News · September 26, 2026

The most DIY comeback of the year

No label, no management, and a singer who came back from a stroke to finish it. Hollow Front's DIY comeback is the real deal.

This one got me right in the chest.

Hollow Front just announced their fourth album, No Love Without Despair, out December 11. No label. No management. Recorded, funded, and released entirely by the band themselves.

And the kicker:

vocalist Dakota Alvarez is back. He's been dealing with medical issues from an ischemic stroke, stepped away from guitar duties, and still came home to finish this record with his band. Their words: 'The fact that this album exists feels like a miracle.'

Twelve tracks, including the new single So Long To Yesterday. When a band bets on itself like this, the least the rest of us can do is pre-order the thing and show up. HF forever, indeed.

Photo: Eric Overway via AltWire

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