Cassadee Pope‘s “Wasting All These Tears” is getting the Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato re-record treatment. The former Hey Monday singer just released “Wasting All These Tears (Cassadee’s Version),” giving a rock rewrite to her 2013 country track. Pope traded in twangy acoustic guitar strums for pulsing drums and basslines, though her voice is just as powerful as ever with awe-inducing belts across both versions. Today, she also released a new music video in tandem with the reinvented solo song. The video sees Pope with strawberry blonde hair, decked out in all black singing in front of a gorgeous moon-beaming… Read more »
Los Angeles pop-rock trio Beauty School Dropout stole our heart as the blink-182 North American tour opener, and are blessing our Friday with their brand new album READY TO EAT. Across the nine tracks including hit single “beautiful waste,” the band reveals their modern alternative prowess, setting the stage for the genre’s future. “READY TO EAT is the culmination of our high highs, low lows and everything in between,” says the band. “The album is a sonic spiral through our personal struggles with addiction, relationships and love (or lack thereof). The album is meant to be a reflection of our… Read more »
Waterparks often say that they “never slow down” and it is the truth. In the midst of an Australian tour, the band dropped a brand new single and music video, “SNEAKING OUT OF HEAVEN” this week. Today, the trio have shared the news of a full tour of the United States this coming spring. They kick off in Seattle, WA on February 26th and hit cities like Denver, Portland, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, and more before wrapping in Los Angeles, CA on April 6th. Waterparks will be joined by TikTok sensation, Loveless as support on the run. Read More: Maggie Lindemann… Read more »
Earlier this year we were blessed with the reunion of Say Anything after a four year hiatus. After gifting us with two new singles, “Psyche!” and “Are You (In) There?” over the summer, we just keep getting good news. Today, the band has released another new song, “Carrie & Lowell & Cody (Pendent)” and shared the news of their eighth studio album …Is Committed. Although we don’t have an official release date yet, we have a lot of great information regarding the new record! They have reunited with producer, Brad Wood, who worked with the band on their sophomore album… Read more »
Sweden’s premier emo band, Tribe Friday, is bringing their sophomore album, Hemma, to every alternative fan who needs to feel a little closer to places that shaped them. In fact, “hemma” in Swedish translates directly to “home.” Noah Deutschmann (vocals/guitar), Zack Liljeberg (drums), Isak Gunnarsson (guitar), and Robin Hanberger Pérez (bass) all confronted how this word has morphed with maturity. Following up their shimmering and sonically sweet debut, the quartet are tuning into their true-to-from emo roots, pulling back the bright instrumentals slightly, but not sacrificing their signature ethereal vocal styling. With singles preceding Hemma such as “Swimsuit” and “Day… Read more »
New Years Day is getting into the Halloween spirit with their merciless new single, “Vampyre.” The heavy and spookily-themed song is a hard-hitting follow-up to the band’s 2022 single, “Hurts Like Hell.” Juxtaposing drop-tuned guitar breakdowns with frontwoman Ash Costello’s soaring vocal delivery, the track tells an empowering story about escaping a relationship with a narcissist. It’s a reminder that no matter how scary it can be, nobody can take away a woman’s power and strength to move forward beyond the pain and trauma. Read more: 9 Alternative Artists To Get You Into The Halloween Spirit Costello explains the symbolism… Read more »
Maggie Lindemann called, she’s taking back spooky season. Marking her first new release of the year and her first new music since her debut album SUCKERPUNCH dropped last fall, Lindemann has tapped her long-time friend and frequent collaborator, Siiickbrain, for an enthralling new team-up on “deprecating.” Additionally, “deprecating” stands as Lindemann and Siiickbrain’s fourth collaboration following the release of 2021’s “Dopamine” and “GASLIGHT!” and 2022’s “break me!” This hauntingly evocative track delves deep into a maelstrom of emotions, deftly encapsulating the themes of manipulation, deceit, and the tumultuous aftermath of a toxic relationship. Within the harmonious cadence of “deprecating,” the… Read more »
Marking their first new music since August 2022’s self-titled EP, Have Mercy has unveiled their soul-stirring new single, “Alive.” This captivating track is a sneak peek of what’s to come on their upcoming album, NUMB, which is scheduled to arrive via the group’s new label, Rude Records, on December 8. Embarking on a journey back to their roots, “Alive” is an examination of feeling ensnared in a toxic relationship with nowhere to turn or escape to. The song unfurls in an array of meticulously constructed drum fills and guitar work, creating a powerful backdrop for vocalist Brian Swindle’s gut-wrenching opening… Read more »
Hey Violet have signed with the legendary Hopeless Records and celebrated with the release of a new track, “i should call my friends”.
At this point, it’s safe to declare 2023 as the official year of blink-182, similar to how 2022 was crowned as the year of My Chemical Romance. The iconic trio—Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker—has consistently delivered a relentless stream of banger after banger this year, paving the way for their highly-anticipated full-length album, ONE MORE TIME…, arriving next Friday, October 20. It’s been said a thousand times already, but ONE MORE TIME… marks the first album since 2011’s Neighborhoods to reunite DeLonge with the band, and we’re still unsure if we’re fully prepared for the sonic onslaught of… Read more »
