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Following the success of their recently released full-length RUCKUS! in late 2023, Movements have unveiled their new candid single, “Afraid To Die.” The new track arrives with an accompanying music video in which the band are seen running away from death through a series of dreams. “With “Afraid to Die,’ we were able to take the energy that was in RUCKUS! and fine-tune it by exploring different realms of what this band can be and what our music can sound like, and I think we did a good job of that with this song,” vocalist Patrick Miranda shares. “Sonically, it’s… Read more »
Today is a big day for The Story So Far! Not only does today, June 21, mark the 13th anniversary of their debut studio album, Under Soil And Dirt, but the pop-punk behemoths have also unleashed their fifth studio album, I Want To Disappear. In addition to the arrival of their 10-track collection, the group has also issued a music video for “Watch You Go.” The group originally debuted “Watch You Go” on The Least Anticipated Album Tour on June 8 in Maryland Heights, MO, supporting A Day To Remember. In a short and sweet message to fans on social… Read more »
Following the release of their chaotic single “Stickers Of Brian,” which arrived via Wax Bodega Records earlier this year, Hot Mulligan has issued their latest offering, “End Eric Sparrow And The Life Of Him,” along with an accompanying music video. Clocking in at just shy of 3 minutes, “End Eric Sparrow And The Life Of Him” shares the intensity and brevity of “Stickers Of Brian.” The track’s foundation opens with a groovy guitar riff that sets the stage for the building frustration conveyed through both the vocal delivery and the increasingly urgent instrumentation. As the song progresses, the layered vocals… Read more »
Indie-rockers The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die returned with their latest music since 2021, “Auguries Of Guilt” via Epitaph Records. The Connecticut-formed act lyrically examines and challenges the notion of what makes a hero. “Like the hero killing the guardian of the forest/Set a white-hot flame to the cedars reduced to wasteland,” the band sings. Vocalist David Bello says of the track, “The people in stories that get labeled as heroes are often brutal killers, capable of extreme greed and cruelty on behalf of their allies and their desires. This song tries to smudge historical… Read more »
Indie-pop sensation Soccer Mommy is at it again with a brand new single, “Lost,” an inexplicably nostalgic tune that hooks you with its acoustic simplicity, elevated by splashes of violin. Let Sophie Allison put you in your feels as she spills her soulful lyrics all over the dreamy, analog track. It’s everything you’d from Soccer Mommy and more. “Lost” is the first song Soccer Mommy has released since 2022 Album Sometimes Forever caught the attention of virtually everyone in the indie scene. The album’s success transformed Sophie Allison from an NYU student displaying her talents at small-time, local gigs to… Read more »
Marking their first new full-length collection since the release of their 2016 album Light We Made, Balance And Composure have announced the arrival of their new record, with you in spirit. The 10-track body of work is slated to be released on October 4 via Memory Music and can be preordered here. Additionally, the group has unleashed the atmospheric first preview with “cross to bear.” Vocalist/guitarist Jon Simmons shares, “We were writing these songs for the pure reason of having an outlet and getting together with your friends, no pressure. We were longing for it, and we found it as… Read more »
Movements are bringing their RUCKUS! on the road this fall! Accompanied by Turnover and Queen Of Jeans as support, the four-piece is set to embark on a North American headline tour kicking off on September 4 in Baltimore, MD. The tour is scheduled to run through Septemeber before the band appears at the Austin City Limits Festival and When We Were Young Fest. General on-sale tickets for the tour will be available beginning this Friday at 10 AM local time, while VIP packages and tickets are currently available. The band’s full touring schedule, including overseas dates, is below, and you… Read more »
