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See: Lonely the Brave release video for new single ‘Bound’

Shared with the world the beginning of this month, ’Bound’ is Only The Brave’s latest single. The first single to feature new vocalist Jack Bennett following the departure of David…

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See: Aesop Rock reveals new video for Drums on the Wheel

I don’t play video games. I wish I could because I remember the escape from childhood, but they just don’t keep my attention anymore. But when a video game’s creator…

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See: No Age release new video for Feeler

No Age have returned with “Feeler”, their latest off of “Goons be Gone” set for release early this summer. The song is nostalgic, not just in its sound – the…

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Album Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Viscerals

I’m only gonna write this once: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are ready to release this their 2nd Full Length, the first being the massive and ground breaking…

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SEE: Fake Names share video for “Brick” and pre-order for new album.

Punk rock supergroup Fake Names – which includes Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace, One Last Wish), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, International Noise Conspiracy, INVSN), and Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) – will release…

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See: Ringo Deathstarr Release new video for Gazin’

The new video for Ring Deathstarr’s “Gazin’” offers us something we almost never get to see: the band setting up at Austin’s iconic venue Hotel Vegas. I’ve been to countless…

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Track: Holy Boy – Riders on the storm

Timing is everything, and yet it’s completely intangible, even transcendent. So when Holy Boy, aka Helene Alexandra Jæge, released her funeral-version of the Doors hit “Riders on the Storm”, both…

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Album Review: Pearl Jam – Gigaton

It’s been 29 years since Pearl Jam first released ‘Ten’ to the world. 16 million copies is an overwhelming amount of sales for any young band to handle. To then…

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Album Review: Mystery Jets – A billion heartbeats

Blaine Harrison wants to punch you in the face. But I don’t know, I don’t think he would. He seems too nice. He wants The Mystery Jets’ new album to…

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Album: KYTES – Good Luck

Munich based quartet KYTES are set to run on an upward trajectory in 2020, with new album ‘Good Luck’ the follow up to “Heads & Tales” released back in 2016. They seem…

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