Today sees must-listen releases from The Menzingers, Dave Hause, and Less Than Jake. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble 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.
An acoustic album is always a bit of a gamble. To take songs that fans are already attached to and release them in alternate versions runs the risk of losing what they fell in love with in the first place. The Early November have never been afraid of taking that risk. The band released an acoustic EP in 2005 and more recently a full-length acoustic album, Fifteen Years, in celebration of their 15th anniversary.
Imagine Dragons have released their new song, “Believer.”
Small stations in multiple states have unexpectedly found themselves playing the YG song since Trump’s inauguration.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Downtown Boys have signed with Sub Pop Records.
Sub Pop has signed the politically charged Downtown Boys to a universe-wide record deal! The Providence, RI-based band is currently at work on their label debut, which will be released later this year.
Grimeshas released her new video for “Venus Fly.” You can watch that below.
Creeper covered “A Change of Heart” by The 1975 for BBC Radio 1.
Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters, No Use for a Name) will release a new solo album, West Coast Town, on April 14th. The title track can be streamed below.
Regina Spektor has debuted her new video for “Black and White.”
Western Addiction have released their new video for “Taedium.”
Travis Barker of Blink-182 performed “All Due Respect” with Run the Jewels at last night’s show in Los Angeles.
John Mayer has announced some new tour dates. They’re below.
Today we’ve got the premiere for the new song “Dynamite” from Carousel Kings. The track comes from the band’s upcoming album, Charm City, due out February 10th. Lead singer, David Alexander, had this to say about the song:
“Dynamite” is one of the heavy hitters from the album and definitely one of our favorites to jam live. Where most of the album has a positive outlook, this song was written as an expression of the band’s thoughts/distaste/unhappiness about the current state of affairs. The song is a call for all who hear it to look inward for the answers pertaining to how we can possibly change the world we live in.
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Keane frontman Tom Chaplin reflects upon his debut solo record The Wave, why he felt the time was right for a change, his personal road to getting healthy, discovering a newfound place of creativity, and how music connects us all together.