Hardcore’s growing popularity in the mainstream is evident. With Knocked Loose going viral, the genre has introduced a new avenue for some artists to explore. Que: The Neighbourhood’s vocalist Jesse Rutherford and his new band, Valley Girl. The new group has released a four-song demo on YouTube simply titled “Demo” that runs a little over 10 minutes. The songs sound similar to a ramped-up version of bands such as Turnstile that add indie spice to the mix with a sharpened edge to round out the finished piece. Some of the tracks run longer than the shorter, traditional songs we know… 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 »
I Don’t Know How But They Found Me‘s Dallon Weekes is bringing the iDKHOW Gloomtown Tour to Europe and the UK this summer. The tour dates begin on June 15 at the Rock for People Festival in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic and concludes on July 3 at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. In an Instagram post, iDKHOW shared, “Greetings from Gloomtown: You have waited patiently for this and now the day has finally arrived. UK/Europe, we would like to humbly invite you to the GLOOMTOWN TOUR. Filled with everything GLOOM DIVISION could possibly offer, this event will be coming to… Read more »
After teasing their new single with cryptic videos of Poppy, Bad Omens and the Zig artist have officially debuted their collaborative track “V.A.N” onstage at Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany on January 27. Many TikTok users caught the live debut. However, in a special Cologne, Germany Veeps stream, fans from across the globe got to witness the Bad Omens show on January 28. “This place feels familiar, but I feel different. Can you hear me? How long have you been here? Have you been watching me this entire time? That’s weird,” a pre-recorded Poppy says throughout visuals of her and a… Read more »
Marking the end of an era, Issues held their final show on January 28, which was one of two back-to-back performances in Atlanta, GA. Throughout this farewell tour run, Brian Butcher of The Home Team has assumed vocal responsibilities alongside the steadfast trio of Skyler Acord, Josh Manuel, and AJ Rebollo. However, during the January 27 show in Atlanta, GA, fans were treated to a monumental moment in the band’s sendoff. Michael Bohn, one of the band’s original lead vocalists who parted ways in 2018, took to the stage alongside the three remaining members to deliver a bone-crushing performance of… Read more »
Today, Ghost Atlas, aka Jesse Cash of ERRA notoriety, released his solo record Dust Of The Human Shape, as well as the official music video for “Panorama Daydream.” The release was preceded by mellow modern rock singles “Gaps In The Armoire,” “Lesser Gods,” “Seeker (Stretch The Night),” and “In The House Of Leaves.” Dust Of The Human Shape out via UNFD is currently available to purchase on vinyl as well as stream on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. In an Instagram video, Cash expressed his music process and gratitude ahead of the LP’s midnight release. “This is the record that I… Read more »
