Sponsor: Avondale Release Debut EP

Avondale

Avondale have released their debut EP, Do What You Love, on all streaming platforms. The EP is a callback to the mid-2000s pop-punk scene the group grew up in. Fans of bands like The Starting Line, All Time Low, and blink-182 will find themselves right at home in the short, but sweet, EP. Check it out on your favorite streaming platform and follow the band on whatever dystopian social media sites you frequent.

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Review: Lord Huron – The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1

Lord Huron - The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1

Lord Huron, the project of LA-based singer-songwriter, and visual artist, Ben Schneider, has released his fifth album that was written and co-produced by Schneider. Rounding out Lord Huron’s band are musicians Tom Renaud, Mark Barry and Miguel Briseño, and there is also two cameos to be found on The Cosmic Selector from actress Kristen Stewart (on “Who Laughs Last”) and Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino (on “Fire Eternal”). Lord Huron gets into a comfortable groove on this 12-track LP that seems like the logical follow-up from the band’s excellent 2018 record of Vide Noir, paired with the crisp songwriting that was most recently found all over the 2021 effort called Long Lost. One of the key tracks that helps set the tone for the entirety of the record is found on “Nothing I Need” as Schneider croons, “I feel in deep when you fell in love with me / Now I got everything I want, and I got nothing that I need / If I believe, will you fall back in love with me? / Now I got everything I want, and I got nothing that I need.” These lyrics act as a mantra for Lord Huron as he once again explores the cosmos on The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1, an album that is rich with the themes of love, loneliness, and finding out the meaning of this thing we call life.

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Brainwasher – “At Least It Beats An Actor” Video

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Brainwasher is the debut brainchild of Matthew Duckworth Kirksey (vocals, drums, keys, sampler) and Tommy McKenzie (guitar, bass, keys, sampler), whose names you might recognize from celebrated projects like The Flaming Lips. Today, the band has released the lead single and video for “At Least It Beats An Actor,” from their forthcoming debut LP, 39 Lightyears From Heaven, that releases on October 24, 2025.

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Interview: The Strike

The Strike

Recently I was able to schedule a Zoom call with indie pop band, The Strike, to discuss their new album called A Dream Through Open Eyes. In this interview, the band discussed their big opportunity of opening for The Fray, provided some insight into their songwriting process, as well as previewed their single called “The Getaway” featuring Mitchell Tenpenny out today.

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New Interview With Matt Thiessen

Relient K

Matt Thiessen mentions that he’s been writing but there’s no current plan for Relient K to enter the studio in a new interview:

”I’ve been musing over what the set is going to look like for us,” Thiessen said of the songs they’ll play. “I know we’ll definitely play songs from (the album) ‘Mmhmm.’ I think I want to keep the show as casual and fun as possible.”

From there, the future of the band seems to be pretty loose and open.

”I’d love to record some new music and keep playing shows,” Thiessen said.

”I’ve been working on lots of new songs, but as of now, we don’t have any plans to get into the studio.”