Sufjan Stevens will release Convocations on May 6th. Today he’s debuted “Meditation V” and the full press release explaining the new project can be found below.
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Jughead’s Revenge have released their first new song in over 20 years, it’s called “American Gestures” and it’s available on Bandcamp.
Read More “Jughead’s Revenge – “American Gestures””
All Time Low performed “Monsters” on Kimmel.
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Pacific Ridge have released a New Found Glory cover album featuring 33 artists covering 33 classic New Found Glory songs. Today We’re No Gentlemen have debuted a video for their rendition of “Vicious Love” and all of the songs can be streamed on your platform of choice.
Read More “Pacific Ridge Records Presents a Tribute to New Found Glory”
Rod Wave has the number one album in the country this week:
Rod Wave earns his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as SoulFly opens with 130,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 1, according to MRC Data. With the arrival, SoulFlyalso notches the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2021 in terms of units earned.
The trailer for Disney+’s Loki has been released.
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St. Vincent performed “Pay Your Way in Pain” and “The Melting of the Sun” on SNL.
Read More “St. Vincent Performs on SNL”
Christian Lee Hutson has shared a cover of “The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me,” also known as the “Bones Are Their Money” song from I Think You Should Leave. You can stream that below.
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Paramore have released an exclusive t-shirt at Hot Topic with all sales going to benefit Nashville’s rock scene.
Tiny Hot Topic bitch? We stan her. Rep your favorite artist, Hayley Williams, in this tee. The front has “Tiny Hot Topic Bitch” and the back features a color photo of her in a Paramore jacket.
All net proceeds from this tee will go to a cause dear to Hayley and Paramore’s hearts. When you buy this tee, you’ll directly benefit Nashville’s rock scene. The independent venues Paramore grew up playing are in danger of being overdeveloped into hotels. We want to fight that. Please help us preserve the cherished venue the Exit/In. In the event that this venue ends up shutting down, the owner will redirect all monies raised to the National Independent Venue Association.
The phrase comes from this Twitter exchange.
Russ Rankin of Good Riddance will release a new EP this fall.
Read More “Russ Rankin Announces New EP”
Fucked Up have shared the 22-minute “Year of the Horse – Act Three” via Bandcamp.
Read More “Fucked Up – “Year of the Horse – Act Three””
Suzi Moon has released a video for “Special Place in Hell.”
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This week’s newsletter looks at some of the albums I’ve been listening to this week, but not that one, because I can’t talk about that one. And then there’s the usual commentary on entertainment l consumed and a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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I’d like to introduce you to your next music obsession: Wild Truth. With well-crafted hooks, vibrant guitars, and the vocal styling reminiscent of other pop-rock bands like Fall Out Boy, Walk the Moon, and The Maine; this band has a little bit of everything to capture that “lightning in a bottle” feeling of discovering an artist ready to break out in a big way. The Richmond, Virginia-based band formed in 2017 and consists of Will Beasley (bass/guitar), Clayton Sargent (drums) and Nick Gargiulo (vocals/guitar). The Drift EP is definitely one of those records that grabs you from the first listen.
Read More “Wild Truth – Drift”