Xyzxyz just released their self-titled debut and it’s available on Bandcamp. They self-describe as a mix between Green Day and the Pixies and to get an idea of their sound you can check out the video for “Distant Circles.”
Like what you hear? Grab the album on vinyl or digital.
Read More “Xyzxyz Release New Album”Our Extended Universe, the new novel from Dane Johns, author of The Futile, is out now.
Our Extended Universe, the new novel from Dane Johns, author of The Futile, is out now.
Our Extended Universe is the story of two teenagers dealing with anxiety and failure who find themselves on an unlikely summer adventure after inexplicably matching as siblings through a DNA site. Much like The Futile, Our Extended Universe is full of nods to the punk/indie community with references to Phoebe Bridgers, My Chemical Romance, The Weakerthans, and many more. Our Extended Universe is available now everywhere books are sold online. Special orders through the author’s Bandcamp will receive a deluxe bundle including a signed copy, bookmarks, stickers, and a handmade limited edition OEU zine signed and numbered.
Read More “‘Our Extended Universe’ Book Release”sleepingbagzzz has released the new song “Hypnotized.”
sleepingbagzzz has released the new song “Hypnotized.”
sleepingbagzzz is the new solo music project from a username you may recognize from around the forums, RileyWitiw, and straddles new-age pop punk (Blackbear, KennyHoopla, and Waterparks) and classic emo and indie rock bangers (Mayday Parade, Chain Gang of 1974). The mission? Keep it anthem-worthy and irresistibly catchy, even while experimenting with the wild and wonderful. In describing the new single, the artist said:
My debut single, “Hypnotized,” explores life as a digital guinea pig, subjected to the whim’s of brilliant minds who put all their focus in keeping us on their apps for even a second longer, regardless of the human cost of what that might be. – Overall, sleepingbagzzz personifies the fatigue that comes from growing up as a digital native. W\’re the first to wrestle with the perpetual onslaught of constant comparison, digital manipulation, and instant gratification – a reality as relentless as it is exhausting.
The song is now available on all streaming platforms.
Read More “sleepingbagzzz Release New Song “Hypnotized””E.R.I.E. recently released their new album, Suburban Mayhem, on Mint 400 records. The lead single is “Bad Man’s World.”
Like The Gaslight Anthem, Frank Turner, The Menzingers, or similar artists?
Then you should definitely check out E.R.I.E., a band out of Albany, NY who recently released their new album, Suburban Mayhem, on Mint 400 records. The lead single is “Bad Man’s World” and if you like what you hear, you can pick up the album on vinyl, CD, or stream it on all digital platforms.
Read More “E.R.I.E. Release New Album and Video”Lil Baby is heading out on a 32-date tour tickets are now on sale.
Lil Baby is heading out on a 32-date tour beginning at Houston’s Toyota Center on July 26th and running until September. He will perform at arenas across the U.S. and Canada, ending in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on September 22nd.
Tickets go on sale April 13 at 10 a.m. local time.
Read More “Lil Baby Announces 2023 North American Tour”Oliver Low has released the new single “Fool’s Gold”, now streaming everywhere.
Oliver Low from Milwaukee, WI has just released his brand new single “Fool’s Gold”, now streaming everywhere.
Produced by Alex Dezen (The Damnwells, Simple Plan, Justin Bieber), mastered by Whynot Jansveld (Andrew McMahon, Matt Nathanson, Butch Walker), the song has Jimmy Eat World/Goo Goo Dolls influences sonically, with some modern Taylor Swift influence lyrically and melodically, which builds with each chorus to a big release at the end.
Read More “Oliver Low Releases New Song”Rest Easy (featuring members of Daggermouth) have released the new song “Hey Maxine.” Stream “Hey Maxine,” watch the lyric video, and pre-order the record.
Rest Easy (featuring members of Daggermouth) have released the new song “Hey Maxine.” This is the latest single off the band’s upcoming album titled Hope You’re Okay, set for release on October 28th via Mutant League Records.
Stream “Hey Maxine,” watch the lyric video, and pre-order the record.
Read More “Rest Easy Release New Song “Hey Maxine””Dane Johns new book, The Futile, is now available everywhere. Written with plenty of humor and heart, The Futile is ultimately a book about how people have the power to change themselves—and the world—even in the darkest of times.
Dane Johns new book, The Futile, is now available everywhere.
The quick pitch: In a near future world, where critics of the authoritarian leader are imprisoned and media has become a state sponsored tool for repression, one young punk rock band goes on the road to start a revolution with their music. An early reader review called The Futile, “Hunger Games on the Warped Tour.” Written with plenty of humor and heart, The Futile is ultimately a book about how people have the power to change themselves—and the world—even in the darkest of times.
Dane shared this background of the novel:
I played in middling emo/punk/rock bands through most of my late 20s and early 30s, so a lot of The Futile is pulled from those experiences, just those feelings of self-doubt, exhaustion, and “Am I delusional?” humiliation mixed with the best times of your life, riding around in a smelly van with your least/most favorite people in the world who you are so annoyed with one moment, but the next, you find yourself so filled with love for them that it could make you cry. That’s where The Futile started, but then as I learned more about the Russian punk band, Pussy Riot, and saw the continual escalation towards fascism in my own country, the world of The Futile began to take shape a bit more. Despite the heavy themes at times, I believe The Futile is cathartic and hopeful. Plus, there are a lot of run-on jokes like any good band should have and plenty of subtle (not always so subtle) references to punk/emo bands I love like Colour Revolt, Death Cab for Cutie, Foxing, Now, Now, mewithoutYou, Pussy Riot (of course), The Copyrights, and a bunch more.
Get more information, and order the book, at Dane’s website.
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