As A Day To Remember prepares to make their monumental return to the When We Were Young stage later this month, vocalist Jeremy McKinnon spoke with Kerrang in the UK to chat about the group’s forthcoming Slam Dunk performance next year, future music, and more. “As usual, we’re just constantly writing,” McKinnon shares. “So we’re just trying to get something together that we think is good enough to be a new record. And once we do that, it’ll be all guns blazing. I know people are ready for us to do that because they’re telling us all the time. It’s… Read more »
Following the release of Final Summer, Cloud Nothings is ready to celebrate 10 years of their record Here And Nowhere Else. To commemorate the anniversary, the band is sharing a special deluxe edition of the LP via Pure Noise Records. You can secure your pre-orders here, which are scheduled for release on October 18. Vocalist Dylan Baldi noted, “A lot has changed for us in the 10 years since Here And Nowhere Else came out, but it’s really cool to have such a clear document of the band we were at that time. I can vividly remember the shows at Bell’s and Gasa… Read more »
Ahead of their Riot Fest performance this weekend, State Champs have dropped their latest offering, the anthemic “Light Blue.” The band shares in a press release, “Have you ever been transported back in time, for better or for worse, simply by the smell of something or someone? Inspired by Dan & Shay’s ‘Tequila,’ we put our energetic spin on this concept with ‘Light Blue.’ It’s a light-hearted track that reminiscences and rollercoasters between airy, bouncy guitars and pop arrangements to a full-blown fuzzed-out chorus that will have you banging your head in between memories you didn’t ask to be dug… Read more »
Following the release of summer’s dazzling AFTERTASTE LP, Hey Violet have released their last-ever single, aptly named “Bittersweet” via Hopeless Records. Plus, the group announced their final live performance at Los Angeles’ The Lodge with KANNER. You can grab tickets for the October 27 show here. The band shares, “So… this is the end. The culmination of 9 long years, all the ups and downs that we somehow managed together. ‘Bittersweet’ is an autobiography of sorts, and we thought it only made sense to leave our fans with a song that encapsulates the decade they spent with us. They continue,… Read more »
Four Year Strong has officially dropped a pop-punk cover of Stone Temple Pilots‘ beloved track “Vasoline.” The cover is set to appear on Pabst Blue Ribbon and Pure Noise Records‘ compilation cover album, Dead Formats: Vol. 3. The record is officially set for release on October 18. You can pre-order your copy here. Alongside Four Year Strong‘s release, Pure Noise Records also revealed Spanish Love Songs‘ “Don’t Change” INXS cover and Grumpster‘s reimagining of Lit‘s “My Own Worst Enemy.” Previous cover releases set to appear on Dead Formats: Vol. 3 include ‘68’s rework of Beastie Boys‘ “Intergalactic,” Bloom‘s cover of… Read more »
Earlier this summer, we had the marvelous Zoe Ko stop by the idobi Radio Studios in Los Angeles, CA, to hang out and play a game we call Truth Or Darts. During her visit to the studio, she joked about what film her music could soundtrack, what her wholesome favorite movie is and the follow-up film that made her cry (TWICE—but same!!), and her greatest fear. After revealing that she originally wanted to be a doctor when she was a kid, she also shares that she feels like she would have accidentally killed someone. “To be honest, my very very… Read more »
Following their signing to Pure Noise Records and releasing “You’ll Get Nothing And Like It,” Ben Quad is back with new single “Your Face As An Effigy.” Plus, they dropped the news that an EP is on the way. The 5-track Ephemera will be released on October 25 and can be pre-ordered here. The band shares, “Lyrically, this is the most open-ended on the EP. This song is about finding solidarity within the group you identify with and overcoming the deceivers who seek to ruin you. The music video highlights this concept of solidarity by focusing on the brotherhood aspect… Read more »
Bad Omens has officially revealed that they’re back in the recording studio, according to posts made on social media in September 2024. Now, the band has dropped an official teaser video, and fans are over-the-moon excited for all that’s to come. The teaser video feels like it is straight out of a horror movie. Eerie visuals include a TV in a dark room playing nothing but static, an empty hospital bed, and a shadowy figure walking down a narrow hallway. The end of the video fades to black, and you can hear a robotic, raspy voice say, “Goodbye, friend.” On… Read more »
Ahead of the release of with you in spirit, Balance And Composure dropped the Will Yip-produced title track. The LP arrives out on October 4 via Memory Music. Previously the alt-indie act released “cross to bear,” “sorrow machine,” “any means,” and “believe the hype.” The track deals with a familiar, yet uncomfortable feeling: grief. Vocalist and guitarist Jon Simmons sings “Motivation has been not so hot. I am worthless. It’s been way past overdue. And you’re locked in, I can feel it. I am nothing without you. I fall under without you.” Check out the title track below. Despite the heavy themes featured on… Read more »
Following the release of singles, “Call It A Fling,” “Favorite Singer,” and “What’s That To You?“ lolitslea is back with new track, “Exit Plan.” This time, the act recruited former A Day To Remember guitarist and producer Tom Denney to make the track come to life. Additionally, the single is set to appear on the artist’s forthcoming record NOTHING LASTS FOREVER!—out everywhere on October 11. “‘Exit Plan’ runs circles around the themes of liminal spaces, the backrooms, and realizing life will never be what it was back in 2008,” lolitslea explains. “Where my biggest regret in life was selling my… Read more »
