James Blake Releases New EP

Jason Tate Oct 14, 2020

James Blake has released a new EP on all streaming platforms.

Jason Tate Oct 14, 2020

Bad Religion have shared the new song “What Are We Standing For.”

Jason Tate Oct 13, 2020

War on Women have released a video for “White Lies.”

Jason Tate Oct 12, 2020

Jetty Bones has shared a video for the new song “Taking Up Space.”

Jason Tate Oct 9, 2020

Meet Me @ The Altar have signed with Fueled by Ramen Records:

”Them coming together through YouTube Fueled By Ramen covers felt very serendipitous,” Minardi says. “Every time I would have a conversation with them, they would tell me a tidbit about their biggest inspirations or doing drum covers of Paramore. I kept being like, ‘This is the most obvious thing in the world in the best way possible: To connect and go and try to take on the world together.'”
The week “Garden” was released, All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth and The Wonder Years’ Dan “Soupy” Campbell both reached out to Minardi to ask whether he’d signed the band yet. He told them he was working on it. “The band fits so much into the classic, vintage Fueled By Ramn sound, but is also moving it forward,” he says. “They add this mixture of other cool stuff, including these incredible breakdowns and melodies.”

Great signing. Great band.

They’ve also released a video for “Garden.”

Jason Tate Oct 8, 2020

Today sees the release of the new Touché Amoré album. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments 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.

Jason Tate Oct 7, 2020

HAIM have released a video for “Man From the Magazine.”

Jason Tate Oct 7, 2020

Fleet Foxes have released a video for “Can I Believe You.”

Jason Tate Oct 6, 2020

The Dirty Nil have shared a video for “Blunt Force Concussion.”

Jason Tate Oct 5, 2020

The Wonder Years will be doing a livestream of Blink-182 covers for Halloween. Tickets and bundles are now available.

Jason Tate Oct 1, 2020

Today sees new releases from Acceptance, LANY, and more. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments 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.

Jason Tate Oct 1, 2020

Laura Jane Grace has surprise released her new album Stay Alive on all streaming platforms. Physical copies are available for pre-order, and a new interview with Laura is up on Rolling Stone:

Grace worked feverishly with Albini on the record; mostly masked, the two never saw each other’s faces. The producer’s reluctance to try too many takes suited Grace fine since she didn’t want anything to sound too over-cooked. The result is a fast-paced 14-song record with the fist-pumping old-school bravado of Against Me! (“So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Fuck Off”) mixed with almost painfully beautiful imagery (“The Swimming Pool Song,” in which Grace describes herself as a haunted pool).

To celebrate the release she will be performing live from Lincoln Hall in Chicago on Saturday, October 17th. Tickets are now available for the livestream.

Jason Tate Sep 30, 2020

Machine Gun Kelly has released a deluxe version of Tickets to My Downfall to all streaming platforms. It features six new songs, including “Body Bag” featuring Yungblud and Bert from The Used. The song was inspired by Fall Out Boy’s “Dance, Dance” and the band approved the clearance.

Sidenote: I think what’s been interesting about this album is to see the homages, or some may say pop-punk clichés, being repurposed in a modern way. To my ears there’s a whole lot in this album that I’ve heard before, from Good Charlotte, to Blink, to Fall Out Boy, but it finds just enough of a way to feel new. I don’t think any of the aforementioned bands could have gotten away with it. There’s no expectations. When Blink-182 releases a new album everyone has an idea of what they want it to sound like, but this is free of those and therefore allowed to stand on its own. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that it works far more than it doesn’t. “Forget Me Too” is a hit.