June 2021 | Music Junkie Press

Memphis May Fire return with new song and video for “Blood & Water”

June 4, 2021

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE — Matty Mullins (vocals), Kellen McGregor (guitar), Cory Elder (bass), and Jake Garland (drums) — have always made anthems for the broken. Their explosive new single “Blood & Water” is firmly in keeping with this tradition. Watch the video, which finds the band in performance mode and exuding crackling and frenetic energy. “With everything that’s happened over the last year, it feels surreal to be releasing new music,” says singer Matty Mullins, offering insight into both the song and the band’s creative headspace. “Creating during a pandemic came with a lot of challenges. But looking back, I think we needed that time off the road to fall in love with writing songs again. ‘Blood & Water’ is just a taste of what’s to come and we couldn’t be more excited for the world to finally hear it.” The band has launched two new merch designs, which are available here. 100% of the profits of one of the new designs will be donated to Bridges DVC Nashville, which serves women, men and their [Read More]

Wars release brand new cover “Flames”

June 3, 2021

Wars have released a brand new video for a cover of ‘Flames’, originally performed by MOD SUN and Avril Lavigne. The track follows their recent cover of Taylor Swift’s track ‘Exile’, both coming ahead of the unveiling of ‘Chapter Four’ of their upcoming album A Hundred Shivers. Speaking about the cover, the band stated: “We’re really deep into A Hundred Shivers now, and while we’re super excited about the next AHS chapter, it’s great to get to put out something totally different. We did both of these covers in lockdown, and we’re just really grateful we’re in a position to release them like this. “‘Flames’ is an incredible song; as soon as we heard it I think we all just felt like we’d love to be playing that,” they added. “Love these collabs that are springing up – MOD SUN’s vocals are killer in this and Avril is iconic.” MOD SUN has also heard of the cover, and upon hearing it exclaimed, “That is so fucking sick. That’s so cool, I fucking love it. I [Read More]

Spotlight Band: Bay Area rock band Love Lyzardz releases new single, California

June 2, 2021

Today we shine the spotlight on San Francisco rock band, Love Lyzardz. The band brings to life their emotions through their infectious blend of classic rock and alternative. They recently released their new single, California and it is one to add to your playlist! Check out the new single with their lyric video below: The song captures the pure love of California and all it has to offer. One thing is certain, “California burning in my veins”. Make sure to follow their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. We will see if we can bring you an interview soon, so you can get to know Love Lyzardz better! Information & Links: Website: http://www.lovelyzardz.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love_lyzardz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovelyzardz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelyzardz/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbw44ricdoVpaKOYD05JNg Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Gjnrb5vNQD7twBUVtO1Pd

Sum 41 share emotional new track “Catching Fire”

June 1, 2021

Sum 41 has dropped a reimagined version of their previously released track “Catching Fire” featuring nothing,nowhere. Deryck Whibley wrote this ballad for his wife, Ari Whibley, after her suicide attempt and they are talking about it for the first time ever in hopes to raise awareness during Mental Health Awareness Month. Sum 41 fans from all over the world collectively submitted their stories of loss seen in the beautifully shot black and white video for “Catching Fir”. The vision behind the powerful video-turned-memorial is to shine light on suicide prevention and help tackle the stigma behind mental health head on. The video was directed by John Asher, who previously directed Sum 41’s music video for “Never There”. On the new single, Whibley shares: “Writing this song was cathartic for me in dealing with my emotions for the first time about almost losing my wife to suicide. When I first played it for her, it was the beginning of us having an open conversation about what she went through. In sharing her story, we are hoping [Read More]