According to several reports, including confirmation to Consequence and Pitchfork, the legendary record producer Steve Albini has passed away due to a heart attack. He was 61 years old. An iconic figure in the alternative music industry, serving as a musician, producer, audio engineer, and founder/owner of Electrical Audio recording studio in Chicago, IL, Albini was born on July 22, 1962, in Pasadena, CA. Albini worked on some of the most well-known albums across more than three decades, including Pixies’ debut album Surfer Rosa (1988), Nirvana’s In Utero (1993), Frank Iero and the Future Violents’ Barriers (2019), Laura Jane Grace’s… Read more »
Basically, 2024 is the year of Mannequin Pussy. The Philadelphia band released their fourth studio record I Got Heaven on March 1 via Epitaph Records and have been on the move ever since. The band is currently touring the U.S. right now before hopping across the pond to play in Europe and the UK this summer. Excitingly, if you didn’t grab tickets for their spring dates, Mannequin Pussy just added new U.S. dates for the fall. The new tour dates begin on September 26 in New Haven at Toad’s Place and end on October 26 at Tampa’s The Orpheum. Margaritas… Read more »
Ahead of the release of their self-titled album, which arrives on June 14 via Pure Noise Records, The Early November is offering another taste of the LP with a new single, “Tired Of Lying.” The duo also previously shared their tarot-themed track “The Fool” and the March-released “What We Earn.” “This song is about overcoming childhood trauma and demons while at the same time learning about and trying to face your new ones. The vicious cycle many of us sadly find ourselves in,” vocalist Ace Enders says. The band shares the new yearning, bittersweet, modern alt-rock track with a unique POV music video.… Read more »
The Dangerous Summer is about the have the summer of a lifetime. The band is gearing up to release their full-length album Gravity, which arrives on June 21 via Rude Records. On the same day, they’re kicking off a major North American tour. Additionally, the band announced today that they will be heading to Europe in July. Their European shows begin on July 24 at Hamburg’s Headcrash and conclude on July at Berlin’s Privatclub. All tickets are currently on sale now on The Dangerous Summer’s official website. Check out the full run of North American and European dates below. Make sure to… Read more »
After teasing an upcoming tour, Cassadee Pope has finally dropped an official list of concert dates. The Hereditary Tour, in honor of her forthcoming record, kicks off on July 11 in Anaheim, California at Chain Reaction and wraps up in West Palm Beach, Florida at Respectable Street. The Foxies and Natalia Taylar are performing in opening and supporting slots for the summer shows. Right now, you can secure a VIP package for a tour date here. All general tickets go live on Tuesday, May 7, at 10 AM local time. Hereditary, Pope‘s fourth album arrives on July 12. Excitingly, Underoath‘s Aaron Gillespie is… Read more »
LØLØ has unleashed her razor sharp new single “kill the girl,” which will appear on her forthcoming debut studio album falling for robots and wishing i was one. “I wrote ‘kill the girl’ about the girl inside of me who could just NOT get over someone, for the life of me,” LØLØ shares in a press release. “For some reason, we tend to always remember the good parts but not the millions of BAD parts. That was the case with me for a long time with a certain someone. I didn’t know why I was so hung up on them,… Read more »
After announcing their forthcoming third studio album, The Crucible Of Life, earlier this week, The Home Team have launched a double feature music video for their new singles “Roommates” and “Overtime.” “‘Roommates’ and ‘Overtime’ are two sides of the same coin,” vocalist Brian Butcher shares. “I’m not super into astrology, but I do admit that I identify pretty heavily with the descriptions of my sign of Gemini in that I flip flop between two sides of myself. These songs are a conversation between those two sides. ‘Roommates’ is from the perspective of a driven, organized and motivated side of me,… Read more »
Sleep Theory has released a music video for the heavily moody track “Gone Or Staying” via Epitaph. The story behind the video displays a toxic relationship that should go up in flames but is ignited by not wanting to let go. Partnered with a nervous yet remorseful vibe that ramps up toward the end of the track, the band creates a montage of a relatable scenario. In the music video, vocalist Cullen Moore is driving in a car with rain sprinkling on him. As the song progresses, the color blue coats the scenes as the band performs amidst the haunting… Read more »
Ahead of their forthcoming live album, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes have launched a bold reimagining of Olivia Rodrigo’s 2021 smash hit, “good 4 u.” “Since our usual audience is, well, decidedly not 15, we felt obligated to learn a song from this whole new… millennium thing,” frontman Spike Slawson shares in a press release. “After deep reflection and questionable late-night pop radio binges, we determined ‘good 4 u’ perfectly captured our band’s values, integrity, and, uh, musical stylings.” Opening the recording, vocalist Slawson says, “We’re a band of all ages, of all genres, and this song is proof.… Read more »
Honey Revenge frontwoman Devin Papadol has surprised fans with an updated “open verse challenge” of Stand Atlantic’s recent collaborative single, “GIRL$.” The original track features fellow Hopeless Records labelmate Lynn Gunn of PVRIS and BRUSES. The new addition to the song adds a punch of poppy feminine aggression. “I love this song,” Papadol writes in her Instagram caption. “So I did my best to pay homage to the original verse.” The meaning behind “GIRL$” showcases love and appreciation for queer women. Stand Atlantic vocalist Bonnie Fraser explains, “I wrote it for anyone who’s ever felt squashed by the strange and… Read more »
