love this excerpt from altpress, which i found on the interwebs [i own this issue too..]
new track dropped from yellowcard today, titled Awakening. not bad. maybe not fantastic, but definitely not bad. Southern Air is set to drop on august 14th.
take a listen yourself. bottoms up tonight.
cheers,
]]>WELCOME BACK TO LIFE, CAPITAL LIGHTS! this is Coldfront Heatstroke, a track from the upcoming record Rhythm N’ Moves set for a july 17th release date.
this song is… pretty good. the thing with powerpop is that every song tends to sound the same, and that was kind of the case for their previous LP, This is an Outrage.
granted, that same sound was a GOOD sound, but hearing so much of it in a row can make everything blend together. this is a welcome change from their earlier sounds: still poppy and powerpoppy, but with a little more depth and tastes of different genres. at heart, it’s still powerpop, and so the lyrics are a little empty here and there, but overall a good release from a band i am SO excited to see back together.
for old times’ sake, here’s one of the previous videos for Outrage. just…fun to listen to.
cheers,
EDIT: i need to say this. bassist frontmen are awesome. AWESOME. i’m lookin’ at you, nate henry.
]]>new songs on new songs: the word alive dropped a new lyric video for Entirety today. i’ve followed telle’s career for a while… maybe not as a fan and more of a curious observer. i first heard of him as part of greeley estates, and i know there was some drama there and one way or another he ended up heading TWA as he does now.
this is a great track. not sure if telle ever walked away from his faith, lost it, has kept it, or never had any challenges with it, but i could see this being a nod to that. but i digress. great song, great band.
the new TWA album, Life Cycles, is slated for a july 3rd release.
]]>a brand brand new lyric video from @yellowcard, Always Summer. i’m told this is the first single from the upcoming summer album.
yellowcard has always been a workhorse band, and the fact that they reunited less than a year ago and already have a full length, an acoustic version, quite a few excellent music videos, and another album in the works is more than can be said of a lot of other groups.
i’m pretty excited where yellowcard goes. When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes was an amazing, amazing album considering the guys hadn’t been together in a few years, and this looks to be a similarly strong second-sophomore effort. alright ryan…show me what you’ve got.
edit: i forgot to say. i am SO glad the violin work has really been allowed to shine. it’s been one of the yellowcard staples, and sean mackin seems to get better with every new track.
cheers,
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