The Painkillers

Forty years after its release, The Smiths' landmark third album The Queen Is Dead remains one of the most influential records in alternative music, its reputation continuing to grow long after the band's brief career ended.

Illinois emo-punk band Harrison Gordon have announced their second album Bliss, due on September 4 via Hopeless Records, alongside the release of the new single ‘Not Working! Not Working!' and its accompanying music video.

Southern California post-hardcore band Movements have released the new song ‘Everything Is Fine', the latest preview of their forthcoming album Happier Now, which will arrive on September 4 via Fearless Records. The track is accompanied by a new visualiser and follows earlier singles ‘Dissolve Me' and ‘Back In My Ways', offering another insight into the direction of the quartet's first album since 2023's RUCKUS!.

UK alternative rock outfit unpeople have confirmed details of their debut album We Are Unpeople, due for release on October 9 via SharpTone Records, while unveiling the new track ‘Friends' as the latest preview of the record.

Weezer have unveiled details of their 20th studio album, the colour themed Gold Album, alongside the release of the new single ‘We Might As Well Be Strangers', a collaboration with Wednesday vocalist Karly Hartzman.

Alex Lahey will take her debut EP B-Grade University back on the road this August, celebrating a decade since the release that launched her national and international career.

Violet Grohl has officially launched her recording career with the release of her debut album Be Sweet To Me, issued through Auroura Records and Republic Records on Friday. The 11-track record arrives alongside the announcement of Grohl's first headline tour, which begins tonight in Los Angeles, and ahead of her scheduled television debut on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 3.