Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with 8 new albums out today for you to check out – 311, Bastille, Beach Weather, Pixies, Peach Pit, Soccer Mommy, Amyl And The Sniffers, and Thunder Jackson.

I have new singles queued up for you to listen & download this week from 311, twenty one pilots, Culture Wars, Don’t Believe In Ghosts, and Autopilot below on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads.

Audacy/Sacramento names Aaron Miller VP/Market Manager replacing Stacey Kauffman. Get the scoop in Alternative News.

Jason Squires from KFRR/Fresno checks in after a lunchtime New Rock 104.1 Soundhouse with AWOLNATION on Wednesday. Wait till you see the jersey Aaron Bruno is wearing. Todd Sievers from CO5 Music took 311 to SiriusXM earlier this week to give Chris Patyk the 411 on Full Bloom (out today). It all #HAPPENS on Alternative Photos.

A quick Halloween programming note: Skratch N Sniff has a “311 Halloween All Mixed Up” Special airing this weekend with re-runs available through Halloween. Nick Hexum from 311 joins Malcolm Ryker and Allison Hagendorf will get things all mixed up for two hours, including music from the new 311 album, Full Bloom. Hit up Doug Ingold at Compass Media at dingold@compassmedianetworks.com to get Skratch N Sniff’s “311 Halloween All Mixed Up” Special on your station. 

Let’s dig in on the latest new music that needs to be on your radar.

ALTERNATIVE NEW MUSIC DISCOVERY  

311 “Full Bloom” (SKP) 

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Omaha, Nebraska 5-piece 311 released “Full Bloom” overnight. It’s the title track that arrives at the same time as the band’s 14th album. 

311 lead singer/guitarist Nick Hexum said, “This is the first song written for the new batch. I wanted to make an energetic riff-rocker that starts out funky and chill and then builds up to a banging chorus. Lyrically, it’s about maintaining some innocence and sense of wonder and not becoming jaded. One can decide that they’re in the prime of their life and choose to live in full bloom.” 

311 is hosting “Skratch N Sniff” Halloween Special this weekend with re-runs through Halloween. In 2025, is the 311 Cruise on March 26-31, 311 is playing Sick New World in Las Vegas on April 12th, and 311’s 30th Anniversary of the Blue Album is July 11th.

twenty one pilots “Routines In The Night” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) 

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Columbus, OH duo twenty one pilots released their new single “Routines In The Night” on October 23rd. 

It follows multiple #1 Alternative singles “Overcompensate” and “The Craving” from the band’s 7th album, Clancy, which is nearing Gold status 6 months after release. “Routines In The Night” arrives at radio with over 55M streams.

The Clancy World Tour resumes November 17th in New Zealand. Find the tour dates HERE.

Culture Wars “It Hurts” (Pool Toys) 

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Austin 5-piece Culture Wars released “It Hurts” on October 23rd. 

It’s the follow up single to “Heaven” from the band’s debut album, if not now, when? that was recorded at Sonic Ranch Recording Studio, on a massive pecan farm 30 minutes outside of El Paso, Texas. 

Culture Wars lead singer Alex Dugan says, “It Hurts is about the intolerable drunk woman at the end of the bar at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Drunk, divorced, trying to maintain her lifestyle while looking for her next husband. She makes bad jokes, says unknowingly offensive things, and tries to smile her way through life doing the best she can, the only way she knows how.” 

Don’t Believe In Ghosts “Brooklyn Baby” (Mindful Recordings)

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New York City 3-piece Don’t Believe In Ghosts released “Brooklyn Baby” today. The song was co-written and produced by Grammy-winning producer Ken Lewis (X Ambassadors, FUN.) and it captures the energy and allure of the city. 

The group is led by singer, songwriter, and producer Steven Nathan, who had this to say about the new single “Brooklyn Baby”: “Brooklyn Baby, is about those who leave everything behind to chase their dreams in NYC.” 

The band’s last album was Solutions in 2021 and featured the single “Put Your Head Back.” The mantra for Don’t Believe In Ghosts is “Don’t give energy to the ghosts of your past.” The band’s forward-thinking attitude focuses on creating music that connects emotionally while looking toward the future.

Autopilot “Here Comes The Pressure” (Desert Cat Records) 

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Canadian 3-piece Autopilot released “Here Comes The Pressure” on October 21st via Unleashed Music. It’s the title track from the Saskatoon-based band’s newest album released on October 18th. 

Lead singer Marlon Harder says, “’Here Comes the Pressure’ is about the anxieties we experience in a world full of pressures and how we do our best to handle it, get through it, and focus on the things that matter most.” 

Autopilot has November US tour dates. Find the tour dates HERE. 

New Music Friday #Happens 

NEW ALBUMS OUT TODAY

311 – Full Bloom (SKP)

Amyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness (Amyl And The Sniffers)

Bastille – & (Republic)

Beach Weather – Melt (Arista)

Peach Pit – Magpie (Columbia)

Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came (BMG)

Soccer Mommy – Evergreen (Loma Vista/Concord)

Thunder Jackson – Hello Stranger (Vero Music)

MORE ALT ALBUMS HERE

GOING FOR ADDS

Impacting Next Week (10/29):

Bishop Briggs “My Serotonin” (Virgin)

The Head And The Heart “Arrow” (Interscope)

twenty one pilots “Routines In The Night” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)