A few weeks ago, Captain Content threw down a challenge to find great new music, and Kevin didn’t just step up—he delivered in spades. Typically, we recognize all of the amazing recorded output of the current year at the end of the year; however, there are just too many great releases this year to wait until December. We’re not even halfway through the year yet, and we already have all of these great tunes! Who was that said rock n’ roll was dead???

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show, Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection: an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week, we look at an amazing year of releases for the world of rock n’ punk n’ metal. We hope we turn you onto something new!

Songs this week include:

1. Starcrazy - “Prove Myself” from Prove Myself - Single (2026)
2. The Gems - “Stars” from Year Of The Snake (2026)
3. Bakko - “Do It For Me” from Another Sign Of The Decline (2026)
4. Sugar - “Long Live Love” from Long Live Love - Single (2026)
5. Tigercub - “Fall In Fall Out” from Nets To Catch The Wind (2026)
6. Jane And The Killer Queens - “Dumb Blonde” from Dumb Blonde - Single (2026)
7. Metal Church- “Deep Cover Shakedown” from Dead To Rights (2026)
8. Elder - “Through Zero” from Through Zero (2026)

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