Yellowcard Talk New Era and Travis Barker Collab

Yellowcard

Yellowcard talked with Wall of Sound about their new album and how the collaboration with Travis Barker came to be.

Before we went out, we had talked to Nick Long and asked if we could carve out a few days to work together. A month or so before we went, Nick calls Ryan Mendez and says he was talking to Travis Barker about us going out there and he said to bring us to the studio because he wanted to be in on those sessions.

So, we get to LA, check into our Airbnb on Wednesday, have a couple glasses of wine to settle our nerves, and the next morning we wake up and go to Travis’ studio. We did these two songs and we were really pumped on them. At the end of it, he was just sitting on the couch in the back of the control room and he just said ‘I wanna make a record with you guys’. Obviously, we left the studio freaking out.

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Review: Grace Gardner – After Knowing

When you attend a concert early, you open yourself up to new opportunities to discover artists that you may have not have ever come across otherwise. Such was the case this week when I attended a concert in DC for Eliza & The Delusionals and witnessed a charming opener by the name of Grace Gardner. Throughout her set, she captivated the audience with sultry vocals, great poise, and excellent stage presence with her bandmate Lonnie Davis. The setlist included several songs from her new record, After Knowing, as well as an on-point cover of Lady A’s “Need You Now.” Grace Gardner has a warm approach behind her vocals, and that comes through well live, as well as on her record that finds the artist in the same realm as Maggie Rogers and Phoebe Bridgers. After Knowing is a great introduction to this indie artist who has all the makings of a star.

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Interview: Gemma Laurence

Gemma Laurence

Recently I was able to connect with Gemma Laurence, a rising talented indie artist based in Brooklyn, New York, about her great new single and video for “Hedonist.” In this interview, I asked Gemma about her songwriting process for not on only this single, but her forthcoming album (We Were Bodies Underwater) slated for a July release, and much more. If you’re enjoying the video and interview, you can stream “Hedonist” on your favorite platform here.

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