in a well in a cursed Eastern European village. This shit is mystical, heavy, mesmerizing, and probably could summon several ancient deities if one of you is willing to test that out for us.
84 Tigers feat Rocky Votolato “Two Rivers”
One of our writers whose parents own the vault we’re squatting in said this track feels like a spiritual sequel to Small Brown Bike’s “A Table of Four.” He’s not wrong, especially considering Mike and Ben Reed are responsible for 84 Tigers as a whole. This is a sad one, folks, but hey, sometimes you need to lean into the unbearable pain of being alive or whatever.
Poppy, Amy Lee, and Courtney LaPlante “End of You”
Behold, a rare single drop that both your teenage cousin and 39-year-old coworker are equally jazzed about. “End of You” showcases the premiere supergroup of 2025 with contributions from Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante, Evanessence’s Amy Lee, and, of course, everyone’s favorite psyop Poppy. It’s some good old-fashioned dramatic goth metal, what more could you want?
Softcult “16/25”
Every day we wait for Softcult’s debut full length and rabidly claw at their proverbial door, and the more time passes, the closer we get to making that literal. “16/25” is yet another entry into their growing discography of somehow energetic but deliciously shoegazey bangers. And while the “she” referenced in this track might not know how to love them, we certainly do.
Maura Weaver “The Face”
Indie-pop-punk songstress Maura Weaver is doing what more artists need to be doing, which is cranking out jangly little riffs that make us do the Charlie Brown dancing. “The Face” is energetic, catchy as all hell, and, most importantly, easy to pop on repeat while you’re having a montage-worthy walk around your neighborhood.