When Casey announced their split at the tail-end of 2018, there was an expectation that we would never hear from them again. Putting to bed an emotional whirlwind of a five-year career, their music captured a particular intensity that many bands never even get close to achieving. Though following their instincts and allowing themselves to reconvene, 2022 signaled a new chapter for the five-piece. That started as a handful of shows at the beginning of 2023, alongside a pair of tracks in “Great Grief” and “Atone,” summing up the feelings of getting to know each other again. It has now… Read more »
With 2024 swiftly underway, a wave of eagerly-awaited new singles, albums, and more are poised to make their way into the heavy rotation of our go-to playlists sooner than we realize. Unlike the previous year when Fireworks dropped their new collection, Higher Lonely Power—their first full-length since 2014’s Oh, Common Life—on New Year’s Day, we’ve had a moment to decompress from the holiday madness before diving headfirst into the new release calendar marked by the turn of the new year. Ranging from long-awaited releases such as Neck Deep’s self-titled album and Ghost Atlas’ first new collection since 2017, to debut… Read more »
Here we have it folks, our third and final installation of the Best New Songs We’ve Had On Repeat Throughout 2023 list! With so many amazing new songs that came out this year, we had a difficult time deciding which were our soundtrack to 2023. In this last batch of songs you’ll see tunes from acts like NOAHFINNCE, SpiritBox, Beauty School Dropout and more! As mentioned in the first two rounds of our favorite songs, we’re only including new, original singles that have been issued in 2023. These tracks are not in favorable order but instead listed by their release… Read more »
Welcome back to our lovely second installment of the Best New Songs We Had On Repeat Throughout 2023! We’ve got incredible songs by artists like YUNGBLUD, The Story So Far, Daisy Grenade and more. That’s all we’ll say here, we don’t want to spoil too much. As mentioned in the first round of our favorite songs, we’re only including new, original singles that have been issued in 2023. These tracks are not in favorable order but instead listed by their release date. We just couldn’t rank them, therefore, all songs deserve the same amount of attention and praise. In case… Read more »
It’s not FELICITY’s “Last Christmas” by any means, as they have released a cover of the Wham! classic just in time for the holidays. The single is out via Zodhiac Records and takes a grittier approach to the jolly, poppy track that the late George Michael put his mark on. Guitarist Drew Rapier says they wanted to put out a cover of their favorite Christmas song as a gift for their fans. “It’s one that we’ve always played acoustically at Christmas parties or for our families. We challenged ourselves to create a version of the song that is unique to… Read more »
What makes a song something you want to listen to over and over again? Is it the instrumentation, lyrics, live performance, or all of the above? Either way, there is always something about a song that burrows a special place inside your heart. It usually stays there for a lifetime. Songs often serve as a placeholder in time. A great song that connects can be listened to years in the future. It will have the ability to transport you back to the exact moment you loved it the most. In 2023, we were given hundreds of incredible songs by numerous… Read more »
It’s been a decade since the Punk Goes series turned its attention towards Christmas in seriously heartwarming fashion. So, we ranked it!
It’s never a bad time to discover a new band or artist. Somewhere out there, in either a basement, garage, or make-shift studio, a group of people are sitting around writing songs and deciding to start a new band. You never know which one of those artists might just be the next biggest thing in the world. It is our job, here at idobi Radio, to find these acts and expose them to you. Of course, you’ll always see us covering the mainstay acts like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, or Paramore. However, all of those bands were once… Read more »
When We Were Young Fest is ready for another run. With the announcements of next year’s dates on October 19 and 20, the stacked lineup has fans excited with the number of acts performing iconic albums. From Cobra Starship, Hey Monday, Millionaires to Fall Out Boy, 3OH!3, and more, there will be a ton of tunes that audiences are stoked to hear live (maybe even for the first time!) Here are 15 songs we’re dying to hear at When We Were Young 2024. 1. The Sharpest Lives — My Chemical Romance With a noticeable opening heavy bass line, the fourth… Read more »
Welcome to the final installment of idobi Radio’s Best Albums of 2023. With so many incendiary records released this year, crafting this list was incredibly challenging to say the least. From break-out acts, to legendary mainstays, we were gifted with so many fantastic collections of music in 2023. Join us in taking a trip down memory lane of the last year and reminisce over the memories made along the way. If you are just now joining, make sure to go back and take a peak at our Best Albums Of 2023 Volumes 1 and 2. And fear not. In the… Read more »
