New York folk rock project Fish Hunt, led by Lucy Mondello, has released a new single, “Monkey See Monkey Do,” ahead of its third studio album, Life, due October 23 via VHS Records. The song features pianist Tex Patrello and marks Mondello’s first fingerpicking composition, inspired, according to the artist, by her frustration with current U.S. politics.

The album was recorded at VHS Studios in Brooklyn and includes contributions from Melaina Kol, Boone Patrello of Teethe, Joe Taurone of Bruiser and Bicycle, and Dan Poppa of People I Love. An earlier single, the title track “Life,” arrived in August alongside a music video.

Fish Hunt will play a series of shows in New York and Los Angeles this fall, including a September 26 date at Union Pool with Alexalone, Proun and Laveda, and two dates at VHS Studios in October and November alongside Melaina Kol, Chatterton, Tex Patrello and Weatherday.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Kenzie Davis.

Los Angeles indie rock artist brookelen has released “omen,” a single accompanied by a music video featuring Jessicka Addams of Jack Off Jill and Scarling. The track is the latest preview of brookelen’s third EP, “dark side of the sun,” due October 23 via Soliloquy Records.

According to the announcement, the song was written after the artist learned of an ex-boyfriend’s engagement, and explores themes of self-actualization, independence and queerness through witch-rock imagery. The video was shot at Addams’ home in Los Angeles and depicts symbolic imagery including a wedding dress that Addams cuts the artist out of during the video.

The six-track EP was engineered by Claire Morrison, known for her work with Goon, with additional production and mixing by Pearce Gronek, who has worked with Hudson Freeman, Miya Folick and Paper Lady. The project marks brookelen’s first release with Soliloquy Records, an independent Nashville-founded label started in 2025 by Jacob Kolb, following her prior EPs “time to go” and “going, going, gone.”

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Romy Bayhack.

Polyphia has released “With Eyes To See,” the third single from its upcoming fifth studio album, “Be Not Afraid,” due October 23 via Rise Records. The track arrives with a music video that the band describes as juxtaposing dreamlike visuals with references to real-world events.

The single follows earlier releases “Can You Feel It” and “Power In The Blood.” The band recorded the new album over 2024 and 2025 across Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas with co-producer RJ Pasin and guitarist Spiro Dussias. Guitarist Tim Henson said the album moves between uplifting and unsettling extremes, adding that some passages still unnerve him on playback.

Polyphia will tour the UK and Europe this November and December with support from Perturbator and RJ Pasin, followed by a North American leg beginning in February 2027 with support acts including Ladrones, RJ Pasin and, on select dates, Intervals. The band’s 2022 album “Remember That You Will Die” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart and entered the top 40 of the Billboard 200.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Dayna Travers, bigpicturemediaonline.com.

G Flip’s “Bed On Fire” has held the top spot on Australia’s airplay chart for two months, a run that traces back to a television sync placement that helped ignite the track’s momentum.

The song has since gained further exposure through a high-profile placement tied to the AFL Grand Final, adding to its commercial run and outperforming other contenders on the chart during its stay at number one.

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