Self-deprecating and vain, On the Run shows us Oldstar’s emotional pain without verging on the dramatic.

This one’s a fairly strong yet relatively typical noise rock record… until you hear the vocals.

For the adventurous listener, Searching for a Limousine serves as a roadmap through a twisting and turning series of sounds. And executed with thoughtful attention to detail, this unique album is sure to have something for everybody.

Agriculture’s self-titled release invites all the drama of the beloved romantic symphonies into their explosive black metal sound.

Yes, Outside Noise reviews major album releases too! Check out our favorite albums released on July 21st, 2023, including Starcatcher by Greta Van Fleet and more.

G Fam Black and A Dusty Cinema’s collaboration Black Cinema: The Fly Deathbed uses jazzy samples and heavy drums to build this beat that sounds like a modern update to A Tribe Called Quest.

While other metal bands reference Tolkien's fiery pits of Mordor and barbaric gangs of orcs, Hole Dweller resides in the quaint western lands of Middle Earth, among the rolling green hills of the Shire.

This week’s best dance, techno, UK dub, drum n bass, undergorund house, and more, all rounded up in one post. Ft. Low End Activist, NHK yx Koyxen, Malik Hendricks, Pris, + Henzo

For Jaye Jayle, the classic blues sound contains within it this vastness which only properly comes into focus with a high production value, sludgy tempos, and a wide array of processing effects.

Mission to the Sun retains the all-important pulse that invites us to dance, but distressingly lucid vocal samples and an abundance of non-rhythmic noise across all frequencies force us to watch ourselves as we move around the dance floor.

On a Continuous Form flings us back in time, forcing our hands as we unpack moments that we didn’t even know we remembered.

Seeing successes such as Sadness reminds us of the many paths that mainstream pop music has still yet to explore that could still yield catchy and accessible hits.

Sure, there’s plenty of reasons to escape the world, but to Me Lost Me, even (or potentially especially) in a perfect world, people would still create alternate universes.

Birthdays at Solo Pasta embraces the profound silence and mundanity of life-defining moments, replacing the usual musical drama with a deeply sympathetic defeated yearning.

An overview of some of this week’s best metal releases featuring Chepang, Astral Tomb, and Wizard Master.

If you’re looking for some Fugazi flavored death rock, you’ve come to the right place.

I’ve never been able to explain to someone what it’s like to experience the trigger to and the start of an anxiety attack, but I think UURYDON might have me covered.

Punk rising stars Circuit Circuit use their new EP Body Songs to rail against the abandonment of the body in favor of digital identity, subjecting the listener to a five-alarm wake-up call.

Inside Noise roundup for the week of 7/7. Check back throughout the week for quick reviews of our favorite larger releases!

Each song harkens back to a style of internet music that Ranipla obviously deeply cherishes, bouncing from electro-swing to hyper-ska to breakcore to bubblegum bass, giving us a grand tour of the digital underground.