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chokecherry, the genre-defying San Francisco duo of Izzie Clark and E. Scarlett Levinson, have announced their debut album Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls, set for release on 14 November. The record promises to capture the chaotic heartbeat of modern youth, where anger, longing, and empathy all collide. To celebrate, the band has dropped their explosive new single Major Threat, accompanied by a lo-fi VHS video dripping in DIY energy.

More than half a decade after their acclaimed first collaboration, singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck have reunited to release their long-awaited second album, Arthur Buck 2.

Los Angeles noise-pop outfit Rocket have officially touched down with their debut album R Is For Rocket, out now via Transgressive Records and Canvasback. It's the band's first full-length release after three years of building a reputation as one of the most promising guitar bands of their generation - and it arrives charged with both emotion and energy.

In 1996, The Wedding Present veered into new territory with the release of Mini, an EP of six songs, each linked thematically to the open road and the art of driving. Almost three decades later, frontman David Gedge has decided it's time to rev the engine again. On 5 December, the band will deliver Maxi, a brand-new six-track collection cut from the same conceptual cloth but with an altogether more expansive sound.

KennyHoopla has levelled up. The Cleveland-born rocker has today dropped his new EP conditions of an orphan// via The Orchard, with production from Paramore's Zac Farro and Mike Elizondo (Turnstile, 50 Cent).

Waterparks have kicked off the next era of their career with their brand-new single If Lyrics Were Confidential, a confessional, no-filter track that frontman Awsten Knight calls one of the most personal songs the band has ever written.

Twenty One Pilots have officially unveiled Breach, their long-awaited eighth studio album, via Atlantic Records - a record many saw as the capstone of the story the duo has been weaving since Blurryface. Alongside its release, the band dropped a cinematic music video for the opening track “City Walls”, which premiered today at 2 pm AEST, marking the start of what promises to be a pivotal new era in their evolving narrative.