Turnstile, Delaire The Liar, BRUIT ≤ and More: New Noizze – The 19 Must-Listen Tracks of Last Week

You know the deal, here's the best singles of last week.

Turnstile – Never Enough

After some gentle teasing with billboards and profile picture changing, the once-cult hardcore band turned global darlings Turnstile are back once again to provide the soundtrack to summer. ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ begins with soaring vocals over a floaty backdrop but when those guitars kick in, it feels like all is right with the world. Continuing the band’s sonic evolution that reached new heights on GLOW ON, this could easily have featured on that record on first listen but the more you spin it, the more you realise that you’re hearing a band reaching the current pinnacle of their powers. At times, it seems to float along the air and weaves in-between the emerging sunbeams. What direction the rest of the record will take remains unseen but as a first taste, it’s so enticing and ahead of the band’s festival appearances this coming summer, it could be the perfect record for the band to grow even bigger. – Chris Earl

Delaire The Liar – Lamplight & Quiet / Vanishing Act

Not many bands bow out with intentionality; sadly joining their ranks are London emo/post hardcore crew Delaire The Liar. Unveiling their farewell singles ahead of last night’s sold-out farewell show at The Lexington in London, ‘Lamplight & Quiet’ is classic Delaire, Ffin Colley’s emotionally fraught voice belting out mammoth choruses and vocal harmonies between him and bassist Em Lodge. It’s a celebration of everything that made them unique from the off-kilter anthemic hooks to heart-on-sleeve emotion. They’ll be sorely missed, but the one-two of ‘Lamplight & Quiet’ followed by the furious ‘Vanishing Act’ is a stunning parting gift. – Will Marshall

The Callous Daoboys – Distracted By The Mona Lisa

If there’s anything we know now about The Callous Daoboys, it’s that they’ll always surprise us. In the run up to third album I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven, they’ve treated us to excoriating nu metal flecked mathcore (‘The Demon Of Unreality Limping Like A Dog’), a song that sounds like the long lost cousin of Justin Timberlake‘s ‘Like I Love You’ (‘Lemon’), and now, with ‘Distracted By The Mona Lisa’, they’ve delivered an ode to mid-career Fall Out Boy. Yet, in spite of the thoroughly bewildering array of style shifts, there’s a consistent identity that runs through them all and ‘Distracted…’ features Carson Pace delivering one of his most anthemic vocal hooks. It’s impossible to know where they’re heading next, but with a month to go until their new chapter, it’s anybody’s guess – and that should make fans very excited. – Will Marshall

Dinosaur Pile-Up – My Way

Taken from their freshly announced new record I’ve Felt Better – released August 22^nd via Mascot Records – ‘My Way’ see’s Dinosaur Pile-Up rejecting not just the trends and naysayers that rule the alternative music scene but the history that almost ended their career with newfound purpose and determination. Delivered with the lovable saunter that has long characterised Dinosaur Pile-Up, ‘My Way’ is a brandish sashay of a single, one that see’s the band flaunt their swagger in that’s lovable and perfectly justified. – Dan Hillier

Love Rarely – Disappear

Even for a band known for their uncensored vulnerability, ‘Disappear’ is arguably the most exposed track to date from math / emo quintet Love Rarely. Documenting the reality distorting nature of being the victim of manipulation and the winding road to recovery, ‘Disappear’ perfectly details the nature of being at the whim of others via it’s sidewinding riffs and melody reminiscent of The Fall Of Troy and it’s raw yet poetic delivery one would associate with La Dispute. Love Rarely may still be a relatively fresh proposition for some, but it’s tracks like ‘ Disappear’ that wonderfully showcases the promise and talent of this fantastic band. – Dan Hillier

Death Pill – Craterface

After igniting the European riot grrl scene with their fantastic 2023 debut, Ukraine’s Death Pill are back with first single from their upcoming record Sologamy. And whilst this upcoming record promises to be a more expansive effort featuring shades of emo, pop, hardcore and even prog, ‘Crafterface’ remains to be what we’ve come to love and expect from Death Pill; skin tearing thrash inspired punk. Recorded remotely, with each member living in a different country due to the ongoing invasion of their home country, ‘Craterface’ stands as a testament to their collective tenacity and drive, especially with the track’s central theme of overcoming adversity and wearing one’s scares and craters proudly. With Sologamy releasing June 20^th via New Heavy Sounds, Death Pill once again refuse to bend to oppressive reality that threatens their existence as a band. – Dan Hillier

BRUIT ≤ – The Intoxication Of Power

The most unyieldingly ingenious band in post rock? Well, ‘The Intoxication Of Power’ makes such a sentiment regarding BRUIT ≤ pretty much inarguable. Taken from their upcoming record The Age of Ephemerality – released April 25th via Pelagic Records – ‘The Intoxication Of Power’ almost feels akin to the total encapsulation of the values, integrity and originality that binds this band as an entity. It’s a continuation of the band’s rally against how music has become nothing more than a cheaply mass-produced disposable commodity served by algorithms, a single that visually resonates this as it’s ornate strings struggle and stress against droning music industrialism that ebbs and flows. Yet, it’s the video that truly animates this experience, with the music video for ‘The Intoxication Of Power’ seeing the band and peers perform in the bowels of the Toulouse metro system in a fashion that just mirrors the stress of producing art in an artificial environment designed to suppress it. – Dan Hillier

mclusky – chekov’s guns

For a band who’ve only existed intermittently for the last two decades Welsh noise rock act mclusky haven’t lost a single ounce of their trademark wit and grit, if anything new single ‘chekhov’s guns’ shows exactly how much their songwriting has grown over the years. Frontman Falco’s cheeky lyrics start out spoken in a confident monotone backed by a stomping drumbeat and thunderous fuzzed-out bassline before the whole track explodes into a discordant car crash of clashing guitar lines and demented vocals. Whether you were there for the very beginning or you’re just discovering these weird and wonderful icons, now is a great time to be a mclusky fan. – Tom Bruce

Spirit Of Vengeance – Switch Sadness (Feat. Renegade)

Toronto’s big dogs Spirit Of Vengeance are back and with a massive bang at that. Dropping their first single since January’s ‘Held In Your Heart’, SOV style is clearly in full swing in 2025. That being said, vocalist Elijah Johnson has never sounded better with accompanying instrumentals being ludicrously heavy. Spirit Of Vengeance reach new sonic heights on this new track. Backing them up this time, however, is LCHC’s beatdown crew Renegade. This track is a certified ass-beater from the very start; listeners are guaranteed to hit PRs at the gym to this one. – Nathaniel Maure

Humanity’s Last Breath – Anthracite

With every new drop from Humanity’s Last Breath, shell shock is to be expected as Buster Odeholm and crew continue to toy around with how heavy their sound can get by implementing new, surprising ideas in the pursuit of ultimate heaviness with enough shock value to get YouTube reaction channels talking every single time. New single ‘Anthracite’ follows suit and continues their previous experimentation with electronic sound design on previous album Ashen by merging the electronic soundscapes crafted by Code:Pandorum with their own recognizable angular riffs and devastatingly oppressive atmosphere where sub-genres of extreme music blur together to unleash apocalypse. End-times have never sounded better, thall. – Avrian O’Brien

Kaonashi – When I Say

Kaonashi are a band you either love or hate and there’s a very good chance that’s down to the vocals. However, if you dismiss the band because of that and not give vocalist Peter Rono a chance to entice you into his world then you’re missing out. ‘When I Say’ is the brand new single from the Philadelphia crew and its arrival coincides with the announcement of the band’s upcoming album due in June, I Want To Go Home. A classic Kaonashi blend of shrieking screams and yelps over a two steppable beat and crunching riffs, the hook of “please believe me when I say” will burrow itself into your skull almost instantly, and the record is hinted to finish the narrative that the band have crafted since 2021 over numerous releases. A marmite band they may be, but Kaonashi aren’t going away any time soon so let yourself succumb to their esoteric sound and intriguing storytelling. – Chris Earl

Dream Drop – Forgotten

Returning after a time of great mental tumultuousness, for a soundscape brimming with depression, anxiety and complex defeatism brought on by elongated stints of intense loneliness; Swedish post hardcore outfit Dream Drop, are back in the driving seat of their own destiny, as they tease their devoted fanbase with the beginning rumbles of a brand new sonic era, with their latest histrionic ode to rejection projection on ‘Forgotten’. Marking their first release since their spring of 2024 collaborative closing chapter ‘So What If I…’ with pop punks Those Without, for the extended version of their sophomore studio album Acne Superstar. This latest release is a welcomed sign of a return to form, allowing all that makes Dream Drop’s riotous approach to the expression of their most troubling experiences, a revitalised, spirited yet beautifully comforting roadmap for all catharsis chasers to follow, granting such an enchanting promise of inspired musical inclusions to their discography and allowing plenty of time to thoroughly prepare as we wake up and enter into their ominous “blackcastle” era. – Bennie Osborne

Keeper – Cynical (Feat. Tally Spear)

Smashing together Y2K inspired hyperpop and breezy pop-punk, London based rising star Keeper crafts a sound perfect for carefree summer days with plenty of substance behind the sing-along chorus on new single ‘Cynical’. Alongside emo-tinged pop vocalist Tally Spear, who brings huge Hayley Williams style melodies to the track, Keeper brings the relaxed energy of bands like Neck Deep and McFly together with a nostalgic hyperpop maximalism full of percussive acoustic guitar chords, throwback synths and punchy percussion. Written in collaboration with Spear and Jon Cass of As Everything Unfolds ‘Cynical’ provides just enough personal, sentimental meaning below the sunny vibes to give fans something to dig through after the party’s over. – Tom Bruce

Snayx – Strut

Prancing back into the limelight once again, Snayx once again prove to be one of the most exciting bands in UK punk with their new single ‘Strut’. A pounding bass-driven stomper of a single that narrates how our collective addiction to social media moulds warped viewpoints on culture and society, ‘Strut’ see’s Snayx doing what they do best; combining danceable melodies with swaggering attitude and acidic social commentary to truly portray the ills of this seemingly deeply unwell nation that’s been poisoned by the serpents meant to be running it. – Dan Hillier

Upon A Burning Body – Dragged Through Glass

In these dark, uncertain moments, there are times where you just want to shut your brain off and listen to music that feels like being beaten with a bat. Thankfully, the ever reliable knuckle draggers Upon A Burning Body are back to lower IQs around the world. Never ones for caring about anything more than releasing slabs of metal to help you reach a PB in the gym to, the Texans’ new effort ‘Dragged Through Glass’ is a chunky, thudding blast that sits firmly in the band’s established sound and yet satisfies, in the same way that your usual at the pub does. Nobody listens to UABB for sonic evolution or wild twists and turns, they listen to them for music that makes you want to merge without looking and put your back out spinkicking and in that regard, this is another fun moment in the bands catalogue. – Chris Earl

Heaven Shall Burn – My Revocation Of Compliance

Forever astride the line between metalcore and deathcore, German veterans Heaven Shall Burn are one of the most consistent bands in the scene today. Five years on from their last release, their upcoming album Heimat has been announced with ‘My Revocation of Compliance’ being their latest release from the record. A driving blast of stomping heaviness, vocalist Marcus Bischoff is at his throat shredding best, roaring and shrieking his way through a classic Heaven Shall Burn sounding track. As ever, the band hold their left wing and socially conscious influences close and this is a track about rejecting the vapid, soulless speeches forced upon you by those in power. While the record releasing in June is shaping up to give the band some stiff competition, Heaven Shall Burn can rest soundly in the fact that close to three decades in, they can still sound as powerful, if not more so than their contemporaries. – Chris Earl

Mouth Culture – Ratbag

Mouth Culture‘s new single ‘Ratbag’ is a punch in the chest in the best way. Snappy, swaggering, and unapologetically loud, but not at the expense of substance. There’s a real sense of identity to this song, the kind that’s been cultivated through years of gigging, growing, and developing. Recorded by Max Helyer of You Me At Six, ‘Ratbag’ doesn’t just sound good, it sounds like Mouth Culture turned up to eleven. The band plunges headfirst into their alt-rock roots, but still manages to make things their own flavour. There’s a sly snarl running through the track, balanced by the kind of chorus that sticks in your head after one listen. It’s cheeky but not throwaway, polished but without losing its edge. What’s most impressive is how ‘Ratbag’ captures the energy of the band without diluting it. It’s being at a sold-out gig where everyone knows the words, where the sweat is real and the noise is poignant. Possibly their best offering since ‘Don’t Pull Up’, ‘Ratbag’ is the perfect song to start your summer playlist. – Vee Richardson

Sixth Wonder – Thorn

Scottish alt metallers Sixth Wonder have been steadily plugging away and growing a sizeable following through TikTok, and finally since 2024’s standalone singles we have their first new music of 2025 in ‘Thorn’. Styling themselves as “djent pop”, there’s a strong Spiritbox influence (that they happily acknowledge) along with the likes of modern metalcore bruisers Make Them Suffer. Thematically, ‘Thorn’ centres around ideas of betrayal and processing the mixed emotions that it often comes with. With Rebekah Kirk’s vocal delivery shifting between vitriolic screams and serpentine melody, it encapsulates that mix of feelings well and is hopefully the sign of a larger release on the horizon for them. – Will Marshall

Hiroe – Tides

Combining the dense dynamics of ISIS, the contemplative crush of Pelican and taken from their upcoming record Wield – released June 20^th via Pelagic Records – emerging American post-rockers Hiroe demand attention from the global scene with their new single ‘Tides’. Channeling the inherent stress that comes with an unmovable force meeting an unmovable object, ‘Tides’ wonderfully and visually animates it’s theme of just trying to survive in an ever-changing world filled with challenges that are both minor and monumental. Essentially, if you’re frustrated with simply just trying to get by right now (aren’t we all?), then this is ideal listening. – Dan Hillier

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