The Panic Manual

Song of the Day: Nabihah Iqbal – Heaven Can Wait

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30 Oct 2026

Paul

“Heaven Can Wait” is the latest single from the British-born but now New York-based artist Nabihah Iqbal, out now via Ghostly International. Check it out.

Song of the Day: Kyla Marlena – In Paint

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28 Oct 2026

Paul

“In Paint” is the latest single from Toronto-based cellist and songwriter Kyla Marlena, taken off her upcoming debut album Hold Time, out November 6th via Idee Fixe. Check it out.

Song of the Day: Imperial Teen – A Single Chair

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27 Oct 2026

Paul

“A Single Chair” is the latest single from San Francisco’s Imperial Teen, taken off their new album All Over You, out now via Merge Records. Check it out.

Concert Review: Unholy Grave, October 25, The Garrison

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26 Oct 2026

Paul

Nagoya grindcore stalwarts Unholy Grave have been around since the early ’90s and they’re still going strong. In town to play a “hangover grind” show as part of the weekend’s Town of Hardcore festival (the bulk of which took place at the Lithuanian House and featured acts such as Youth of Today and Fucked Up), the band certainly made a strong impression at The Garrison on Sunday night, headlining an all-grind lineup that also included MUECO, T.O.A.D. and Last Will.

Vocalist Takaho Komatsu is a compelling frontman. He mostly stuck to the genre’s familiar repertoire of guttural growls but occasionally stepped outside the standard grindcore playbook with a few other tricks, including a cleaner vocal register that at times brought Jello Biafra to mind, as well as the occasional unhinged “muahaha” that suggested either a cackling old-time movie villain or a particularly amped-up Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. For their part, his bandmates hit just as hard, laying down some short and sweet blasts of musical chaos. After 30-plus years and many, many releases, Unholy Grave proved that the old guys can still grind, having lost none of their appetite for sonic destruction.

Song of the Day: Porcelain – DSD

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23 Oct 2026

Paul

Today sees the release of Today’s Minor Victories, the second full-length album from Austin post-hardcore band Porcelain. “DSD” is the latest single from the album, a driving, propulsive number. Check it out.

Today’s Minor Victories is out now via TODO Records.

Song of the Day: Warpaint – New Song (Live in Dallas, 2024)

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22 Oct 2026

Paul

Warpaint are one of the best live acts I’ve seen in recent years. On record, their sound is impressive enough, but in concert is where they really shine. So it’s no big surprise that the LA quartet will soon be releasing Artifact, their first live album, and first full-length since 2022’s Radiate Like This. Check out the live version of “New Song,” recorded in concert in Dallas in 2024.

Artifact is out December 11 via Rough Trade Records.