New Music Friday: Fresh Faves of the Week - July 3rd, 2026 – What Songs Came Out This Week? (Find New Releases)

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JULY 3RD, 2026 –– Just in: all of your favorite new music releases and fresh faves in one place.

Lake Drive released 'Outta My Mind' this week, and let us tell you, this band has been a breath of fresh air to us and the scene. We've been keeping a close eye on their drops, and this track proves that they're not here to miss. The drop is energetic, catchy pop-punk at its finest.

A Top8 fave Addi John releases 'Start Again' and you can hear all of our thoughts on the awesome track right here. Trust us it's a good one and always worth the listen.

TX2 teamed up with legendary band Reel Big Fish on 'Evil is Contagious' – a unique sound for this TX2 drop with a ska-punk feel.

The Ritornello Form dropped their highly anticipated debut album Majority Rule and we had to add a track to our Fresh Faves (but think you should check out the full body of work – it won't disappoint anyone who is into 90s emo). 'This Is Our Timely Outfit' is sure to be on repeat forever.

Now onto our HEAVY HITTERS of the week:

The heavy hitters are definitely hitting this week Split Chain comes in with Headway - DLX bringing breakdowns and intense vocals for days. We also have Distant dropping All Will Be (N)One deathcore is alive and well that's for sure, these tracks will have you BBQing and two stepping at the same time (safely of course) enjoy the sun rays and we will see you next week.

Check out the full list of drops below:

Fave New Releases of the Week

1. Outta My Mind — Lake Drive

2. Start Again— Addi John

3. Evil is Contagious — TX2 & Reel Big Fish

4. Hurricane — Absent Colors

5. MISERY — Gone.

6. Tidal Waves — Future Palace

7. Fractures — SLEEPTALKER

8. My Mind — Blush

9. Pacing at Midnight — Days Of The New, Northlane

10. Lovely Day — Sylar

11. This Is Our Timely Outfit — The Ritornello Form

12. Cruel Summer — Sleep Theory

13. Want You — Halfway Down

14. Always You & I — Against The Current

15. AMERICAN BABY — Nightly

16. Projector — Wine Lips

17. People Pleaser — Library Card

18. Conviction — Deadweight

19. SAID WHAT I SAID — Hyphen

20. Killing Need — SKiRT.

21. Stay Still — Ice Sealed Eyes

22. Headway - DLX — Split Chain, Roman Candle

23. All Will Be (N)One — Distant (feat. Ricky Myers of Suffocation)

24. Becoming — venues

25. delirium — Haken

    
    

FRESH FAVES is a weekly updated Spotify playlist where we throw together some of the coolest recent drops strictly for your ears.

Featuring tunes in the emo, pop-punk, post-hardcore, and alternative-adjacent world, we're covering the entire scene. Make sure to stop by weekly; we'll update the playlist every Friday with our top favorites of the week.

From breakout singles to underrated drops, FRESH FAVES is your go-to place to discover the best new sounds worth spinning.

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