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Fresh Pressed [new music friday] – 214
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Cheat Codes & All Time Low, State Champs, The Band CAMINO, and more.
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What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Cheat Codes & All Time Low, State Champs, The Band CAMINO, and more.
Your perfect sunny weekend playlist just arrived. This week’s standout tracks are turning up the volume with nostalgia-inducing indie-pop à la Bad Suns, a face-melting single from PSYCHO-FRAME, plus a raw Midwest emo track from Arm’s Length. Download the free idobi App and catch these new releases spinning all weekend long. You don’t want to miss this lineup! And if you needed one more reason to jump in on the app, idobi just launched a brand-new series of free games—starting with Word Mosh. For a limited time, top scorers will be entered for a chance to win the sold-out Build-A-Bear Emo Axolotl. Yup,… Read more »
Knox wants you to put on your best ’80s tracksuit and workout to his latest summery bop, “Treadmill.” Following up on recently-released singles “Change Your Mind” and “Me, Myself & Your Eyes,” the artist’s new offering explores not progressing the way you want to. “I wanna be what you like, tryna read all the signs/But I’m caught in a standstill/Feels like I’ve been goin’ for miles, getting nowhere in style/Chasin’ you on a treadmill/I’m caught in a loop/Tryna get me to you,” Knox sings in the sonically euphoric chorus. Check out the gym-themed “Treadmill” video below. Coming up in early… Read more »
Badflower has unveiled a massive fall 2024 tour featuring Slothrust and Missio as support. The 29-show No Place Like Home Tour is scheduled to kick off on September 3 in Dallas, TX, and run through October 22 in Nashville, TN. The band teased fans in the announcement Instagram caption, “I bet we play some new songs.” Presale tickets for Badflower’s No Place Like Home Tour are currently available, and general on-sale will begin on Friday, May 17 at 10 AM local time. Check out the band’s full touring schedule, including appearances at the Upheaval Festival and Rocklahoma this summer, below. … Read more »
Phew! We have officially reached 80 out of 100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To In 2024. Which means we are in the home stretch! We’re back this week with our new installment of artists and bands that span across the sonic spectrum. From classic pop-punk headbangers to sugary indie tunes to emo-rap ballads, there’s something in this series for every listener. As we’ve done each week leading up to today’s featured artists, our goal has been to elevate the voices of these rising stars and to help you, the idobi listeners and readers, discover your next favorite artist… Read more »
There’s no denying that 2023 has been an absolutely monumental year for music! And it’s been an equally colossal year at idobi Radio. From idobi’s electrifying SonicTap event, “Best Night Of My Life,” in collaboration with American Authors, to our extensive weekend-long coverage of When We Were Young Fest—complete with real-time web updates during the festival and exclusive interviews with your favorite artists and bands—2023 has been one for the books. As we draw the curtain on this extraordinary year, we’re taking a look back at the top 50 songs in rotation on idobi Radio in 2023. From fan favorites… Read more »
Nashville-based indie pop artist, Knox exploded onto the scene in late 2022 with his song “Sneakers“. An instant viral hit, the track gained over 2 million views overnight on TikTok before amassing nearly 30 million streams to date. It was an impressive introduction to say the least, but no one can accuse him of being a one-hit-wonder. He inked a deal with Barbershop Records and Atlantic Records after demanding their attention with his obviously captivating songwriting abilities. Knox quickly followed up his massive first single with a string of popular follow-ups, including “I Don’t Wanna Know,” “Love Letter,” and “Dumpster… Read more »
It’s never a bad time to discover a new band or artist. Somewhere out there, in either a basement, garage, or make-shift studio, a group of people are sitting around writing songs and deciding to start a new band. You never know which one of those artists might just be the next biggest thing in the world. It is our job, here at idobi Radio, to find these acts and expose them to you. Of course, you’ll always see us covering the mainstay acts like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, or Paramore. However, all of those bands were once… Read more »
Bad Suns joins The Gunz Show for a great interview with one of the best bands we’ve heard in years!
Indie rock darlings Bad Suns are ending 2023 with a bang via their brand-new music video for the bittersweet track for those recovering from addiction in “The One I Used To Love.” Preceded by the 2022 LP Apocalypse Whenever and collab with PVRIS “Maybe You Saved Me,” the new song sees vocalist Christo Bowman examining the hardships that come with ending a relationship: his own one with alcohol. “Forgot who I am, so I swam in the ocean/I fuck up the plan, just to feel some emotion/Drink all that I can, like I want to be broken/I don’t give a… Read more »
