Ahead of their new album, Blue Hour, launching on October 11, Real Friends has issued the breakneck new single, “Never Has Become Always.” Their new release follows their previous singles, “Waiting Room,” “When You Were Here,” and “Our Love Was Like A Sad Song,” which will appear on the group’s forthcoming record. During an Instagram Live amongst members, Kyle Fasel shares that the new release is the heaviest Real Friends song out there. The band adds in an Instagram Feed post, “You wanted a heavy & fast song, right? Go bang your head to the new song we just dropped.” … Read more »
On August 24, Linkin Park fans geared up for an announcement set to drop on August 28. Then, long-time listeners ultimately had to set their clocks back again to September 5. Fans were utterly devastated after the band’s countdown clock simply started to count back up rather than reveal a new singer, music drop, etc. During a concert livestream, the band officially shared that Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong will join the band as a new co-vocalist. Additionally, producer and songwriter for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock, etc. Colin Brittain will play drums for the new album and on their… Read more »
Tampa-based rockers Nevertel are freshly back from a massive run with Beartooth. Now, they’ve unleashed their new single, “Losing Faith.” The recent Epitaph signees previously released full-throttle tracks “SYM” and “Sacrifice.” Of the new track, the band explains, “In the music industry, we’ve found that you meet a lot of people that like to make friends only to help their own lives and careers. This song touches on the experience we’ve all had of realizing that maybe the person you’d die for might not even reach out a hand to save you.” Check out Nevertel‘s rap-infused hard rock track “Losing… Read more »
Following the release of “Dance In Hell,” pop-punk artist and recent Open Your Ears Records signee, Penny Bored has released new single, “Gossip.” The solo project from Dallas native Faith Alesia is the perfect new music offering for those obsessed with Y2K pop-rock à la Hilary Duff, Aly & AJ, and beyond. “Gossip” is scheduled to appear on Penny Bored’s EP I’m Bored!, which arrives on September 13. “I think at some point we’ve all had a crush on our best friend, but were too nervous to say anything,” Alesia says. “‘Gossip’ is all about that, but instead of saying… Read more »
After announcing her forthcoming Hereditary Deluxe LP, due out on September 13, Cassadee Pope dropped her new music video for “Bad Decisions.” The visuals come from her recently wrapped Hereditary headline tour. Of the forthcoming deluxe album, Pope says, “I wanted to release a deluxe version of Hereditary because there were other songs I wrote that didn’t make the album but feel important to tell my story. I look at these songs like bonus scenes at the end of movie credits. They help round out the story but give it a place to go.” On September 13, fans can hear… Read more »
After her monumental return to her pop-punk roots with the release of her solo album Hereditary earlier this summer, Cassadee Pope has unleashed the brand new single, “Bad Decisions,” and announced the arrival of a deluxe edition of the album. “I wanted to release a deluxe version of Hereditary because there were other songs I wrote that didn’t make the album but feel important to tell my story,” Pope shares. “I look at these songs like bonus scenes at the end of movie credits. They help round out the story but give it a place to go.” The deluxe album,… Read more »
Just days after celebrating the 19 year anniversary of their sophomore album Discovering The Waterfront, Silverstein has released their new single, “Skin & Bones.” The new track is the band’s first release since their January 2024 collaboration with Fairlane on “Take It Back.” “‘Skin & Bones’ is a deeply emotional song, written about the sudden loss of a person who was once very close to me,” vocalist Shane Told shares. “Every day, we’re stuck in our own heads worrying about trivial things and never thinking about just how fragile we are. Life can be gone in an instant. I lost… Read more »
Your New Music Friday playlists are in for a treat! Marianas Trench has surprise-dropped another single, “Down To You,” from their forthcoming LP Haven, due out on August 30 via 604 Records and Warner Music Canada. Talk about a band that’ll keep you on your toes! Preceded by tracks “Lightning And Thunder,” “A Normal Life,” and “I’m Not Getting Better,” “Down To You” is an electrifying song with soaring falsetto, cinematic sonics, and more. “And everything all come down to you/I just don’t work, not without you/I twist and turn, all around you/And in the end, it all comes down to… Read more »
Following their recent success on the road with Bad Omens, Kim Dracula, and Hawthorne Heights, I See Stars have unleashed their pummeling new single, “SPLIT.” The group debuted the new release on the road this summer and performed it during select tour dates. “’SPLIT’ takes you through the highs and lows of our journey as artists, from being signed at 15 and leaving high school to pursue our dreams to exploring the mental toll and constant self-doubt,” vocalist Devin Oliver explains in a press release. “It highlights how the industry once felt divided by the machine, splitting artists up and… Read more »
illuminati hotties, aka producer extraordinaire Sarah Tudzin, shared her breezy, indie rock-infused new single, “The L,” from her highly-anticipated upcoming album POWER. Preceded by the single “Didn’t” featuring Cavetown and title track “Power,” the full record is set to be released on August 23 via Hopeless Records. Tudzin shares, “’The L’ is about knowing when to back down. It’s a lesson I’ve had the great fortune to have many chances to learn over and over again. It’s about putting your pride aside in favor of resolution. We could go separate ways, but I’ll take the ‘L’ instead.” She continues, “The vocals in the bridge are from… Read more »
