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• Nothing But Thieves Have Decided the Album Title Comes FirstStray Dogs treats a phrase like a foundation, not a finishing touch, and the whole record was reportedly built around it.
• Split Chain Turned Their Debut Into a 26-Track Hardcore Reunionmotionblur [DELUXE] doesn't just reissue the Bristol nu-gaze quintet's first album — it drags half a scene into it.
• The Haunt Turn Ghost Into a Sibling Standoff You Can Dance ToAna and Max Haunt trade vocal jabs on their new single and set October 30 for the alt-rock duo's next full-length.
• Twin Atlantic Put All Four Founders Back in the Room for Separation From The AnimalsTheir eighth album is also their first real reunion in years — and the timing says something.
• Unpeople's Debut Album We Are Unpeople Turns Their Name Into an ArgumentA four-piece UK alt-rock band spends twelve tracks insisting on togetherness, starting from a name built on erasing the self.
• Zach John King's I'm What You Get Is a Debut Built Like a Victory LapA Fayetteville, Georgia native turns his first studio album into a 20-track argument for staying power.