2013 is a wrap! To start off our 2014, we wanted to share some of our favorite songs of last year with all of you. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun The 1975 – Chocolate Bastille – Pompeii Fall Out Boy – Young Volcanoes The Wonder Years – Passing Through A Screen Door American Authors – Best Day Of My Life Bring Me The Horizon – Sleepwalking Paramore – Still Into You The Summer Set – Boomerang Tonight Alive – Lonely Girl Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) Panic! At The… Read more »
Last week we published our official top albums of 2013 list, featuring everyone from The Wonder Years and Fall Out Boy to The 1975 and Vampire Weekend. Lots of complicated math and science were involved in calculating the final list, but we thought we’d let you have a look at all of our individual staff lists as well.
After a series of teasing tweets from members of the band, From First to Last have revealed that they’ll be getting back together. Sadly it’s without Sonny Moore as he’s busy being, you know, Skrillex, but they’ll be releasing a new EP independently sometime next year. They’ve also announced a Kickstarter for $25,000 to fund that EP, and you can read a statement from the band regarding it below. Over the last 4 years since we announced our hiatus, there have always been people asking me when the band is going to come back and release new material. What I… Read more »
The foursome known as American Authors are about to be much more than the soundtrack to Lowe’s commercials (where you might recognize their single “Best Day Of My Life”).
The 33rd annual CMJ Music Marathon will take place in New York City October 15th-19th. The event, which spans across 80 venues, aims to break new artists as well as feature established artists. Acts playing the festival this year include You Me At Six, The Sounds, The Dismemberment Plan, NGHBRS, Echosmith, Braid, and more. For more information and to purchase badges, head to the CMJ website. Check out the artists announced so far below! 2/3 Goat * 6:15 Jessica Caplan * 7:00 Lisa Blanco * Aabaraki * Aaron Lee Tasjan * Aaron Lopez-Barrantes * Absolutely Free * The ACBs *… Read more »
We’re excited to unveil another new column, Double Take. In this bi-weekly editorial, idobi writer Marina Oliver explores the subtle connections between two musical concepts from different moments in time, finding the threads that tie the two together. For the column’s debut, we delve into two quintessential summer albums that are musically different from one another but turn out to have a lot in common: Jack’s Mannequin’s Everything In Transit and The Antlers’ Burst Apart.
Kevin Devine has a massive announcement today that includes album titles and details for both of his new albums (due out this fall), his upcoming fall tour, and he has released a new song titled “Private First Class.” All of this information, including tour dates, can be found by clicking “Read More.”
In the past few years, Harrisburg, PA’s Koji has become just as well-known for his activism, unrelenting positivity, and the intimacy of his live shows as he has for his recorded music. He just arrived home from an extensive North American co-headliner with labelmates Turnover, and idobi editor Eleanor Grace caught up with him at one of the tour’s final dates to talk about how the past two months on the road have treated him, working with a full band, his thoughts on the scene, and how this tour has seen him reclaim his voice.
LA based buzz band Smallpools have premiered their new music video for their infectious single “Dreaming.” Check it out by clicking “Read More.”
California rockers Culprit have released “Totem”, the title track from their forthcoming EP to be released on August 20th via Easy Killer Records. Produced by Dryw Owens (From Indian Lakes, Consider the Thief) and Erik Ron (I the Mighty, Panic! at the Disco), Totem will be Culprit’s follow-up effort to 2011’s independently released Analogue.
