Tame Impala have shared the new song “It Might Be Time.”
Jimmy Eat World Announce New Tour Dates
Jimmy Eat World have announced some new tour dates.
Blink-182 Cover Misfits and Dress Up for Halloween
Blink-182 headlined KROQ’s annual Halloween Costume Ball over the weekend and performed in Joker costumes. A video of their cover of The Misfits “Skulls” has been uploaded to YouTube.
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Coheed and Cambria Cancel 2019 Tour Dates
Coheed and Cambria are canceling their upcoming tour as their drummer undergoes a heart procedure. A full message from the band can be found below.
Big Thief Performs on ‘CBS This Morning’
Big Thief performed “Two Hands,” “Not,” and “Forgotten Eyes” on CBS This Morning.
Liner Notes (October 25th, 2019)
This week’s newsletter looks at some of the music out this week, answers a reader question about my favorite Halloween movies, and then goes through my weekly media diet. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I loved this week and a bunch of other random thoughts. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Review: Black Marble – Bigger Than Life
I often wonder if Ian Curtis had any idea of the legacy Joy Division would have on musicians young and old. I wonder if he predicted the emergence of a platform like Tumblr, where teenagers who heard “Love Will Tear Us Apart” one time subsequently purchased Unknown Pleasures banners and proudly hung them over their bedroom doors. Curtis ripped open the door for artists keen on expressing the inner turmoil bubbling beneath the flashing lights and glam rock tunes of the 80s, with his lyrical emphasis on alienation and loneliness. Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol and Danny Brown (his fourth album, Atrocity Exhibition is named after the Joy Division song) are just a handful of artists who wouldn’t have evolved into the artists they are without the fleeting existence of a little post-punk band from Salford, England.
Now, New York-based electronic artist Chris Stewart has released his third album under the Black Marble moniker, Bigger Than Life. The album follows 2016’s It’s Immaterial, which was labeled as an “Ian Curtis-garage dance party you’ve never been to” by Kristin Porter at SLUG Magazine. With comments like that, Stewart left himself nowhere to go but up. More coldwave than his post-punk roots, Bigger Than Life hosts another dance party, adding a bit more polish without depriving us sad suckers the melancholia we so crave.
Touché Amoré Re-Press Stage Four on Vinyl
Touché Amoré have re-pressed their 2016 album Stage Four on pink translucent vinyl. All proceeds will be going to to The Breasties Organization.
New Music Daily with Zane Lowe Launches Today on Apple Music’s Beats 1
Apple Music is launching a new weekly show with Zane Lowe called New Music Daily. The full press release can be found below.
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Oh Wonder – “Better Now”
Oh Wonder have released the new song “Better Now” to all streaming services.
Locket – “Hunnie” Video
Slick Shoes Announce New Live Album
Slick Shoes have signed with Tooth and Nail Records and will be releasing the live album, Broadcasting Live, on November 22nd. Pre-orders are up. They also plan to release a new album next year.
Tame Impala to Release New Album Next Year
Tame Impala will release the new album, The Slow Rush, next year.
Coldplay – “Orphans” Video
Anti-Flag Announce New Album; Stream New Song
Anti-Flag will release their new album 20/20 Vision on January 17th. Today they’ve shared the new song “Hate Conquers All” and pre-orders are now up.