Following a series of recent singles, Trash Boat has unleashed their latest offering, “Better Than Yesterday.” The track comes from the UK-based group’s forthcoming full-length record, Heaven Can Wait, which arrives via Hopeless Records on October 4. You can preorder or pre-save the album here. “This song centres around the classic saying ‘comparison is the death of joy,’” vocalist Tobi Duncan shares. “It creeps into everything I do, who does what I do better than me, who makes more money, who’s better looking, who’s stronger, who’s in a bigger band, focusing on everything that I haven’t (yet) managed to achieve… Read more »
After announcing their forthcoming record Highly Irresponsible—due on October 25 via SharpTone Records—and sharing North American tour dates, Better Lovers has also revealed forthcoming shows for fans in the UK. On social media, the band shares, “After 2000 Trees we said we needed to get back to the UK as soon as possible, and we don’t lie. Therefore, it is our greatest pleasure to announce that January is officially: as soon as possible.” Frontierer and Greyhaven will join Better Lovers on their UK trek, which kicks off on January 17 at Bristol’s Marble Factory and wraps on January 24 at… Read more »
FEVER 333 has arrived with their new single “NO HOSTAGES” in tandem with an album announcement. DARKER WHITE is set for release on October 4, boasting 14 dynamic, hardcore, R&B-infused tracks. This, of course, includes previously released singles “NEW WEST ORDER,” “HIGHER POWER,” and “$WING.” Poignantly tackling the theme of police brutality, lead vocalist Jason Butler urgently screams, “If guns don’t kill people/And people kill people/Then guns don’t kill people/Cops kill people.” Check out the song below and set your clocks for the official “NO HOSTAGES” music video premiere on August 16 at 11 AM EST. Butler shares of the… Read more »
It might be BRAT Summer, but it’s time for analysis paralysis Fall. Four Year Strong has officially dropped their eighth studio album and unleashed a music video for track 3, “maybe it’s me.” Maybe it’s me (see what I did there?), but analysis paralysis is quickly climbing the shortlist for album of the year. The album bursts with unfiltered energy offering an amalgamation of sound and bending genre to their will. The group has received a plethora of praise, including from peers such as Real Friends, who wrote, “Congrats my dudes” and A Day To Remember frontman Jeremy McKinnon who… Read more »
Green Day has announced the arrival of American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe edition—which feels too perfectly timed with the forthcoming election. The deluxe release is scheduled to drop on October 25, 2024, a little more than 20 years after the original album was released on September 21, 2004. You can preorder and pre-save American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe edition here. With the release, Green Day has curated a variety of limited-edition box sets available in eight vinyls and 4 CDs, and each box set also includes two Blu-ray discs. The deluxe collection will also feature 15 unreleased American Idiot demos,… Read more »
Sophie Powers recently visited the idobi Radio Studios for a chat with Fish on Gone Fishkin. During her visit, she discussed her latest EP, Glitch: Lvl 1, her growth as a performer, and what it means to be a young female musician in the scene. Glitch: Lvl 1 just recently came out on July 12. Powers cites several recent influences, stating that “Grimes, Frost Children, The Dare, and Charli XCX—the music inspires me, the art itself…it really inspires me.” Not only is Sophie inspired by the artists she listens to, she gains inspiration from her lived experiences and emotions, as… Read more »
Following the success of their recent singles “Neverbloom,” “Frozen,” and “Medicate Me,” a collaboration with Dayseeker’s Rory Rodriguez, Rain City Drive has announced their sophomore album, Things Are Different Now. The 11-track collection is slated to arrive via Thriller Records next month on September 27. As if that wasn’t news enough, the Florida group has also released the next preview of the album with their new single, “Over Me.” “‘Over Me’ is about finding out that someone you were dating has moved on,” vocalist Matt McAndrew shares. “Even when you know the relationship has ended, there’s still the shock of… Read more »
Something Corporate and Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness have released the official music video directed by Jennifer Pearl for their sunny new single, “Happy.” “I wrote ‘Happy’ toward the end of the pandemic,” McMahon shared at the time of the single release. “There was this sense that we were all coming out of this strange moment collectively, and I wanted to write something that reflected that. There was this aching for normalcy, a humble kind of happiness where you could just be without confronting a four-alarm fire every other day. Years later, I think that sentiment still makes a lot… Read more »
Per a report published via Exclaim, Sum 41 has unfortunately been forced to cancel several of their upcoming Canadian performances “due to a minor back injury that requires a few weeks of physician ordered recuperation,” according to The Jubliee venue in a statement on their website. The Canadian pop-punkers were scheduled to headline The Jubilee this weekend on August 3. The venue writes, “We regret to inform you that Sum 41 has to cancel their appearance at The Jubilee on Saturday Aug. 3rd and subsequent summer dates, due to a minor back injury that requires a few weeks of physician… Read more »
Travis Barker has come a long way since surviving a plane crash in 2008. The experience left him with a fear of flying that kept him grounded for 13 years. However, in 2021, Barker conquered his fear and boarded a flight to Cabo, Mexico. Now, Barker has partnered with Trophy “to curate a special collection of memorabilia from” blink-182’s recent tour. “This exclusive collection features a variety of items, each carefully archived and authenticated by Trophy.” “Each item noted comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Travis, guaranteeing the authenticity of each piece. These are not just signed items;… Read more »
