<p>It’s mid-July, so you know what that means: Time for the annual release of “The Scariest Movie Ever,” which has had diminishing returns ever since it became a modern-day staple of the release calendar. Sure, this is just marketing – it’s hard to grab someone and say, “You should check out our new movie, which is more like a bird’s eye chili to the Carolina Reaper-like pain that a movie like The Exorcist or Paranormal Activity or Spoorloos will put […]</p>
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Family Dinner have released a new song. It is called “Shine On” and is off their upcoming album God Looks Out For Fools which will be out on August 16 via Other People Records. Family Dinner released a handful of singles in 2023 and their EP You’re So Cool in 2021. Check out the song below.

<p>It’s pretty fucking weird for a trailer this big to drop on a Friday (July 12), but Julius Onah’s Captain America: Brave New World has had anything but a normal production cycle. First came a retitling away from Captain America: New World Order (conspiracy theorists and everyone started coming for them), then came the tragic passing of William Hurt (who had Harrison Ford step into his role), then came the strikes, which delayed production, then The Marvels flopped, which delayed […]</p>
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<p>Go ahead, accuse us of actively spreading a blight, but the new tune from Damndest deserves to infect the masses’ headphones. The Boston band cultivates a droning slice of stoicism with their second-ever single “The Blight,” which arrived last week (July 5). As vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Timothy O’Keefe explains, the song purposefully slithers between styles, evoking a post-punk limbo. “The overall structure and vibe of the song was based around an idea of switching between light and fluffy to drenched […]</p>
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London, UK-based Level Up Fest has announced its lineup for this year. Sonic Boom Six, Mustard Plug, The JB Conspiracy, Omnigone, Till I’m Bones, Operation Ibis, The Pisdicables, Captain Accident, Chris Murray, Eat The Evidence, Fidget and The Twitchers, King’s Alias, Bossmags, Harijan, Joystick!, Andy B and The World, Prize Dink Camp, Dakka Skanks, and Eager Tiger will be playing the festival. Level Up Fest will take place on July 26-28 at New Cross Inn in London, UK.

Calgary-based hardcore band Trench have released a video for their new song “Dust to Bone” which features City and Colour. The video was directed by Jake Braben. The song is off their upcoming album Between Inverted Worlds which will be out on August 16 via New Damage Records. Trench released their album Blossom in 2020. Check out the video below.

Omnigone have released a video for their new song “Her Story”. The video was directed by Andrew Juncker of French Press Films. The song is off their upcoming album Feral which will be out on July 26 via Bad Time Records. Omnigone will be touring the UK later this month and touring the US with Suicide Machines in November. The band released Against The Rest in 2023. Check out the video below.

The Polaris Music Prize has announced the short list for 2024. The jury voted for these 10 albums to advance out of the 40 album strong long list which was announced last month. The albums on the short list are Set Your Pussy Free by NOBRO, Blame My Ex by The Beaches, INFINITY CLUB by BAMBII, The Flower That Knew by DijahSB, 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin, Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher, Inuktitut by Elisapie, Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee, The Returner by Allison Russell, and Panic by TOBi. The winner of the prize will be announced at the Polaris Gala which will take place at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario on September 17. See the announcement video below.

Nu House Studios has released their new compilation album Trans Rights II: WE ARE NO LONGER ASKING. The album is available on Bandcamp with the base $10 going to the Doctors Without Borders Emergency Relief Fund which provides medical aid to regions undergoing humanitarian crises including Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti. Additional profits will go to the studio’s Trans Musician Fund which goes toward covering the studio costs so trans artists can create their art. Several tracks were mixed by Aki and James and James mastered the album. The artwork was created by Nat Lacuna of The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir. We spoke to Aki and James about the studio, the comp, the Trans Musician Fund, and so much more last month. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. Check out the comp below.

Quivers have released a video for their new song “Pink Smoke”. The video was directed by Nina Renee. The song is off their upcoming album Oyster Cuts which will be out on August 9 via Merge Records. Quivers released their album Golden Doubt in 2021. Check out the video below.