Patrick Stump recently performed “Spotlight” with Michael Day.
Read More “Patrick Stump and a “Spotlight” Reunion”It’d been fifteen years since we’d last performed this song together. In fact, it’d been fifteen years since we’d last played any music at all with one another. At least, with Patrick, Matt and I all playing together in the same room. So when I was thinking about what we might record during this session/reunion, this song became an obvious choice.
Any time we can get new music from The Strokes, it’s a good day. The first new album from the band in six years follows a logical jumping off point from 2020’s The New Abnormal, which I gradually grew to love, adored the creative risks the band took, and saw a clear path forward for them. Reality Awaits feels very much enriched in that same creative vein as The New Abnormal, but with more of a laser-focused approach to their songwriting. While some longtime fans of The Strokes may be discouraged by the prevalent use of autotune on Julian Casablancas’ vocals, the fans who’ve explored the lead vocalist’s solo work and projects with The Voidz will likely be into this material. The set was once again produced by legendary music veteran, Rick Rubin, whom worked with The Strokes on The New Abnormal, and Reality Awaits gets its strength from the band trusting their instincts and honing in on what makes them special, all while utilizing the careful direction from Rubin to steer the ship on the right course. The Strokes rarely miss on an album, and Reality Awaits shows that the band has plenty left to offer the indie rock scene that so willingly adored them out of the gate.
Read More “The Strokes – Reality Awaits”
The latest single from Queens, New York pop-punk band, Career Day, brings me right back to the care-free days of Warped Tour summer concerts, youthful exuberance, and when Drive-Thru Records releases owned the space in my car stereo. “Last Good Day We Get” finds Career Day honing in on the sound that they brought forth on their last EP (I’ll Always Be This), while adding some great new direction to their craft. Career Day is Desmond Zantua (vocals), Jacob Cutler (guitars), Kemal Pohan (drums), and Milo Brooking (bass), and they continue to showcase a pop-punk sound that strays somewhere between The Starting Line, Home Grown, and Allister, but with a modern twist and assist from producer/mixer Nicholas Starrantino (Summerbruise, Dear Marryane).
After a nice opening guitar riff from Jacob Cutler, Career Day get into a nice pop-punk groove with the opening verse of, “What a time to be in love / At the end of history / Hard to smell the roses / As the garden’s burning / If bliss is privilege / I feel so guilty / Like I’ve done a tapdance / On a life-raft / As the ship is sinking,” to help with painting a vivid picture of trying to find happiness when the world around us feels bleak. As the song accelerates to the finish line, Career Day do a great job of using the bridge to set up a great guitar solo and a musical breakdown from the four musicians. If they continue to carve out pop-punk gems like this song, Career Day might just live up to their name and make a solid career out of their music.
Jimmy Eat World have done a “track by track” intro version of Bleed American for Amazon.
Madi Diaz has shared the new version of “Heavy Metal (feat. Lucy Dacus) (UN-unplugged).”
Read More “Madi Diaz – “Heavy Metal (feat. Lucy Dacus) (UN-unplugged)””
Ryan Key joined Third Eye Blind to perform “Ocean Avenue” at Warped Tour.
Read More “Third Eye Blind Cover “Ocean Avenue””
Gracie Abrams has the number one album in the country.
It starts with 124,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending July 23, according to Luminate — the singer-songwriter’s best week ever by units. Abrams previously hit the top 10 with her last album, The Secret of Us, debuting and peaking at No. 2 in July 2024.
I’m making a painful announcement today at Patreon. We’re reducing the size of our team by 20%, or 93 teammates. It’s going to be a hard day for our team. My note to our teammates, which is pasted below, explains most of what I want you all to know about this decision, but there are a few extra thoughts I wanted to share with you all directly.
Kacey Musgraves has canceled her Chicago, Boston, and Brooklyn concerts.
Lou Keller of Sick of It All has passed away. He as 59.
A new “footnotes” version of Blink-182’s “First Date” is now available.
Read More “The Making of Blink-182’s “First Date”” Jimmy Eat World talked with Rolling Stone about the 25th anniversary of Bleed American.
And then finally, what’s going on with your next album?
We’re working on it. Always working on something.Do you think next year?
I hope so. We’re not gonna put out anything that isn’t exactly right. And I feel like it’s slowly coming together, not there yet. But we’re definitely not gonna stop making music. It might seem that way, but we’re definitely not.
Home Grown and Allister have announced two California shows.
Read More “Home Grown & Allister Announce Shows”
Patrick Droney has shared a video for the new song “Math of Us.”
Read More “Patrick Droney – “Math of Us” Video”
Good Charlotte have shared the new live track “We Are Done (Live from the Motel Du Cap Tour).”
Read More “Good Charlotte Share Live Song”
