The National have dropped their fourth and final single pulled from their forthcoming full-length, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. Their group’s latest single, “Your Mind is Not Your Friend” is an enthralling ballad featuring Phoebe Bridgers and includes an accompanying music video. Through vocalist Matt Berninger’s wistful vocal delivery layered with Bridgers’ delicate whispers, “Your Mind is Not Your Friend” confronts mental health’s entanglements head-on creating an ethereal aura around the track. In a press release, Berninger explained how the track was created after suffering from a period of writer’s block. “When I feel stuck, I’ll often grab a book… Read more »
Last Night Tove Lo took to the stage on The Late Late Show with James Corden alongside SG Lewis to perform their new collaborative song “Call On Me” from her most recent album Dirt Femme. Fresh off this performance, Tove Lo has announced additional east coast dates to her extensive tour, spanning from April to September of this year. She is now set to perform in New York City and Boston before closing the tour out with two nights in Washington D.C. Tickets for the new dates will go on sale this Thursday, April 13th at 10am local time. Tove… Read more »
While the pandemic brought about isolation and longing for social interaction, one bright spot during that time at home was the arrival of The Linda Lindas. Following their monumental debut album Growing Up which the young quartet dropped in 2022, The Linda Lindas have returned with their latest single “Too Many Things” via Epitaph Records. “We had a nonstop, jam-packed, and awesome 2022 playing shows, going on tours, and meeting fans and making friends across the US as well as Spain, Germany, England, Japan, Canada, and Mexico,” the band shares of their breakout year. Read more: Listen To Raw and… Read more »
Hardcore punk outfit Turnstile has announced a few changes to their upcoming stint in the UK, which will mark their “only UK show this year” according to the band. Turnstile was initially scheduled to headline London’s O2 Academy Brixton on May 30. Unfortunately, following the fatal events on December 15, 2022, which has been described as a “crowd crush” that left 8 people hospitalized and 2 people tragically passed away, the venue has remained closed. Read more: Poppy Shares Snarling New Track “Church Outfit” The band has pushed back their May performance at O2 Academy Brixton and has rescheduled it… Read more »
Avenged Sevenfold are taking their upcoming new album Life Is But A Dream… out on the road
It’s hard enough to make it in a competitive industry when you’re young. But if you’re also a person of color and/or part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, it can feel next to impossible. For Meet Me @ The Altar—a trio of young women of color, two of whom are queer—the only way around those industry hurdles is through them. “We’re the perfect mesh of like almost every single type of person in the world,” says vocalist Edith Victoria. I’m catching up with the band over Zoom, the day before their debut full-length, Past // Present // Future, is set to… Read more »
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Marianas Trench is giving back and they’re asking you to join them. The band is performing at Casino New Brunswick for The Heart & Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick in their concert series.
— Today we talk about Death Cab for Cutie’s new visualizer, Beach Weather’s debut album, and Mariana Trench’s charity concert. — Death Cab’s Pepper Comes to Life Even during their busy schedule, Death Cab for Cutie has managed to release a visualizer for their song “Pepper”. Teaming up with Frequent Visual and Juliet Bryant, they’ve created a tale straight out of the storybook of your dreams. During this piece of art, you feel like life is coming off of pages for a story of the lost love you’re longing for. It perfectly matches Ben Gibbard‘s solemn voice and the band’s… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the World Cup 2022.
