American Football is celebrating 25 years of their iconic self-titled debut, aka LP1. The anniversary will be marked by the release of a remastered version of American Football and a covers album featuring Manchester Orchestra, Yvette Young, and more. The anniversary albums will be available on October 18 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Previously, Iron & Wine shared their interpretation of “Never Meant.” On September 5, Ethel Cain just dropped her ethereal 10-minute cover of “For Sure.” In a statement, she shares, “It’s always stood out to me every time I spin the record, and I knew exactly how I wanted to translate it into my sound.… Read more »
After teasing an announcement equivalent to an emo Super Bowl, The Maine has officially revealed details for their upcoming 8123 Fest 2025. The Arizona emo band is known for many things, from their always-free meet-and-greets to their pink cowboy-adorned fanbase. And now, they plan to celebrate their art, listeners, and community in their beloved home state. The two-day festival runs from January 17-18, 2025. On Friday night, The band will do full play-throughs of both 2015’s American Candy and 2023’s The Maine. On Saturday, The Maine is performing a “Career-Spanning Experience.” With nine albums under their belt, it will surely… Read more »
In honor of Hopeless Records turning 30, Scene Queen has covered “The Best Thing (That Never Happened)” by We Are The In Crowd for the label’s Hopelessly Devoted To You compilation album. The song originally appeared on We Are The In Crowd‘s 2014 LP Weird Kids. The compilation will also boast The Wonder Years’ cover of Thrice’s “Deadbolt,” Point North’s cover of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Unholy Confessions,” NOAHFINNCE‘s rendition of Waterparks‘ “I Miss Having Sex But at Least I Don’t Wanna Die Anymore,” and Bayside‘s reworking of The Weakerthans‘ “Aside.” Plus, it features LØLØ‘s cover of New Found Glory‘s “Vicious Love,” Hey Violet‘s and Jayden Seeley‘s Yellowcard cover of “Hang You Up” and Sincere Engineer‘s cover of “I Hate Myself” by 88 Fingers Louie. In a recent Instagram post,… Read more »
Following their explosive run on the debut idobi Radio Summer School Tour, which concluded this past weekend, Magnolia Park has officially unleashed their ferocious new single, “The Void.” The group shares across their social platforms, “Our new song “The Void” is out now! This song means the world to us and is about dealing with paranoia and depression.” Originally making its debut at the kick-off date of the Summer School Tour on July 10 in Cleveland, OH, the track opens with a chilling glitched-out voiceover that announces, “Welcome to The Void.” The song then erupts, unleashing a tempest of thunderous… Read more »
If you’re anything like this writer, your emo heart is bursting, counting down the days until Disney releases their pop-punk-inspired album, A Whole New Sound. With covers from Simple Plan‘s reworking “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King and Magnolia Park‘s cover of “I2I” from A Goofy Movie, New Found Glory has unearthed their rendition of “Part Of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. “In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while,” New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert shares. “I realized that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed… Read more »
Jimmy Eat World is celebrating some major milestones in 2024. The artists are commemorating the 20-year anniversary of Futures and the 5-year anniversary of Surviving. To celebrate, the band is releasing the live playthrough Phoenix Sessions versions of the albums on vinyl for the very first time. Pre-order your LPs here. All vinyls are set to release on October 18. Sharing more of Futures, the band notes that it was “our darkest album and was the hardest for us to make. Futures was the first record we made where we didn’t feel like we were making it anonymously.” They continue, “[W]e pushed through and ended… Read more »
Tonight the nerds are still riding the politics train all the way to the end of it all, whatever that may be, and we have the DL on Vice President Kamala Harris’s potential VP picks’ stance on cannabis! This could be a history making election in so many ways, and if the democratic candidates on top of the ticket are on board with cannabis reform, there’s hope for us yet! We did our homework so you don’t have to!
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.)—led by the former Chiodos frontman Craig Owens—has unleashed the third preview of his highly anticipated, forthcoming album, Until God Shows. Succeeding the release of “Hunger Pangs” and “Losers Stay Losers (Let-down),” D.R.U.G.S. has unleashed the razor-sharp “MALICE.” “‘MALICE’ is a song about a journey from initial resentment to a state of deep emotional turmoil and self-destructive behavior,” Owens shares in a press release. “The transformation is irreversible because of the profound impact of the betrayal that has been experienced.” Read more: 9 Alternative Albums That Pair Perfectly With Classic Literature While the group recently… Read more »
Ahead of the arrival of their fourth studio album, Feeling Not Found, scheduled to drop on September 28 via Counter Intuitive, Origami Angel has unleashed two new singles, “Dirty Mirror Selfie” and “Where Blue Light Blooms.” Bleeding together at the three minute and 43 second mark of the video, “Dirty Mirror Selfie” and “Where Blue Light Blooms” offer a throughline to the duo’s punchy pop-punk/emo amalgamation. “Dirty Mirror Selfie” is a playful, steady track with a strikingly placed guitar breakdown courtesy of guitarist/vocalist Ryland Heagy. While the latter opens through mesmerizing drum work via Pat Doherty that acts as the… Read more »
The Home Team has a lot to celebrate right now. After kicking off the debut idobi Radio Summer School Tour earlier this week in Cleveland, OH, the four-piece heavy-pop act has officially launched their third studio album, The Crucible Of Life. And as the band has already told us, “Don’t be afraid to gеt loud” over their new 12-track collection. Ahead of the idobi Radio Summer School Tour kickoff, we sat down with The Home Team in Cleveland, OH, as drummer Daniel Matson led the chat about the new album. You can check out a preview of the interview and… Read more »
