It’s the end of an era for You Me At Six. In a recently released YouTube announcement entitled, “Time (2005-2025),” the band showed highlights from their two-decade-long career interspersed with the musicians walking through a graveyard with album names etched in headstones. “It’s time. It’s time for the finish line. It’s time for goodbye. So, for the last time, one more time, it’s time,” vocalist Josh Franceschi says at the end of the video. Check out the full video below, and grab a tissue while you’re at it. “When we started YMAS we were kids. We only ever wanted longevity,… Read more »
Who’s that Daisy Grenade feature?! It is, of course, none other than The Maine’s John O’Callaghan. Today, the duo confirmed that their heavily teased new single, “Liquor And Kerosene,” will feature O’Callaghan. You can also presave the new single, which hasn’t been given an official release date, here. On January 20, the Daisy Grenade duo began teasing fans with a preview of their soon-to-be-released single, “Liquor And Kerosene,” creating a buzz as they revealed a mystery feature vocalist. Offering a sneak peek into the forthcoming release, Dani Nigro and Keaton Whittaker shared a snippet of vocals along with a preview… Read more »
Following the release of their 2023 single, “Hopeless,” a tribute to the band’s late vocalist, Keaton Pierce, Too Close To Touch has announced their final album, For Keeps, which is scheduled to arrive on March 8 via Epitaph Records. The album announcement, its title acting as a play on one of Keaton’s nicknames, “Keeps,” coincides with the release of the group’s latest single, “Control,” featuring the vocalist. The band—Keaton Pierce, guitarist Mason Marble, drummer Kenneth Downey—wrote and performed the track, with Erik Ron contributing on bass. “Control” captures Keaton’s signature piercing vocal prowess layered against a backdrop of heavy-hitting instrumentation… Read more »
As A24 Music kicks off their Talking Heads tribute album, Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, Paramore has unveiled their cover of “Burning Down The House.” This tribute album, an homage to the Talking Heads’ legacy, shares its namesake with Jonathan Demme’s concert film and the accompanying 1984 album, both capturing the allure of the band’s live performances at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre over four nights in the winter of 1983. Paramore’s cover is just the first glimpse into the talent featured on Everyone’s Getting Involved. The tribute album boasts contributions from the likes of Blondshell,… Read more »
Longtime bassist Piggy D. announced that he’s officially parted ways with Rob Zombie and co. In the wake of his absence, the original member of the lineup, Rob “Blasko” Nicholson, rejoins the outfit. Blasko left in 2006, with Piggy D. replacing him, when he linked up with Ozzy Osbourne’s ensemble. Nicholson will continue with Osbourne and Zombie. “After 18 years, I am thrilled to announce that Blasko has returned,” Zombie wrote on his Instagram. “The four-string Zombie monster is back. Get ready for a crazy summer of mayhem.” The recent departure of Piggy D. came as a surprise to fans.… Read more »
Following the release of their fourth studio full-length album, Suicide And Sunshine, Aussie mainstays Trophy Eyes have announced their spring European headline tour, which will see the band through the UK, Germany, and one stop in Italy. The tour will officially kick off in Birmingham, UK, on April 5 at the Asylum and run through April 21, where the four-piece will conclude the run in Wiesbaden, Germany, at Schlachthof. The group has not announced support for the run yet. Of the tour announcement, the band shares in a press release, “We’re pumped to tour the UK and Europe again. We… Read more »
Spanish Love Songs and Oso Oso have announced an extensive, 27-show co-headline tour scheduled to kick off this spring. The tour will kick off on April 3 in Mesa, AZ; however, Oso Oso will not be performing on the first night and will then join Spanish Love Songs on the following date, April 5, in San Diego, CA. Read more: Softcult Lights The “Shortest Fuse” On New Release Spanish Love Songs and Oso Oso will be joined by Sydney Sprague and Worry Club as support across the tour, which runs through May 9, concluding in Dallas, TX. Tickets for the… Read more »
Approaching the momentous 15-year milestone of A Day To Remember‘s seminal third full-length album, Homesick, the acclaimed group has unveiled a special edition reissue with Craft Recordings to celebrate the occasion. Originally released on February 3, 2009, the album, produced by Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory along with producer-engineer Andrew Wade and Killswitch Engage’s Adam Dutkiewicz, marked a pivotal moment in ADTR‘s career. The album featured chart-toppers such as “The Downfall Of Us All,” “Have Faith in Me,” “If It Means A Lot To You,” “I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?” and more. The band… Read more »
The twin duo Softcult has unleashed their latest offering, “Shortest Fuse.” Kicking off the track with “Yeah your boss forgot the payroll again/He’s such a capitalist/Don’t even know what we spent it on/Now you’re selling your guitar to pay rent,” the new release is a critique of capitalism societies and the hardships we’ve surely all experienced within recent years. As the pair progress toward the second verse of the track, the distinctive shoegaze-alternative fusion that has become a signature of their creations reaches its peak. The result is a crescendo of dreamy and guitar-laden instrumentation erupting through your speakers for… Read more »
John O’Callaghan, the wordsmith and lead vocalist behind The Maine and John The Ghost just announced a forthcoming new book, The Highly Unqualified Hand-Guide To Keeping Plants Alive. “I started compiling all of these ideas, poems, and half-bad bits of advice after my daughter was born. Little reminders to her that I am just as confused as she’ll ever be,” O’Callaghan shares in an Instagram Reel. “The text kept evolving but the sentiment remained, and now that my son is here, I felt compelled to share it with y’all so it can exist in the ether for them and for… Read more »
