Chris Carrabba has confirmed that he’s currently writing new songs for Dashboard Confessional.
But beyond that, the details are vague. “I don’t have any idea of a release date or a worry about one for that matter,” he says. “But I’m really excited to be doing it because I don’t think it’s ever felt this much like the beginning again.”
Instagram has finally updated their icon to go along with a new layout. The icon’s not my favorite (I think it would look better reversed), but the new layout is well conceived.
Today we’re introducing a new look. You’ll see an updated icon and app design for Instagram. Inspired by the previous app icon, the new one represents a simpler camera and the rainbow lives on in gradient form. We’ve made improvements to how the Instagram app looks on the inside as well. The simpler design puts more focus on your photos and videos without changing how you navigate the app.
Sherwood have posted up pre-orders for their new album, Some Things Never Leave You. The album will be out on June 17th.
Sum 41 have signed with Hopeless Records.
Panic! at the Disco have released their video for “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time.”
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Acceptance have launched a PledgeMusic pre-order for their new album.
Boys Like Girls have announced a 10-year anniversary tour for their self-titled album. They’ll be playing the album in full.
This week brings a few notable acts to your television screen. Tonight, The National will be on Colbert, Tegan and Sara will be performing on Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, May 10th, and Animal Collective will be on Colbert this Thursday the 12th. Walk the Moon will be on Seth Meyers on Wednesday and Drake will stop by Jimmy Fallon on Thursday.
Modern Baseball’s new album, Holy Ghost, is streaming on Bandcamp’s blog. I think it’s weird Bandcamp decided to disable external embedding.
Why would any band ever release a double album? Serious question. The deck is stacked against you. Even the Beatles couldn’t do it without filler, and they were working in the days of vinyl. (Plus, you know, they were the Beatles.) What the hell do you have in your songbook that justifies two CDs of material? Calm down, go home, cut some tracks, and come back when you’re ready to be serious about making a cohesive work of musical art.
By all accounts, double albums are impossible. Even the acclaimed ones don’t escape the charge of filler, from Bruce Springsteen’s The River to The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness. Let’s not even get into the kind of reputation that Foo Fighters’ In Your Honor has, or Arcade Fire’s Reflektor. And you can sure as hell bet that Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience and Green Day’s trilogy would have better legacies if they had been single-disc affairs.
Radiohead have released their new album, A Moon Shaped Pool, on Apple Music and for sale on the band’s website.
Radiohead will release their new album this Sunday, May 8th, at 2pm EST. They’ve also released their second music video from the album, the Paul Thomas Anderson directed “Daydreaming.” The album will see a physical release on June 17th.
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Ahh, Friday. This week that James Blake album shot to the top of my “need to listen” list, but there’s a couple others I’m going to be look at as well. 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.
Justin Timberlake’s new song “Can’t Stop the Feeling” is now up on Apple Music. The song comes from the upcoming Trolls soundtrack.