Following the release of their latest single, “Soft Spine,” which marked their first new music in 2024, Spiritbox has unleashed a striking black-and-white music video to complement the track. The video harnesses and amplifies the track’s aggressive energy, channeling it into a stunning cinematic visual that mirrors the song’s intensity. Directed by Orie Mcginness, the haunting video portrays frontwoman Courtney LaPlante as a goddess-like figure reigning over an otherworldly arena in which two cloaked warriors battle one another. Check out the video for “Soft Spine” below. Spiritbox and Gojira are currently on the road supporting Korn on a massive North… Read more »
Ahead of their Louder Than Life set today, September 26, Point North has dropped their latest offering, “WORLD {vs} PEACE.” “The sentiment behind ‘WORLD {vs} PEACE’ touches on the struggle or the battle that somebody—either you or someone you love—can go through while they’re trying to find their own inner peace,” the band explains in a press release. “It’s almost like a defense mechanism, it’s like you’re so used to these detrimental or traumatic scenarios where inner peace is so unfamiliar that you just naturally want to fight it off.” They continue, “It’s almost like you have this Stockholm syndrome… Read more »
Four Year Strong has officially dropped a pop-punk cover of Stone Temple Pilots‘ beloved track “Vasoline.” The cover is set to appear on Pabst Blue Ribbon and Pure Noise Records‘ compilation cover album, Dead Formats: Vol. 3. The record is officially set for release on October 18. You can pre-order your copy here. Alongside Four Year Strong‘s release, Pure Noise Records also revealed Spanish Love Songs‘ “Don’t Change” INXS cover and Grumpster‘s reimagining of Lit‘s “My Own Worst Enemy.” Previous cover releases set to appear on Dead Formats: Vol. 3 include ‘68’s rework of Beastie Boys‘ “Intergalactic,” Bloom‘s cover of… Read more »
Earlier this summer, we had the marvelous Zoe Ko stop by the idobi Radio Studios in Los Angeles, CA, to hang out and play a game we call Truth Or Darts. During her visit to the studio, she joked about what film her music could soundtrack, what her wholesome favorite movie is and the follow-up film that made her cry (TWICE—but same!!), and her greatest fear. After revealing that she originally wanted to be a doctor when she was a kid, she also shares that she feels like she would have accidentally killed someone. “To be honest, my very very… Read more »
Ahead of the release of their debut LP Highly Irresponsible, Better Lovers has revealed their new single “At All Times” and its accompanying visuals. The hardcore act previously released their singles “A White Horse Covered in Blood” and “Future Myopia” set to appear on the forthcoming record. Lead vocalist Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan) says, “When the guys sent me the instrumental of ‘At All Times,’ I was really blown away. I’ve been looking forward to the ‘writes power ballads’ stage of my existence for a while now. I knew it was coming. I had no idea it would be with this band. As a vocalist, it’s really… Read more »
Stand Atlantic has been leaving their mark across the UK and Europe, celebrating the release of their full-length album, WAS HERE. While in London last Friday, September 20, the Aussie natives invited the newly formed As It Is frontman Patty Walters to the stage to perform “NOSE BLEED.” The track, the group’s latest single from the album, originally featured Sueco as the guest vocalist. Before introducing Walters to the crowd, frontwoman Bonnie Fraser says, “I never really know how to introduce this next song, to be completely honest with you… This is a song that we released as a single… Read more »
We know you’ve been counting down the days, and after much anticipation (five years, to be exact), FIDLAR has released their new full album SURVIVING THE DREAM. Featuring singles “DOWN N OUT,” “FIX ME,” “GET OFF MY WAVE,” “NUDGE,” and “SAD KIDS,” the band dazzles across all 13 tracks with breezy surf rock beats, punk-laced choruses, and classic DIY edge. In tandem with the record launch, FIDLAR also unveiled a new music video for their dreamy album closer, “HURT,” which showcases sweet moments from the band on their travels. Read more: The All-American Rejects Release Spirited Cover of “Flagpole Sitta”… Read more »
In addition to the deluxe edition of their album The Best Part About Being Human arriving today, Bearings has released the previously unheard “If I’m Being Honest…” The track marks the final unreleased single featured on the deluxe album and follows the release of “Stormy Weather” and “Make Your Way Back To Me.” The band shares on their social media platforms, “We are so insanely proud of this record and thank you all for listening.” The high-energy track is driven by an explosive, infectious chorus: “Laid back and easy, Red hot then freezing/Messy but not unprepared/Keep up then call it,… Read more »
Putting my journalist hat aside for just a moment: L.S. Dunes are one of the coolest fucking bands in the alternative space right now. Hat back on—ahead of their performance at Riot Fest this weekend, the Anthony Green-fronted supergroup has unleashed a hypnotizing new single, “Fatal Deluxe.” As the instrumentation ebbs and flows in a dynamic formula, shifting between moments of muted intensity and explosive energy, Green’s vocals are the heart of the track. His mesmerizing croons wrap each line in a dizzying warmth while his raspy shrieks pierce through the arrangement with force. “In my opinion, ‘Fatal Deluxe’ marks… Read more »
Remo Drive‘s classic “Mercy” has been reimagined into a stripped-back, melancholy tune from Field Medic. The somber and delicate cover will appear on Remo Drive‘s Mercy Deluxe LP, due out on October 18 via Epitaph Records. Previously, the group also shared wilt‘s cover of “Please, Please Be Smart.” Field Medic says, “From the instant I heard this song when it was released, it was stuck in my head. The cowboy style production really resonated with me, so it was really fun to figure out how to recreate it in my own style (with help from Noah from Runnner).” Additionally, the… Read more »
