Death Grips will release Bottomless Pit on May 6th. They’ve posted up all the lyrics from the album for download.
Death Grips Announce New Album
Ben Thompson on The Ezra Klein Show (Podcast)
One of the big motivators for me launching this site, and launching with a membership package like we did, was the writing of Ben Thompson over at Stratechery. Today he was featured on a podcast with another writer I greatly admire, Ezra Klein. A while back I quipped that I feel like I get a better education from podcasts than I did in business school — this is one of the episodes that makes that feel more true than ever.
The Maine to Release ‘Covers (Side B)’
The Maine will release a second cover album titled, Covers (Side B), on June 24th. The band will be streaming their cover of Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” this Thursday on their website.
Thrice Post Studio Update
In their latest studio update, Thrice talk with producer Eric Palmquist about creating the sounds for their upcoming album.
The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Prancer” Live Video
The Dillinger Escape Plan have posted a live video for “Prancer.”
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Sorority Noise Stream ‘It Kindly Stopped For Me’
Sorority Noise’s new EP, It Kindly Stopped For Me, can be streamed below.
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Further Seems Forever Announce Three Northeast Dates
Further Seems Forever have announced three new Northeast tour dates. You’ll find those, and the press release announcing the tour, below.
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Issues – “Coma”
Issues debuted their new single, “Coma,” on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today. The new album, Headspace, will be out on May 20th via Rise Records.
Gates – “Habit” Video
Gates have released their new video for “Habit.” The song comes from the band’s upcoming album, Parallel Lives, which will be released June 3rd.
HARPS – “Rescue” (Live Studio Video)
HARPS will be releasing a remastered version of their EP, Marvelous Cheer, on vinyl via Rocket Heart Records on May 19th. Today we’ve got an exclusive live studio video of the band performing “Rescue.” Head below to watch the video and if you like what you hear make sure to pre-order the album.
Is YouTube a Music Industry Devil or Buzz-Making Deity?
Eamonn Forde, writing for The Guardian, looks at manager1 Peter Mensch’s claim that YouTube is the devil.
Perhaps part of Mensch’s attack on YouTube stems from him, and many others, in the 1980s handing the keys over to MTV before realising what a huge mistake it was. Cliff Burnstein, his long-standing management partner, has been quoted in the past saying that MTV was key in breaking Def Leppard, who they managed at the time and made them into, for a period, the biggest band in the world. MTV happily played expensive music videos but paid no broadcast royalties in the US, allowing its parent company Viacom to become one of the biggest media companies in the world. There are echoes here of what is happening with YouTube, and Mensch is understandably not keen to be bitten for a second time.
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Sturgill Simpson Performs on Colbert
Sturgill Simpson performance of “Brace for Impact (Live a Little)” on Stephen Colbert can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more. Sturgill and Colbert also teamed up to perform a new Waffle House theme song together.
Ariana Grande – “Let Me Love You”
Ariana Grande’s new song “Let Me Love You” is streaming on YouTube.
Summer Scouts – “Vessel” (Video Premiere)
Today I’m excited to debut the new video from Summer Scouts for their song “Vessel.” The track comes from the band’s upcoming album, Furthest Reach, which is set for release on May 20th. The song deals with the loss of a parent and confronts the realities of how this changes the home. When describing the track, the band explained it as:
Family life and norms change dramatically after the death of a parent. The home itself takes a drastic shift in its overall aura, a shift that slowly continues for years after the death, forever losing its original feeling. While the family’s personalities experience alterations as well, the house itself holds the significant, glaring symbolism of this dark familial change. “Vessel” visits this feeling that no one in the family wants to face and confronts it in an emotional conversation between the singer (an affected family member) and the house.
I was drawn to the vocal harmonies and rhythm section immediately and would probably say this is a good fit for fans of PVRIS and Mayday Parade — it’s definitely pop-rock but with this atmospheric tinge.