Record Store Day have announced this year’s Black Friday titles.
The Menzingers Perform Three Songs for Paste
The Menzingers performed “Strangers Forever,” “Anna,” and “America (You’re Freaking Me Out)” for Paste.
The Future of Apple Music
Zane Lowe talked with Wired about the future of Apple Music:
There’s also the matter of how livestreams fit into the picture. After events with Shawn Mendes, French rap group PNL and Tyler the Creator, who did a live performance of his album IGOR, streamed on Apple Music the night before it came out, Lowe says “live music is definitely on the horizon” for the service. It’s all part of the team’s bid to “eventise” – his word – album launches. In the case of Tyler the Creator, “fans can tune in, then after watching it maybe you go to the album.”
When it comes to someone like Billie Eilish, who now has her own Beats 1 show, the Apple Music team realised that their pre-adds, which allow users to register their interest in an album before it’s out, had made people more invested in her March 2019 album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Travis Barker Stars in New Jumex Video
Travis Barker co-stars in the new Jumex video for “Spraypaint.”
Chrissy Costanza Records League of Legends Anthem
Against the Current’s frontwoman, Chrissy Costanza, has recorded the official League of Legends 2019 anthem “Phoenix.”
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Panda Bear – “Playing the Long Game” Video
Panda Bear has shared a video for “Playing the Long Game.”
Lana Del Rey Announces New Tour Dates
Lana Del Rey has announced some new tour dates.
Charly Bliss Performs at NPR’s Tiny Desk
Charly Bliss’ Tiny Desk Concert is now up.
Halsey – “Graveyard” Video
Chase Tremaine has shared the new song “Matter” and launched pre-orders for his upcoming album.
Review: The Menzingers – Hello Exile
The last time we heard from The Menzingers, they were fretting over getting older. “Where we gonna go now that our twenties are over?” frontman Greg Barnett asked repeatedly on “Tellin’ Lies,” the opening track from 2017’s After the Party. If that album had ended with its title track, Barnett would have had his answer (and the band could have feasibly had their happy ending). “After the party, it’s me and you.” The record proved to be a growing-up narrative that culminated in a love story—or so it seemed. But the last song on that record was actually “Livin’ Ain’t Easy,” where life was likened to a continental breakfast where they’re always out of coffee.
Hello Exile is essentially that line blown up into a widescreen, cinematic experience. The party is way past over, and so are your twenties. This time, youth and young adulthood have been replaced by the next chapter, and it’s one where things don’t seem quite as black and white as they used to. “How do I steer my early 30s?/Before I shipwreck, before I’m 40?/ Ain’t it a shame what we choose to ignore/What kind of monsters did our parents vote for?” Those are some of the first lines that Barnett sings on “America (You’re Freaking Me Out),” Hello Exile’s disillusioned opening track. A lot of this record is about trying to pretend that you’re younger than you are, or trying to get back to those golden days of youth—back when you had no cares or responsibilities. Right off the bat, though, “America” tips the record’s hand, because how can you get back to that place of innocence when the whole nation seems to be going to hell? Later, on the terrific “Strain Your Memory,” Barnett pines after a girl with a simple proposition: “Can you strain your memory back to the times/When trouble wasn’t always on our minds?” It’s a nice thought, but it’s not always that easy.
The Struts – “Tatler Magazine” Video
The Struts have shared a video for “Tatler Magazine.”
Andrew McMahon Announces New Tour Dates
Andrew McMahon has announced some new tour dates.
The National – “Hey Rosey” Video
The National have shared a video for “Hey Rosey.”
Hawthorne Heights Announce ‘Lost Frequencies’
Hawthorne Heights will release Lost Frequencies, a companion album to last year’s Bad Frequencies, featuring b-sides, reworkings, and covers. The first single “Hard To Breathe” is now streaming, along with pre-orders. The album will be released November 8th.