HAAi Connects Community and Club Culture on New Album DIGITiSE

HAAi has released a new album via MUTE and shares new video. Photo: Lamia Karic, used with permission.

HAAi Drops Dancefloor-Focused New Album DIGITiSE

London-based, Australian-born producer, songwriter, and DJ HAAi is back with DIGITiSE, a high-energy, dancefloor-focused ode to community and connection. Out now via Mute on vinyl, CD, and digital formats, the new release serves as the “bigger, ravey sibling” to her critically acclaimed 2025 album, HUMANiSE. (Magnum PR, 2026)

As HAAi puts it best:

“DIGITiSE holds the hand of HUMANiSE and walks it to the club.”

Inside DIGITiSE: Sound, Vision, and Community

Picking up right where its predecessor left off, DIGITiSE bridges the gap: the final track of HUMANiSE fades out with a choir, which immediately picks up on the opening moments of DIGITiSE before diving straight into heavy club grooves.

The album was built to be tested live. HAAi spent months weaving elements of the record into her DJ sets, including intimate headline shows at the Courtyard Theatre and a stunning performance at the Royal Albert Hall, allowing her to refine breakdowns, tighten grooves, and gauge real-time dancefloor reactions.

Key Highlights & Collaborators

‘Talking Walls’ (feat. Cantoalegre & Skybreak): A sonic journey blending HAAi and Skybreak’s electronic worlds alongside the Cantoalegre Colombian children’s choir (from Medellín), echoing the deeply emotional choral threads of her previous work.
All-Star Roster: The album expands HAAi’s creative community, welcoming new collaborators like Echonomist, Skybreak, and Cantoalegre, alongside returning artists Pat Alvarez, ILA, James Massiah, and Kaiden Ford.
Visuals & World-Building: Director Martin Falck spearheaded the album’s striking visual world. He’s known for his work with Fever Ray, The Knife, and Icona Pop, offering a playful, camp counterbalance to the dystopian themes of HUMANiSE.

Exploring Humanity in a Digital Age

At its core, DIGITiSE continues HAAi’s exploration of what it means to remain human in an increasingly digitized world. With the relentless pace of AI and technology driving modern divisions, HAAi’s ultimate antidote has always been gathering people together in a shared room to feel unity and community.

From the diverse voices in dance music featured on the record to the live production and lighting teams, including lighting engineer Belinda Best, the entire project invites listeners into a vivid, welcoming space.

Catch HAAi Live: Tour Dates & Upcoming Shows

HAAi is taking DIGITiSE on the road with an action-packed schedule:

October 31: London, UK – EartH (All-night open-to-close set with production and set design by Playbody)
November 27: Los Angeles, CA – Time Warp
November 28: San Francisco, CA – The Great Northern
December 3: Miami, FL – Art Basel / The Ground (b2b with Salute, Raw Cuts)
2027: An upcoming Australian tour alongside The Avalanches

(These upcoming dates follow a massive festival run that included 100% production sets at Maiden Voyage, World Pride Amsterdam, and WeCanDance, as well as being named Beatport’s Artist of the Month over the summer).

About HAAi

Born Teneil Laetitia Throssell in Karratha, Western Australia, HAAi initially began her musical career in rock bands before moving to the UK as part of the psychedelic rock duo Dark Bells.

Following the band’s split, she transitioned into DJing, quickly securing a coveted two-year residency at London’s Phonox starting in late 2016. Her profile skyrocketed after winning BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix of the Year in 2018. Since then, she has released her debut EP Systems Up, Windows Down (2019) and her debut full-length album Baby, We’re Ascending (2022), alongside high-profile collaborations with electronic heavyweights like Fred again.. and Jon Hopkins.

Grab your copy of DIGITiSE on vinyl, CD, or digital platforms via Mute today, and catch her on the dancefloor near you.

DIGITiSE tracklisting:

RE-HUMANiSE (feat. Kaiden Ford and ILA)
Printerlude
Ignition (feat. Echonomist)
Depth Perception
DIGITiSE (feat. Pat Alvarez)
Technology
HUMANiSE Radio
THANK U
I Wanna Feel Like Someone (feat. James Massiah)
HAAi x Skybreak ‘Talking Walls’ (feat. Cantoalegre)

Clark Paterson Explores Heartache and Humor in ‘Are You Lonely Like Me?’

‘Are You Lonely Like Me’ is Clark Paterson’s newest album. *Photo: Broken Jukebox Media, used with permission.*

New Album Alert: Are You Lonely Like Me? by Clark Paterson

Genre: Country | Folk | Americana

Listen/Buy: Are You Lonely Like Me?

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Clark Paterson returns with his deeply evocative new album, Are You Lonely Like Me? – a record shaped by hard years, dark humor, and the stubborn decision to keep moving forward anyway. (Broken Jukebox Media, 2026)

Written through heartbreak, illness, fatherhood, loss, recovery, and reinvention, the album feels profoundly lived-in. It is the sound of someone taking inventory of a life while still standing right in the middle of it. There’s loneliness here, but also resilience, warmth, and the crooked grin of somebody who’s survived enough to stop romanticizing the struggle.

Sound & Production

Produced by Eric McConnell and Shawn Byrne, the record leans into an aesthetic that feels timeless without becoming overly polished or trapped in nostalgia.

The production is cinematic and atmospheric, lush yet restrained, and loose in all the right places, with the kind of texture and imperfection that makes a record feel human. Old-school country soul collides with folk storytelling and flashes of punk spirit, creating a sound equally at home in:

A worn-in dive bar
An empty stretch of highway
A half-lit movie scene at closing time

The Songwriting

Written alongside longtime collaborator Mark Cline Bates, the songs explore memory, mortality, love, isolation, aging, and the uneasy comedy of being alive long enough to watch life humble you a few times.

Paterson possesses a rare ability to deliver hard truths without turning sentimental, balancing grit with tenderness and self-awareness with sharp wit. The humor never undercuts the emotion, it deepens it.

At the heart of the record is the title track ‘Are You Lonely Like Me?,’ an aching, beautiful song that quietly asks the question hanging over the entire album: not just whether we’re lonely, but whether we’re still capable of reaching each other through all the noise, damage, history, and hope we carry around.

Album Credits

Featured Personnel & Band

Clark Paterson – Vocals, Guitar
Sierra Ferrell – Backing Vocals on “Allergic To Work”
Abe Partridge – Recitation on “By God”
Mark Cline Bates – Vocals, Piano, Guitar
Luella Matthews – Backing Vocals
John McTigue III – Drums, Percussion
Billy Contreras – Fiddle, Piano
Brian Zonn – Bass
Ryan Norris – Synthesizer
Tony Crow – Piano, Organ
Eric McConnell – Bass
Paul Niehaus – Pedal Steel, Dobro

Songwriting Credits

All songs written by: Clark Paterson & Mark Cline Bates
- Except “Allergic to Work” written by Clark Paterson
- Except “There Is a Light” written by Morrissey / Marr

Are You Lonely Like Me? track list:

1. If I Didn’t Laugh (2:51)
2. It’s My Liver (3:03)
3. By God (3:05) *Featuring Abe Partridge
4. Hospital Bed (2:25)
5. My Last Hundred Bucks (3:01)
6. Put Me On A Train (3:02)
7. Allergic To Work (3:19) *Featuring Sierra Ferrell
8. Are You Lonely Like Me (2:41)
9. Make Love (2:23)
10. Farmhand (3:22)
11. There Is A Light (415)

Amon Amarth Announces New Album ‘The Allfather Awakens’

‘Eight Legs of Thunder’ is the newest single from the forthcoming album. *Photo: Sylwia Makris & Christian Martin Weiss, used with permission.*

Amon Amarth Unleashes “Eight Legs of Thunder” and Announces New Album The Allfather Awakens

Swedish melodic death metal titans Amon Amarth are back with a vengeance. Their steamrolling new anthem, “Eight Legs of Thunder,” is a heavy, galloping charge inspired by Sleipnir – the legendary eight-legged steed of Oden. (another side, 2026)

Driven by a powerful, sing-along chorus and blistering riffs, the track plunges headfirst into Norse mythology. Meanwhile, the accompanying music video takes a surreal detour, transporting the tale into a gritty, modern American Western filled with cowboys, pickup trucks, open roads, and an appearance by the mythical steed itself.

“With ‘Eight Legs Of Thunder’, together with the band, we wanted to break the traditional metal music video mold once again. We fused the raw, dusty vibe of a modern western with the epic, dark mythology of Oden’s eight-legged steed. It’s a high-octane, cinematic ride packed with cowboy tension, raw action, and a touch of dark humor.” — Director Dariusz Szermanowicz

The Allfather Awakens: What to Expect

“Eight Legs of Thunder” serves as the final preview ahead of the band’s forthcoming album, The Allfather Awakens, dropping October 2 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-Order/Pre-Save here.

The Sound: For this ten-song masterwork, the band took a fresh approach. Written during touring sessions rather than after coming off the road, each track was treated as a distinct single. Sonically, they stepped away from modern 5150 amps and returned to classic Marshalls for a slightly grittier edge.
The Concept: While Oden, the Norse deity of war, wisdom, death, magic, and poetry, remains the central through-line, the band notes this is not a strict concept album. Instead, it’s a collection of historically inspired epic tales detailing conflict and sacrifice.
The Journey: The new record follows previous releases like the acoustic excursion “Upphaf” and the furious fan-favorite “Gjallarhorn.”

This autumn, the new album will come to life on stage as Amon Amarth unveils a brand-new production inspired by Oden’s legendary Golden Hall, transforming their UK and European tour dates into a living extension of the record.

Three Decades of Conquering the Metal World

Over 30 years since their formation in Tumba, Sweden, in 1992, Amon Amarth continues to operate as a tightly knit unit. Frontman Johan Hegg’s lyrics on the new track “We Rule The Waves” perfectly sum up their relentless momentum:

“From cradle until the grave / As long as the sun sets in the west / We rule the waves / Our restless hearts / Have brought us far…”

From massive North American takeovers at The Forum (Los Angeles) and Red Rocks (Denver) to headlining major festival stages across the globe, including Germany’s Wacken Open Air (where they played to 85,000 fans in 2024), Bloodstock, Download, and Summer Breeze, their legacy speaks for itself.

Amon Amarth’s Cultural Influence

When talking about Amon Amarth’s cultural footprint, you cannot overlook The Row.

Consensus points directly to a 2009 Amon Amarth set at the UK’s Bloodstock festival as the birthplace of the legendary audience tradition, where fans sit on the ground and mimic rowing an invisible longship in unison. The trend became so massive that the band officially honored it with their 2022 anthem “Put Your Back into the Oar.”

Today, the phenomenon has expanded far beyond metal shows, appearing at concerts across genres and even catching on with global sports crowds, including audiences at the 2026 World Cup.

The Allfather Awakens tracklist:

Gjallarhorn
Eight Legs of Thunder
Kvasir’s Blood
We Rule the Waves
Upphaf
Die With a War Cry
Raven God
The Allfather Awakes
Oden’s Hunt
Ascending Like an Eagle

Chasing Abbey Announces Debut Album ‘CYBER CELT’ and 2027 World Tour

Chasing Abbey is redefining traditional Irish music for the electronic era. *Photo: Chasing Abbey*

Meet Chasing Abbey: The Electro-Celt Trio Revolutionizing Irish Music

Chasing Abbey is an independent electro-Celtic trio from Tullamore, Ireland made up of multi-instrumentalists, producers, and vocalists Ronan Bell, Jonathan Byrne, and Ted Conway. By seamlessly blending traditional Irish instrumentation and Gaeilge with high-energy electronic, dance, and rock influences, the band has built a massive worldwide following anchored by their distinctive sound and acclaimed live shows. (Chasing Abbey, 2026)

Their music dives deep into themes of identity, heritage, and social justice, pushing Irish tradition firmly into the future.

Key Milestones & Journey

2016: Chasing Abbey officially forms in Tullamore, Ireland.
2017: The trio breaks out with their debut single, “That Good Thing,” earning them a record deal with 3 Beat UK and Universal Music Group.
2019: Their follow-up EP, The Oddessy Project, lands at #1 on the Irish Music Charts.
2023: On the back of their hit single “Oh My Johnny,” the group inks a major deal with Warner and powerhouse dance label Spinnin’ Records.

What’s Next: CYBER CELT and World Tour

Mark your calendars: Chasing Abbey will release their genre-defying debut album, CYBER CELT, on September 18, 2026. Pre-order here.

The release will be paired with an extensive world tour, including a newly announced 22-date run across North America kicking off in spring 2027.

Cyber Celt track list:

GORTA
T.A.L
ÍORÓNTA
MAR SIN
SCARTHA
GREEDY PIGS
SEACHAIN
CULCHIE
SEAN TÍR
ARÍS IS ARÍS
SAOIRSE SAOIRSE
COLONISED MINDS
IS RUD CRUA

Belgian Post-Hardcore Band Wrong Man Announces Debut Here’s That Feeling

Wrong Man team up with Kurt Ballou for new album Here’s That Feeling on Deathwish Inc. Photo: Wrong Man, used with permission.

Deathwish Inc. Welcomes Wrong Man (feat. Members of Oathbreaker, Partisan, & Rise And Fall)

With a sound that reflects an eclectic range of influences, Belgium’s Wrong Man continues to forge their own path with every record they release and every song they write. Their unique brand of soulful post-hardcore is equal parts noisy and melodic—at times bluesy, at times moody. Depending on who you ask, you’ll hear references to bands like Quicksand, The Jesus Lizard, Sonic Youth, and The Wipers. (another side, 2026)

Featuring members of Oathbreaker, Partisan, and Rise And Fall, Wrong Man formed with a clear mission: to create something distinct from their previous projects. Following their rocking, ’90s-inspired debut Who Are You? (2022), the band expanded their horizons on Big Plans (2023), leaning into dynamic sonic pushes and pulls.

Now, their debut full-length album, Here’s That Feeling, sharpens that post-hardcore foundation into something even more versatile and expressive, fusing urgency and melody with brooding tension and undeniably catchy choruses.

The Sound & Vision

Rooted in the rawness of ’70s proto-punk alongside the restless spirit of ’90s indie and Dischord-era post-hardcore, Here’s That Feeling carries echoes of Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Quicksand, Sonic Youth, and The Wipers, all while pushing forward with a sound uniquely their own. Songs unfold through dynamic shifts and inventive guitar work, driven by a deep emotional undercurrent and an uncompromising pull toward unfiltered expression.

Production Details

Recorded: Kortrijk, Belgium by Michael Neyt (Oathbreaker, Predatory Void, Feverchild)
Mixed: Kurt Ballou (Converge, Torche, High On Fire) at GodCity Studio

Here’s That Feeling marks a defining step forward, capturing a band stretching its sound while holding tight to its emotional core.

Release Details & Pre-Orders

Album Release Date: September 11
Vinyl Release Date: October 9 (via Deathwish Inc.)
Latest Single: “Petty Thief”

[Pre-Save the Album] | [Pre-Order the Vinyl on Deathwish Inc.]

Here’s That Feeling track list:

Loose Ends
It Won’t Wash Off
Exit Strategy
Blue
Petty Thief
Mystic Eye
Heaven Ain’t Happening
Ripped Open I
Ripped Open II

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Nashville Heavy Doomgaze Trio Lockstep Announces Album & US Tour

Lockstep photo by Hayden Wadell, used with permission.

Meet Lockstep: Nashville’s Heavy Doomgaze Powerhouse

Formed in 2020, Lockstep is a heavy doomgaze and shoegaze trio based in Nashville, TN. The band has built a signature sound rooted in atmosphere and weight, seamlessly moving between quiet, uneasy moments and crushing walls of noise. With each release, Lockstep has tightened their approach—cutting excess and focusing strictly on impact. (another side, 2026)

The New Album: I Know What I Saw

Lockstep’s debut full-length, I Know What I Saw, stands as their most focused and complete statement to date. The album leans into massive, slow-burning riffs and dense, layered guitars that remain engaging without letting up, locking into sections that feel both hypnotic and suffocating.

Songs stretch and build with purpose, pulling listeners deeper into the band’s world while maintaining a constant sense of tension and release. It is the clearest and most realized version of Lockstep yet.

Key Singles: “Solvent Sound,” “Dog in the House of Plenty”
Recorded By: Zack Montez at Welcome to 1979 (Nashville, TN)
Mixed By: Matt Schumacher
Mastered By: Nick Townsend

Band Lineup

Austin Rolison: Vocals, Drums
Matt Schumacher: Vocals, Guitars, Noise
Tanner Ihrie: Bass

Lockstep On Tour (with REZN)

Following the release of I Know What I Saw, Lockstep is hitting the road on a US tour supporting REZN.

Date	Location	Venue
Sep 02	Washington, DC	Pearl Street
Sep 03	Asheville, NC	Revival
Sep 05	Atlanta, GA	The Earl
Sep 06	Orlando, FL	Conduit
Sep 08	Tampa, FL	The Orpheum
Sep 09	Birmingham, AL	Woodlawn
Sep 10	New Orleans, LA	Siberia
Sep 11	Houston, TX	White Oak Music Hall
Sep 13	Dallas, TX	Rubber Gloves

I Know What I Saw track list:

Survival Instinct
Ash in the Water
Tilt of the World
Soft Gauze of Time
Dog in the House of Plenty
Half Measures
Solvent Sound
Return

From Prairie DIY to Montréal Grit: The Uncompromising Rise of Truck Violence

Truck Violence’s new album *The weathervane is my body* is out now. Photo: Matthew Van Dystadt-Aguiar, used with permission.

Truck Violence Returns with Unforgiving DIY Triumph: The weathervane is my body

Canada’s Truck Violence howls through the harsh edges of hardcore and folk, delivering a final sound that is both deeply comforting and fiercely confrontational. Their second full-length record, The weathervane is my body, is an attempt to answer—an attempt at conciliation through refusal. (another side, 2026)

It is available now, featuring the standout single and album closer, “Kindly, wash yourself.”

From Prairie Towns to City Streets

After relocating from the Alberta prairies to Montréal at just seventeen years old, guitarist and banjoist Paul Lecours and singer-poet Karsyn Henderson navigated the massive shift from rural isolation to urban intensity.

Small-town roots: The pair grew up in a town of just 600 people, graduating in a class of nine.
Early DIY spirit: By age fifteen, they were running a local studio and radio station with no industry support, no infrastructure, and no template—only the work itself and the conviction that it was worth doing.
Expanding the sound: Drawing influence from punk, shoegaze, and sludge, their distinctive identity emerged from years of experimentation. Upon arriving in Montréal, Chris Clegg (bass) and Thomas Hart (percussion) joined to build Truck Violence from the ground up.

Uncompromising, In-House Execution

The weathervane is my body is the culmination of that entire journey. The group composition, recording, mixing, and visual media were all produced completely in-house without outside intervention. Here, DIY is not an aesthetic choice or a marketing angle—it is the only honest option available.

The album serves as an expansion of the angry statement of purpose launched in their debut album, Violence, which Pitchfork hailed as “never predictable or formulaic.” Rooted in noise rock and post-hardcore traditions, the new record stands immediate, self-determined, and uncompromising.

The Vision Behind the Cover Art

Shot on film by the band on Avenue du Parc in Montréal, the album cover captures the record’s entire thesis in a single frame:

A figure perches atop a small Québécois-style house, hand-built from reclaimed materials—spine curved, legs pulled in, bare-backed against a skyline that dwarfs everything beneath it. A rural thing dropped into the grit of the city: small, out of place, and refusing to disappear. Naked and defenseless, open to every stimulus the world delivers.

The weathervane is my body, track list:

My dog would fuck the air
Jaundiced and reaching for a mother
Compelled by Christy
House caught fire
New Jesus
Your name, It’s walking
Stomach as a tower and the globules descending
Gerard, be quiet
Kindly, wash yourself

Catch Truck Violence Live

Truck Violence will be touring across North America this fall and winter.

International Pop Star SHAB Returns with Electric New ‘Perfume’ Remix

The rapidly charting anthem returns with a fresh, dance-floor ready reimagining. Photo: Miller PR, used with permission.

SHAB Returns with High-Energy “Perfume” Remix Following Billboard & Dance Radio Success

LOS ANGELES, CA — Following the industry embrace of her latest single and music video, “Perfume,” international pop artist SHAB returns with an exciting new remix, giving the glamorous pop anthem a fresh, high-energy twist. (Miller PR, 2026)

“Perfume (Remix)” is now available on all major streaming platforms, alongside the official music video for the original version on YouTube.

A Fresh Twist on a Fan Favorite

Originally written by SHAB alongside A-list songwriters Bonnie McKee and JHart, “Perfume” blends contemporary pop production with subtle Persian influences, celebrating confidence, femininity, and self-expression.

The new remix, which was the most-added song to U.S. dance radio during its first week of release, transforms the track into an energetic, dancefloor-ready experience while preserving the infectious melodies and playful spirit that made the original resonate with fans.

Accompanied by an innovative and fashion-forward music video, the remix offers listeners a fresh way to experience one of SHAB’s standout releases.

“Perfume has always been about confidence, fun, and embracing who you are,” says SHAB. “I loved hearing the song take on a completely new energy with this remix. It brings a different side of the record to life, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

Building Global Momentum

This release continues SHAB’s momentum following three Billboard and Mediabase Top 40 chart appearances over the last nine months. Hits like “It’s On You,” “Lipstick,” and “Skin & Bones – VIP” have further established her as one of pop’s most exciting independent artists.

About SHAB

SHAB is an international pop artist who has captivated audiences with her powerful story of escaping Iranian fundamentalism as a refugee to become an acclaimed global entertainer.

With her unique blend of Middle Eastern, pop, and electronic influences, SHAB’s rise to fame has been marked by critical acclaim and a rapidly growing fanbase—boasting over 25 million YouTube views and 13 million Spotify streams.

Career Highlights & Achievements:

Tours: Four tours across Europe & the UK, plus a critically acclaimed 2025 U.S. national tour with The Wanted.
Press Features: Highlights in Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Marie Claire, FHM, Hot Press, and Wonderland.
Recent Releases: Her 2025 double album, One Suitcase, and her first U.S. pop radio hits, including “Lipstick” and “Voodoo” (a collaboration with hip-hop legend Fat Joe).

Advocacy & Giving Back

In addition to her musical success, SHAB is a passionate advocate for refugees and women’s rights. Serving as an ambassador for the UK-based charity Choose Love, SHAB is donating all of her profits from purchases of the One Suitcase album to support displaced people around the world. Her advocacy is deeply personal, rooted in her lived experience as a refugee, and aligns with her mission to empower others through both her music and humanitarian work.

Genghis Tron Announces New Album ‘Signal Fire’: Everything You Need to Know

Genghis Tron releases long-awaited new album Signal Fire. Photo: Aaron Jones, used with permission.

Genghis Tron Return to Face the Present on Signal Fire

For almost two decades, Genghis Tron bandleaders Michael Sochynsky and Hamilton Jordan have gazed into the future and imagined what the world would look like after the extinction of our species. It’s an outcome that has long troubled, but also inspired, them to steer the pioneering outfit in breaking new ground with each successive release, moving from the genre-smashing electro-grind of 2008’s Board Up the House to the lush, pummeling hypnosis of 2021’s Dream Weapon. (another side, 2026)

Now, with their fourth full-length album, Signal Fire—co-produced and mixed by Seth Manchester (Model/Actriz, Battles, Big Brave)—Genghis Tron awakens us from the post-apocalyptic daydreams of their previous work with a violent, and most welcome, shove.

This time, the distant-future reveries give way to an unsettling awareness of the present we’re actually living, as our circumstances grow too pressing to try and escape.

“Signal Fire envisions a Kojima-esque dystopia of endless proxy warfare, where the deluge of available information has outmoded the human ability to parse it. A world where those amoral, shameless, and cunning enough can literally reshape the reality at their whim through sheer insistence.”

— Tony Wolski, vocalist and lyricist

A Visceral Evolution

Roaring onto the scene in 2004 with a uniquely demented blend of extreme metal, synthesizer textures, and drum-machine madness, Genghis Tron are no strangers to making a forceful impression. But Signal Fire marks the first time the band—joined again by Wolski and Nick Yacyshyn (SUMAC) on drums, plus newcomer Kenny Szymanski (The Armed) on bass—has captured this level of urgency with such visceral precision.

Through their contributions to 2021’s Dream Weapon, Wolski and Yacyshyn (who joined the band in 2020, replacing former vocalist Mookie Singerman and the band’s drum machine) had already proven themselves to be indispensable to the full realization of Genghis Tron’s vision.

Refining the Craft

Twenty years into their career, having proven their ability to forge common ground between Ministry and Aphex Twin, between Brutal Truth and Boards Of Canada, and between Cluster and Converge, ugly-beautiful new genre hybrids from Genghis Tron no longer come as a surprise.

What’s remarkable, however, is how Sochynsky and Jordan have taken a project that started in 2004 as a dorm-room genre-pastiche experiment, “a chaotic, wild amalgamation of all our favorite stuff, literally slammed together,” says Jordan, and refined their songwriting craft to deliver a sound that is unmistakably their own.

Sochynsky and Jordan acknowledge that their approach to songwriting is, at its core, the same it has always been: trading ideas, whether on synths, programmed beats, or guitars. The crucial difference? Genghis Tron now sounds like an actual band.

On Signal Fire, Genghis Tron has never sounded more unhinged, more alive, and more free to continue upending everyone’s expectations in service of making compelling music.

Signal Fire track list:

I Am All
Signal Fire
Future Worship
Like Fotocrom
Tomorrow Mirage
Nothing Blooms in the Hollow
Without Form
Born Prey
A Love So Pure
New Gods

Emma Ruth Rundle Announces New Album ‘These Killing Times’

Emma Ruth Rundle debuts ‘Enough’ video/single. Photo: Mason Rose, used with permission.

Emma Ruth Rundle Announces New Album These Killing Times, Drops Scathing Single “Enough”

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, and multidisciplinary artist Emma Ruth Rundle has officially announced her sixth full-length studio album, These Killing Times, set for release on September 18 via her own imprint, Errant Child. (another side, 2026)

Alongside the announcement, Rundle debuted the cutting lead single, “Enough.”

Listen: “Enough”

“Enough” showcases Rundle’s signature ability to fuse gentleness with intensity. Opening with a hypnotic drum rhythm courtesy of Jess Gowrie (Chelsea Wolfe), the track is driven by a deep-toned acoustic guitar riff that offers a deceptive sense of calm.

As Rundle’s voice enters, a distinct note of optimism swells during the increasingly impassioned choruses, ultimately building to a crushing heaviness featuring a tormented saxophone performance by Patrick Shiroishi. It is a track that offers comfort, even as its underlying message proves scathing.

“‘Enough’ is inspired by ‘The Man Who Sold The World’—and in a retelling of the story of Elijah, we imagine him as an Elon Musk-type figure. We ask: is not the whole world enough? We ask the many gods to unleash vengeance and carry this man away into the angry sky, piece by piece.

This song is a reflection of the times we live in and is a vision for the dispensation of the billionaire class. The world belongs to all beings.” — Emma Ruth Rundle

The Music Video

Conceived by Rundle in collaboration with artists Mason Rose, Blake Armstrong, and Mitch Wells, the accompanying music video for “Enough” showcases a stark gothic theatricality.

Evoking an atmosphere as if Nosferatu had landed in the world of legendary puppeteer Jim Henson—a major visual influence for the record—the video depicts Rundle haunted by a creature known as “The Companion.” The dark, romantic visuals are further heightened by a series of frames reminiscent of classic stop-motion animation.

About These Killing Times

Electrifying, emotional, and charged with anti-patriarchal feminist rage, These Killing Times arrives as a reactive anthology, bristling, full of life, and rooted in resistance. Pre-Order/Pre-Save here.

While the new record possesses a spirit of defiance, it retains the tenderness, rawness, and vulnerability that resonated with so many on her globally acclaimed 2021 album, Engine of Hell.

These Killing Times marks a return to a full-band setup, creating a sonically powerful accompaniment to Rundle’s more direct vocal style. The album’s instrumentation is brighter and more urgent than ever before, featuring an impressive lineup of collaborators:

Jess Gowrie (Chelsea Wolfe, Mrs. Piss) – Drums
Troy Zeigler – Percussion / Collaboration
Patrick Shiroishi – Saxophone
Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos)
Gina Gleason (Baroness)
Marissa Nadler
Lukas Frank (Storefront Church)
Amelia Baker (Cinder Well)

Longtime collaborator Sonny Diperri (My Bloody Valentine, Trent Reznor), who has worked with Rundle across multiple releases over the last decade, returned to record the album.

Community Over Isolation

Written as Rundle watched from afar the devastating effects of climate disasters unfold in early 2025, she reflected on the root causes of global catastrophes and made a conscious choice to lean toward hope. Where outside forces tempted her toward isolation, she reached outward to create a project that acknowledges pain while offering community and resilience in response.

“I wanted to feel fortified by friendships and to be in community with other musicians—to make something that pushed back against the isolation,” Rundle shares.

These Killing Times confronts questions of intention, systemic capitalism, the rise of Christian nationalism, and political discourse. Yet running alongside the anguish is love—acting as a balm, a tonic, and a means of escape.

Outside of her music discography, Rundle continues her work as an established visual artist and author, following the 2025 release of her debut poetry collection, The Bella Vista (Unnamed Press).

Fall Tour Dates Announced

Emma Ruth Rundle will hit the road this autumn for a full-band headlining tour across North America in support of These Killing Times, kicking off in November. Cinder Well will support all headlining dates.

The headlining run follows Rundle’s solo support tour alongside All Them Witches throughout October.

These Killing Times track list:
1 – Powerless
2 – God’s Picture
3 – Anvil
4 – Catherine Wheel
5 – Don’t Delay Heaven
6 – Enough
7 – Human Kindness
8 – Oceans of Time

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