Hivemind Radio Recap

September is often one of the biggest release months of the year in alternative music, and this year's leap into the final quarter did not disappoint. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from LONG/LAST (1:01:54), Drop Dead, Gorgeous (1:08:55), Like Moths To Flames (1:12:11), Wendy's (1:20:37), PRESIDENT (1:32:03), Movements (1:40:08), Holding Absence (1:48:42) and Honey Revenge (...

August 2026 was a polarizing month for us with wildly differing takes on almost everything that released this month. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from Gina Fritz (1:03:14), A Foreign Affair (1:08:17), If Not For Me (1:14:14), Catch Your Breath (1:33:23), Kami Kehoe (1:52:44), Colorblind (2:13:38), The Warning (2:24:55) and Friendly Neighbour (2:34:21) plus singles from Northlane,...

July 2026 is the start of the second half of the year and came with some heavy hitters and upstarts dropping new releases that we all enjoyed. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from Ghosts That We Knew (1:06:12), 222feral (1:12:05), Motionless In White (1:21:34), Loathe (1:39:04) & Future Palace (1:59:13) plus singles from Rivals, Ninth Key, Imminence, coldrain, Softspoken & ot...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! In this episode we chat with Luke, vocalist of Rain Division, about their 2 newest releases in 2026 'personal hell' and 'the night is calling' along with their debut ep 'drive' released last year, their upcoming headline tour, the meaning behind some lyrics, Pokémon and also an exclusive teaser at the end of the episode to their next s...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! In this episode we chat with Seth and Sean, the duo making up the new band Les Palms, about starting a new band in the era of social media, the impact of local radio, EDM remixes and cross-genre acceptance, 'Mom Rock' and armpits? This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, me...

June 2026 left all of us asking for more from EPs and albums, but with a lack of interesting releases it gave us an opening to discuss the most singles in a monthly recap in a long time. In this episode we discuss new albums from August Burns Red (2:02:25) and Guilt Trip (2:13:28) plus singles from Inertia, Kingdom Of Giants, Honey Revenge, Holding Absence, Bring Me The Horizon, I Prevail, Boys of...

May 2026 was a rollercoaster of a month with some weeks offering very few new releases and other weeks overwhelming us with new singles and albums to listen to on repeat. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from Lisp (1:03:47), alt. (1:07:07), Constellations (1:11:51), NVTURES GHOST (1:16:30), Beyond Awareness (1:26:59), sace6 (1:35:14), Karmanjakah (1:48:33), & Dark Divine (1:59:55)...

April 2026 gave us the biggest release day of the year thus far and we had a lot to say about it. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from Wage War (1:13:37), Normandie (1:31:11), As Everthing Unfolds (1:44:52), Broadside (2:00:33), Bilmuri (2:13:06), Lø Spirit (2:32:56) & Emarosa (2:41:03) plus new single releases from Those Without, Holding Absence, The Plot In You, Saosin, Neverte...

The ball is finally rolling and 2026 has some serious momentum. With a number of album announcements alongside this month's new releases, we review new EPs and albums from nightlight (1:07:22), FKA Rayne (1:21:27), ERRA (1:28:49), Teksuo (1:41:44), palettes (1:45:36) & Moodring (1:54:44) plus singles from Rain Paris, sace6, Torrential Rain, Bilmuri, Sunsleep, Against The Current & more...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! In this episode we chat with nightlight's Laura, Hayley & Jordan about their ep 'how does it feel' which made appearances in two of our Top EPs of 2025 lists from our awards series and their new EP series "PARALLEL//LINES" plus being genre chameleons, the Aussie music scene, new music plans for 2026 and more! This podcast is a collab...

2026 is off to a slow start for albums but if there's one thing that February brought this year - it's features. In this episode we discuss MOTHICA's new EP (1:16:33) plus 2 new albums from Story Of The Year (1:28:07) & Mirrorcell (1:33:20) plus new songs from The Warning & Carin Leon, Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry, DON BROCO & Nickelback, Ice Nine Kills & Mckenna Gr...

After a bit of a break following our December 2026 Recap, we're back! January 2026 was a bit of a slow start to the year following a slow end to last year, but we're still here to discuss new EPs and albums from First and Forever (53:50), East Capri (57:56), Artio (1:05:46) & Poppy (1:22:54) plus singles from Sylar, As Everything Unfolds, The Devil Wears Prada, STARSET & more! All...

December is usually a quiet month for new releases and 2025 continued in that trend from the past few years, but we still wanted to highlight bands that did release new music over the past few weeks! In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from Denouement Unfound (29:55), Visenya (34:34), Could You Not? (39:28), Abyss, Watching Me (44:20) & Volumes (51:33) plus singles from Charlotte San...

It's awards season! Another year of recaps behind us means it's time to shine light on the best of the best that 2025 had to offer. In this episode, the four of us will be revealing our top 5 favorite albums released in 2025. We will also be revealing our full top 10 lists before revealing each of our AOTY (1:52:57). Follow us: ⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemi...

It's awards season! Another year of recaps behind us means it's time to shine light on the best of the best that 2025 had to offer. In this episode, the four of us will be revealing our picks for best album art, best live performance, favorite artist discovered and most improved artist of 2025. Each of these superlatives will have a runner up and winner before we move onto discussing our T...

It's awards season! Another year of recaps behind us means it's time to shine light on the best of the best that 2025 had to offer. In this episode, the four of us will be discussing our least favorite music of the year, our favorite lyrics, the best breakdowns the best features, and the best album openers/closers of 2025. Each of these superlatives will have a runner up and winner before...

November 2025 marks our final monthly recap before we determine our end of year awards and there were a number of bands making their mark in the final moments of this year. In this episode we discuss new EPs & albums from Maybsomeday (49:20), Take Breath (56:46), RUNE (1:00:54), South Arcade (1:06:11), Caskets (1:13:26), VIOLENT VIRA (1:26:36), The Devil Wears Prada (1:37:51), Of Mice & Me...

October 2025 is usually associated with Halloween, horror, darkness and pumpkins - and while we did get some of that, we also listened to much more than just the typical tropes of this time of year. In this episode we dicuss new EPs and albums from Gore. (56:10), Wind Walkers (1:04:12), senses (1:16:36), Cyan Kicks (1:21:36), Ladders on Tables (1:28:30), Adept (1:40:39), Dayseeker (1:56:54), Hail...

Welcome back to Hivemind: After Hours! In this episode we talk to Devin Barrus from Sunsleep about the new album Terrible Things that released a few months ago, touring with Twilight In Concert, going from a full band to a solo project, AI's impact on music and much more! This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, met...

September 2025 was a bit of a divisive month regarding new releases we all listened to, but in this episode we're only sharing our thoughts on the highlights. We discuss new EPs and albums from Rain Division (1:03:53), Lost Trees (1:11:23), PRESIDENT (1:17:36), grandson (1:25:24), STARSET (1:39:13), Nevertel (1:53:19), FOXCULT (2:10:49), Dance Gavin Dance (2:26:19) & Royal Sorrow (2:45:30) plu...

August 2025 gave us some of the biggest names in metal dropping new albums forcing us to really pick and choose what to cover in this month's recap. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from PINKNOISE (55:22), Rivals (1:01:30), landless (1;09:07), Kingdom Of Giants (1:13:07), Fit For A King (1:21:17), Thousand Below (1:34:34), BABYMETAL (1:46:32), Attack Attack! (1:56:31), Sunsleep (2:08:...

July 2025 was unusually quiet regarding the quantity of new music for us to enjoy, but that doesn't mean it was entirely devoid of great music. In this episode we discuss new EPs and albums from NTH RD (1:19:01), Kami Kehoe (1:26:06), Bring Me The Horizon (1:32:27), dead7 (1:40:36) & Paul Bartolome (1:51:06) plus singles from Dayseeker, Rain City Drive, Of Mice & Men, Colorblind, blessthef...

June 2025 marks the halfway point of the year and where we really start to see a clearer picture of how the rest of this year will shake out. In this episode we discuss new EPs and Albums from sace6 (1:19:59), LIMBS (1:28:11), Archers (1:37:58), Jamie's Elsewhere (1:47:46), Badflower (1:55:20), Awaken I Am (2:10:29), Hot Milk (2:24:39) & Royale Lynn (2:37:12) plus singles from Charlotte Sa...

May 2025 was a historic month for the scene for one main reason: Sleep Token's brand new album Even In Arcadia (2:03:17) broke into the mainstream and charted #1 on Billboard. But, in this episode, we also touch on many other fantastic releases from the month including other EPs and albums from Nerv (1:46:10), Phantom Elite (1:53:21), Acres (1:59:10), Sleep Theory (2:38:50), NOVELISTS (2:51:10) an...

April 2025 continues a strong start to the year with a number of notable releases worth considering for our end of year lists. In this episode we discuss new EPs and Albums from nightlight (1:36:38), newshapes (1:45:04), Glasswaves (1:50:18), COLDSTATE (1:57:52), Lives Lost (2:02:12), Thornhill (2:05:38), Magnolia Park (2:16:25), LANDMVRKS (2:29:17) and About Monsters (2:43:42) plus singles from B...