Ahead of their forthcoming tour with Bearings and Broadside, SoCal punks Stateside announced that they have officially signed with Pure Noise Records. Additionally, they made their grand label debut with single “Thirty Mile Stretch” and its accompanying music video. The band notes, “‘Thirty Mile Stretch’ is about reflecting on choices in the past that have led to great personal suffering, and how those cycles can be broken for the future.” With nostalgia-inducing visuals, feral pop-punk riffs, and a hopeful narrative, it’s fair to say that Stateside has a bright future ahead. Check out “Thirty Mile Stretch” below. You can catch… Read more »
Take a listen to Ryan Forsythe co-hosting and interviews with Tennis System and Stateside on the latest Gone Fishkin podcast!
NASHVILLE — Watch Nathan Followill breeze into his local Nashville watering hole, and it’s obvious that he’s well known and well liked by the crew at McCabe’s Pub. Clad in sweats and a Yankees cap, the Kings of Leon drummer comes off more as cool local guy than international rock star Nothing in this manner indicates that his Nashville-based rock band’s fourth album is finally making the Kings as big in the United States as they have been in Europe since 2004, when the group had back-to-back No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom According to the band’s label, RCA,… Read more »
The Stereophonics arrive stateside on Jan 21. They were originally going to headline in Sept. but the dates had to be postponed due to 9/11. They are currently (UK) double Platinum with their latest release, “Just Enough Education To Perform” and have just completed a quick 5 US City jaunt in the coveted opening spot on U2’s “Elevation Tour.” No stranger to arena shows, the Stereophonics are the biggest live act in the UK and constantly sell out shows abroad. The Stereophonics second single “Have A Nice Day” can be seen on Vh-1 and M2 as well as heard on… Read more »
Ahead of their summer tour, The Starting Line dropped a major announcement. The group is dropping their new album, Eternal Youth, their first new release in 18 years. The independent LP is set for release on September 26. In tandem with the big reveal, the group shared their new song, “Sense Of Humor” with an official music video. “The album will be released by OURSELVES, INDEPENDENTLY via our new imprint Lineage Recordings. Never stepped on by any music industry non-musician. Direct from the horse’s mouth. May this record serve as our most PURE form of expression yet,” the band shared… Read more »
The Starting Line just gave fans the announcement they’ve been waiting nearly two decades for. Today, the beloved band revealed their first full headlining tour in 17 years, igniting excitement across the scene. In a heartfelt message shared on social media, they wrote, “It’s been ages. There is no time like the present.” Their return feels perfectly timed—and deeply needed. They continue, “TSL is thrilled to embark on our first headlining tour in 17 years. We’d never dare set out on such an excursion without curating the crème de la crème of line-ups. We will be traversing the U.S. along… Read more »
Fairfield, Connecticut’s own Anxious is a force to be reckoned with. On their sophomore album, Bambi—out now via Run For Cover Records—the young East Coast quintet blends delicate emo sonics with blistering hardcore and sweltering pop-punk melodies. The 11-track record is nothing short of refreshing, an effortlessly timeless collection of songs. Partly inspired by Panic! at the Disco’s 2005 record A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, Anxious offers exciting chaos and poised sentiments alike from their opening “Never Said” to the closer, “I’ll Be Around.” Currently on their massive headlining tour with Ultra Q and Stateside, idobi Radio had the… Read more »
Ahead of their latest full-length, Everything Must Go, dropping on April 25, Goose has unleashed their new single, “Lead Up.” You can preorder and pre-save the record here. “The record is a collection—of songs, of characters, and of different places and times in our lives,” vocalist/guitarist Rick Mitarotonda shares. “It was a way for me to explore feelings that I didn’t really understand at the time. Sometimes as you get older it becomes valuable reflecting on things from that time in your life, and how pure and unadulterated expressions can be then.“ Read more: The Word Alive and More Join… Read more »
As we eagerly await the February 21 release of Anxious‘ sophomore album Bambi, the band has one more surprise in store—their single “Never Said.” Frontman Grady Allen says of the new single, “In our music subculture, there often seems to be this dynamic where people stay close to others regardless of the fact of whether they really like them or not. You hear subtle whispers and rumors about what people really think of you, but those feelings are never expressed to you directly.” He continues, “It’s an exhausting social dynamic and one that I am desperate to let go of. ‘Never Said”s lyrics… Read more »
Anxious just dropped their new single “Some Girls” from their forthcoming record Bambi. The sophomore LP, which is due out February 21 via Run For Cover Records, also features their previous singles “Counting Sheep” and “Head & Spine.” Needless to say, Anxious is dynamic in every sense of the word. The Connecticut emo act effortlessly weaves in and out of indie-rock-inspired vocals and garage-rock guitar melodies in the new track. However, across their discography, they have a sound that appeals to everyone, whether you prefer soft indie or are a certified metalhead. (They just performed at Better Lovers‘ BLissmas alongside… Read more »
