Citizen has built anticipation for their upcoming album, Calling The Dogs, with the official release of their latest single, “If You’re Lonely.” The track, which made its debut during their sold-out Decade of Youth tour earlier this summer, showcases the band’s growth and musical evolution. “If You’re Lonely” serves as a promising glimpse into Citizen‘s forthcoming fifth full-length album, slated to drop on October 6. With its pop-infused charm, captivating melodies, introspective lyrics, and powerful delivery, the single reflects vocalist Mat Kerekes’ personal journey of self-discovery and his difficult upbringing. The Ohio natives’ new single creates a vibrant and invigorating… Read more »
The Scottish alt-rock group, Young Fathers have announced North American headline tour dates today. This run of shows comes after the release of the bands most recent album, Heavy Heavy that dropped on February 3rd of thus year via Ninja Tune Records. The album is home to explosive singles like “Rice“, “Tell Somebody“, and “I Saw“. With the record only having been out for a few months, it has already gained nearly ten million streams across its entirety. If you’re not already familiar with Young Fathers, you should really give them a chance. Their sound is reminiscent of the likes… Read more »
Whether you like it or not, Machine Gun Kelly is an anomaly of the music industry, seemingly capable of anything he sets his mind to. After starting his career as a Cleveland rap sensation, the 32-year-old artist started to marry his rapper roots with pop-punk influences as evidenced by his 2019 full-length album Hotel Diablo before releasing two true-to-form pop-punk albums—2020’s Tickets To My Downfall and 2022’s mainstream sellout. Respectively, Tickets To My Downfall has been certified Platinum while mainstream sellout has been certified Gold, and both albums boast massive features including Halsey, blackbear, Bring Me The Horizon, WILLOW, and… Read more »
We’ve compiled the idobi staff’s favorite releases and moments this year.
idobi photographer Gaelle Pitrel covered the Anthony Green show at Teragram Ballroom in LA.
idobi editor Eleanor Grace sat down with Citizen guitarist Nick Hamm and drummer Jake Duhaime in Toronto to talk about the writing and recording of their debut full-length Youth, the band’s own youth, winter tour survival tips, bowling analogies, and much more.
On their appropriately titled debut LP, Youth, Citizen unsurprisingly addresses coming-of-age angst – typical fodder for most young, earnest pop punk bands – yet somehow they accomplish it without sounding stale or cliche.
One Step Closer has announced their new album, All You Embrace. The hardcore group’s second LP will be released on May 17 via Run For Cover Records. In the wake of the announcement, they’ve released a new song called “Giant’s Despair.” In the track, the band embraces shoegaze sounds with intricate hardcore chords that are re-fitted into a modern mix of emphatic emo. This is just a taste of what to expect from their upcoming full-length. Vocalist Ryan Savitski says this is who the band is on a deeper level. “I wanted to showcase One Step Closer in its fullest… Read more »
Angel Du$t are absolutely FULL of announcements today. They have unveiled a brand new single “Space Jam” off of their newly announced album Brand New Soul out September 8th via Pop Wig. This new track follows the recent singles “Very Aggressive” which features Matt Kerekes of Citizen, and “Love Slam“. Angel Du$t have also announced an extensive tour of North America this winter, kicking off November 3rd in Baltimore, MD and wrapping December 10th in Brooklyn, NY. The run will see them performing in many notable cities across the country including, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, Austin, and… Read more »
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