Much the Same have shared the new video for “Wish.”
Read More “Much the Same – “Wish” Video”Much the Same – “Wish” Video
The Night Game – “Magic Trick”
The Night Game have released the new song “Magic Trick.”
Read More “The Night Game – “Magic Trick””Albums in Stores – May 29th, 2020
Today sees new releases from Lady Gaga and Christian Lee Hutson. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
Read More “Albums in Stores – May 29th, 2020”Review: Off Road Minivan – Swan Dive
Let me introduce you to Tooth & Nail Records’ latest great find in Red Hook, New York’s own Off Road Minivan. This five-piece band is led by charismatic bassist/vocalist Ryan Tuck O’Leary and features a triple-guitar attack of Melvin Brinson, Dave Trimboli, and Miles Sweeny. Rounding out the band is an underrated drummer in Evan Garcia Renart. On their debut full-length album, Swan Dive, Off Road Minivan described this record as a love letter of sorts to the bands that influenced their sound. “For us, this album touches on the sounds that made us want to play in the first place – an alternative rock landscape from early 00’s emo to grunge influence,” the band shares. “We aren’t here to teach any defining life lesson, just trying to sing about the ones we’ve experienced.” Their debut features flashes of greatness and is reminiscent of bands such as Anberlin, Hawthorne Heights, and Young Guns.
Read More “Off Road Minivan – Swan Dive”Tilian Pearson Working on Solo Album
Tilian Pearson of Dance Gavin Dance did a video call with Rock Sound and mentioned working on a new solo album:
Read More “Tilian Pearson Working on Solo Album”I’m just making a solo album basically. I was going to do it later, but I’m doing it now. I’ve written a tonne of material in this time off already and I’m figuring out how I want to get it produced and put out.
Owen – “On With The Show”
Owen has shared the new song “On With The Show.”
Read More “Owen – “On With The Show””All Time Low ‘Wake Up, Sunshine’ Track by Track (Part 2)
All Time Low have shared part two of their Wake Up, Sunshine track by track. Part one can be found here.
Read More “All Time Low ‘Wake Up, Sunshine’ Track by Track (Part 2)”Carly Rae Jepsen Made a Quarantine Album
Carly Rae Jepsen casually confirmed in the Switched On Pop podcast that she’s made a quarantine album:
It is very different, it’s kind of fun! We had to do it around Zoom or things like that so it’s been like a challenge but a really fun one! You kind of write differently that way. You have more time to have space inbetween the decisions you’re making and more time to kind of be away from the song for a minute, so I find it to be a whole new style of going at it, and I like it.
(H/T Stereogum)
Lady Gaga – “Sour Candy”
Lady Gaga has released the new song “Sour Candy.”
Read More “Lady Gaga – “Sour Candy””The Maine Have “Ten Bangers” Completed
John O’Callaghan of The Maine says the band have ten songs completed.
Read More “The Maine Have “Ten Bangers” Completed”Simple Plan’s “I’m Just a Kid” Goes Platinum
Simple Plan’s “I’m Just a Kid” has gone platinum.
Blast From the Past: Old AbsolutePunk.net Best of Lists
When I re-designed the new website and put together the new “End of the Year” feature page, I added a bunch of old lists from the AbsolutePunk days as well. They’re a lot of fun to read back through and remember the albums, remember the arguments, and see which ones have held up and which ones are hilariously all over the place.
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2005
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2006
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2007
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2008
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2009
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2010
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2011
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2012
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2013
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2014
- AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2015
Big news: I’ve been able to recreate all of the lists, in the correct order. With a special shoutout to sosplatano in the forums for helping me figure out the holes in 2012.
UPDATE #2 • May 28, 2020In an incredible turn of events, a reader had saved all of my personal best of lists and has sent them to me. Those have now also been added back into the database.
Canvas Prints Make Good Wall Decorations
Over the weekend, I shared a photo of one of the walls in our home on Instagram. The photo is of the large wall in our living room area adorned with three large canvas prints of some of my favorite musicians. I first did this when I moved downtown in August of 2012, and I shared some of the photos and process back on AbsolutePunk.net and my old Tumblr (remember Tumblr?). After all of the questions and comments on the social media posts, I realized I didn’t have a good article to link people to that answered the basics any longer. Plus, phone cameras have come a long way since 2012.
Read More “Canvas Prints Make Good Wall Decorations”Hayley Williams – “Watch Me While I Bloom” Video
Hayley Williams has shared a video for “Watch Me While I Bloom.”
Read More “Hayley Williams – “Watch Me While I Bloom” Video”Sir Sly – “All Your Love” (Live Quarantine Edition)
Sir Sly have shared a live quarantine version of “All Your Love.”
Read More “Sir Sly – “All Your Love” (Live Quarantine Edition)”