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 »
Following up the release of “It’s Supposed To Hurt,” “Learn To Forget,” “Being One” House Of Protection is back with a new track and music video for “Pulling Teeth.” Additionally, the band announced their Jordan Fish-produced (ex-Bring Me The Horizon) debut EP, GALORE, due out on September 13 via Red Bull Records. Guitarist Stephen Harrison and drummer Aric Improta (ex-FEVER 333 musicians) “knew it wasn’t going to be easy to start again from scratch, but that phrase became our ethos. Starting again was the whole point of this [project].” Fascinatingly, House Of Protection headed all the way to Indie to film their “Pulling Teeth” music video. The… 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 »
Believe it or not, Kesha‘s iconic debut single “TiK ToK” is 15 years old as of August 7, 2024. To celebrate, the singer celebrated passing one billion Spotify streams on the 2009 pop jam by literally brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack [Daniels]. “Swallow, don’t spit,” she captioned the video. After all, that’s how make a day go from good to great, right? Of the anniversary, Kesha shared, “TiK ToK was the first single that I put into this world that had my voice AND my name credited!!!! I remember making it fun and happy because that’s how… Read more »
On Friday, August 2, the official Waterparks Instagram account detailed that the band is canceling their album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. However, the band is set to release one new track tomorrow, Saturday, August 3, “GUILT.” Their Instagram statement notes, “I no longer feel good about INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY and will be canceling the release. The sheer amount of unprecedented mishaps, bureaucratic red tape, and bizarre things that have gone wrong truly has me believing the universe is working against this project and I’m tired of fighting it. It sounds dramatic but without… 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 »
With only a few weeks to go until Stand Atlantic unveils their fourth studio album, WAS HERE, the Aussie pop-punk darlings have dropped the high-energy and sharp-tongued “FRENEMIES.” Vocalist Bonnie Fraser shares, “‘Frenemies’ is about rocky friendships and not knowing where you stand with someone—we’ve thrown it back a lil more in this track for the OG fans stylistically but in a fresh lil way.” Read more: 5 Seconds Of Summer Announces Self-Titled Anniversary Vinyl The infectious track bursts with an explosive energy across the chorus, driven by heavy-hitting instrumentation. The group perfectly captures the struggle of harboring a toxic… Read more »
In what could seem like an unlikely collaboration to some, pop icon Britney Spears and skate company Welcome Skateboards recently dropped a brand new merch and skate deck line. Before their partnership with Spears, Welcome Skateboards launched a collab with My Chemical Romance. Since then, they’ve worked with Nine Inch Nails and Avenged Sevenfold, among others. Where those skate decks were decorated with sharp designs and moody undertones, their collaboration with Spears is not as dark but still features a bit of edge. In the days before the final release, Welcome posted several previews on Instagram to excite fans. When… Read more »
2024 is the year of Laura Jane Grace! Following the release of her solo album, Hole In My Head, a long run of touring, and two more tours on the books for later this year, Laura Jane Grace has announced her debut EP alongside The Mississippi Medicals. The EP, Give An Inch, is scheduled to arrive on September 6 via Dial Back Sound and can be pre-ordered here. In the announcement post on social media, Laura Jane Grace writes, “Let’s now all “Give an Inch” and see what happens! Me, @dialbacksound & @pariscampbellgrace & @mikeyerg recorded a 6 song ep… Read more »
As Four Year Strong approaches the release of their highly anticipated album, analysis paralysis, on August 9, the Massachusetts mainstays have announced a massive tour to support the release. Following their back-to-back performances at When We Were Young, Four Year Strong will hit the road with Free Throw, One Step Closer, and Death Lens serving as support. Tickets for the group’s forthcoming Fall U.S. tour will officially be on sale this Friday, August 2, at 12 PM local time here. Check out their full touring schedule, including their annual Four Year Strong holiday show in December and their overseas stint… Read more »
