Hailing from Newport News, VA, Holly Would… are a breakout pop rock band with a southern rock flair that’s way too easy to fall for. Just a few months after signing with One Day Savior Recordings, the band have debuted a full-length album that establishes them as a versatile group of musicians that can write a song for just about anybody.
The band mostly known for a cover of Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop†has released its sophomore album, and unfortunately the original tunes fall a little short.
Kick off your September with a thrilling new alt-rock track, “LAST BREATH,” from Nevertel. Preceded by “OTHERSIDE,” the duo’s new offering features an instantly iconic breakdown. Vocalist and producer Raul Lopez shares, “‘LAST BREATH’ was written while being stuck in the Nashville ice storm earlier this year with our good friend Gianni Taylor. This song explores emotional turmoil that we sometimes experience in our head of breaking yourself down while simultaneously trying to keep going with whatever you’re doing in life.” Lopez continues, “The sonic landscape of the song almost feels dark and gloomy, which is exactly how we were feeling when… Read more »
Japanese reggae-infused metal band SiM, aka Silence iz Mine, is utterly triumphant in their new album release, HOOMAN AFTER ALL, out via UNFD. Featuring singles “FREEZE ME UP,” “FiVE TiMES DEAD (by my wallet),” and more, the album reveals the group at their absolute peak, with endless riffs, ferocious melodies, and head-bang-inducing choruses across all 12 tracks. It only makes sense that SiM is taking over the world with their self-described “Reggae PUNX” sonics. Their seventh studio album is career-defining. Frontman MAH says, “This album is our full-on tribute to the prime era of rock from the late ’90s to early 2000s.… Read more »
School is back in session, and Halloween season has officially begun. To keep the spooky vibes flowing, it’s time to crank up your alternative playlists while you grab some pumpkin-flavored treats. For some playlist inspo, these Virgo and Libra babies have made some of the most iconic emo, pop-punk, and indie tracks, and for that, they deserve the best birthdays ever. From the always iconic Avril Lavigne, to Mayday Parade‘s Jake Bundrick and Alex Garcia, all the way to My Chemical Romance‘s Mikey Way, here are some September musician birthdays to mark in your cals this month. Joe Trohman — September 1 We… Read more »
It’s August, and we are living for music festival season, ice cream dates, long walks in the park, and beach days where you may or may not burn… If you need the right playlist for your summer vacay, idobi Radio has the best new metal, indie, pop-punk, and rock finds that just dropped in August. From Teen Mortgage to Dead Poet Society and beyond, these new songs will be your favorite new listens this month. Teen Mortgage — “Democracy Manifest” Teen Mortgage just wrote a song that many Americans and beyond can relate to. Everything feels a little more dystopian, right?… Read more »
Catch Your Breath has officially revealed their brand-new record, Not Broken Enough, and alongside the full LP, the hard rockers have also unveiled the new music video for “Red Alert.” Of their new single, Catch Your Breath says, “‘Red Alert’ is about that moment you catch on to their little games. When you decide to keep your mouth shut, wait, and watch them trip over their own traps.” Speaking on the project, the band says, “‘Not Broken Enough’ is for anyone exhausted by a world that constantly lets them down, who wakes up to the same cycle of disappointment every day but still shows up… Read more »
Ax and the Hatchmen have done it again…and by “it,” we mean the band has released an instantly iconic indie rock track, “Stick & Poke.” The offering, brimming with euphoric guitar licks and sunny trumpet melodies, serves as the title track for their forthcoming EP, due out on September 25. Lead vocalist Axel Ellis says, “’Stick & Poke’ takes me back to a sunny trip to Minnesota with my friends from high school, staying up late with too much beer and a stick and poke kit, giving each other tattoos. To me, a tattoo preserves a moment forever, even when… Read more »
Rising alternative star and host of idobi Radio’s Spinnin Out, Bailey Spinn, just dropped a new hit, “start again,” ahead of a massive fall tour run. The haunting offering is a vibrant rock track that demands to be on your fall playlists ASAP. She notes, “‘start again’ is a melodic metal anthem about being on the brink of failure in a relationship, but wanting to set the clock back and start over again. It channels feelings of betrayal, loneliness, and holding onto relationships that no longer serve you. It is a heavier addition to my catalog, debuting new vocal skills,… Read more »
Left To Suffer is gearing up to drop their face-melting LP Unwelcome Guest, arriving on October 9, via their new label home, Hopeless Records. And before they release their record, they dropped a nu metal banger, “STFU.” Peter Higgs says, “Some people think we sold out. Others think we lost the plot. So we did what anyone else from Atlanta would do and tuned up to Drop B, wrote some nu metal riffs, and talked a whole lot of shit. This one’s for everyone who decided they knew what Left to Suffer was supposed to be better than we did.” Check… Read more »
