Ahead of their highly-anticipated tenth studio album, Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs, set to arrive this Friday, January 26, Alkaline Trio has announced tour dates across the UK and Europe for this summer. Following the release of their first full-length since 2018’s Is This Thing Cursed? The group is set to embark on an extensive, 28-date North American tour with Drug Church as support. Following the North American leg, AK3 is scheduled to headline across the UK and Europe with special guests in July and August. The band shared on socials, “We’re bringing BLOOD, HAIR, AND EYEBALLS The Tour to Europe… Read more »
Games We Play released a new single and music video for “Girl Shaped Crater,” a track set to appear on the forthcoming record Life’s Going Great. The solo project from Emmyn Calleiro, Games We Play offers refreshing pop-punk sounds across recent singles including “too young.” and “All My Untalented Friends (Ooo La La).” The full album will be available on March 1 via Fueled By Ramen. Check out the Romeo And Juliet-themed “Girl Shaped Crater” music video below as we wait for the full record. “It’s about the most amazing person in the world who doesn’t see herself as you… Read more »
Orange County’s own melodic metalcore quartet, Dayseeker, just launched a brand-new music video for their track “Dreamstate.” The song comes from their 2022 LP Dark Sun, which featured fellow singles “Without Me” and “Crying While You’re Dancing.” The gray-hued, garage-themed music video follows a deeply personal struggle with grief for vocalist Rory Rodriguez. “Your soul departed, the sky turned blue/But when I’m sleeping, I talk with you,” he sings mournfully over equally bittersweet guitar rhythms. Check out the new video below. “‘Dreamstate’ is about vivid dreams I had of my father after he passed,” shares Rodriguez. “There were truly times it… Read more »
After releasing their stunning 2023 record EVERGREEN this past summer, PVRIS is ready to head out on a 2024 spring and summer tour with an unreal lineup. Beginning on April 24, Scene Queen will support the “LOVE IS A…” artists throughout Europe and the UK, and select dates include opener Sophie Powers. Then, PVRIS will be heading over to North America with Pale Waves and Bruses beginning on June 1 in Santa Ana, CA, at The Observatory. The tour will conclude at Los Angeles’ iconic Wiltern. After PVRIS dropped the news on social media, Scene Queen took to Instagram to… Read more »
Alkaline Trio’s tenth studio album, Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs, will be here before we know it—and yes, it is one of our Most Anticipated Albums of 2024! But to hold us over until its arrival on January 26 via Rise Records, the group has launched their final single, “Versions Of You.” The latest track, serving as the third glimpse into the trio’s forthcoming album, takes a distinctive turn from the earlier album releases. In a departure from co-vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba‘s usual role, co-vocalist and bassist Dan Andriano takes the lead, infusing the catchy track with a distinctive freshness. “Versions Of… Read more »
To say we’re excited about the highly-anticipated Alkaline Trio album, Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs, the group’s first full-length since 2018’s Is This Thing Cursed?, would be a massive understatement. As of publishing, we are approximately 22 days (depending on where you’re located in the world) out until their tenth studio album officially drops via Rise Records on January 26. The album has already given fans a taste of its brilliance and what to expect from the full collection through the titular track and their latest emotionally charged anthem, “Bad Time.” While we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new collection,… Read more »
The holidays are here and slowly making their way into everyone’s minds, especially when it comes to last-minute gifts. But how does one who’s tired of the traditional reindeer games get into the spirit? With some alt-rock renditions, of course! From classics redone by Creeper to newer songs that perhaps aren’t really holiday songs. Here are 11 alternative holiday songs for everyone to avoid the “bah humbug” of the season. Read more: Fall Out Boy Releases “Pavlove (Demo)” To Celebrate ‘Folie à Deux’ Anniversary My Chemical Romance — All I Want For Christmas Is You Icons know icons. My Chemical… Read more »
Charlotte Sands is never in our “blindspot,” especially not with her latest single. The 2000s-inspired, singer-songwriter alt-ballad is the latest track to preview her upcoming album can we start over?, which arrives on January 24. From there, Sands will embark on her world headline tour in March. Her previous single, “pity” is more aggressive, pointed, and rock-leaning, so this pivot to something slowed down, with longing sadness stirred into it, gives listeners a look at her versatility as an artist. Sands says that the song is about having feelings for a friend but not being in a relationship with them.… Read more »
Welcome back to our lovely second installment of the Best New Songs We Had On Repeat Throughout 2023! We’ve got incredible songs by artists like YUNGBLUD, The Story So Far, Daisy Grenade and more. That’s all we’ll say here, we don’t want to spoil too much. As mentioned in the first round of our favorite songs, we’re only including new, original singles that have been issued in 2023. These tracks are not in favorable order but instead listed by their release date. We just couldn’t rank them, therefore, all songs deserve the same amount of attention and praise. In case… Read more »
For the elder emos with kids, Sparrow Sleeps has delivered a new lullaby album to not only rock your little ones to sleep but to let you do so, too. They have released a collaboration with Canadian pop-punkers Simple Plan to rework their 2004 album Still Not Getting Any… to Still Not Getting Any Sleep… The album includes beloved singles “Shut Up!” and “Welcome To My Life,” which make for a great intro to any baby who’s new to the world. The band posted on their Instagram about the release and said, “We still remember how special it was to… Read more »
