Post-hardcore icons Touché Amoré deliver their most ambitious and complex work yet without losing their emotionally driven edge on their sixth studio album Spiral In A Straight Line.

Bristol math duo Socks And Ballerinas mash together danceable beats and complex live-looped textures on their sophomore album A Bit Jumpy! in an admirable second swing.

UK post-punks Bureau De Change make a bold and witty first impression on their short-and-sweet debut EP Are You Flirting With Me?

Making full use of the project’s lack of boundaries, Birdmask mastermind Manuel Gagneux gives himself permission to explore on his varied new EP Isolde.

Intellectual Bristol based art-rockers Sans Froid deliver a cerebral and immersive experience on their deeply explorative debut album Hello, Boil Brain.

Mysterious goth rock duo Zetra prove that they’re far more than just a gimmick band on their debut album with both reverence for the genre’s past and a keen eye for innovation.

One of punk's most vital up and coming bands Militarie Gun made a statement at Cardiff's iconic Clwb Ifor Bach with their melodic yet driving brand of hardcore alongside wacky New York post-punks and the ever passionate Tripsun.

Legendary Chicago punk-rockers Alkaline Trio led a night of energetic sing-along bangers and moshable riffs alongside rising stars of the alt-rock world LOWLIVES in a performance that won’t soon be forgotten.

UK hardcore punk quintet Rad Pitt take a huge leap forward on their ambitious and brutally heavy fourth album Hymns For The Hopeful