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Ocean Grove return with new single “Cali Sun”

November 9, 2021

Following its first play on triple j Good Nights, Ocean Grove’s electric summer single “CALI SUN” is officially out now. This positive, passionate and uplifting earworm also comes alongside a trippy new music video. Thematically, “CALI SUN” exemplifies the Ocean Grove ethos to critically question the norm and champion the anti-norm. It features both inspired sonics and an equally inspired message to match. “Paradisiacal and enticing, ‘CALI SUN’ represents the ultimate marketplace for the senses whether they lust for fame, money or success. Not your stereotypical heartbreak story, ‘CALI SUN’ is a nod to the land and opulence of California herself” says Ocean Grove. “As the song reveals, human dependence on anything feel-good in excess never ultimately rewards or fulfils the user, rather leaving them on a perpetual chase that can only be checked through a journey of self-realisation. Left to its own devices, we consider this dependence the work of the enemy mind, an insidious yet inherent part of us all. Without maintaining PMA, our vulnerability to chasing a high will always tempt and [Read More]

Senses Fail announce new album and release new single “I’m Sorry I’m Leaving”

November 6, 2021

Senses Fail have just announced their highly anticipated eighth album “Hell Is In Your Head”. The album is set for release 15th July 2022 via Pure Noise Records. Co-produced by Saosin’s Beau Burchell, ‘Hell Is In Your Head’ marks the band’s first studio album since 2018’s “If There Is Light, It Will Find You”. The announcement is accompanied by the release of their brand new single “I’m Sorry I’m Leaving” which sees vocalist Buddy Nielsen confronting his anxieties around being a career musician and the constant struggle to create a good work/life balance and being a father. With the wider album’s themes, Nielsen explores the more philosophical and abstract nature of death, mortality and pulls inspiration form works such as TS Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and placing the album in the same world. These key elements helped form his vision for Senses Fail. “The band has now become me and vice-versa”. He explains: “I’m trying to put myself on the map as a songwriter and as a complete musician, not just as a lyricist or [Read More]

Simple Plan release new single “The Antidote”

November 6, 2021

The wait is over for “The Antidote”, the brand new single from multi-platinum selling rock band Simple Plan. A poignant and moving track, “The Antidote” marks the band’s first new music in two years. “We’re so excited to finally release ‘The Antidote,’ the first single off our upcoming sixth album! The song is a throwback to our classic Simple Plan sound, but with a modern twist. It has all the elements our fans have come to love and expect from our band: a big, energetic chorus and honest and heartfelt lyrics that deal with life and the struggles we all face. It feels like the perfect starting point and a great preview of what’s to come on the album,” the band shares. They continue: “We wrote and recorded the song before the pandemic hit and in lots of ways, it has become even more relevant after everything that happened over the last 20 months. A lot of people are going through some tough times right now and the song talks about the importance of having [Read More]

Stand Atlantic release new single & video for “Molotov”

November 6, 2021

Stand Atlantic released their new single “Molotov” on November 5, 2021 through Hopeless Records. Following the success of their latest single “deathwish (feat. nothing, nowhere)”, Stand Atlantic is finishing 2021 with one of their most aggressive, punk/hardcore-leaning songs yet. One of the heaviest releases from Stand Atlantic yet, “Molotov” is an expression of rage and frustration at the religious/societal structures of homophobia that lead singer Bonnie Fraser encountered (and still continues to face) growing up in a religious environment. Fraser is using this release as a way to fight back against the harmful rhetoric that she faced and more importantly, as a way to signal to those who have been through similar situations that they are not alone. Fraser shares on this release: “I went to a christian school for 3 years of my life and when a pastor says ‘all gays will burn in hell’ during an assembly, you’re gonna remember it, and you’re gonna write a song about it. It baffles me how someone can believe something so negative about someone yet act [Read More]

A Will Away announce new album and share new single/video for “Karma”

October 27, 2021

A Will Away are proud to announce the forthcoming new album “Stew”, due out February 18th on Rude Records. Today, the band shares the brand new single and music video “Karma”, filmed at a high school not far from where the band members grew up in Connecticut. According to director Brent Campanelli, “‘Karma’ is a cinematic coming of age film, sonically driven by a timeless anthem, where the viewer sees through the eyes of both student and teacher, as they’re taught life’s coldest lesson”. That lesson, according to A Will Away, is the relatable truth that “sometimes karma comes from out of nowhere and kicks you in the ass”. Sonically, the song lightens the mood with full-on anthemic Rock n’ Roll energy, replete with epic guitar solos and harmonic vocals powerful enough to knock listeners out of whatever rut they might be in. “Karma” is the latest song to be released from A Will Away’s new album “Stew”. Joining earlier pre-album announcement singles “Spittin’ Chiclets” and “Re-Up”. As with past efforts, “Stew” continues A Will [Read More]

Social Animals share new single “Adults”

October 26, 2021

After 1 1/2 years, US Indie-Wave-Rockers Social Animals released their new song “Adults” via Rise/BMG today. “I’ve written this song about the moment, in which you realize, that all your friends are now grown-up and you still look for a lift on Tuesday night”, comments singer Dedric Clark on the track. “Now they have something to say about it and you have to decide, wether you want to listen to it or not.” The Duluth, Minnesota-based band stayed active through the pandemic, wrote new music, and curated shows for live streams on Earmilk, Bandsintown, Dork’s Homeschool Festival and other platforms to present their music. Before the pandemic, Social Animals have been constantly touring – they were direct support to labelmates Angels & Airwaves for US tour dates, followed by a European tour with Ash, which unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the crisis. They are working on new music right now, which will be released soon. For more information on the band, follow their social media: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialanimals/ https://twitter.com/socialanimals https://www.instagram.com/thesocialanimals/

Moon Tooth release new song & video for “Nymphaeaceae”

October 26, 2021

Moon Tooth, the Long Island-based foursome whose 2019 album, Crux, landed on year-end, Top 10 lists from both Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, release “Nymphaeaceae” (https://smarturl.it/MoonToothMusic) an early preview of what’s to come on the band’s highly-anticipated follow-up. “The ‘Nymphaeaceae’ music video concept grew directly from John’s lyrics. The title is the scientific name for water lilies,” explains guitar player/songwriter Nick Lee of the Tom Flynn directed video. “They grow from the murky bottom of a pond up to the surface of the water and then continue to flower up towards the sun. That journey is represented by the main character’s struggle in the video. You can compare it to different struggles in life but the idea in this video and in the lyrics speak more specifically to growing through hardships, bettering yourself and finding a true partner. Sticking it out with them through any kind of hardship.” “If you’ve found a purpose in life, there’s no greater peace than immersing yourself in that purpose. That’s what I felt the morning I wrote this song, when I [Read More]