Green Day have released a video for “Revolution Radio.”
Review: The Steel Woods – Straw in the Wind
Southern rock often goes overlooked in mainstream or music criticism circles, which is why bands like The Steel Woods will probably never have the widespread followings they deserve. Bands of this ilk either get lumped in with country (and subsequently written off by people who don’t like country) or compared endlessly to Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band, as if no southern rock bands have existed since. But the past few years have been nothing but healthy for southern rock, bringing great albums from new artists (A Thousand Horses, Whiskey Myers, Cadillac Three, Blackberry Smoke) and old standbys alike (the ever-reliable Drive By Truckers). Even Chris Stapleton has more than a little bit of the southern rock sound in his DNA.
The Steel Woods add their name to that list with their stellar debut album, the recently-released Straw in the Wind. Blending influences from half a dozen genres—including blues, gospel, down-home country, rock ‘n’ roll, and even a little dash of metal—The Steel Woods sound more seasoned, versatile, and assured on this sprawling 13-song collection than you would normally expect from a debut act. (Though they do have a previous four-song EP under their belt.) The band’s wheelhouse is dark, atmospheric rock ‘n’ roll, like the slow-burning opener “Axe” or the gospel-tinged “Let the Rain Come Down,” a song that appeared in a more acoustic-oriented arrangement on last year’s debut album from singer/songwriter Brent Cobb. Foreboding and thrilling, these songs carry an almost apocalyptic glint to them, which makes for a hell of a lot of fun.
Manchester Orchestra Announce New Tour
Manchester Orchestra have announced new tour dates. All tickets come with a digital download of the band’s upcoming, hauntingly great, album.
A Day to Remember Announce Headlining Tour
A Day to Remember have announced a new headlining tour. Moose Blood and Wage War will be opening.
The Maine Announce New Tour
The Maine have announced some new tour dates. They’ll be playing Lovely Little Lonely and American Candy in full each night. Dates are below.
The Making Of “Don’t Take the Money”
Jack Antonoff of Bleachers has shared a behind-the-scenes video walking through the process of creating “Don’t Take the Money.”
Manchester Orchestra Announce New Album, Release New Song
Manchester Orchestra will release their new album, A Black Mile to the Surface, on July 28th via Loma Vista Recordings. Today they’ve debuted their new song, “The Gold,” and pre-orders are now up. You’ll find the album artwork, track listing, and a full press release below.
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Albums in Stores – Jun. 9th, 2017
Today’s got a pretty impressive string of albums coming out, definitely give Allie X, Rise Against, and Rancid a look. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
The 1975’s Other Project, Drive Like I Do, to Release Album
Matty Healy of The 1975 has confirmed on Twitter that the band are working on their new album, Music For Cars. That’s not really news. However, he also mentioned that Drive Like I Do, one of the names the band went by before they settled on The 1975, will be working on and releasing their “debut album” in the “coming few years” as well.
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Iron & Wine Announce New Album, Share New Video
Iron & Wine will release their new album, Beast Epic, on August 25th. Today they’ve debuted their new video for “Call it Dreaming,” and the track listing can be found below. Pre-orders are now up.
Bleachers Perform on Fallon
Bleachers performed “Don’t Take The Money” on Fallon last night.
Review: Beach Fossils – Somersault
Earlier in May, I wrote about Mac DeMarco’s new album This Old Dog, concluding that it was “his best and most mature album to date.” This is relevant because, generally speaking, This Old Dog isn’t much different from any other Mac DeMarco album. Sure, the songs are more polished and his production has shifted to put more on the personal singer-songwriter aspect of the album, but these are relatively small revolutions in what has ultimately become the trademark Mac DeMarco sound. Put simply, This Old Dog is just more of what Mac DeMarco does best, done better than before.
This is one way to do things.
Other times, a “good” artist who has historically released “good” albums reaches a critical point in their career: here, they must decide whether to remain stagnant or let loose. And sometimes, a band that chooses the latter ends up releasing their best album yet.
This is the another way to do things, and this is what Beach Fossils have done with their third LP, Somersault.
The Front Bottoms – “Get Numb”
The Front Bottoms have released their new song “Get Numb” on Bandcamp. There’s also a limited edition shirt for sale with all proceeds going to Make the Road New Jersey.
Blink-182 – “Home is Such a Lonely Place” Video
Blink-182 have released a video for “Home is Such a Lonely Place.”
Mutemath – “Hit Parade”
Mutemath’s new single, “Hit Parade,” is up on Apple Music and YouTube. The song comes from the band’s new album, Play Dead, due out later this year.