Nothing, Nowhere. has shared the new single “Memory_Fracture.”
Read More “Nothing, Nowhere. – “Memory_Fracture””Gang of Youths Perform on Fallon
Gang of Youths performed “In the Wake of Your Leave” on Fallon.
Read More “Gang of Youths Perform on Fallon”Four Chords Fest Announce 2022 Lineup
The lineup for the 2022 Four Chord Fest has been announced.
Read More “Four Chords Fest Announce 2022 Lineup”Review: Animalweapon – Set Of Constraints
For those unfamiliar with the electronic artist known as Animalweapon, it comes from the mind of Patrick Cortes. On this sprawling, eight-song album called Set of Constraints, the artist tackles heavy lyrical themes like struggles with mental health, anxiety, as well as making personal connections to the material to ensure the balance is just right. Cortes shared this about the new record: “A lot of this record is a marker of a transitional period of my life. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my last record Tyrannosaurus was very much a representation of a pretty low stretch, mental health wise. A lot of this album was me acknowledging that I can mitigate that if I actually put in the work, and starting to. I still write music with enough room for interpretation so that people can connect it to whatever they’re feeling, but ideally I hope it resonates with anyone who is working on themselves or ‘in the cocoon’ so to speak.” Set Of Constraints seems like an odd title, as Animalweapon’s musical journey appears to be limitless.
Read More “Animalweapon – Set Of Constraints”The Wonder Years Tease New Release
No Trigger Announce New Album
No Trigger will release their new EP, Acid Lord, on May 20th. And then later this year a new full-length titled Dr. Album. Today they’ve shared a video for the new song “Antifantasy.”
Read More “No Trigger Announce New Album”PUP Expands Tour
PUP has expanded their upcoming tour dates.
Read More “PUP Expands Tour”Charli XCX – “Used to Know Me” Video
Charli XCX has shared a video for “Used to Know Me.”
Read More “Charli XCX – “Used to Know Me” Video”Carly Rae Jepsen Performs New Song Live
Carly Rae Jepsen performed “Western Wind” live at Coachella 2022. You can see some footage below.
Read More “Carly Rae Jepsen Performs New Song Live”Onelinedrawing – “This is Water”
Onelinedrawing has shared the new song “This is Water.” You can stream it below via Bandcamp.
Read More “Onelinedrawing – “This is Water””Liner Notes (April 16th, 2022)
This was a pretty damn good week for music. I share some thoughts on three of my favorite punk adjacent albums, as well as some commentary on other things I’ve been checking out over the past week. As always, there’s a playlist of ten songs I liked, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (April 16th, 2022)”Review: Midtown – Living Well Is The Best Revenge
In the crowded scene of pop-punk bands during the early 00’s, I admittedly didn’t give Midtown as much of a hard look as I should have in retrospect. I would usually enjoy the singles that the band put on the Warped Tour compilation that came out each year, or stumble across a friend’s MP3 of punk songs on their computer that caught my ear, but I didn’t get on this band’s bandwagon until much later. After seeing Living Well Is The Best Revenge at a record store for a criminally low price, I took a chance on the album that I’ve grown to love even more so today. This album was crafted under the direction of producer Mark Trombino (Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World), and he helped Midtown hone in on the best parts of their sound to create a record that should’ve received more love and media attention. In an interview with Jason during the AbsolutePunk days, Midtown went into detail about their disdain for Drive-Thru Records, and potentially may have stunted some of the label’s desire to push the album into more commercial outlets. Controversy aside, Midtown’s Living Well Is the Best Revenge should be considered one of the better pop-punk albums to come out of this period of time.
Read More “Midtown – Living Well Is The Best Revenge”Tim Feerick Passes Away
Tim Feerick of Dance Gavin Dance has passed away:
We are absolutely devastated to share the news that our friend and bass player, Tim Feerick, passed away last night.
We ask that you respect our privacy and that of Tim’s family while we deal with this heartbreaking and untimely loss.
We will share further updates on Swanfest and our upcoming touring schedule as soon as we have them.
Stand Atlantic – “Switchblade”
Stand Atlantic have released “Switchblade.”
Read More “Stand Atlantic – “Switchblade””Lizzo – “About Damn Time” Video
Lizzo has shared the new song “About Damn Time.”
Read More “Lizzo – “About Damn Time” Video”