Taking Back Sunday have long been a divisive band. From swaths of fans who only ever loved the band’s classic debut, to those who swear by the middle and most commercial era of the band, to those who’ve just hopped on and prefer the band’s newest material — there just doesn’t seem a way to please every group of Taking Back Sunday fans.
Thrice have debuted a new YouTube series called The TBEITBN Sessions. The first video is for “Black Honey.”
How to Dress Well have released the new song “Can’t You Tell.”
Against the Current have posted up a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” featuring Yellowcard.
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Young in the City (with Noah Gundersen on vocals) have announced a new EP, II, due out October 7th. Pre-orders are now up on Bandcamp, and you can stream the new song “Wayhome” below.
In a year full of good music, it can be difficult to decide which records deserve your attention most. It seems as though every week has at least two releases worth dedicating precious listening time to. At that rate it can quickly become an overwhelming task to simply keep up. That’s why I find it necessary to tell you that if there is one must listen record this year: it’s the latest offering from Touché Amoré, titled Stage Four.
I’m of the mind that no artist—band or solo—has had a more stellar run this decade than Dawes. After debuting in 2009 with the promising North Hills, the Los Angeles quartet fired off Nothing Is Wrong (2011), Stories Don’t End (2013), and All Your Favorite Bands (2015) in the space of just under four years. Not only are all of those records among the best of the decade so far, but they are also all markedly different from one another. Nothing Is Wrong is pitch-perfect Laurel Canyon folk rock, emulating Jackson Browne so successfully that Browne actually agreed to provide backing vocals on a track. Stories Don’t End took the band’s sound in a more modern, studio-driven pop direction, while last year’s All Your Favorite Bands was an Americana road trip of a record that returned the band to their live, improv-heavy roots. The latter features arguably the best playing of any rock album released since 2010.
This is a pretty damn good week for new albums. Of course I’m going to recommend that new Against Me! album. Also: Bad Suns, Touché Amoré, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Taking Back Sunday. 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.
This week was the 10th anniversary of Sugarcult’s third album Lights Out. Guitarist Marko DeSantis wrote up a lengthy post on Instagram about the album and the label struggles that went along with it.
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Radiohead have released their new video for “Present Tense.”
Eisley’s new song, “Defeatist,” can be streamed below.
The trailer for the upcoming film, Ordinary World, has been released. The movie stars Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
Joyce Manor have released their new song “Last You Heard of Me.”
Touché Amoré have released their new song “Rapture.”
Green Day have released their new video for “Bang Bang.” You can find that below. The video was directed by Tim Armstrong.