Following their recent success on the road with Bad Omens, Kim Dracula, and Hawthorne Heights, I See Stars have unleashed their pummeling new single, “SPLIT.” The group debuted the new release on the road this summer and performed it during select tour dates. “’SPLIT’ takes you through the highs and lows of our journey as artists, from being signed at 15 and leaving high school to pursue our dreams to exploring the mental toll and constant self-doubt,” vocalist Devin Oliver explains in a press release. “It highlights how the industry once felt divided by the machine, splitting artists up and… 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 »
illuminati hotties, aka producer extraordinaire Sarah Tudzin, shared her breezy, indie rock-infused new single, “The L,” from her highly-anticipated upcoming album POWER. Preceded by the single “Didn’t” featuring Cavetown and title track “Power,” the full record is set to be released on August 23 via Hopeless Records. Tudzin shares, “’The L’ is about knowing when to back down. It’s a lesson I’ve had the great fortune to have many chances to learn over and over again. It’s about putting your pride aside in favor of resolution. We could go separate ways, but I’ll take the ‘L’ instead.” She continues, “The vocals in the bridge are from… Read more »
Following up her summer release of “Close To The Sun,” Anna Shoemaker is back with her new shimmering single, “Fields.” “At the beginning of the year. everyone makes their resolutions, personally, I wanted to drink less, be less anxious, be less annoying, stay on track with my goals, you know, all the normal things,” Shoemaker says. “‘Fields’ was written that first week of January. It’s about leaving the things that don’t serve you behind so you can move into the future.” Her intentions are readily reflected in the first few lines of the track. She sings, “It’s a new thing… Read more »
Trash Boat is hopping across the pond this November to headline their first tour throughout the U.S. and Canada. The UK-based alt-rockers are bringing out Downswing and Crooked Teeth as support for the Heaven Can Wait North America Headline Tour. The tour kicks off on November 2 at Sacramento’s Goldfield Trading Post and wraps up on November 24 at Chicago’s Subterranean. Ahead of tour kick-off, Trash Boat is releasing their fourth studio LP Heaven Can Wait on October 4 via Hopeless Records. You can hear a taste of the record via their recently-released singles “Delusions Of Grandeur,” “Liar Liar,” “Break You,”… 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 »
Ahead of their massive summer and fall tour schedule kicking off in less than two weeks, Badflower has dropped their contemplative and nostalgia-inducing “Detroit.” Featuring flashbacks from old photoshoots, old shows, and life on the road, the track is anchored by the line “I wanna feel the way I did when we started/It’s so depressing having everything I wanted.” “I think anyone who has achieved something that they always thought they wanted has felt the disappointment in finally reaching that goal. It’s like, ‘I have it, now what do I do?,’” frontman Josh Katz contemplates. “And then you realize how… Read more »
Magnolia Park IS goofy. After starting to tease their team-up with Disney for the A Whole New Sound pop-punk album earlier this week, Magnolia Park and the Mouse House have released their cover of “I2I” from the 1995 classic A Goofy Movie. Their cover marks the second preview of A Whole New Sound, which does not currently have a release date. “‘I2I’ is a huge part of black history and inspired all of us as kids to make music,” Magnolia Park shares. “The message of the song of all of us coming together is something we all stand by.” No… Read more »
