As the newest addition to the Salisman series, concept album Parched tells the story of the long-abandoned House of the Unwavering Circle. The listener is a fly on the wall as Salisman navigates a now desolate world once filled with character, reflecting on the evidence of calamity and failure surrounding him.

Though this record calls upon a wide variety of sounds, including an assortment of field recordings, the entire project snuggles together under a blanket of warmth, casting everything in this dusty orange glow.

This was a stacked week on the major label side. Let’s see what vinyls you’ll be getting for christmas!

The project’s vintage charm is brought to life by Raquel’s velvety alto voice, which commands attention and holds its own above a 16-piece orchestra.

From pop to breakcore, this week brought us more than its fair share of variety in the world of underground dance music. Listen along with us!

Coming from a place of deep appreciation and a truly mystical reverence for the land, Grift places humanity not above nor below nature, but as an integral part of our environment that must be protected too.

This project’s greatest strength is its discordant rawness coupled with finespun moments of clarity. While these expressions may seem unrelated, they both convey the project’s passionate anxiety toeing into paranoia.

Occasionally, Tumor Girl gets the self-awareness to realize that they’re emotionally in over their head, that in reality it may not be all that deep, but these thoughts of course fall by the wayside as soon as another internal tragedy strikes.

On commercials, we see a workless world awash with love and light, and many of us make the mistake of trying to turn this life we’re being sold into our realities, an attempt which will always end in disappointment.

The Minnesota-based duo use a simple setup with limited instrumentation, and somehow transform nothing more than distorted guitar riffs and straightforward percussion into obliterating walls of sound.

In reality, our nightmares take subconscious cues from the media we consume, supplanting our creative potential with the desire to be the main character of a blockbuster.

Eventually, Ezekiel once again becomes subject of unimaginable terrors as his human eyes bear witness to more knowledge than was ever intended for them, but he continues looking anyway in order to fulfill his prophetic mission.

From the usual suspects to some semi-popular alternative, this week brought us some big releases to keep us talking!

Here’s our roundup of the best underground metal records that came out this week!

Here’s a look at some of the best underground dance records from the week!

If you are looking to step away for a second and need a soundtrack for your woodland mental health walk, let Moss Covered Rocks by Potion Seller be your guide.

Universal Unit Crime by Fall Shock offers true catharsis in the form of cold and viscous synthpop. This new wave approach to anger explores isolation, exploitation & the social media rat race, and resentment toward the sense of apathy we must adopt to survive this world.

At first, The Tower might seem like your typical atmospheric black metal album. However, with a uniquely ominous swirl of Jazz Noir, 2nd wave black metal, and dark ambient, Bolt Gun is not afraid to break free from the typical confines of the ABM subgenre.

Notable popular releases from this week!

With a sense of romantic tragedy, the album explores the tumultuous relationship between humans and nature, and the sometimes awe-inspiring, sometimes terrifying, reality of those environmental forces outside of our control. This album subverts the Arthurian legend to tell a modern fable, presenting a new mythology that feels familiar to those of us today who are faced with the fallout of natural disasters and climate change.