Abby Gundersen has released her new album to all streaming services.
Apple Music Launches New Get Up! Mix
Apple Music has launched a “Get Up!” playlist.
[I]t’s introducing a new algorithmic playlist called the Get Up! Mix that the company says is full of “happy-making, smile-finding, sing-alonging music.” With the help of human editors, it will update the playlist each week with new songs. Think: Discovery Weekly, but with a focus on playing tunes that will encourage good vibes — though there’s the promise of discovering new music as well.
Mine looks pretty good. Yellowcard, Something Corporate, and Less Than Jake, all definitely get my spirits up. Ending on Pennywise’s “Peaceful Day” sure is a choice though.
Lady Gaga Postpones Album
Bright Eyes – “Persona Non Grata”
Bright Eyes have shared the new song “Persona Non Grata.”
Billie Joe Armstrong Covers “I Think We’re Alone Now”
Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now.”
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Reschedules 2020 Ceremony
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been rescheduled to November 7th.
Bowling For Soup Announce Acoustic Livestream
Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick has announced two acoustic livestreams.
Superbloom – “Nothing Else” Video
Superbloom have shared a video for “Nothing Else.”
Dropkick Murphys – “Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding”
Dropkick Murphys have released the new song “Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding” via their website.
Review: Thrice – Vheissu
I’ll be honest: I’m starting a fifteen-year retrospective of Thrice’s seminal masterpiece Vheissu in a way that may not make sense.
It’s been just under three years since the legacy of Brand New’s The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me gained a sizeable asterisk. Once firmly entrenched at number two on my list of all-time favorite albums, that record transited from being a piece of art that comforted me, grounded me, and helped me through some of the darkest eras in my cycles of depression to this huge question mark of unease and memory. It was an album that had fostered a community in my life—both online on the AbsolutePunk forums and with high school friends—at the same time that depression was stealing many senses of connection. It embodied a sound and possessed lyrics that explained how depression felt inside my chest and head.
In all the ways that losing Brand New hurts a myriad of people—from Jesse Lacey’s victims to the band’s fans—my internalized struggle emerged when I couldn’t turn to “Degausser,” “Sowing Season,” or “Not the Sun” to face certain emotions anymore. I won’t pretend I haven’t turned to those songs first out of a sense of musical muscle memory in the interim years, but they don’t carry the weight like they used to. In many ways, thanks to medication and a lot of personal growth, I don’t need them anymore, at least not as I did back then. But there will always be a part of me that wants an album to feel like a home in the storm when those emotions swarm.
Last month, at a concert venue in Atlanta, before a pandemic swept the globe and the year still felt full of promise, I realized that I already had that album—one that probably should’ve been the one I’d turned to all along. One that’s brought me comfort and catharsis through the chaos of social distancing, botched government responses, and hysteria.
Lil Uzi Vert Tops the Charts
Lil Uzi Vert once again has the top album in the country:
Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake secures a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set earned 247,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 19, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. That’s down just 14% compared to its debut atop the list a week ago with 288,000 units.
Watch a Four Year Strong Acoustic Set
Alex DiVincenzo has filmed a new live acoustic set from Four Year Strong.
Ben Jorgensen on New Podcast
Ben Jorgensen of Armor For Sleep was on The Power Chord Hour for the 15th anniversary of What To Do When You Are Dead. (Overcast link.)
The Bombpops – “Zero Remorse” Video
The Bombpops have shared a video for “Zero Remorse.”
Dua Lipa Pushes Up Release Date
Dua Lipa’s new album will now be coming out this Friday.