Life comes at you fast and music news can break even quicker. With everything that pops up every day, it’s easy to lose track of who’s releasing what, when your favorite artists are touring, and all the pandemonium that happens in between. Don’t worry though, we’ve got you covered. Every week, we track the latest new releases so that you don’t have to—from artists who are just starting to make their mark in the business to scene staples with so much more to deliver. This week, we heard singles from an assortment of acts including The Linda Lindas and Scowl,… Read more »
Fresh off their supporting spot on the massive Green Day Saviors Tour, The Linda Lindas have just dropped their latest offering, “Nothing Would Change.” Accompanied by a video featuring live performance footage from the tour, the release builds excitement just days before the arrival of the four-piece’s sophomore full-length album, No Obligation. The group’s new record is set to drop this Friday, October 11 via Epitaph Records. Written across the band’s social media channels, they share, “Lucia and I wrote this one together in about a day and a half over a year ago, and we’re so stoked it’s out!”… Read more »
Refused continues the 25th anniversary celebration of their seminal record with The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated: a 12-song tribute album. After approaching 12 bands with the request to “rearrange or deconstruct” their songs, today they share the operatic 10-minute epic “Tannhäuser / Derive,” with the help of fellow Swedes, Cult Of Luna.
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 »
Fresh off inking a deal with Epitaph Records earlier this year, Split Chain has released their new collaborative track, “(Re)-Extract,” featuring Softcult. Arriving just over a year after the original release of “Extract,” the reimagined track delivers a powerful amalgamation of hard-hitting instrumentation and gripping vocals woven seamlessly together for an intense soundscape. Softcult’s addition introduces a striking contrast, blending softness and heaviness in a way that amplifies the track’s emotional depth. Of the new single, the band shares, “It’s so easy to get stuck in negative spirals, admitting defeat and accepting it as part of you and your personality,… Read more »
Following an explosive summer run on the Saviors Tour opening for Green Day alongside The Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid, The Linda Lindas have unleashed the title track pulled from their forthcoming full-length, No Obligation. The group’s sophomore album is slated to drop on October 11 via Epitaph Records and can be preordered and pre-saved here. “Eloise wrote this ripper because we won’t adhere to what anyone else thinks we should sound like or who they think we are,” the band shares in a press release. “We don’t make music out of obligation—we make music out of love. And we’re so… Read more »
Following the release of powerhouse rock singles “Dumb,” “Glorious Day” and more, Roe Kapara has finally shared his sophomore EP Big Cigars and Satin Shorts via Epitaph Records. Additionally, the raw, brutally honest artist shared his new music video for “Hate Myself.” Kapara shares of the track, “‘Hate Myself’ is the feeling of anxiety that comes with tying your self-worth to others’ opinions. The song really sounds like a downer, but in reality, it’s about finding self-confidence.” Read more: Origami Angel Shares “Wretched Trajectory” Ahead Of LP Release He continues, “At its core, it’s a protest against molding yourself into… Read more »
Ahead of their massive summer run opening for Green Day, The Linda Lindas have announced their 12-track sophomore album, No Obligation, featuring their previously released “Too Many Things” and “Resolution / Revolution.” In addition to their forthcoming LP, which is scheduled to arrive on October 11 via Epitaph Records, the four-piece has unveiled their latest offering, “All In My Head.” “It has the most indie vibes we’ve leaned into so far because it was written on an acoustic guitar,” Lucia de la Garza shares. “Recording it was really fun, full of lots of dancing in the studio.” She continues, “I… Read more »
Indie-rockers The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die returned with their latest music since 2021, “Auguries Of Guilt” via Epitaph Records. The Connecticut-formed act lyrically examines and challenges the notion of what makes a hero. “Like the hero killing the guardian of the forest/Set a white-hot flame to the cedars reduced to wasteland,” the band sings. Vocalist David Bello says of the track, “The people in stories that get labeled as heroes are often brutal killers, capable of extreme greed and cruelty on behalf of their allies and their desires. This song tries to smudge historical… Read more »
Ahead of his first tour in Australia, Lil Lotus stopped by the idobi Radio studios in North Hollywood, CA and chatted with Nick Major about the upcoming tour (and the horrifying story of a house centipede that prepared him for the spiders down under). They also dive into the deluxe version of his album nosebleeder and the numerous other projects he’s working on like Hospital and If I Die First. Lil Lotus is entering his 30s sober. He talks about how realizing the importance of family, memories, and creating art have helped keep him sober. Plus, you won’t believe his… Read more »
