It’s easy to close a song by repeating the chorus or slowly fading the music out, but every once in a while a song comes along whose ending takes you somewhere completely unexpected.
Australian alt-rock band New Empire are slowly yet steadily breaking out internationally. Their résumé already includes a stint on Warped Tour and opening for bands such as Simple Plan and Neon Trees. idobi senior writer Catherine Yi caught up with guitarist Kyle Lane to discuss the new record, signing with a label, and finding success overseas.
The second day of Warped idobi Radio pre-interview week features interviews with Echosmith, American Pinup, WAX and I The Mighty.
With running themes, allusions, and a distinct motif of the supernatural, Cope is definitely an album you want to have tucked away high on your shelf for years to come.
In celebration of all the great music the UK has given us, we’ve put together some of our staff’s favorite up-and-coming UK artists in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
In this week’s Tuesday Ten, our staff share some of their guiltiest guilty pleasures and try to figure out exactly how these songs manage to be terrible and irresistible at the same time.
It’s no question that late night drives are best accompanied by great music, but sometimes choosing the playlist to fit the mood you’re in when you’re alone with your thoughts can be difficult. This week we’ve compiled some of our favorite albums to play on those long, nighttime drives when you’re feeling especially introspective.
Take one part Vampire Weekend, two parts The Bravery, a dash of The 1975, finish with a spritz of Two Door Cinema Club and you’ve got yourself SoCal rock band Bad Suns’ debut EP, Transpose.
Nearly three years after their wildly successful third album Sinners Never Sleep, You Me At Six are back at it again with Cavalier Youth.
2014 is already shaping up to be an insane year for music, and some of our favorite bands are on their way to huge things this year. For our inaugural Tuesday Ten column, check out our list of ten bands you need to have your eyes and ears on in 2014.
