The Wonder Years have released a video for “Old Friends Like Lost Teeth.”
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Review: Panic! At The Disco – Viva Las Vengeance
The latest offering of music from Panic! At the Disco leaves a lot to be desired. It has some of the magic that made Panic a household name, but most of the ideas that are brought forth on Viva Las Vengeance ultimately feel forced and not fully fleshed out. The album was produced by Jake Sinclair, Mike Viola and Brendon Urie, and when the material is on point, it can be a fun ride, yet too many of these songs don’t live up the high (high) hopes. The promotional cycle included releasing four singles, that tried to garner enough interest in the record that was coming off of one of Panic! At The Disco’s more successful albums in Pray for the Wicked, and yet early reactions to the title track, “Middle of a Breakup,” and “Local God” left a lot of fans nervous about the direction Brendon Urie would be taking on the band’s seventh studio album. What we’re ultimately left with is a missed opportunity for Urie and his production team to take Panic! At The Disco to the next level.
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Today the All Things Go Festival, which takes place on October 1, 2022 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, has released the official artist set times for the event. This year’s fest includes a headlining set from Lorde, with also marquee appearances from Bleachers, Mitski, Bartees Strange, Lucy Dacus, Hippo Campus and many more. We plan to have a presence at the All Things Go Festival to cover the event, including a media panel where we’ll be asking questions about what this great event means to these talented bands, as well as what each artist has been working on. For more information on the festival, visit the official site here.
Read More “All Things Go Festival Set Times Revealed”PUP Announce Live EP
PUP will release their live EP, PUP Unravels Live In Front Of Everyone They Know, on October 12th.
Read More “PUP Announce Live EP”Enter Shikari – “The Void Stares Back” Video
Enter Shikari have shared the new song “The Void Stares Back.”
Read More “Enter Shikari – “The Void Stares Back” Video”Turnover – “Ain’t Love Heavy”
Turnover have shared the new song “Ain’t Love Heavy.”
Read More “Turnover – “Ain’t Love Heavy””Baby Got Back Talk’s latest single “Season Premiere” is out now on all streaming platforms.
Review: Teen Suicide – Honeybee Table at the Butterfly Feast
Sam Ray is the most likable person in indie rock. If you didn’t pick up on my sarcasm there, it’s not your fault; it doesn’t translate well to text. In actuality, many people have many reasons to dislike Sam Ray, from his scathing send-up of Car Seat Headrest to his honest albeit prickly online persona and, perhaps most notably, the needlessly edgy moniker of teen suicide itself. Whether these reasons are valid enough to dismiss his music as a whole is totally your call, but I’m here to deliver the message that Ray’s newest album (and first since American Pleasure Club’s fucking bliss, a dark night of the soul via noise-rock), honeybee table at the butterfly feast, is one of the year’s most moving surprises.
Read More “Teen Suicide – Honeybee Table at the Butterfly Feast”Review: Hello Stranger – True Belief
The latest EP from indie rockers, Hello Stranger, is a blast of fun-sounding rock songs that have plenty of meaning behind them. The band set out to create a collection of hard-hitting tracks that have plenty of substance behind them, and I’d say that is “Mission Accomplished.” The band shared, “We had these incredibly topical, salient songs we had been working on for months, but it was difficult to get into studios or collaborate with producers. As many other artists did during that time, we decided to do it ourselves.” By choosing the route of independence, this raw EP called True Belief stays true to who the band members are as people and they make a bold leap forward as a unit. With a sound that strays somewhere between Bayside, paired with the pop rock sensibilities of Switchfoot, Hello Stranger seem destined to be familiar in your music rotation.
Read More “Hello Stranger – True Belief”One Ok Rock – “Let Me Let You Go”
One Ok Rock have shared the new single “Let Me Let You Go.”
Read More “One Ok Rock – “Let Me Let You Go””Arctic Monkeys – “There Better Be a Mirrorball” Video
Arctic Monkeys have shared a video for “There Better Be a Mirrorball.”
Read More “Arctic Monkeys – “There Better Be a Mirrorball” Video”Sponsor: Baby Got Back Talk Release “Season Premiere”
Baby Got Back Talk’s latest single “Season Premiere” is out now on all streaming platforms. AfroPunk says “on their latest, the unfairly catchy “Season Premiere,” the quartet turns to possibly the least pop punk lyrical themes–wisdom and maturity–and in doing so crafts one of their best songs to date.” The song is taken from the band’s upcoming EP, Existential Shred, due out September 9 on Wiretap Records.
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The latest single from Snarls feels like those last great gasps of summer air before the uncertainty of autumn wraps over us and makes us wonder where the time went. The band is coming off of releasing a great EP (What About Flowers?) with Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla, and they continue to go down the rabbit hole of self-discovery with vibrant, full guitars, enveloped with vocal harmonies much like Fleetwood Mac, or contemporary artists like Phoebe Bridgers or Hayley Williams, to make the listener feel welcome. On this single, Chlo White shared:
”After You” is my love song to my long distance bestie, Samantha. She lives in Denver now, but we met in high school when I invited her to come to one of my shows! We quickly became really close friends and I found myself out in Yellow Springs, OH at least once a month for a while. That was about an hour away from where I lived in Columbus at the time, and my dad would drive me halfway and meet up with her at a TA station so we could hangout for a weekend. Too cute. I think friendships like ours are rare. We can go months without talking and pick up right where we left off. She moved a while ago now, but I still feel so close to her. I don’t think I’ll ever know another love like Samantha’s!
By creating a song that is both personal and sonically rich and full in its sound, Snarls continue to impress.
Read More “Snarls – “After You (Samantha’s Song)””Review: Have Mercy – Have Mercy
The latest EP from Baltimore rock band, Have Mercy, is their first taste of new music since 2019, which in the middle of a pandemic might as well feel like it’s been eons. In addition, Have Mercy called it quits when the world went to shit in the spring of 2020, only to suddenly return with this reinvigorating self-titled EP that finds them sounding as refreshed as they’ve ever been. The record blasts off on the right foot with the anthemic “I’m Gonna Be Ok,” that sounds larger than life. Frontman Brian Swindle shared, “When we wrote this song, I realized that it summarized my entire life as of late. I met the love of my life and wanted to move forward with her but couldn’t until I took care of my issues. I had to get sober, get my mental health in check and just do better. This song was a reflection of all of that.” By handling the personal issues and coming out on the better side of things, Swindle and his bandmates in Have Mercy may have just made their late career masterpiece.
Read More “Have Mercy – Have Mercy”Good Sleepy – “Make Pretend” (Song Premiere)
Today I’m excited to share the lead single from indie band Good Sleepy, called “Make Pretend.” The song comes from their forthcoming EP I Better Start Dreaming, which releases on October 21st via No Sleep Records. The EP features three full-band tracks as well as three acoustic ones to round out an EP that showcases the band’s continued songwriting growth. The band shared:
”Make Pretend” is the first single off of our upcoming EP release, titled I Better Start Dreaming Vol. 1. We chose to release this song as a single because we felt it accurately gets many of the main points of the EP across, which is all about setting goals for aimless realities, trying so hard to be happy that you lose sight of what makes you happy, and burning your home town to the ground. “Make Pretend” is a song about regrets and giving yourself another chance when you feel like there won’t ever be another.
If you’re enjoying the latest track, please consider purchasing it here.
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