Real Friends has revealed a new single and accompanying music video for “Our Love Was Like A Sad Song.” Preceded by “Waiting Room” and “When You Were Here,” the track will be featured on the band’s recently-announced upcoming record Blue Hour, due out on October 11. While on Sad Summer Fest, Real Friends gave attendees the inside scoop on the record before its initial announcement. In a pamphlet, they shared, “Thank you for spending time with us today at Sad Summer Fest. We appreciate the energy you give us as well as the opportunity to play our songs for you.We… Read more »
It may only be August, but spooky season is in full swing with the release of the trailer for the upcoming HBO It prequel television series Welcome To Derry. The upcoming series was first announced in March of 2022. The prequel is set to take place in the 60s, in the world of Stephen King’s novel It’ The show will expand what fans know about the town of Derry as seen in the 2017 version of It and the sequel It: Chapter 2. In case you need a refresher, the films followed the “Losers Club” and their unfortunate experiences with… Read more »
On the brink of the release of their upcoming album Five Dice, All Threes, Bright Eyes have dropped their latest single from the full-length “Rainbow Overpass” featuring Alex Orange Drink of The So So Glos. Known to go big, it makes sense for the band to also announce an extensive North American Tour. The track follows their June release of “Bells And Whistles.” Where that song utilized easy-going instrumentations, “Rainbow Overpass” features gritty hits and fast-moving rhythms. Though they’ve collaborated before, vocalist Conor Oberst says this is the first time Alex has sung on one of their tracks. “He’s kinda… Read more »
As they get ready to drop their upcoming deluxe LP, The Best Part About Being Human, Bearings share their latest single and music video with “Make Your Way Back To Me.” Serving as a reflection on the feelings someone might experience when in a long-distance relationship, vocalist Dougie Cousins softly laments about the weight of not being able to see his significant other. “So I’ll tell the boys I don’t got no choice cause I fell for an American/And I hate flying but I’m still trying to cross that sea.” After posting a clip the music video on Instagram, guitarist… Read more »
At the tail-end of last week, Waterparks announced via a lengthy statement posted to their platforms that they were “canceling the release” of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. In the post, the trio shared that they would be “dropping one final track from the album titled GUILT,” which has officially arrived. Coinciding with the statement the band shared, which details vocalist Awsten Knight “constantly being in the headspace of re-approaching my issues with religion is very unhealthy and continues to take its toll on my mental wellbeing,” the track and accompanying short film opens through a voiceover introduction.… Read more »
During their expansive North American tour with Pierce The Veil, blink-182 made a stop in Chicago to headline the Lollapalooza August 4 date. Of course, the trio played the classics such as “All The Small Things” and they even played their unreleased track, “Can’t Go Back.” Additionally, they shared a fun twist on Dude Ranch hit “Dammit” with a fun pop-punk cover of the chorus of Chappell Roan‘s “Pink Pony Club.” Mark Hoppus sang the artist’s lyrics including, “I’m gonna keep on dancin’ at the Pink Pony Club,” before heading back into singing, “I guess this is growing up.” Read… Read more »
Better Lovers announced an expansive headlining tour in celebration of their upcoming debut LP Highly Irresponsible. The forthcoming record features the recent single “A White Horse Covered in Blood” and is due out on October 25 via SharpTone Records. Lead vocalist Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan) shares of Highly Irresponsible, “Everyone really brought their best to the album, and brought out the best in each other, and that goes for everyone behind-the-scenes too. I’m honestly just over here happy that I fit the word ‘buddy’ into a song.” The tour kicks off November 3 at Asheville, North Carolina’s The Orange Peel and… Read more »
Ahead of their co-headline Australian tour kicking off later this month on August 9, Aussie darlings Between You & Me and Teenage Joans have teamed up for the thunderous new collaborative single, “1800-PAINLESS.” Of the collaboration, Between You & Me writes on their X account, “There are a lot of music collaborations being released, but it feels extremely special to be able to write a song from scratch with another artist that shares the same values. This isn’t a collab, this is a co-write.” Read more: idobi Radio Summer School Tour Adds Noelle Sucks To Final Date In California Opening… Read more »
Miss May I is back with a new version of “Architect,” and this time, they reimagined their track with Currents vocalist Brian Wille. In mid-July, the band announced their signing to Solid State Records and announced their 15th anniversary re-recording of their 2009 full-length, Apologies Are For The Weak. Plus, they shared their reworked version of “Forgive and Forget” with Fit For A King’s vocalist Ryan Kirby and bassist Ryan “Tuck” O’Leary. The full re-recorded album featuring the likes of The Word Alive‘s Telle Smith, Silent Planet‘s Garrett Russell, and beyond arrives on August 23. “This was one of the first songs we ever wrote as… Read more »
After announcing her announcing her debut album, Survival In Motion in June, Taylor Acorn is back with a taste of the LP with “People Watching.” Preceded by previous singles “High Horse,” “Greener,” and “Survival In Motion,” the full album is set to drop on September 13. Acorn says, “I’ll never forget the day that we wrote ‘People Watching,’ and after Emma [Lynn White] and I got the demo back we drove around for hours listening to it on repeat in tears (happy tears of course!).” She continues, “I think it truly encapsulates being unapologetically in love and wearing it proudly no matter… Read more »
