Ahead of the release of their upcoming LP with you in spirit, Balance And Composure dropped the latest single from the album “any means.” The track is the fourth single from the upcoming release following “cross to bear,” “sorrow machine,” and “believe the hype.” Leading up to the release, Jack Appleby noticed an interesting post to tease the new song. The band posted a photo of a single New Balance shoe ahead of the drop to say that new Balance And Composure content was coming. Like its predecessors, “any means” features melodic post-punk vibes balanced by sincere lyricism as Jon… Read more »
Marking their first new music in more than a year, State Champs are back with two brand-new singles, “Silver Cloud” and “Too Late To Say.” Additionally, the group has announced the arrival of their self-titled album, which will drop on November 8 via Pure Noise Records. You can pre-save or preorder State Champs here. “We found our way, through the ups and downs within us, personally and as a band, and wanted to express that,” frontman Derek DiScanio shares. “This is the right time to showcase it,” bassist Ryan Scott Graham adds. “When we stepped back and looked at the… Read more »
Ben Quad has announced that they’ve inked a deal with Pure Noise Records and they’ve released their label debut single, “You’ll Get Nothing And Like It.” “It’s a song about the financial institutions created to keep us in a cycle of debt and dependency,” the band shares in a press release. “The track’s spoken line ‘You were made to throw away’ announces the main theme of the forthcoming record. We are disposable in the eyes of our protectors. Each of us is an ephemera (an item created purely to be used for a short time).” The punchy track, clocking in… Read more »
If you’re anything like this writer, your emo heart is bursting, counting down the days until Disney releases their pop-punk-inspired album, A Whole New Sound. With covers from Simple Plan‘s reworking “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King and Magnolia Park‘s cover of “I2I” from A Goofy Movie, New Found Glory has unearthed their rendition of “Part Of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. “In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while,” New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert shares. “I realized that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed… Read more »
In honor of Hopeless Records turning 30 in 2023, Sweet Pill has covered “There, There” by The Wonder Years for the label’s Hopelessly Devoted To You compilation record. The track originally appeared on The Wonder Years’ 2013 full-length, The Greatest Generation, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last year. “Our rendition of ‘There, There’ by TWY is out now streaming everywhere, happy 30th birthday @hopelessrecords,” Sweet Pill shares in an Instagram post. “When we were asked to pick a song to cover for this opportunity, doing @thewonderyearsband was a no brainer. We had such an incredible time with them on… Read more »
Pale Waves has delivered another glimpse into their forthcoming full-length with their new single, “Gravity.” The twinkling track is steeped in personal conflict and details the tension between Heather Baron-Gracie and a previous partner. The frontwoman opens up in the track about her partner’s ebb and flow struggle to accept her sexual identity and their relationship over her religious beliefs. “‘Gravity’ is about a woman who chose Jesus over me,” Heather shares. “It took the longest of all of the songs on the album to finish. I think we must have rewritten it millions of times to get it to… Read more »
It wasn’t long ago that Vic Fuentes and his wife, Danielle Victoria, announced that they were pregnant with their first baby! In September 2022, the couple, who have been together since 2012 after meeting on the set of the “King For A Day” music video, shared the news that they would be parents come February 2023. The couple welcomed their daughter Violet Valentine Fuentes into the world on February 9, 2023, one day before Vic’s birthday. Now, the beautiful duo has announced that they are expecting baby No. 2! And boy, oh boy, IT’S A BOY!! In a collaborative post… Read more »
Marking their first show since 2008, the Sex Pistols—Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and Steve Jones—reunited last night, August 13, at Bush Hall in London, UK, with Frank Carter (Gallows, Pure Love, and Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes) taking on Johnny Rotten’s vocal duties. The reunited four-piece blasted through the entirety of Never Mind The Bollocks, delivering a raw, unapologetic set. This performance is the first of three, with two more scheduled for today, Wednesday, August 14, and tomorrow, Thursday, August 15. Both of these gigs will take place at Bush Hall. As if the evening wasn’t already monumental enough. During… Read more »
FEVER 333 has arrived with their new single “NO HOSTAGES” in tandem with an album announcement. DARKER WHITE is set for release on October 4, boasting 14 dynamic, hardcore, R&B-infused tracks. This, of course, includes previously released singles “NEW WEST ORDER,” “HIGHER POWER,” and “$WING.” Poignantly tackling the theme of police brutality, lead vocalist Jason Butler urgently screams, “If guns don’t kill people/And people kill people/Then guns don’t kill people/Cops kill people.” Check out the song below and set your clocks for the official “NO HOSTAGES” music video premiere on August 16 at 11 AM EST. Butler shares of the… Read more »
On the brink of releasing the deluxe edition of ONE MORE TIME…, blink-182 surprised fans before one of their performances with a listen of the new tracks to be included on the album. Mark Hoppus first announced the deluxe version of the LP at a concert in June, saying, “I have exciting news. The deluxe version of the ONE MORE TIME… comes out in late August.” After Tom DeLonge interrupts him, telling to “sell some more shit,” Hoppus continues with “I’m not trying to. What I’m saying is, there are more blink-182 songs in the near future for you all. … Read more »
