If you’re anything like this writer, your emo heart is bursting, counting down the days until Disney releases their pop-punk-inspired album, A Whole New Sound. With covers from Simple Plan‘s reworking “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King and Magnolia Park‘s cover of “I2I” from A Goofy Movie, New Found Glory has unearthed their rendition of “Part Of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. “In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while,” New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert shares. “I realized that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed… Read more »
After sharing Magnolia Park‘s cover of “I2I” from A Goofy Movie and Simple Plan‘s reimagining of “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King, Disney Music has officially announced the full tracklist for A Whole New Sound—a pop-punk compilation album. The record is set to release on September 6 and features the likes of Meet Me @ The Altar, Mayday Parade, LØLØ, Yellowcard, and many other genre faves. On Instagram, Meet Me @ The Altar shared, “DREAMS DO COME TRUE EVERYONE!!! So excited to tell you all that we are a part of @disney’s new project. ‘A Whole New… Read more »
Known for his work with The Used, Bert McCracken recently dropped his latest single under his solo project robbietheused with “The Feels.” The track follows the singer’s previous release, “Just A Little Bit.” Like its predecessor, “The Feels” is accompanied by a bright claymation music video. This time, the visualization includes cute animations of McCracken singing to an audience of emojis, zombies attempting to plant a garden, and a little ghost enjoying it all. “This song was inspired by my ongoing battle with mental health and is about learning to lean into love and acceptance,” McCracken says. “It was written… Read more »
Better Lovers announced an expansive headlining tour in celebration of their upcoming debut LP Highly Irresponsible. The forthcoming record features the recent single “A White Horse Covered in Blood” and is due out on October 25 via SharpTone Records. Lead vocalist Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan) shares of Highly Irresponsible, “Everyone really brought their best to the album, and brought out the best in each other, and that goes for everyone behind-the-scenes too. I’m honestly just over here happy that I fit the word ‘buddy’ into a song.” The tour kicks off November 3 at Asheville, North Carolina’s The Orange Peel and… Read more »
Emo legends The Used and Taking Back Sunday have announced that they will co-headline a tour for the first time in over a decade this fall. The news comes as the cherry on top of the exciting second leg of Taking Back Sunday’s North American Headline tour, set to hit the road next week on July 24. The band will be playing songs from their latest album 152, an album that delivers renewed ambition from the group. Speaking of new tracks, The Used recently released a vibrant and heart-pounding new deluxe B-sides album. MEDZ was released on June 21 via… Read more »
It’s no secret that Bert McCracken and his legendary band, The Used, are having a sensational 2024! Following the release of their ninth studio album, Toxic Positivity, last spring, the impending arrival of their B-sides album, MEDZ, in just a few weeks, and their summer headline tour kicking off on June 20, McCracken also recently launched his unique, pop-centric solo project robbietheused. “Just A Little Bit,” which arrived on May 31 to enormous praise, is McCracken’s into a poppier avenue. He shares, “I’ve always tried to push for the poppy stuff for The Used records. And the band really likes… Read more »
The Cab are back! The band has posted a short video featuring a snippet of a new track called “Running Late,” which will appear on the group’s upcoming record. In the video taken from the studio and posted to their social platforms on Monday, April 29, fans can hear frontman Alex DeLeon’s vocals accompanied by a gospel-style choir singing. “This has been both the hardest and most rewarding album we have written,” the band explains of the song’s meaning in the post’s caption. “So much has happened in our lives. Smooth skies and turbulence. Love and loss. Fears and fight.… Read more »
Trash Boat has released their new track, “Break You.” The aggressive single explores unexpected anxiety and how to navigate through it. It serves as the UK act’s first new music of the year and gives fans an idea of what they can expect sonically from the group. Read more: Memphis May Fire Get “Chaotic” In New Song And Accompanying Music Video A motion sickness-inducing music video accompanies the single, with singer Tobi Duncan in the center frame. In black-and-white, the video only captures the small surroundings of Duncan, which illustrates how constricting anxiety can be while everything moves around you… Read more »
As long as “Alien’s Exist,” Tom DeLonge of blink-182 will have a guitar in his hand. The iconic guitarist is putting his signature Starcaster® in the hands of fans, thanks to Fender. The signature release marks his second with the brand and costs $1,199.99. The Starcaster comes in four different colorways: Shoreline Gold, Olympic White, Surf Green, and Shell Pink. DeLonge first premiered the Squier® Starcaster® in 2022, and as an experienced musician in a pop-punk band, he’s got to amp up some of the features of his instrument. “I made some changes to the original Starcaster®; I’ve streamlined the… Read more »
Everyone has their favorite record, song, and artists they live for. That also includes the Grammy-winning trio Paramore. BrooklynVegan interviewed the 2024 Record Store Day Ambassadors about what they love listening to. As emo staples, it completely makes sense that one of the first records vocalist Hayley Williams bought was from another iconic act. “Thursday’s Full Collapse, on white vinyl,” she explains in the interview. Drummer Zac Farro jumps in that while he doesn’t fully remember what his first vinyl purchase was and says it might’ve been one of many albums from The Beatles. He also recalls what CD he… Read more »
