The 1975 recently performed with the BBC Philharmonic.
Bon Iver – “29 #Strafford APTS” Video
Bon Iver has released a new video for “29 #Strafford APTS.”
Review: Microwave – Much Love
As I stare down my mid-twenties, I see the rest of my life hurtling toward me at full speed like a freight train with the brake lines cut. I feel my experience is nothing short of ubiquitous among those of my age group. Each of us may be staring down different issues: a full-time job that is perhaps not an actual career, mounting student loan debt, relationship troubles, and more. That uncertainty seems to linger there, just under the surface, at all hours of the day. These are the mounting insecurities and anxieties and, let’s face it, sometimes depression, that come with a perceived lack of direction in life.
We are all searching for someone who is trying to find that same meaning. It’s no surprise then, that the music we love often reflects back these same uncertainties, the same occasional short-lived self-loathing, and the probing existentialism of everyday life. And no record this year has struck that particular nerve for me in quite the way that Microwave’s Much Love has.
Sponsor: My Thanks to Too Close to Touch
My thanks to Too Close To Touch for sponsoring the website this week. The band’s sophomore album, Haven’t Been Myself, is now available, and the band are heading out on tour this fall with Crown The Empire, Bless The Fall, News Years Day, and Light Up The Sky. For more information, visit their website, and check out the tour dates below.
Busted – “On What You’re On” Video
Busted have released a new video for “What You’re On.”
OneRepublic – “A.I.” (feat. Peter Gabriel)
OneRepublic have debuted their new song “A.I.” (feat. Peter Gabriel).
Regina Spektor Performs “Small Bill$” on Corden
Regina Spektor performed “Small Bill$” on James Corden last night.
Portland Bookstore Defends “Fuck Portlandia” Sign
The bookstore “In Other Words,” which is often featured in Portlandia, has posted a message about why they are no longer working with the TV show:
Several months ago the In Other Words community agreed to discontinue our relationship with Portlandia. This was a direct response to a particular egregious filming of the show in our space which saw our store left a mess, our staff mistreated, our neighbors forced to close and lose business for a day without warning, and our repeated attempts to obtain accountability or resolution dismissed. It was also a direct response to a show which is in every way diametrically opposed to our politics and the vision of society we’re organizing to realize. A show which has had a net negative effect on our neighborhood and the city of Portland as a whole. Shortly after this decision was made, a volunteer placed the Fuck Portlandia sign in our window.
I don’t know many people that actually live in Portland that like this show.
Zara Larsson – “Ain’t My Fault” Video
Zara Larsson has released her new video for “Ain’t My Fault.”
Kings of Leon – “Around the World”
Kings of Leon have released their new song “Around the World.”
Jimmy Eat World Perform on Colbert
Jimmy Eat World performed “Sure and Certain” on Colbert last night.
Tycho Release New Album ‘Epoch’
Tycho surprised released their new album Epoch today on Spotify and Apple Music.
The Front Bottoms “Live in London” Concert Special
The Front Bottoms will premiere their special, The Front Bottoms Live in London, on October 1st at 9:00pm ET on MTV Live. A teaser can be found on YouTube.
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Deftones to Release New Beer
Deftones have partnered with San Diego’s Belching Beaver Brewery to create a new beer called “Phantom Bride IPA.” The full press release is below.
We Came as Romans – “Wasted Age”
We Came as Romans have released their new song “Wasted Age.”