This week’s New Noise: Weekly Music Highlights brings a stacked lineup of fresh releases across rock, metal, R&B and pop. From fiery singles to emotionally charged albums, we’ve rounded up the best new tracks you need to hear. Dive in and discover what’s making noise this week.

Australian indie outfit The Temper Trap have officially returned with their brand-new single, ‘Lucky Dimes,’ marking their first original release in nearly a decade. The track ends a long silence from the indie-rock favourites, whose last album Thick as Thieves dropped back in 2016.

The Aces return with their most confident and celebratory work yet in Gold Star Baby, a glitter-soaked, disco-pop album that embraces queer joy, self-expression, and emotional liberation. Released on August 15 via SoundOn, the record marks a vibrant shift for the band - one that trades past introspection for full-blown euphoria, without losing depth.

Fast-rising Leicester trio Mouth Culture keep their momentum going strong with the release of their latest single ‘Regret 101’, out today via InVogue Records, accompanied by a punchy new music video.

English singer‑songwriter dodie has officially announced her second solo album, Not For Lack Of Trying, due for release on 3 October 2025. The record follows her 2021 debut Build A Problem and her work with indie-pop collective FIZZ on their 2023 project The Secret To Life.

British rock band Black Honey have unveiled their hotly anticipated fourth album, Soak - a fearless, emotionally charged record that finds strength in vulnerability and thrives on dynamic extremes. From gothic grit to psychedelic haze and moments of aching tenderness, Soak is driven entirely by instinct, with frontwoman Izzy B. Phillips at the helm - unapologetic, raw, and commanding as ever.

Nottingham pop-punk outfit As December Falls have today unleashed their highly-anticipated new album, Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine. Packed with raw emotion, anthemic hooks, and the band’s signature fiery energy, the release marks a bold new chapter for the rising UK four-piece.

British metal outfit ACRES have announced an extended edition of their acclaimed album The Host, set for release on 26 September via Solid State Records. Acting as both a continuation and a completion of the original record, the expanded version includes three brand-new tracks that further explore the album's emotional and sonic depth.

Austin, Texas-based quartet Colorblind - featuring vocalist Travis Moseley, drummer Tyler Moseley, bassist Nicholas Asper, and guitarist Justin Page - have announced their upcoming EP Who Sold You This Truth, due out 12 September via Solid State Records.

UK R&B artist Mahalia has released her new EP Luvergirl today 15 August 2025, marking a liberating and deeply personal return to her Jamaican roots, crafted amid creative inspiration drawn from the UK, Jamaica, and St. Vincent. The seven-track collection is a vibrant exploration of feminine agency, where Mahalia confidently reclaims control in love and life, unchecked by societal judgments. Co-written with collaborators like Eric IV, BenjiFlow, and Savannah Jada, the EP reflects her most culturally connected, sonically bold era yet.

The two-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band I Prevail has dropped their latest single, ‘Annihilate Me’ - the fourth track unveiled from their upcoming album, Violent Nature, due out 19 September 2025, via Fearless Records. Alongside the release, the band also shared a lyric video.

Santa Cruz hardcore outfit DRAIN have unleashed ‘Who’s Having Fun?’ - the latest single from their upcoming album …IS YOUR FRIEND, set for release on 7 November 2025, via Epitaph. It’s the only track on the record that features frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro singing, with high-energy shredding throughout that ultimately erupts into his signature growls.