State Champs will release a new acoustic EP called, Unplugged, on August 18th.
Read More “State Champs Announce New Acoustic EP”Review: The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
The first time I ever heard American Slang was in my freshman college dorm room, just a week or two from the end of school, on a gorgeous April spring day. Now, if I’d been a law-abiding listener, the wait to hear the new album from The Gaslight Anthem—their follow-up to 2008’s acclaimed The ’59 Sound—still would have been the better part of two months. American Slang didn’t officially hit the streets until June 15. But 2010 was maybe the golden age of album leaks, and as a broke college student with a budget for little more than gas and the occasional midnight McDonald’s run with my roommate, that fact was very good news for me. It also meant that American Slang, a bulletproof summer soundtrack album, got to serve as the bookend to my first year of college, and to all the anticipation I was feeling as four months of summer approached.
When The ’59 Sound broke in 2008, The Gaslight Anthem quickly became one of the most buzzed-about rock bands in all the circles I was a part of online. Here was a band that respected classic rock traditions and made them sound new again; a band willing to pilfer from their influences in the most loving manner possible; a band whose frontman was, perhaps, worthy of being called “this generation’s Bruce Springsteen.” All that hype only became louder and louder throughout 2009 and into the early part of 2010, which meant that by the time Gaslight announced their new record, excitement for it was through the roof. A title and an album cover that seemed to promise another sweeping classic-rock-styled masterpiece? Well, who could resist that?
Read More “The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang”Bands on TV (Week of June 15th)
The notable artists on your television this week include Weezer (Fallon; 6/17), Jason Isbell (Colbert; 6/16), and Black Pumas (Colbert; 6/15 – Meyers; 6/16).
Young Culture – “I’ll Be There” Video
Young Culture have released a video for “I’ll Be There.”
Read More “Young Culture – “I’ll Be There” Video”Betcha – “July” Video
Betcha have shared a video for “July.”
Read More “Betcha – “July” Video”Safehold Signs With Mutant League Records
Safehold have signed with Mutant League Records.
Read More “Safehold Signs With Mutant League Records”Covet – “Farewell” Video
Covet have shared the a video for “Farewell.
Read More “Covet – “Farewell” Video”Winona Avenue – “Masterpiece” Video
Winona Avenue have released a video for “Masterpiece.”
Read More “Winona Avenue – “Masterpiece” Video”Lil Baby Tops the Charts
Lil Baby has the number one album in the country this week:
It’s the second week at No. 1 for the album, following its debut atop the chart dated March 14. The album then spent the next 13 straight weeks lodged in the top six positions of the chart, between the charts dated March 21 and June 13.
Across the pond, All Time Low debuted at #3 on the UK charts:
At Number 3, US pop-punk band All Time Low claim their fourth Top 10 with Wake Up, Sunshine following its release on CD and vinyl. The band’s eighth album originally debuted at Number 28 back in April when it was released on digital download and streaming services only.
Lucky Boys Confusion’s Debut Comes to Streaming Services
Lucky Boys Confusion’s debut album is now available on streaming services.
Read More “Lucky Boys Confusion’s Debut Comes to Streaming Services”Hawthorne Heights Launch New Podcast
The first episode of Hawthorne Heights’ Get Emotional has been released. (Overcast link.)
Sum 41 Perform Two Acoustic Tracks
Sum 41 have shared new acoustic renditions of “Blood in My Eyes” and “The Hell Song.”
Read More “Sum 41 Perform Two Acoustic Tracks”Pop-Punk’s Still Not Dead Tour Coming in 2021
New Found Glory and Simple Plan have shared an update on the Pop-Punk’s Still Not Dead tour.
Read More “Pop-Punk’s Still Not Dead Tour Coming in 2021”The Killers Perform on Ellen
The Killers performed “Caution” on Ellen.
Read More “The Killers Perform on Ellen”Deftones Complete New Album
Deftones have revealed they’ve completed work on a new album:
“We actually tracked everything over the summer, last summer — June and July — we were in the studio tracking,” said Cunningham. “But we actually just completed everything. … We were down in L.A. recording, but we mixed up in Seattle.”
He added, “We’re working with our old pal Terry Date, who did a bunch of our earlier records and stuff, too. He’s up there [in Seattle] with this whole distancing thing; it was a bit rough, but we figured out a way to kind of do the mixes without being there.”