Ahead of the release of American Football (LP4), due out May 1, via Polyvinyl Record Co., American Football has just revealed “No Feeling,” their new collab with Turnstile‘s Brendan Yates. Frontman Mike Kinsella says, “Brendan came into the studio to sing along to a ‘gang vocal’ call-and-response part I’d written for the chorus of ‘No Feeling.’ I had imagined his voice would be one of many voices scream-singing it, and was excited for it to be a sort of Easter Egg on the album. But after tracking the original parts, he asked if he could try a higher harmony that he was hearing.”… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes is gearing up to release her new album Adventure Club tomorrow, July 18, via Polyvinyl Record Co. Ahead of the full LP drop, the punk veteran just released “New Years Day,” preceded by “Wearing Black,” “Active Trauma,” “Mine Me Mine” and “Your God (God’s D*ck).” The sonically bright track features harmonies from Paris Campbell Grace as Jane Grace navigates sobriety singing, “The future’s coming into view/Won’t give the past what I’ve got left/In one years time on this same day/I swear to god I will be changed.” Check out “New Years Day” below and head… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace returns with a razor-sharp new single, “Mine Me Mine,” with The Trauma Tropes. The new track—created by the four-piece that consists of Grace, her partner and frequent collaborator Paris Campbell, bassist Jacopo “Jack” Fokas, and drummer Orestis Lagadinos—is the first release from the group’s forthcoming full-length album, Adventure Club. The 12-track collection is set to arrive on July 18 via Polyvinyl Record Co. You can preorder and pre-save the album here. According to Grace, the new record is about “taking up space and feeling free to be yourself as the bullshit of our ahistoric moment mounts.” Listen… Read more »
American Football is celebrating 25 years of their iconic self-titled debut, aka LP1. The anniversary will be marked by the release of a remastered version of American Football and a covers album featuring Manchester Orchestra, Yvette Young, and more. The anniversary albums will be available on October 18 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Previously, Iron & Wine shared their interpretation of “Never Meant.” On September 5, Ethel Cain just dropped her ethereal 10-minute cover of “For Sure.” In a statement, she shares, “It’s always stood out to me every time I spin the record, and I knew exactly how I wanted to translate it into my sound.… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace, founder of Against Me!, just announced she’s releasing a new solo record, Hole In My Head. It might be her birthday today, but she is definitely the one giving fans a gift, as she is also heading out on a tour beginning in March and dropped a brand-new music video for the album’s title track. The album will be out on February 16, 2024, via Polyvinyl Record Co. and can be pre-ordered here. Depicting a traditional, monotonous 9-5 job, the music video sees the main character breaking outside of a normal routine, literally. Over uplifting guitar strums,… Read more »
Jeff Rosenstock has returned with the announcement of his ninth studio album, Hellmode. The new record is set to drop September 1st via Polyvinyl. Today, Rosenstock shared a brand new single “Doubt” along with an accompanying anime-style music video. Earlier this year, Rosenstock released another single off of the upcoming album, “Liked U Better“, making “Doubt” our second taste. The animated video was created by members of the team behind Craig of the Creek, a show that Rosenstock soundtracks. Pretty cool! Speaking on the music video for “Doubt”, Jeff Rosenstock shared: “I wanted to make an anime-inspired video that captures… Read more »
Chris Farren is absolutely full of new announcements today. The comically self-aggrandizing singer has announced his brand new album Doom Singer due out August 4th via Polyvinyl. Along with this exciting news, he has shared a new explosive track “Cosmic Leash” with a hilarious and satirically self-aware music video. Chris Farren has also announced a lengthy tour of the United States with support from Diners, Guppy and Mo Troper. The tour kicks off September 9th in Brooklyn, NY and runs through October 15th, wrapping up in Boston, MA. Farren speaking on his new track shares: “‘Cosmic Leash’ is about fighting… Read more »
If you want to know anything about the history of emo, Tom Mullen is the person to ask. After hosting a podcast called Washed Up Emo, he collected the stories he heard from scene heavyweights and put together a book titled the Anthology of Emo.
Fast forward to 2020 and The Anthology Of Emo: Volume 2 has just been released. Listen in as Tom calls into The Gunz Show to chat about the book, the bands, and the nostalgia that fuels the project.
The two also discuss kickstarting your own scene, Equal Vision Records, and more. Hit play now!
