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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 (2:16:51) plus singles from Nevertel, Polaris, Royal Sorrow, Spiritbox, Northlane & more! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SNurmBBo1zLZ7jd7YURuo?si=2c2e83e451714cfe Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

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, Blind Channel, Wage War, nightlight & more! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tADyxu8fkEBvCxr8fxZtJ?si=38076872c88749df Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 & others. All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6m9Yi3k0TQ5PzycoQzxhsK?si=a243c5d3ed6740e0 Follow us: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 single 'hell of it' which will be played on their headline tour! This podcast is a collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcore, post hardcore, and more. Follow Rain Division: https://raindivisionrock.com/ Follow us: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: ⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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, metalcore, post hardcore, and more. Follow Les Palms:https://www.lespalms.com/ Follow us: https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_ https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_ https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution Thanks for listening!

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 Fall & more! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4B5khfEDyMVs1wHFdbttGR?si=8ac8ed5cff814b7d Follow us: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠https://slip.stream⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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) plus singles from Colorblind, SENNA, nightlife, Like Moths To Flames, Holding Absence, Future Palace & others! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14nA7vATAy3PRBfTBJuagX?si=2924127f104a45cb Follow us: https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_ https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_ https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution Thanks for listening!

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, Nevertel, Kami Kehoe & others! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14nA7vATAy3PRBfTBJuagX?si=2924127f104a45cb Follow us: https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_ https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_ https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution Thanks for listening!

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! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zXaIEhU3Psa3trvBAZq1I?si=2cb487ff92944c3d Follow us: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 collaboration between 4 friends who all share relatively similar music tastes ranging from hard rock, metalcore, post hardcore, and more. Follow nightlight: https://www.nightlight.au/ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 Grace amongst other single releases from the month as well! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wxHbXUEhhbeVgNaEHTynx?si=3a936f30c14f47f7 Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0oVXBMqHDqSkfoBtGTi6bP?si=9d68192027824722 Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠⁠⁠ Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream⁠⁠⁠ Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution⁠ Thanks for listening!

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 Sands, Silent Planet, Tom Morello & more! All music discussed this month can be found in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0oVXBMqHDqSkfoBtGTi6bP?si=9d68192027824722 Follow us: https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindradio https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_ https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_ https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Lock And Load" Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: https://slip.stream/tracks/49ecc33e-33f1-45b0-88e7-3fe71f4fc951?utm_source=attribution Thanks for listening!

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/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠ Intro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Drop For Drop" Music provided by: Slipstream Music ⁠https://slipstreammusic.com⁠ Author: Cedar Veils Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: Lock And Load Music provided by: Slipstream Music ⁠https://slipstreammusic.com⁠ Author: Klaatu Verada Necktie Thanks for listening!

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 Top 5 EPs of 2025 (44:43). We'll reveal each of our full Top 10 EPs lists before mentioning each of our favorite EPs released this year. Follow us: ⁠https://twitter.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hivemindradio_⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/hivemindradio⁠ Intro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: "Drop For Drop" Music provided by: Slipstream Music ⁠https://slipstreammusic.com⁠ Author: Cedar Veils Outro Theme song licensed from slip.stream: Track: Lock And Load Music provided by: Slipstream Music ⁠https://slipstreammusic.com⁠ Author: Klaatu Verada Necktie Thanks for listening!