Real Friends will release their new album, Composure, on July 13th. They’ve also debuted the new song “Smiling on the Surface” and pre-orders are now up.
Belmont Release Announce New Album; Release New Video
Belmont have announced that their upcoming, self-titled, full-length album will be out on August 17th through Mutant League Records. A video for the first single, “Hollowed Out,” was just released and exclusive pre-order bundles are now available.
Hailed by Rock Sound Magazine as “quite possibly the next great pop-punk band,” Belmont is stepping up to the plate with their debut self-titled full-length album which is slated to hit stores on August 17th. Belmont spent the better part of the last two years racking up miles and fans through constant touring with the likes of Have Mercy, Hot Mulligan, Capstan, and more in promotion of their previous release Between You & Me. The EP was celebrated by fans and critics alike, gaining millions of streams and views across digital music platforms. As a shining example of what’s to come; Belmont’s new single “Hollowed Out” touts a superior level of musicianship for the band. The forthcoming album was mixed and mastered by Dan Korneff (Breaking Benjamin, Paramore) and engineered by Jason Inguagiato at Graphic Nature Studio.
You’ll find the album track listing and upcoming tour dates below.
Bands on TV: Week of June 18th
The notable artists on your television this week include: Mike Shinoda (Fallon; 6/19), Brockhampton (Fallon; 6/20), Dave Matthews Band (Fallon; 6/21), Walk the Moon (Colbert; 6/19), Death Cab for Cutie (Colbert; 6/21), Kacey Musgraves (Meyers; 6/20), and Neon Trees (Kelly & Ryan; 6/20).
Dave Matthews Band Top the Charts
Dave Matthews Band have the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which was released on June 8 via Bama Rags/RCA Records, earned 292,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 285,000 were in traditional album sales — the biggest sales week for a rock album in over four years.
This Wild Life – “Headfirst” Video
This Wild Life released a music video for “Headfirst.”
Brian Fallon and Craig Finn Announce Tour
Brian Fallon and Craig Finn have announced some tour dates together.
Against Me! Recording New Songs
Laura Jane Grace has shared on social media that Against Me! are recording some new songs.
Elvis Costello Announces New Tour
Elvis Costello has announced some new tour dates. All tickets purchased will come with a copy of his new, currently untitled, album.
Beach House – “Black Car” Video
Beach House have released a video for “Black Car.”
Beyoncé and Jay-Z Release New Album
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Foxing Announce New Album; Release New Video
Panic! At the Disco – “King of the Clouds”
Panic! at the Disco have released the new song “King of the Clouds.”
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Review: Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic
The circumstances behind Mike Shinoda’s debut solo album, Fort Minor not included, could have been more desirable. Shinoda’s longtime bandmate, and best friend, Chester Bennington lost his battle with depression and you can feel each and every emotion that goes along with the loss on the Post Traumatic LP. Previously, Shinoda had released the Post Traumatic EP, which has the opening three tracks from this album, only to later announce he was going to release a full-length album to help gain closure on Bennington’s untimely death.
Many of these intensely personal tracks are very hard to listen to, as they sound like pages ripped directly out of a private journal of someone who is devastated by the loss of a close friend. Shinoda does an excellent job of encompassing the wide spectrum of thoughts that go along with a sudden loss, and the depth that he goes into on this album on describing exactly what he is going through are simultaneously heartbreaking and remarkable at the same time.
Review: Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
People often (mistakenly) interpret the Father John Misty persona as being cover for Josh Tillman to be some sort of “holier-than-thou” troll, thus missing the bigger picture on his third album, the 76-minute opus Pure Comedy. The follow-up to Comedy, however, is the polar opposite – God’s Favorite Customer is a concise ten track effort that clocks in under 40 minutes and peels back the Misty avatar to reveal a wounded, introspective Tillman. It takes courage to be this vulnerable – especially when Tillman has spent the last three albums examining and critiquing the world and culture around him. But on his fourth album under the Misty moniker, Tillman takes a step back from that macro view of everything around him and turned his gaze insular, resulting in the most heartbreaking record of 2018.
Review: Steve Moakler – Born Ready
Steve Moakler loves to sing for the everyman.
That’s what drove much of his last LP, last year’s stellar Steel Town. It was all over 2014’s almost-as-good Wide Open, especially songs like “Humble Operations” and “Rather Make a Living.” It was certainly there in “Riser,” the song that he and Travis Meadows wrote for Dierks Bentley back in 2014—and the song Bentley loved so much that he built an entire album around it. Like Bruce Springsteen, someone who has become an increasingly evident influence on Moakler’s music over the course of his last three albums, Moakler has a talent for finding beauty in unexpected, unglamorous places.
“Finding beauty in unexpected and unglamorous places” is more or less the mission statement of Born Ready, Moaker’s second album in 15 months. The title track and leadoff single is about long-haul truckers, while early highlight “Breaking New Ground” turns hard labor into a metaphor for perseverance and resilience. Even the album’s big love story song gets the title “One of the Boys,” underlining the everyman theme further.
Frank Turner Releases Acoustic “Little Changes”
Frank Turner has released an acoustic version of “Little Changes” on streaming platforms.
Lights and Motion – “A Flickering Start”
Lights and Motion have announced the new single “A Flickering Start” on Bandcamp.
Plain White T’s Announce New Album
The Plain White T’s will release their new album, Parallel Universe, on August 24th. Today they’ve debuted a video for “Your Body” and “Bonnie I Want You” is up on Apple Music and Spotify. The full press release can be found below.
SideProject Cover Anne-Marie
SideProject have released a cover of Anne-Marie’s single “2002.”