Zmack isn't new to music, just new to putting it out this way. There's a kind of music that only makes sense once you know where it's from. Rustbelt Rejects, the debut album from Akron artist Zmack, is one of those records. Released on January 8, 2026, it doesn't sound like it was made to chase a trend. It sounds like it was made in a basement in Northeast Ohio, by someone who wasn't thinking about charts at all. Zmack has spent years working things out quietly, mostly with h