Each month For The Record is here to bring you the best places to find your next favorite band in different cities all over the world—right to your screen. This stop we’re in New Orleans.
As former President Jimmy Carter nailed down the front porch of a home under construction Wednesday, singer Harry Connick Jr. gave an update on the progress being made in the Upper 9th Ward, an area slow to recover from Hurricane Katrina. The two are supporters of Habitat for Humanity, and both expressed their excitement about the organization’s construction of houses in this section of the city, where block after block of flooded-out homes still sit vacant on lots with overgrown grass. “To be part of this rebuild is thrilling,” said Connick, who took his 12-year-old daughter, Georgia, to the construction… Read more »
After teasing their new single on Instagram and playing it live for lucky listeners, Daisy Grenade has officially released their summery single, “Don’t Sweat It.” This perfect windows-down anthem is for all the girlies who are having the best fling on summer vacay. “I know you wanna have me for a million years/But oh my dear, this love is temporary/And there’s no sweeter way to end/Than letting go as friends and that’s the cherry on top,” the duo sings. Check out the official visualizer below. You can catch Daisy Grenade out on tour this summer supporting Honey Revenge on their… Read more »
Honey Revenge has officially entered a bold new hair-a, err, era wink wink. Dropping today alongside the kickoff of their headline run on The Loving And Losing Tour, their latest single “Risk” signals a fresh chapter for the duo. Fans first got a taste of the track during their April 13 set in Australia, where it made its surprise live debut. “Risk is our fuck around and find out moment,” vocalist Devin Papadol shares. “We’re trying to take chances in this next phase as a band. The entire premise of the song is without discomfort there is no growth, and… Read more »
UNWELL kicks off 2025 with “Airless,” their second release under Pure Noise Records and a powerful follow-up to last year’s “Trip The Wire.” The track thrives on tension and release, with vocalist Matt Copley’s soaring melodies weaving through bassist Drew Bender’s screams. The instrumentation pulses with a dynamic push-and-pull, building into a cathartic explosion of emotion. Read more: Every Artist Performing At Warped Tour 2025 The band shares, “‘Airless’ is a desperate gasp for something more—a song that captures the suffocating weight of isolation and the relentless chase for light in the dark. With raw lyricism and a haunting melody,… Read more »
Louisville’s own My Morning Jacket just added new tour dates to their forthcoming tour ahead of the release of their album is, due out March 21 on ATO Records. Lead vocalist Jim James says, “One of the cool things about being around this long is that we’re not afraid to scrap something if we don’t absolutely love it. It feels really great to have a collection of songs we all love this much, and to know that we worked as hard as we possibly could on them. Hopefully, those songs will be helpful to people and give them some kind… 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 »
Marking the third single from The Used frontman Bert McCracken’s solo project robbietheused, the artist has unveiled his irresistible new track, “Terrible.” Steeped in dazzling melancholy, the infectious single pulses with upbeat rhythms and shimmering melodies with danceable energy while declaring, “Without you, life is terrible!” The bittersweet anthem leans heavily into the project’s pop sensibilities, expertly juxtaposing its high-energy sound with an underlying sense of longing. “This is the first song we recorded for robbietheused,” McCracken shares. “This is my favorite kind of pop song, a simple love song with a simple message. Can’t wait for you to sing… Read more »
If you’ve been obsessed with Plain White T’s hit “Hey There Delilah” since its 2006 release, it’s time to re-add it to your playlists. Now, the band shared a new RJ Pasin remix for the iconic song. The new rendition offers new sparkling tones and beats alongside Tom Higgenson‘s vocals. Higgenson shares, “I love RJ Pasin’s reimagining of ‘Hey There Delilah. So much energy, and a totally different spin on the song. It’s so cool.” Pasin adds, “My remix of ‘Hey There Delilah’ was a fun way to incorporate modern production and guitar composition into such a timeless classic.” Check… Read more »
Armor For Sleep is making a grand return to the scene with their first new music since 2022’s The Rain Museum. “In Another Dream,” out via Equal Vision Records, is an upbeat pop-punk track infused with somber, relatable lyrics about loss and grief. On their Instagram, lead vocalist Ben Jorgensen shared what the song means to him. “This song was a tough one for me to write (Ben speaking here) as it’s about me dealing with losing something very special in my life,” he says. “Maybe one day I will be able to fully explain where this song came from, but… Read more »
