Joyce Manor will release Cody on October 7th via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders are now up, the first single can be streamed below, and the track listing and press release are there as well. The album was produced by Rob Schnapf.
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Kevin Devine will be releasing his new album, Instigator, this fall. No release date has been set, or pre-orders available, but you can sign up to be notified when they are on the label’s website. (The words “notify me” are actually a link.) Kevin has also announced new tour dates with Julien Baker, Pinegrove, and Petal. You’ll find those below.
NPR has released a live recording of Julien Baker’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival.
At Newport Folk, the 20-year-old Memphian filled the quad inside Fort Adams with plaintive folk songs and electric guitar. Midway through her set, Baker brought out Matthew Gilliam, her bandmate in Forrister, to add touches of atmospheric percussion to “Vessels” and “Brittle Boned.” But for the most part, it was just her ragged-edged voice and ringing Telecaster — and that was enough to win over the audience, who gave her multiple standing ovations. Particularly well received was “Good News,” which, as Baker explained, is about “thinking you ruin everything … and then figuring out that you don’t.”
The Dillinger Escape have announced they are going on “extended hiatus.” They spoke with Noisey about the decision:
We’re really excited about this new album as well, but at the same time, it’s going to be our 20-year anniversary in 2017 — it might be even longer because I’m not sure when I started writing songs, but the first EP came out in ’97 — so I think it’s one of those things where we didn’t want to get to the point where we’re stopping because we have to or because we’re old or people are kind of over it.
They will release their final album, Dissociation, on October 14th. They’ve also released the new song “Limerent Death.”
Brian Fallon has released a new video for one of my favorite tracks from his recent album, “Steve McQueen.”
So the obvious big release today is the rumored release of Frank Ocean’s long-awaited Boys Don’t Cry. If that’s out, that’s what I’ll be spending my day spinning. If not, I guess I’ll check out that Moose Blood album. 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.
“Nothing ever happens until it happens to you” bellows Bradley Walden on “Miracle,” the second single off 131, the newest release from his band Emarosa. It’s an exhilarating moment on one of the album’s most electrifying tracks. It can also be interpreted as the main thesis behind 131 – professionally (Emarosa) and personally (Walden). 131 is the second album to feature Walden as the band’s lead vocalist after original vocalist Jonny Craig was kicked out for a myriad of reasons. It was a fight or flight moment for the band and they struck gold when they tapped Walden to handle vocal duties, and the band’s third LP, Versus, followed soon after. That record was a very respectable release but you can hear that both the band and Walden were still in that adjustment period stage and trying to feel each other out. Versus was the beginning of the band’s shift away from post-hardcore into more of a fluid pop-influence, but without losing any of their aggressiveness. And 131 is the fully realized version of that sound — Walden and company have grown together to create one of the most powerful and honest albums of year.
Conor Oberst will release his new solo album, Ruminations, on October 14th. The album cover and track listing can be found below and pre-orders are now up.
Brand New have announced a new tour with Modern Baseball and The Front Bottoms as support. Dates can be found below, and pre-orders are (supposed) to be up now.
Moose Blood have released their new song “Cheek.”
The notable bands on your television this week include: Grouplove (Kimmel; 8/2), Young the Giant (Kimmel; 8/4), and Local Natives (Corden; 8/4).
Frank Ocean has launched a mysterious live stream.
Furthermore, The New York Times is reporting that the new album, Boys Don’t Cry, will be released on Friday exclusively (for two weeks) through Apple Music:
Mr. Ocean, the innovative and enigmatic R&B singer, is set to release his next album, “Boys Don’t Cry,” on Friday through an exclusive deal with Apple Music, according to a person with knowledge of the release plans. The release is also expected to include a major video and a printed publication called “Boys Don’t Cry” that will be distributed at Apple stores.
Sorority Noise have released a cover of “Everything is Alright” by Motion City Soundtrack.
Bayside have released their new video for “I’ve Been Dead All Day.”
My Chemical Romance have shared “The Five of Us Are Dying” on Spotify and Apple Music. The song is an early version of “The Black Parade” and comes from their upcoming tenth anniversary release of the album of the same name.
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