As May comes to a close I’m thinking about life changing like the seasons. And changes are afoot.
May brought multiple great concerts and some great times with family and friends. It opened with The Academy Is… and ended with Yellowcard and New Found Glory.
You can’t ask for a better introduction to summer.
May 2026
For an album that is called Be Sweet To Me, this record has a lot of grit to it. Violet Grohl makes a significant mark on the rock scene with her debut album released today, and the daughter of arguably the biggest rockstar today in Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl, Violet takes her bravest step into the spotlight so far here. The album was produced by Joe Kennedy, Brad Lauchert, Anthony Paul Lopez, and Justin Raisen, and it has a sound fully entrenched in 90’s Alt Rock. On it’s heaviest moments, Be Sweet To Me resembles bands like Hole and The Pixies, while on its more reflective moments Grohl channels artists like Fiona Apple and PJ Harvey. A solid mix of grunge, alternative rock, shoegaze, and dream pop, Violet Grohl’s star shines brightly on her debut LP.
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Sarah and the Safe Word have announced the title of their fifth studio album, a fully independent release called The Disappearing Girl that will be released on August 7, 2026. A message from the band is below, and pre-order options are available starting today here.
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In my interview with gracie, we talk about the influences on her album, “Miss Misfortunately,” which comes out on June 26th. gracie talks about how her raw, personal lyrics cut through all the AI slop.
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The Bouncing Souls have released “Only Echoes.”
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Noah Kahan has announced the 2027 version of the Out of the Blue Festival.
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Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry have announced a co-headlining tour.
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ALL have announced some new tour dates.
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The All-American Rejects talked with Rock Sound:
Well for starters, there was no big budget from a record label, so we recorded and produced the album ourselves in our individual creative spaces – Tyson [Ritter, frontman] in Tulsa, Scott [Chesak, former keyboard player] in Austin, and me in my studio in Nashville. Even though we were limited because of budget and geography, it was freeing to create something without the outside voices of A&R or anyone else for that matter. No pressure to write another ‘Gives You Hell’ or ‘Move Along’. We got to make the record that we wanted to make – as that band, but from where we are in our lives now.
My Chemical Romance have shared three of the remastered songs from the upcoming Danger Days release.
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Ariana Grande has shared the new song “Hate That I Made You Love Me.”
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Lost Stars has released the new song “Safety Net.”
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If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
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MUNA have shared a live studio video for “Mary Jane.”
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