In the tape deck - August 2025
Jeez. -
jee2.
Not much can be found about Maine’s Jeez. Their second EP jee2. is a short but extremely fun mix of hardcore, post punk and midwest emo. A raw release that is also some of the tightest you’ll hear all year.
FFO: Title Fight, Modern Color, Panchiko
Algernon Cadwallader -
Hawk
Philadelphia emo math legends Algernon have returned for their first release in over 10 years in anticipation of their upcoming album Trying Not to Have a Thought. Familiar finger tapping riffs and the softly yelled vocals of Peter Helmis make it seem like they never left.
FFO: Snowing, cap’n jazz, alaska
Liquid Mike -
AT&T
Prolific Michigan indie rock band Liquid Mike dropped a killer EP full of eclectic distorition filled bangers. Highlight track AT&T exudes nostalgia with its Weezer-esque drum beat and DJ scratching.
FFO: Kerosene Heights, Charmer, Dikembe
Agriculture -
The Weight
California’s black metal band Agriculture have dropped 2 singles for their upcoming 3rd release The Spiritual Sound. Bodhidharma pushes what the band is capable of with its extreme sound shifts while The Weight shows off Leah Levinson’s brutal vocal power.
FFO: Deafheaven, Portrayal of guilt, Thou
The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dissolving
Heavyweights in the emosphere, Philadelphia’s TWIABP are back with their heaviest and most emotional release to date. An album full of highlights, Dissolving stood out with its memorable shoegaze riffs perfect for dissociating on a weekday.
FFO: Foxing, Home is Where, Greet Death
Fleshwater -
Jetpack
Alt rock band Fleshwater are back with another dose of heavy shoegaze/grunge bangers from their upcoming album 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky. A perfect blend of 90s nostalgia and melancholy.
FFO: Narrow Head, Julie, Glare
My Cat Wrote This Song -
I would spend my nine lives with you
Manila bedroom skramz band My Cat Wrote This Song switch throughout their debut EP from soft acoustic instrumentals to lofi synth skramz jams as easily and seemlessly as the best of them. A band to keep an eye out for.
FFO: My Arms are your cocoons
Jay Som -
Float
Jay Som is back with her fourth full length releasing in October. The surprise single came with vocal help from Jimmy Eat World’s own Jim Adkins. What more needs to be said.