It seems like just yesterday, we were on our iPod Nanos blasting 5 Seconds Of Summer‘s “She Looks So Perfect” and dancing around to the iconic Aussie punk-rock boy band. Believe it or not the song and the band’s debut self-titled album are turning 10 years old this year. Released on June 27, 2014, 5 Seconds Of Summer boasted tracks such as “Amnesia,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Social Casualty.” The 10/10 record is getting its own anniversary merch and vinyl release to celebrate the major milestone. Read more: Magnolia Park Set Our World In Motion On “I2I” Disney Pop-Punk Cover On… 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 »
After debuting his latest offering on the kickoff date of the idobi Radio Summer School Tour, Letdown. has shared the emotional and vulnerable “Bad Childhood.” Check out the video we captured of Letdown. performing “Bad Childhood” for the first time here. “’Bad Childhood’ is a candid reflection of my pain, resilience, and the complex emotions tied to my past,” Blake Coddington, the mastermind behind Letdown., shares in a press release. “It poignantly delves into my tumultuous upbringing, capturing my emotions from that time. I recount a series of harrowing experiences, all underscored by a pervasive sense of abandonment and resentment.… Read more »
Singer-songwriter NIKI DEMAR released her glamorous, romantic, unapologetically queer track and accompanying music video for “Vegas.” The neon-lit visuals brilliantly pair with the bright pop-rock love song. In the video, the singer recruited her real-life girlfriend and fellow musician Julianne Hope to “tie the knot” in the Marriage Capital of the World. Plus, the two actually did get matching playing card tattoos that appeared in the music video. “Let’s go to Vegas/Book a one-way flight/Spend all our money/Go to a chapel/Get married tonight/Let’s drink til the morning/Let the strangers stare/Kiss in the streets making the memories/That we’ll see when we… Read more »
Ahead of their appearance at Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever Festival in October, Karate has officially announced that new music is on the way. On July 25, the Boston post-hardcore outfit officially dropped a double single— “Defendants” and “Silence, Sound.” Additionally, the “Sever” artists announced that their upcoming album Make It Fit will arrive out on October 18, via the Numero Group. This marks their first official full record since 2004’s Pockets. Read more: idobi Radio Summer School Tour Announces Debut Lineup With Stand Atlantic, Magnolia Park, More Numero Group notes, “Out of the brain of Geoff Farina spills 10… Read more »
Hayley Williams is one of alternative’s most iconic voices, and she genuinely has no time for modern internet drama. Fans are applauding the Paramore lead singer’s call-out of pop girly stan culture after she posted a now-expired Instagram story. According to a Stereogum transcription, Williams shares, “Something I’ve been thinking about a lot, and why I don’t really love it… Especially in the music world, whether it’s the pop girls or any scene, really, people only give a fuck about numbers now, and stats. And that is so lame. It’s very fun, don’t get me wrong. It’s sick. We’ve had… Read more »
FOXCULT, Seattle’s premier “stargaze” act, is back with their new EP, THE AMETHYST DRIFT via Adventure Cat Records. Additionally, the post-hardcore artists delivered their new single and visuals for “NGC 3603.” Previously, the act dropped narrative-driven tracks “GEMINI 4” featuring Tom Weaver of Casey, “ASTRAL GALLERY” featuring Michael Skaggs of Outline In Color, and “WORMHOLE.” If you want to follow the musical story timeline as intended, “NGC 3603” takes place in between “WORMHOLE” and “GEMINI 4.” Read more: Dark Divine Shares Punishing New Single, “Digital Numb” “But if only you could leave yourself behind/Recalling a mirage kept deep inside/The splendor… Read more »
Preceded by their punchy, poignant single, “NEW WEST ORDER,” FEVER 333 returns today with a new single and accompanying music video for “HIGHER POWER.” “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure,” says vocalist Jason Butler. “No lessons to learn without trials.” He continues, “’HIGHER POWER’ revolves around these ideas and reveres the beauty in the adversity-induced magic performed by marginalized communities. To exist in a world that challenges your very existence every day to some degree is one of the most magical acts I have ever witnessed. Here is my 2:43 soundtrack offering to that act.” Naturally, the… Read more »
If you need a one-stop-shop, ultimate backstage pass to the debut idobi Radio Summer School Tour, then look no further than Study Hall! Airing exclusively on idobi Radio every Thursday at 8 PM ET throughout the Summer School Tour, this summer special features interviews with every artist across the tour. Kicking off this week on Thursday, July 18 at 8 PM ET with The Home Team, dive into their hilarious anecdotes and horror stories from school, what they’re most excited about the Summer School Tour, and hear new music from their recently release album, The Crucible Of Life, out now… Read more »
