Ryan Key and Adam Russell from Story of the Year have started a new Star Wars podcast called Thank the Maker. It’s available now on all podcast platforms.
Hayley Williams Interviewed by Zane Lowe
Hayley Williams’s interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music is now up.
Review: Chase Tremaine – Unfall
On Chase Tremaine’s debut solo album,Unfall, the Dallas-born singer-songwriter shines all over the record in an album almost entirely written and performed by Tremaine himself. The strengths found onUnfall are natural to notice right from the first listen: brilliant harmonies, intricate and layered guitars, as well as precise beats and pop hooks. Tremaine’s time spent playing in several Nashville-based bands is apparent, as he showcases a full breadth of styles and genre-blending on his debut LP. Over the 10-song, 46-minute record, Tremaine confidently takes the listener on an ear candy journey filled with a professional sounding album that was produced by Zach Lardy. Tremaine never loses focus on this record and delivers a strong introduction to his solo career.
Roddy Ricch Tops the Charts
Roddy Ricch has the number one album in the country:
Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third nonconsecutive week, while Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? vaults back into the top three after Eilish’s big night at the Grammy Awards.
The Used to Open for My Chemical Romance?
The Used’s Bert McCracken mentioned during a show in Colorado that the band “might” tour with My Chemical Romance in the fall.
A Day to Remember Announce New UK/Europe Tour
A Day to Remember has announced some new UK/Europe tour dates.
Pearl Jam Debut New Song in Super Bowl Ad
Pearl Jam’s new song “River Cross” was featured in Verizon’s Super Bowl ad last night.
Was it just me or were the ads really disappointingly bad during this year’s game?
Billie Eilish ‘Austin City Limits’ Episode
My Chemical Romance Sell Out Entire Tour
My Chemical Romance sold out their tour in about six hours.
My Chemical Romance would like to thank their Killjoys across North America for selling out 228,600 tickets in under six hours. Fans from the U.S. and Canada acted quickly, as tickets went on sale today at 12 PM local time and were gone long before the day’s end….”you’ve worn out all your dance shoes, this time.
5 Seconds of Summer Announce New Tour
5 Seconds of Summer have announced a new tour.
Overcast Launches New Audio Engine
Marco Arment has released a version of his Overcast podcast player with “Voice Boost 2,” if you are interested in the nerdy audio side of this, he’s written up a blog post explaining it:
This is about to get nerdier, but bear with me. (Yes, nerdier than ITU broadcast-loudness standards.)
Given a loudness measurement for the incoming audio, quieter podcasts need to be amplified to reach the target. But perceived loudness isn’t the peak of the incoming audio stream — it’s more of an average. Quiet-sounding audio can still have brief moments of loud peaks.
When increasing the volume of digital audio, the biggest challenge is not “clipping” during the peaks — not having any part of the signal pass above the volume ceiling of 0 dB. (It’s a negative scale. This is also why the LUFS value above, which is closely related to the decibel scale used here, is negative.)
Sponsor: My Thanks to Chase Tremaine
Chase Tremaine has sponsored the website multiple times now and one of the reasons is because he’s been a longtime member of the community and really gets what we’re all about and what kind of music our readers are into. Which is why you should check out his new debut solo album, Unfall. The album is streaming everywhere now (and also available on CD, following a successful Kickstarter thanks in part to Chorus.fm users), featuring ten songs of emo lyrics, math rock guitar riffs, boy band harmonies, and indie-pop textures.
Working with producer Empty Isles (Tooth & Nail Records), Chase sought after the balance of emo-pop and modern rock perfected by artists like Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, and The Academy Is…, resulting in tracks ranging from the Copeland-like “Worth the Wait” to the Thrice-influenced new single “Honest Tree.” With hopes that this album will not just spotlight himself but also contribute to the growth of his local emo/pop-punk scene, Chase would love to hear from fellow lovers and makers of modern emo music. Email music@chasetremaine.com to discuss collaborating, writing about your music on his website, or purchasing a physical copy of Unfall.
Listen to the album now on all streaming platforms.
Liner Notes (January 31st, 2020)
This week’s newsletter has my first impressions of the new album from Brian Fallon, the results of trying some new apps and rearranging my home screen, and my regular media diet rundown. Plus, there’s a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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New Kevin Devine Song
Three Kevin Devine songs have been released on streaming services, one is new.
The Classic Crime – “Take the Moment”
The Classic Crime have shared their new song “Take the Moment.”