I sat down with Brian Swindle of Have Mercy to talk about Old Bay, Full House, and the benefits of buying tangible music.
Interview: Brian Swindle of Have Mercy (Video Interview)
Interview: Josh Gilbert of Household (Video Interview)
I sat down with Josh Gilbert of Household to talk about the inspiration behind the band’s latest release, Everything a River Should Be, and why it was worth the wait.
Interview: Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail (Video Interview)
I recently had the chance to sit down with Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail and talk about how he never gave up on the band, breaking records with If There Is Light It Will Find You, and playing by his own rules.
Pale Houses – “Hideaway” (Song Premiere)
Today I’m happy to bring you the premiere of the new Pale Houses song, “Hideaway.” You can stream the track below. The song comes from the band’s upcoming album, Songs of the Isolation, which is due out on March 30th. If you like what you hear, pre-orders are now up. Lead singer, Aaron Robinson, had this to say about the dreamy rock song:
This was the first song we wrote for this record. It’s sonically pretty different than much of the EP, but it set the tone for how these songs would come together live. It’s a song about a desperate need to spontaneously get away from everything and reset.
Interview: Lights (Video Interview)
I was lucky enough to recently sit down and catch up with Lights.
Interview: Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs
Spanish Love Songs will release their new album Schmaltz on March 30th. It’s one of the freshest and most honest punk rock records in recent memory. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with vocalist Dylan Slocum and he told me about the delicate art of opening a record and embracing dad punk.
Interview: Broadside (Video Interview)
I recently had the chance to sit down with Broadside to talk about their recent album and their summer touring plans.
Interview: AWOLNATION (Video Interview)
I recently had the chance to talk with AWOLNATION. You can check out the video interview below.
Interview: Picturesque (Video Interview)
I recently had the chance to sit down with Picturesque and talk about what they’ve been up to lately.
Interview: Silverstein (Video Interview)
I recently had the chance to talk with Silverstein about everything they’re currently up to and their plans for the future.
Interview: Shannon Taylor of Awakebutstillinbed
In January, Awakebutstillinbed released their debut album, What People Call Low Self-Esteem Is Really Just Seeing Yourself the Way That Other People See You – an early contender for album of the year – and signed to Tiny Engines Records. I was lucky enough to speak to vocalist Shannon Taylor about the record, the history of the band, and what makes an emo band.
Interview: Mason Maggio of The Republic of Wolves
I had the pleasure of sitting down with The Republic of Wolves’ vocalist Mason Maggio to talk about about the writing process for their long-awaited new album Shrine, which is due out March 27th, and what fans should expect from the record.
Interview: Kyle Durfey of Pianos Become the Teeth
Next week, Pianos Become the Teeth will release their fourth full-length, Wait for Love. It takes the band even further down the path their 2014 effort, Keep You, blazed and expands upon it, taking the band’s sound in totally new directions. I recently spoke with vocalist Kyle Durfey about the process of writing the album and following up such a radical change in sound.
Most Anticipated of 2018
Following on the heels of our look at the best music released in 2017, we have compiled a list of the albums we are most looking forward to in 2018. We may not know what the year has in store for us, but at least we can be assured of some great music coming our way. A bunch of contributors have written up blurbs about the albums and artists we’re most excited about, and we’d love to hear what you’re looking forward to as well.
Best of 2017 (Encore Episode 157)
On this week’s episode of Encore I am joined once again by special guest Craig Manning. This episode is all about our favorite albums of 2017. We talk about our personal lists, the staff list, the albums we loved the most, why, and the albums that didn’t make our list and shocked us. There’s also some talk about movies, tv shows, and books toward the end.