{"id":2387022,"date":"2026-04-24T07:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2387022"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:11:39","slug":"new-music-friday-featuring-the-amity-affliction-windwaker-and-sonic-reducer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-featuring-the-amity-affliction-windwaker-and-sonic-reducer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday featuring The Amity Affliction, Windwaker and Sonic Reducer &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday.<\/h2>\n<p>The weekend\u2019s within arm\u2019s reach and we\u2019ve made it, friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<p>Before we\u00a0clock off\u00a0and shut our laptops, we\u2019ve rounded up\u00a0standout new releases\u00a0from here and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/new-music-friday-featuring\/\">across the ditch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_385403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-385403\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-385403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Aurora &amp; The Southern Lights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">The Amity Affliction \u2013 House of Cards<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Amity Affliction lean into reinvention on <em>House of Cards<\/em>, their most personal and punishing record yet. With new clean vocalist Jonny Reeves in the mix, the band sharpen both melody and brutality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s grief-driven, deeply introspective, and still hits with the kind of force that\u2019s defined their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/masayoshi-takanaka-setlist-2026-super-takanaka-world-live-tour\/\">legacy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: House of Cards\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5V0ZWdLXKyHg9Ry1tRhVv5?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Windwaker ft. RinRin \u2013 \u2018click.\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windwaker keep pushing their glitchy, hyperactive take on metalcore with \u2018click.\u2019, and it\u2019s a lot \u2013 in a good way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RinRin slots in seamlessly, adding to the chaos. It\u2019s loud, messy, and very online, leaning into that sensory overload rather than pulling back from it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: click. (feat. RinRin)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3Ga4nHApi5kHh1fpZJkJoq?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Sonic Reducer \u2013 \u2018Song For Steven\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2018Song For Steven\u2019 sees Sonic Reducer slow things down just enough to get a bit darker. It\u2019s still scrappy, still rough around the edges, but there\u2019s more space here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feels like a band figuring out how to stretch their sound without losing what makes them work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Song For Steven\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7s1z5Ck51Uhsegaw4R4TeD?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Max Aurora &amp; The Southern Lights \u2013 \u2018How I Know It\u2019s Right\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Max Aurora leans into that push-pull of heartbreak and clarity here. Big guitars, big feelings, but it never tips over into melodrama. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s something satisfying about how it balances chaos with control \u2013 like it\u2019s just holding itself together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: How I Know It's Right\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5qFXE9cWZmpGZQXfxxnoHC?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">e4444e \u2013 \u2018Ghost \/ Embers\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romy Church continues to blur the edges of indie with \u2018Ghost \/ Embers\u2019, two tracks that feel intimate and slightly off-centre. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s quiet, a bit strange, and sits somewhere between folk and warped bedroom pop. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are a total mood that slowly get under your skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ghost \/ Embers\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2GncSUchBvdU6DIkSbWet0?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Alumnye \u2013 Funky Karts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perth duo Alumnye blur the lines on this slick, shape-shifting cut, pulling from Southern hip-hop, garage and electronic textures without losing grip. It\u2019s confident and cohesive, with enough bite to stand out while still feeling effortless. A strong, genre-dodging track that marks them as ones to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: FUNKY KARTS\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1mZYqHe4kMFkIPDoudDvb5?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Pavey Ark \u2013 More Time, More Speed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pavey Ark\u2019s new album leans into that cinematic indie-folk space \u2013 soft, detailed, and thoughtfully put together. Recorded in a farm building, which kind of tracks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s reflective without dragging, and the arrangements give everything room to breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: More Time, More Speed\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4Fl5aqEvpKnrr4PZuDZ8e3?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Takara \u2013 \u2018Mona Lisa\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2018Mona Lisa\u2019 feels like Takara fully stepping into her thing. It\u2019s smooth, confident, and a little bit untouchable \u2013 pulling from R&amp;B, Afrobeat and alt-pop without overcomplicating it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playful, but very intentional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Mona Lisa\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7ALczLytJXhwmsSIF3pSyV?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">FRIDAY* \u2013 \u2018just you\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0FRIDAY* comes back with something a bit bigger and more cinematic. \u2018just you\u2019 leans into contrast \u2013 soft, emotional moments against heavier, more layered production. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s dramatic, but it works, especially when it dips into those nostalgic textures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: just you\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1K6IQTthStm69AL3z0gQXr?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Jasmine Golden \u2013 \u2018Draw You\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2018Draw You\u2019 is bright, busy, and built around collaboration. The brass, the vocals, the scale of it all \u2013 it feels like a lot of moving parts, but it holds together. Underneath it, it\u2019s still just a solid indie-pop song about connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Draw You\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/57QbpXrLvqHw7L31YvWhC4?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">ELTAKCHI \u2013 Big Dream Baby<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Justine Eltakchi\u2019s debut Big Dream Baby lands without a huge fuss, but it sticks. \u2018Daughters and Sons\u2019 with Casey Donovan is a clear standout, but the whole record leans into family, identity and where you come from. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s thoughtful, grounded, and easy to sit with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: BIG DREAM BABY\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3oMUwa6i09mR4g1PblYz0U?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Joan &amp; The Giants \u2013 \u2018Mamma Don\u2019t Cry\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This one hits pretty directly. \u2018Mamma Don\u2019t Cry\u2019 is built around a heavy story, but it doesn\u2019t overplay it. There\u2019s a softness to how it unfolds \u2014 moving from something painful into something a bit more hopeful without forcing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Mamma Don't Cry\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1OBroKeyQMXJH3O1vzDc2o?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '709400348429047');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1202846161482324');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source happymag.tv \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday. 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