Japanese Breakfast has covered Tears for Fears’ “Head Over Heels.”
Mitski Announces “Last Show Indefinitely”
Blink-182 to Play ‘Enema of the State’ on Upcoming Tour
Blink-182 have announced they’ll be playing Enema of the State in full on their upcoming tour.
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Bleached – “Kiss You Goodbye” Video
Bleached have released a video for “Kiss You Goodbye.”
New Trailer for ‘Ad Astra’
The new trailer for Ad Astra staring Brad Pitt has been released.
Bristol to Memory – “Wrapped Up” Video
Bristol to Memory has released a video for “Wrapped Up.”
Strung Out Announce New Album; Stream New Song
Strung Out will release Songs of Armor and Devotion on August 9th. Today they’ve released the new song “Daggers” and pre-orders are up.
New Vinyl Rips of Bleachers ‘Terrible Thrills Vol. 3’
A nice internet citizen has ripped and tried to clean up the audio from Bleachers’ latest Terrible Thrills vinyl series:
Again, Jack has said that these tracks can be freely shared and copies, so please do with these as you wish and come back after part four comes out, as I’ll be sure to share them too. Just remember that it takes a bit longer for me to post them as I live in Japan and international shipping can be a real asshole.
Part one can be found here.
Review: The Dangerous Summer – Mother Nature
Expectations can mess with your mind as a music fan. We all have favorite bands, but there’s a weird sort of contradiction where those favorite bands are also the ones most likely to disappoint us. Hearing a new record from an unfamiliar artist and having it blow the doors off your mind is a wonderful kind of madness, but it’s also impossible to replicate. Loving an album means accumulating baggage with it—the baggage of years and memories and emotions entwined with the songs. When the next album from that same band comes along, it’s easy to feel let down. Even if the record is good—even if it’s great—expecting it to recapture the magic of the first time is a recipe for disappointment. Virtually every band or artist that has ever made a beloved album contends with this cycle eventually, and it’s part of the reason why most bands don’t last very long. It’s also why maybe the only thing more exciting than having that lightning bolt moment with a new band is hearing one of your favorite artists raise the bar, change the game, and shatter every expectation you had of what their music could sound like, circa right now.
Mother Nature, the fifth LP from The Dangerous Summer, is that kind of album. It takes a band that previously felt like a faded version of its glory days and breathes immense new life into their sound. It makes you excited for this band again, and for what their path might look like going forward. It creates spine-tingling moments of pure catharsis, but in a different way than this band did on their previous beloved albums, 2009’s Reach for the Sun and 2011’s War Paint. And it immediately makes reservations for whole lot of windows-down, sunny-day drives this summer. It’s the right album, at the right time, from a band a lot of people had written off or counted out. And it feels fucking great.
William Ryan Key on New Podcast
William Ryan Key is the latest guest on the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast.
Senses Fail Announce ‘From The Depths Of Dreams’ Tour
Senses Fail will be playing their debut EP in entirety on their upcoming tour.
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The Killers and Twenty One Pilots to Play MLB All-Start Concert Series
Tom DeLonge Talks With Rolling Stone
Tom DeLonge sat down with Rolling Stone for a new interview:
I think Angels and Airwaves has always been a little bit ahead of its time. For a kid that grew up on a band like the Ramones like me, these are complex sounds and compositions. I remember that a lot of my fan base wasn’t totally ready for it, because they were still mourning over the fact that I wasn’t playing with Blink at the time. But I tend to realize that everything I’ve done in my life is about five years ahead of its time. It would make a lot of sense that people would revisit what I was doing now and say, “Oh, I kind of get it.” That tends to be the curve that I’m on with everything I do.
Wilco Announce New Tour Dates
Wilco have announced some new tour dates.
Kesha – “Rich, White, Straight, Men”
Kesha has released the new song “Rich, White, Straight, Men.”