May 13, 2012 (Week Prior) - AbsolutePunk.net

Icarus The Owl - Love Always, Leviathan (release date: June 21st)
http://www.facebook.com/icarustheowl
Mathy Alternative Rock from Portland, OR (RIYL: Gatsby's American Dream, Thrice, Minus The Bear)

Lucy T - Murphy's Law (release date - 27th May 2012)
www.facebook.com/lucytuk
Alt from UK (RIYL: A Day To Remember, Alexisonfire, Story Of The Year)

Varjen - Hardland (Release date: 27.4.2012)
http://www.varjen.com/
Folk / Singer-Songwriter / Indie from Sweden (RIYL: The Tallest Man On Earth, Frank Turner, First Aid Kit)

Asino - Crudo (release date: May)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asino/233161613386023
Punk n Roll from Italy

D.B. Cooper Duo - D.B. Cooper Duo (release date: May 1, 2012)
http://www.dbcooperduo.com
Post-Hardcore from Indiana (RIYL: Dance Gavin Dance, Taking Back Sunday, The Bunny The Bear)

This Modern Life - This Modern Life (Release date-23/4/12)
www.facebook.com/thismodernlife
Rock / Pop-Punk / Alternative from Brighton, United Kingdom

Hounds - The Wicked (release date: 4th June 2012)
http://www.houndsmusic.com/
Punk from UK (RIYL: Prodigy)

Good Friend - Good Friend (release date: 01/05/2012)
http://goodfriend.bandcamp.com/
Punk Rock From Irelands/England (RIYL: The Gaslight Anthem, The Lawrence Arms, Hot Water Music, The Flatliners)

Brick + Mortar - Making Moves 7" (release date: June 19th)
www.BRMR.net
Indie Rock / Drum & Bass from Asbury Park, NJ

Spider Rockets - Bitten (release date 6/5/2012)
www.spiderrockets.com
Rock from NJ

Whitechapel - Whitechapel (release date 6/19/2012)
www.thediseased.com
Metal from TN (RIYL: Black Dahlia Murder, As I Lay Dying)

Live Fast Die Fast - The End Of What We Know (release date: June 2011)
www.facebook.com/lfdfofficial
Hardcore from NY (RIYL: Agnostic Front, Warzone, Sick of It All, Kid Dynamite)

Bearcat - Bearcat (release date: June 5th, 2012)
www.facebook.com/OfficialBearcat
Indie Pop from Florida (RIYL: Kate Nash, Fiona Apple, She & Him)

PK - The Lost Boy Sessions (release date: May 29th, 2012)
www.facebook.com/WeArePk
Alternative / Indie Pop from California (RIYL: The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Gaslight Anthem)

Paws - Misled Youth (release date: 6/26/2012)
www.wehavepaws.com
Rock from Glasgow, Scotland UK

Lay Siege - Obolus (release date - 6th August)
www.facebook.com/laysiege
Metal from UK (RIYL: Deftones, Devil Sold His Soul)

Corduroy Road - Two Step Silhouette (release date: June 19th, 2012)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12818/the-corduroy-road
Americana from Athens, GA (RIYL: The Avett Brothers, The Felice Brothers)

Childsplay - Righteous Rampage (release date: April 2nd 2012)
http://childsplaymusic.ca/index.php?...d=54&Itemid=60
Punk from Canada

Mutilation Rites - Empyrean (release date: May 22, 2012)
http://www.facebook.com/mutilationritesnyc
Black Metal / Crust Metal / Thrash Metal from Brooklyn, NY

Palo Verde - Zero Hour (release date: 3/20/2012)
http://paloverde.bandcamp.com/album/zero-hour
Metal / Grunge from Oregon (RIYL: Don Caballero, Shellac, Thrones)

Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods (release date: 5/8/12)
http://silversunpickups.com
Alternative from California (RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse)

Mark Weber - Parallel Lines (release date: May 8th)
http://theemarkweber.bandcamp.com
Progressive Rock from Chicago, IL (RIYL: Balance and Composure, Manchester Orchestra)

Shining - Lots of Girls Gonna Get Hurt (release date: 30th of May)
https://www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
Black Metal from Sweden

Kyle Adem - Armour (release date: July 24, 2012)
http://www.kyleadem.com/fr_home.cfm
Alt Folk from Tennessee (RIYL: Manchester Orchestra, Conor Oberst, The Mountain Goats)

The Revels - Keep The Dust Down (Release date: April 20th 2012)
www.therevelsmusic.com
Rock'n'Roll from Atlanta, Georgia (RIYL: The Raconteurs, Led Zeppelin, The Black Keys, BRMC, Tom Petty)

Take Heart - Foundations (release date: September 1 2012)
http://www.facebook.com/TAKEHEARTBC
Melodic Hardcore from Canada, BC

Lithium State - Can't Get Enough (Release date: 14th March 2012)
http://www.lithiumstate.com
Rock / Punk Rock from England (RIYL: The Offspring, Sum 41, Green Day)

Haley Bowery And The Manimals - Born Strange (release date: June 19th, 2012)
www.haleybowery.com/
Pop / Punk (RIYL: Alanis Morissette, Hole)

The Trip - The Trip (release date: April 10th 2012)
http://okgoodrecords.com/blog/2012/0...trip-the-trip/
Electropop / Funk from Australia (RIYL: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Script, Maroon 5)

Chad Scott - Set Yourself Free (release date: June 21st)
http://www.ChadScottMusic.com
Alternative Rock from California (RIYL: Jack Johnson, Michael Franti, Citizen Cope)

Lioness - The Golden Killer (release date: 5/8/12)
http://lionessmusic.com/
Basement Dance Party from Toronto, ON, Canada (RIYL: You Say Party, The Cult)

Dawns - Dawns (release date: June 20, 2012)
www.dawnsiscoming.com
Indie Rock from MN (RIYL: Siversun Pickups, Super Furry Animals)

Riverboat Gamblers - The Wolf You Feed (release date: May 22)
http://www.theriverboatgamblers.com/
Punk from Austin, TX (RIYL: Rocket From The Crypt, The Hives, Against Me!)

Turbonegro - Sexual Harrasment (Release date: June 13)
http://www.turbonegro.com/
Punk from Norway (RIYL: Turbonegro)

Alone At 3AM - Midwest Mess (release date: 5/8/12)
www.aloneat3am.bandcamp.com
Alt-Country / Rock / Punk from Cincinnati, OH (RIYL: Lucero, Gaslight Anthem, Tom Petty)

Aaron Freeman - Marvelous Clouds (release date: May 8, 2012)
www.aaronfreeman.net
Freak-Folk from PA (RIYL: Ween)

Mohican - Honest Red (Release Date: March 27, 2012)
http://mohican.bandcamp.com
Post Rock from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Captain and Jack - Transitions (release date: 4/24/2012)
www.captainandjack.bandcamp.com
Punk Rock / Post-Hardcore from TN

The Cory Smoot Experiment - When Worlds Collide (release date 6/5)
http://www.metalblade.com/smootfamilyfund/
Metal from Virginia (RIYL: GWAR)

Mercury Tide - Killing Saw (release date: 10th July 2012)
www.mercurytide.de
Heavy Metal from Germany (RIYL: Angel Dust, Bruce Dickinson, Dio, Nevermore)

Via Coma - Figures (release date: June 12th)
www.ViaComa.us
American Rock from Lafayette, CA

Te Odio Con Toda Mi Alma - Caverno and Disturbio Lunar
www.reverbnation.com/teodiocontodamialma
Alternative Rock from Argentina

Heartcakeparty - Mock Heroic (release date: July 17th, 2012)
www.facebook.com/HEARTCAKEPARTY
Post-Hardcore from Georgia (RIYL: The Word Alive, The Amity Affliction, A Day To Remember, We Came As Romans)

Summerfield - The Home I’ve Always Had (release date: August 25, 2011)
www.summerfield.bandcamp.com
Progressive Pop Punk / Indie / Ambient from Toledo, Ohio (RIYL: The Dangerous Summer, Moving Mountains)

This April Scenery - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder (Release date: 12 May, 2012)
http://www.thisaprilscenery.de/
Progressive / Indie / Rock from Germany

Stepdad - Wildlife Pop (release date: 6/12)
http://tellallyourfriendspr.createse...kk-pfduiruk-i/
Pop from Chicago

Damn It To Hell - Safe And Happy (release date: May 25th)
http://www.facebook.com/damnittohell
Alternative from Cincinnati, Ohio (RIYL: Nirvana, The Pixies, Third Eye Blind, Modest Mouse, Foo Fighters)

The Dropper's Neck - The Dropper's Neck (release date - 12.05.12)
www.facebook.com/thedroppersneck
Rock from UK (RIYL: Queens of the Stone Age / Foo Fighters)

The Best Of The Worst - Grand Slam (Release date: April 18th, 2012)
http://communityrecords.org/releases...grand-slam-ep/
Punk / Ska / Hardcore from New Jersey

Old Bricks - City Lights (release date: May 8, 2012)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12658/old-bricks
Alternative Rock from North Carolina (RIYL: Bright Eyes, Phosphorescent)

Yersinia - Fraktaler and Aldrig Mera Vinter (release date: May 11, 2012)
www.yersinia.se/fraktaler
Hardcore from Uppsala, Sweden

The Blakes - Art of Losses (release date: July 24, 2012)
www.theblakesband.com
Indie Rock / Pop from WA (RIYL: Fountains of Wayne, Jimmy Eat World

Is It Is - Hollyhocks (release date: 01 March 2012)
http://www.isitismusic.com
Noise Rock from Missouri (RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, The Cure)

Smith & Mighty - The Three Stripe Collection (release date: 14th May)
www.bristolarchiverecords.com
Trip Hop from Bristol, UK (RIYL: Massive Attack, Talisman)

Under The Bridge - Squirt! (release date: June 23, 2012)
https://www.facebook.com/utbofficial
Alt / Melodic Punk from Virginia

Raindance - New Blood (release date: May 19, 2012)
http://raindancehc.bandcamp.com
Hardcore from Massachusetts (RIYL: Converge/Poison the Well/108/early Every Time I Die)

Young Lungs - Blood on the Streets (release date: May 15, 2012)
http://younglungs.bandcamp.com/
Post-Punk from Montreal, Canada (RIYL: Gang of Four, Pixies, Hives, Talking Heads)

Irene & The Sleepers - Trouble in the Middle of the Night
www.ireneandthesleepers.com
Rock and Roll from Louisiana (RIYL: Tom Petty, Foo Fighters, Jack White, simplicity)

Moostache - Anything, Alone (release date: 5/7/12)
http://moostache.bandcamp.com/album/anything-alone
Indie Rock from California (RIYL: Supergrass, Portugal. The Man, The Kinks)

The Toy Dolls - The Album After The Last One (release date: Europe - 26.03.2012, US – 16.03.2012)
http://www.thetoydolls.com/
Punk Rock from England/UK (RIYL: The Xmas single- Credit Crunch Christmas, Dirty Doreen, Decca’s Drinkin’ Dilemma)

Let It Happen - It Hurts But It's Worth It (release date: November 22, 2011)
www.letithappenband.com
Pop-Rock from Cincinnati, Ohio (RIYL: The Swellers, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore)

The Appleseed Collective - Baby to Beast (release date: July 17, 2012)
http://www.theappleseedcollective.com/fr_home.cfm
Americana / Folk-Jazz from Michigan (RIYL: Devil Makes Three, Punch Brothers, Django Reinhardt)

Hopeless Passion - Untitled (release date: 5/7/12)
https://play.google.com/store/music/...kbzrnorzvnulai
Pop / Punk / Rap from California (RIYL: Blink-182, Eminem, Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday)

My Arcadia - Stay (release date: 5/22/12)
www.thisismyarcadia.com
Rock from New York (RIYL: Circa Survive, TREOS)

Modern Baseball / Marietta - Couples Therapy Split (release date: 10 May 2012)
www.facebook.com/modernbaseball
Indie Punk from Pennsylvania

Chasing Skylines - Hour Glass Lives (release date - 1st June 2012)
www.facebook.com/chasingskylinesuk
Alt Rock from Birmingham, UK (RIYL: 30 Seconds to Mars, Deaf Havana, Lower Than Atlantis)