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Liner Notes (September 20th, 2019)
Happy Blink-182 day.
In this week’s newsletter, I celebrate the release of new Blink-182 music, share some thoughts on the new album from Tegan and Sara, and offer random thoughts about the other albums I spent some time with this week. I also go through my weekly media diet and share a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Stars Announce “Best Of” Collection
Ruston Kelly Covers Wheatus
Ruston Kelly has shared the live version of his cover of “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus.
New Jimmy Eat World Coming Next Week
Jimmy Eat World’s new single will be titled “All the Way (Stay)” and released next week.
City and Colour – “Astronaut” Video
City and Colour has shared a video for “Astronaut.”
Bayside Announce New Album; Release New Video
Bayside’s new album, Interrobang, will be released on October 4th. Today they’ve shared a video for the title track and pre-orders are now up.
Blink-182 Play Saint Vitus
Blink-182 performed a small show at Brooklyn venue Saint Vitus on Thursday night for Spotify. The live stream is available to watch on YouTube, but people that were at the show say the sound was way better live.
Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers Debut New Duet
Zach Galifianakis’ Between Two Ferns: The Movie is out today on Netflix and there’s a scene in a bar (~44 minutes in) where The National frontman Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers are in a bar band and duetting on a new song they wrote for the movie called “Walking On A String.” The song will be released as a single on October 17th via Dead Oceans.
Man With a Mission – “86 Missed Calls”
Man With a Mission have released their new song “86 Missed Calls” featuring Patrick Stump.
Steve Sign With I Surrender Records
Cursive – “Black Hole Town”
Cursive have released the new song “Black Hole Town.”
Lights – “Long Live”
Hailee Steinfeld – “Afterlife”
Hailee Steinfeld has released the new song “Afterlife.”
The Ataris Release ‘Hang Your Head in Hope’ to Streaming Services
The Ataris’ Hang Your Head in Hope is now available on all digital streaming services.
Green Day – “Father of All…” Video
Green Day have released a video for “Father of All…”
Maroon 5 – “Memories”
Mayday Parade Release ‘Sunnyland’ B-Sides
Mayday Parade have released new b-sides from Sunnyland on all streaming services.
Tegan and Sara – “Don’t Believe The Things They Tell You (They Lie)”
Tegan and Sara have shared the new song “Don’t Believe The Things They Tell You (They Lie).”
The Killers Cover The Cars
The Killers covered The Cars’ “My Best Friend’s Girl” at a recent live performance.